Exeter
Mega Kebab

Mega Kebab

133 Sidwell Street, Exeter, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Cafés • Mexican


"As a previous student of the local University, I have had the pleasure of calling Mega Kebab my third home. However, in this, my second review, I feel the need to impart some home truths. First though, some positives. As I stumbled past the inviting...front façade at 1am one Saturday morning, I entered a short queue. One commendable feature remaining, after the Godfather, Ali's, migration to the exotic reaches of Polsloe, is the service time. I can report times of under 20 seconds, from the moment I slur medium cheesy chips please bossman to walking back out that front façade, smug about the yellow container of goodness I have in my clasp. Or so I think. As the title of this review suggests, a number of staple kebab shop contenders have gone downhill quickly. Chips cold. Cheese covering pitiful. Garlic mayo lathering more conservative than my Grandma's Texan ex-boyfriend. Mega donner meat of old was outstanding. Shards of spicy, chewy, undefinable meat, beefed-up (or horsed-up, who knows) any meal. Now, this staple has been reduced down to what can only be described as fatty bacon bits for rabits. As a health-discerning kebab shop customer, the 70%-30% fat-to-meat ratio was disappointing. Whilst the old Mega staff used to call both me and my mate Tony, despite neither of us holding such an identity, at least there was some sense of a personal touch. With the moving on of staff, has also come the moving on of the friendly, I'll watch your mate throw your chips against the wall and still welcome you back next time type vibe. With this too has gone the level of cuisine I came to live on during my higher education years. Perhaps timely, then, that with the search for a grad job comes the search for a new favourite kebab shop. p.s. anyone got any grad jobs flying around get in touch"

Real India Exeter City Centre

Real India Exeter City Centre

28 South Street, Exeter, EX11EB, EX1 1EB, United Kingdom

Kebab • Sushi • Pizza • Seafood


"The staff were amazing, they did a thank you to the community for their support with an invitation buffet, food was good in stock and really delicious, rice was fluffy and delicious. Perfect. Thank you. Edit: After reading some of the other reviews, I feel compelled to work out something. The food was on site, it was kept warm on the buffet, which is not easy to do especially with rice, as it dries easily, but everything was good. The kitchen could be seen while getting drinks in the bar and I would say happy it was clean, but in use, nothing I would not expect to see in a busy restaurant middle layer, and it was busy waiting people to get a place busy. The staff, I only saw the cook back and for the storage of the buffet, he was polite and polite, even though standing there holding piping hot large tablets of food happy waiting for the people to finish their filling before it through. The type clearing and cleaning of the tables was then on the table within seconds and then cleaning ready for the next eager customer. Above all, the manager /owner, he was very polite, very willing to help and be honest some of the best customer service I receive for longer than I would remember, he deserves the 5 stars of himself. I think it speaks volume when a company actually needs the time to respond to reviews, which tells you that they really care about your experience. I can't imagine putting it differently than I have your service and food tonight and for returning to the customers you supported. Go on what you do best."