Latest reviews by holly http://trustedplaces.com/user/holly Place reviews by holly en Latest reviews by holly http://trustedplaces.com/uploads/userpics/.120.jpg http://trustedplaces.com/user/holly The Loop http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1f46r8p/the-loop

Rating: 1.5

Location: 19 Dering Street, W1S 1AH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7493 1003

Website: http://www.theloopbar.co.uk

utter shechtI wouldn't trust trusted bot if I were you, I'd go with the review below.
It is over-priced, with the cheapest drink around about £4, apart from the extortionate drinks prices eveything else about this place is mediocre.
It is the bar equivalent of the band Keane - it seemed lots of people liked it going by how crowded it was, but for the life of me I don't know why. ]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:08:42 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1f46r8p/the-loop375168591 holly 51.5141197 -0.1456204 Masala Zone http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q0hl7/masala-zone

Rating: 3.2

Location: 80-82 Upper Street, N1 0NU, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7359 3399

Website: http://www.realindianfood.com

Tags: indian, pretentious

diabolicalI went to this place after reading the reviews and hype extolling the virtues of this simply marvellous place.
After dining there I can safely say that masala zone is all mouth and no trousers.
The staff spend a long time telling you about their 'special system' (basically they give you a bit of everything on a plate) as if they are trying to explain quantam phsyics to a slightly slow 4-year-old.
Although what I did get on a plate was enjoyable, the portions were meager and the service went from unctious to perfunctory in one fell swoop.
Whilst my dad was on the phone a waitress came up to me to ask if I would like a dessert and I told her that I would inform her once the he was off the phone.
When he got off, which was only about 2 minutes later, the waitress snapped at me that I couldn't have a dessert now, that it was too late.
The staff then proceeded to turn the full glare of the lights on to give us a hint to get out - we hadn't even been in very long.
Unfortunately, not long after this experience I had to visit another branch of this dire chain becuase it was someone else's choice.
This time it was for lunch, rather than dinner but I wasn't surprised to see that the staff here did the same trick of putting what seemed like high-beam lighting on and basically making it very clear that you had to "eat your dinner and get to f*ck" (to use one of my dear ma ma's phrases) as soon as you had finished your meal.
All in all appaulling and deserves to go out of business.

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