Halikarna's Kebabs - Southend-on-Sea

Everything I've had from here is great! Doner meat pizza is absolutely lush and for the price it's massive! However my favs are the lamb kebab and the haloumi kebab... we buy one of each and share them... they are delicious with loads of salad and a choice of sauces... friendly staff too... my only gripe is that some Saturdays they don't seem to deliver which is disappointing when you're in your pjs already!

Decided on giving Halikarna's another chance after being disappointed a couple of years back but unfortunately it's even worse than before. Went in for a takeaway and chose a mixed special kebab with all the trimmings for £10.00. the picture showed three skewers of kebab and some doner meat served with salad, onions, peppers and mushrooms in a foil tray. Man in the shop said that although it was pictured in a tray it would be served in a foam box no problem I thought as long as it tasted good and there is plenty of it. Unfortunately when I opened the takeaway foam box at home I found chunks of chicken skewer, two chunks of kofte skewer and a load of doner meat. There were two small pieces of pepper, two small pieces of onion and half a mushroom. To make matters worse there was no pitta bread supplied with it. Luckily I had a couple of tortilla wraps indoors so I used them instead. Doner meat was very greasy and the pot of chilli sauce was miniscule. All in all not an enjoyable experience and I'll go elsewhere next time.

I ordered food from this restaurant at 6:30 via Just Eat. After 90 minutes passed without receiving my order, I contacted the restaurant and was told it would arrive at 8:15. Despite waiting, there was no sign of my order and the phone line was constantly busy. I sent additional messages through Just Eat but no discount was offered. Frustrated, I ended up driving to the restaurant. Just as I arrived, the delivery driver called to say they were 5 minutes away. The food finally arrived at 9:10. The driver apologized for the delay. The meat dish was tasty, but the garlic bread was dry and only slightly warm. I used to order from this restaurant frequently, but the lack of communication and 2.5 hours of waiting without being able to reach them left me extremely disappointed.

Do not call and order from this restaurant. The portion sizes are much smaller with hardly any vegetables and less chicken for £10. The vegetables are placed in a tiny pot, so think twice before ordering.

You can't go wrong with the lamb and chicken Donna or Shish at this restaurant. The chili sauce is superb and everything always tastes fresh. This is my favorite kebab shop in Southend and I have tried most of them.