Avani - Radlett

I have been a frequent customer at Avani since it was taken over by new owners. Unfortunately, it seems that the standards have dropped. The quality of certain meats, particularly the lamb, is not as good as it used to be, with some dishes having more sauce than actual meat. The service, which has always been slow (possibly due to dishes being cooked from scratch), has now become more casual and even arrogant. It's a shame because there are not many good restaurants in Radlett.

Avani is a genuine Indian restaurant that serves tasty dishes.

I went there twice in one week. First time two females and we had delicious starters. We enjoyed it and had great service. The peshwari man was delicious. I returned with two friends on Saturday and our experience was less good. They had a big party and so understandably they had less time. We had pompodums rather than starters and so judged on mains and veg. The vegetable portions were too small and we wished we had ordered more food-very unusual for an Indian where one usually over orders! The peshwari was not nearly as nice as earlier in the week. Overall my second visit was disappointing.

We've been to this restaurant a number of times and each time it just gets better. This time I requested for a chicken Bhuna which wasn't on the menu and the chef kindly made from scratch, despite being really busy in the kitchen, the flavours of all dishes we've tried have been delicious- service is also really good. It is a little pricey but it's a fine dining curry restaurant and not to be compared with your normal take away!

I have visited Avani several times and have typically had a positive experience. However, during my last visit, the restaurant could not find my reservation and had to ask another group to move in order to seat us. My lamb saag dish consisted mostly of sauce, with only a few small pieces of lamb that were tough and inedible. The service was slow and the staff appeared uninterested in any complaints or feedback.