Shayona - Brent

New to the area, we arrived outside the restaurant and weren't sure whether or not it was open the car park seemed a bit separated from the actual restaurant due to a marquee in the way, and the shop out front seemed closed. Nonetheless, we went in to see if the restaurant was in business, and were very pleasantly surprised to see a spotless, immaculately refurbished and bustling restaurant. The service from the start was excellent, food arrived quickly, and was a class apart from most of the other Indian restaurants in and around London. The portion sizes were also generous. This restaurant does not do enough to sell itself! The food and dining experience in general are different class and if it was on a main high street, people would be raving about it. Definitely should be top of the list if you're looking for an Indian vegetarian restaurant in North West London.

Service is very good and helpful and the restaurant is pleasant. But I was very much disappointed by the food. The chilli mushroom tasted exactly like oily ketchup and the curry was made with frozen pea sweetcorn carrot cubes. I think it is outrageous for any restaurant to use such a frozen items instead of fresh ingredients and this is moreover a vegetarian restaurant. Vegetables are the main ingredients so they should be fresh and good quality, in particular when they are asking that price for the dishes.

I always love coming here. the service is top notch and every single dish is so well flavoured without any garlic or onion, which is the test of good cookery for me.. making something really tasty without any G or O is an art. my favourite dishes are made here.

Much improved since I last visited, I was boycotting this place as they insisted on buying water! Not the case anymore. The service can be much improved. It takes time, a lot of effort as staff rush around, avoiding eye contact. Training and more staff would make the place better. Fair size food portions. As the place is absolutely vegetarian, people like me feel more comfortable. Better than a few decades ago, can still do better.

When we sit down to eat at Shayona's restaurant, it feels like we have come home and then we miss home. The taste is just like home.