Milton Keynes
Papa J's

Papa J's

20 Redgrave Drive, MK4 4TB, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Asian • Vegan • Indian • Vegetarian


"Well as a group we all go out every month to different places and we heard papa j came highly recommended, well I recommend don’t bother, we got there we’re sat down straight away, we all had a vibe that this place was not what we heard, actually we all nearly walked out, reason it took half an hour to get the drinks, then eventually poppadoms 1 each, with the smallest Chutney dips Ever seen, Actually, we had to ask for another set of dips because they were so small that the three they bought out was just not gonna be enough for the six of us, Anyway, we eventually got to order our food. We all quite specific on what we wanted an hour later the start turns up I mean okay the starters were okay not too bad basically I had chips. I didn’t really know what to expect. They were spicy chips, (1) got this papa dish which was basically just to poppadoms with salad on and they all and all the poppadoms were soggy anyway from the salad, And the simplest starter came out last, which was just odd two poppadoms salad and even before that was eaten they started bringing out the main dishes, Well, what we ordered was definitely not what they bought out. I asked for my dish to be madras hot. I asked for chilli rice well those absolutely no spice to it whatsoever and they bought out those chilli And to bring out some more chilli rice well that wasn’t chilli rice either it was hot but not chilli hot. It was just hot hot. All the rest of the food what we ordered it all looked the same and it had no taste and no Spice absolutely awful, Service was atrocious as well. We all agreed that we weren’t gonna pay full price for this meal because it just wasn’t worth it so we asked for a discount and to be fair they gave us discount with kind of made up for the lack Luster attempts of what was sit down. So my overall rating of this pappa J Terrible Food terrible Service and I don’t recommend this. Before I left, I did tell the fellow beyond the bar, but this is by far the worst restaurant with we’ve ever ate in."

The Old Swan

The Old Swan

United Kingdom, MK16 9JS, Milton Keynes

Pub • Steak • Vegan • British


"We decided to try The Old Swan based on the Tripadvisor reviews. I ordered ‘whole grilled plaice’ from the specials board my husband ordered fillet steak. The pub was cosy and most of the team working were friendly efficient. The initial welcome was a bit odd, an older lady ‘kind of’ welcomed us by quickly passing us to a friendly man who showed us to our table (we had booked). A younger girl also looked after us and was friendly efficient (one reason I’ve given more than one star). We had drinks focaccia. When the older lady collected the board the bread was served on, I said ‘thank you, the focaccia was dreamy’ and she completely ignored me The mains came to the table the steak looked great it was a good cut, cooked as requested and they swapped chips for new potatoes. The only comment was ‘it could have been seasoned more’ but this is personal taste. The plaice was served and, a few mouthfuls in, I noticed a long black hair stuck (cooked in) to the skin of the fish. I pulled it out, placed it on the side plate for the fish bones and quietly said to the older lady that there was something wrong. She took the side plate with the hair and said ‘this never happens here’. I replied that I’m sure it doesn’t happen often ‘these things happen’. The lady took the hair away and left me with the meal. I felt really awkward and embarrassed as I didn’t want to make a fuss but also didn’t want to continue eating the fish. My husband caught the younger girls eye and asked if we could swap it and she was so helpful, immediately said ‘of course we will get you another one’ and returned to give an update on how long it would be (not long at all). I ate all of the new fish although I wouldn’t order it again, it was pleasant and I enjoyed the experience of eating fish off the bone which isn’t always an option elsewhere. At this point, I would have probably scored this a three or four on the review because these things do happen and the younger lady looking after us was brilliant. The older lady returned to collect the plates and again insisted ‘This actually never happens here’ and I insisted it was no problem, I am sure they have high standards and it was just an accident. She then snapped at me saying ‘NO! We don’t have accidents, this never happens here’ … The interaction felt quite tense and even aggressive. We did not ask for a discount, we did not complain (other than to raise attention to the issue ask for a replacement) and we were gracious when the young lady set about making things right. The overall feeling when we left was awkward, embarrassing uncomfortable. The final conversation with the older blonde lady really highlighted all the other little things throughout our dialogue with her during our visit that I was disappointed with. The pub is sweet, the food was good enough most of the staff were great. The hair is a small detail easily looked over if dealt with appropriately. Making people feel uncomfortable, expecting me to continue eating a dish with a hair in it and continuing to reiterate the same awkward point, however, is unacceptable. Perhaps the older lady was having a bad day or has something personal on her mind. If this is the case, I do hope things get better for you as soon as possible"