Benares

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   Luigi

   London

   20 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding meal from start to finish. Service exemplary throughout, expensive but highly recommended.
   

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   Colin

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food and always a joy to experience some new flavours
   

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   AliR

   London

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and excellent service. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable and gave great recommendations
   

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   David

   Nottingham

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The attention paid to dinning guests was superb. Food looked good and tasted amazing. For a one star restaurant the menu had affordable options. It was my daughter’s first visit to a Michelin restaurant and she really enjoyed the whole experience.
   

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   Joanne

   London

   14 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   This was one of the best meals we have had in a very long time. We had the festive tasting menu, cocktails and the wine pairing which certainly wasn’t cheap but worth every penny. The service was spot on without being overwhelming. The food and the wines were exquisite and the wines came in generous portions. The sommelier was very knowledgeable. Timing was perfect. Will save up and go again soon.
   

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   Tammy

   London

   6 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   My friends and I (6 of us) had a booking at Benares for Christmas (mid December). I'd heard about Benares for a long time so I was really looking forward to it. When we arrived they did have a cloakroom downstairs but didn't offer to take our coats which was annoying. We sat down around 7 but didn't receive our first courses until 7.45. When I came to ordering my food, I was sharing with my partner and made the waiter aware of my nut allergy (I am severely allergic to cashew nuts and pistachios which I know is used in a lot of Indian dishes). The waiter said that was fine and moved on. Great I thought. I thought wrong! When our food arrived they plonked the murgh mahkani in front of me and the meat curry in front of my partner and the waiter proceeded to tell me "this one contains nuts" (pointing to the murgh mahkani). I was a bit shocked by this statement and thought, this can't be right as I told him that I had an allergy, so I questioned what he meant. "Yes, I know you have an allergy that's why I'm telling you this one has nuts as I know you're sharing." Not entirely sure of the logic here but this infuriated me. Why on earth would I tell someone when I'm ordering I'm severely allergic to nuts (to the point I do carry around epipens) for them to give me a curry that contains nuts!? I informed the waiter quite firmly that I made him aware of my nut allergy when ordering and why would he proceed to give me a curry with nuts?! After some back and forth arguing he reluctantly took back the curry and informed me through gritted teeth that they would order me something else. I then proceeded to speak to another manager who was very apologetic and informed me that this wouldn't happen again. As much as I appreciated the apology, this doesn't suggest to me that this restaurant takes a nut allergy seriously, which in this day and age is worrying (especially as there might be people out there with a more severe nut allergy than me). This manager did take mine and
   

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   OferZ

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Super friendly team from start to finish. Food was exceptional - Star dish was Chicken Dumplings. Thank you and Well done!
   

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   Anne

   New York City

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My fiancé and I agreed that this is the best Indian food we’ve ever had! We did the tasting menu and while pricy we knew that we often fall into the bad habit of ordering the same thing. It was well worth it. The display of each course for the tasting menu was beautiful and creative! Would definitely recommend!
   

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   Dave

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great restaurant, incredible food and excellent service. Singh was an amazing host!
   

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    Naveed

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    Overall, not as good as it used to be. We found food to be just okay. Expected a bit more - taste, flavours, etc.. one of dish was not even seasoned appropriately. Napkin left fluff on my cloths which I couldn't even see at the restaurant because of dark lighting. We tasted everything but didn't eat most of the food given to us and no-one cared. Server only asked if everything was okay as we were paying/leaving. Don't let yourselves down people. You can do better, provide warmth in your service. (15% addition is not motivating?) Put some excitement in your menu. We found it to be borderline boring (sorry). Explore decent combinations of ingredients - it's only reasonable for guests to expect more! do more! care more! We were a disappointed but wish you all the best and hope that you improve.
    

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