My Review

1 out of 10 stars
I phoned the Chutney Raj restaurant the other evening to order a take away. I asked the call recipient if they could explain an apparent anomaly in the menu. A sheek kebab starter, comprising two pieces, cost £3. A sheek kebab main course, comprising four pieces, cost £6.95! I thought it might be a misprint so I asked for clarification. I was put on to the manager who, when asked the same question, told me it was the owner's decision and that "I had no right to question the prices on the menu". When I asked him whether the 'I' referred to him or to me he told me very curtly that he "didn't wish to discuss it any further". So, I put the phone down. The real purpose of this critique is not merely to underline the manager's rudeness and, dare one say, stupidity but to draw to potential customers' attention that a lot of restaurants try this gambit (charging more than double for a main course when all you are getting is only twice as much as a starter). They think that the average customer won't notice this anomaly. When I have pointed out similar discrepancies in other subcontinental restaurants they have always ashamedly apologised, claiming it to be a misprint. The Chutney Raj didn't even have the nous to do that and compounded their mischievious attempt at price-fixing with an extremely surly, rude and, above all, stupid response from their manager. I notice one of your other reviewers describes the rudeness of the staff when he and his party ate at the restaurant. I can't talk about the quality of the food since I never got as far as ordering any but, rest assured, I will never set foot on the premises if I am to be confronted with price gerrymandering and unwarranted rudeness. I hope the owners take note of this critique and do something about their staff's behaviour and their price chicanery.