Slim Chickens Marylebone

A decent place for a quick and tasty lunch if you avoid the peak lunch period and don't want to spend too long there as it seems to be full of kids most of the time so can get a bit noisy. The chicken tenders tasted fresh and was cooked really well (not dry) as were the fries. The seasoning on the chicken can be a tad salty at times so the sauces are a must. Ordering through the kiosk machines was easy and pretty quick, I like the idea of taking a table number and scanning it to your order if you're dining in. Portion sizes are ok for the money you're paying and slightly better than other eateries in the area.

Not the greatest of places I have visited to eat. Not the cleanest either, the toilets were vile oh my daze 🤢 The food wasn't too bad but could be better! Not impressed with the service either as the ladies at the till were not the most efficient I have come across. I enjoyed the inferno sauce though that came with the it. The bottomless drink station only had 2choices out of the 5 so wasn't really much to offer. Great location though, walking distance from Selfridge's and the Selfridge's carpark closes at 10pm so beware! There are other eating outlets available along the road. Am sorry but I don't think I will be back here 😞

As I was in Central London, I decided to continue my search for the best fried chicken possible. My first impression of Slim Chickens was good - it was busy, with a nice style to the decorations, resembling a 1950s American diner. All the chicken is Halal. Unlike many other chicken eateries, they still have table service rather than the Bluetooth pagers that buzz when your food is ready, which felt nice and a bit old-fashioned. The wait for the food after the drink had arrived was a long one, however. As always, I order a chicken burger meal with three wings - however, they had run out of wings (it wasn't even the end of the day). I substituted a popcorn flavoured milkshake as a drink instead of the bottomless soft drink that is the default, for an extra two pounds. This was an excellent decision as the milkshake was very good, if a little too sweet. The staff member was evidently new, and took a great deal of time to work out how to use the till, with no one to help her. What was meant to be a fast, slick operation really wasn't. Let's get down to the burger - very good in many ways: the brioche bun is superior to normal bread buns in every way - it has more of a dense, bagel-like texture that isn't as fluffy as the bread buns. The chicken had been fried perfectly to a rich brown colour (so many places slightly under fry) , and the spices in the coating were delicious - BUT... The burger was the size of half a piece of chicken, let alone an actual fillet! (See picture) for a burger that is priced at £6.50, I really did feel short-changed; it was over in a couple of mouthfuls. Very good quality but tiny. The chips were good enough rather than delicious - warm and less than crisp, and not very plentiful. Overall, with three chicken wings a burger meal would have been £14 with the standard bottomless soft drink, which makes it cost roughly twice what KFC charges at the moment. It's slightly cheaper than other high end chicken diners though. The size of the burger and the wait for the food (20 minutes) are my only criticisms. I love that they have hand-spun milkshakes - it seems that many chicken restaurants only have soft drinks, and I like a shake with my burger, so they get positive marks there.