Londoner (1 June 2007)

I was until recently a big fan of the Afghan Kitchen. I loved how tasty everything was, and the fact that there are only a few things on the menu. However, I have recently noticed some problems with the billing system, and that the food has deteriorated in quality. They don't itemise their bills, which seems to sometimes cause a problem when calculating totals. I have, on a couple of occasions, paid what they asked for, left and then realised that it surely shouldn't have been that much. On my last visit I decided to check when I had already left, and found a sizeable discrepancy. Also, when ordering take-away, there is sometimes a problem with the size of the servings. When ordering two servings of rice, for example, it is put into a container that is a different shape from the other dishes, but is actually the exact same size as one serving. For this they charge £7, which seems a bit ridiculous for a tiny amount of rice from a small, informal restaurant. I used to be a regular here, but after their frequent mix-ups with charging and portion size, along with the deteriorating quality of the meat used, I won't be going again.