svery slow service but great decor

The decor was lovely, if a little dark for my taste. The service was fairly friendly and prompt. The food was of a good standard, though some of it was over-seasoned for my palate (and I like salt on everything!). The wine list looked very impressive, - though we fancied beer, - two of which they'd run out of. The prices were pretty high, though thankfully, we had a 50% offer, - which made it much more reasonable. Overall, we had a very pleasant evening, - though I wouldn't be in the biggest hurry to return, - particularly if paying full prices.

Excellent decor, the place looks amazing. Food is of a high standard, but the whole thing is let down by the noise! The bar plays disco music whilst you're eating in the restaurant.

I was with a party of 8 and couldn't hear the person opposite me let alone anyone else. Avoid Mint Leaf for anything other than a drunken night out!


Decor and Surroundings 5 stars, Food 4 stars, Staff 3 stars, Value For Money 2 stars, Atmosphere 1 star.

Mint Leaf have the rudest, coldest most repugnant staff I've ever encountered. Before I even arrive they phoned me insisting I must be there exactly on time!

When I arrived, on time but without my partner, I get interrogated as to when she's going to arrive. I then get left alone for 10 minutes. No one asks if I want a drink. When my partner arrives we get served after about another 15 minutes. No one ever asks us how the food is and after the first round of drinks we never get asked if we want another. We wait 15 minutes before having to ask to see the dessert menu. We are told 'You pay more for dessert!'. We paid the bill and left. They got their tip removed. Mint Leaf was skin-crawlingly awful.

I went to the Mint Leaf last Friday, having heard great things about it from a friend who had visited it about 6 months ago. I am not sure if it has undergone a dramatic transformation since then or whether my friend has acquired a taste for poshified curry, but we were left speechless after having paid £123 for two people for some over spiced Massala and lard-laden lentils accompanied by a bottle of mediocre wine and – this is the most traumatising bit - a solo Mariachi band (a saxophonist!) who wandered the tables. Bless his lungs; the sax-guy went on relentlessly all night. To spice things up more, several waiters kept sneaking up behind us in an attempt to find out how things were going. And so we departed, having gulped down our curries in silence (was impossible to speak or hear), and with a sense of having had a most surreal experience.
Pity, as the décor is quite nice.

I chose Mint Leaf because I was entertaining a couple of out-of-towners and thought they would be impressed by the dramatic, even theatrical, dark wood decor. We enjoyed good cocktails and reasonable food. OK, the food is not great value for money, however its location means that it is never going to be.
Simply enjoy the atmosphere. Mint Leaf is a big restaurant with a bar and therefore of course it can be a bit loud, but that is part of its charm. I would definitely go again - although mainly due to location, atmosphere and setting.