Location: Huntingdon
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Reviews on Middle Eastern food in Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom. Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire and the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is well known as the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell, who was born in 1599 and was the member of parliament (MP) for the town in the 17th century. The former Conservative prime minister John Major was the MP for the town from 1979 to 2001.
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1. Hill Cafe & Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 128 reviews
Reviewed By Anthony R
I wanted to take my fiancée for a really nice romantic meal and had heard great things about this place. We both absolutely love Mediterranean and Turkish style food so were really excited about trying it out for Date Night.Now, we always find the best way to judge this type of restaurant is on their Hot (as in temperature) Meze Platter. It's a little bit of everything and really showcases what the place can do. Squid rings, sausage, grilled halloumi, meatballs, cheese pastries etc. all give a great indication of the chef's prowess and the quality of the other delicacies available.So firstly we ordered drinks. My fiancée ordered an orange juice and was given an orange squash (for £2.00!). I took it back for exchange and was told this WAS orange juice and that's all they had. So she settled for a glass of tap water. The waiter insisted that their orange juice came from a carton and said he'd bring it over to prove it - strangely that didn't happen.Next came the Meze for two. What can I say. Grim. Just grim. We were so hungry but just struggled. We sampled most of the various deep fried shapes of food but all just tasted of old cooking oil and salt. We were so disappointed. I didn't even recognise some of the things on the plate and I've had Mezes from all over the world. No olives, no houmous, no bread - the waiter did say he'd bring us some bread (which would have been welcome) but then a party of six came into the restaurant and we were forgotten.Once again, we both really wanted to like this place and support a local business - I've been following them on FB and the food always looks amazing, so I can only assume we caught them on a bad day when, perhaps, the oil needed changing in the deep fat fryer?So we just paid the bill and left. That was £22.85 and 30 minutes of my life I'll never get back.As a footnote: Most of the bars and restaurants in Huntingdon have really upped their game to compete with the new Wetherspoons. Best of luck Hill Ephesus Restaurant!
2. The Darjeeling
Overall Ratings
4 based on 232 reviews
Darjeeling is back to its original owner Mr. Lytton Chowdhury's hand after a 15 year break. The oldest and the best Indian curry jaunts in the area. It was under Lytton's ownership the Darjeeling started her journey in the year back in 1986. One of the be
Reviewed By Scott S
Was left waiting a while at the door as staff were engrossed at the bar. The guy who met us I'm afraid isn't cut out for meeting / greeting / waiting tables. No personality or warmth, which continued throughout. The senior waiter removed our wine glasses from the table (which we were left to choose, not shown to one) before we'd ordered drinks which seemed crazy although my sarcasm on this matter went over his head.To be fair, most of the food was nice, not the saag bhaji though, although the starters were served on stupidly huge plates making the food look tiny. The mains were hot and tasty generally.The refit this place has had since we were last here several months ago is quite nice and the booths looked cosy but the staff need some training in customer interaction.
3. Hill Ephesus Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By GWYN33
And very pleased by my choice - After a long hot motorcycle ride I was in need of a hearty meal, I would have gone for an Indian meal but the smells of this restaurant hooked me. A bustling place - excellent menu choices at a good price. Very good bottled Turkish beer washed my meal down. Service was quick and efficient and the food faultless. Sort of place if I'd have had company would have been great to spend a little longer.
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