Great little spot in Stratford! Himalaya is cozy and totally worth a visit. The food was delicious…read moreand came out fresh and flavorful. What really made the experience stand out was the friendly and attentive service! They were so welcoming. Dalia was especially awesome and took great care of us. Comfortable atmosphere, great food, and wonderful staff. Thank you for a wonderful experience!

Excellent Indian food hidden in Stratford in this restaurant that has been around for decades!…read more Excellent service, excellent food, excellent ambiance. Classics like butter chicken, tandoori chicken (on the bone) and naan were some of the best I've ever had. And the prices are good too (for London.) My only advice is to order extra rice unless you're on a low carb diet. The servings of rice are a little smaller than I'm used to in the US. Seek out this place if you love Indian food.

We have been going to Shish Mahal, our local Indian restaurant, for about eight years now, and it…read moretakes alot of beating. What's not to like?!! The food is consistantly excellent, very reasonable prices and really friendly staff. And after the recent revamp, it looks good too! Some of our favourite dishes are Garlic King Prawns, Chicken Shashlik, Lamb Madras and Peshwari Nan. Only downside is the pre-prepared sweet menu but by the time I reach there I only have room for some lychees anyway. Drop in next time you are in the area, you wont regret it

We went to Shish Mahal as a group of six on a Saturday night. It was a very good experience…read more Everything we ordered was delicious and the staff were friendly. This curry house is better than most.

This place is absolutely fantastic! In fact, I am so glad I am writing the first review for this…read moreplace! I was out with an office colleague... and he asked me one question.. What kind of food do you want? I answered (in Hindi).. "yaar kabab khila dey please. Bohot mood hai" -- Translates to.. "dude, feed me some kababs, in mood for it".. His answer was.. "Hyderabadi Spice" That's when we got here. We got the Kabab Platter (£15.99) which consists of some amazing Lamb Chops, Chicken Malai Kababs, Sheekh Kababs, 2 Drumsticks, Fish Tikka's.. Absolutely delicious and extremely well seasoned. I have also been to a place called Tayyab's in London.. and let me tell you, Tayyabs enjoys a brand name now in addition to it's location, but honestly, it's all hyped up. Understood, that in a tipsy/drunk state, it's difficult to make it to Hyderabadi Spice.. but it's totally worth it! We also got the Lamb Biryani (£12.95) which portion-wise is perfect for 2. In fact, we couldn't finish our Biryani. It's not the best biryani I've had, but still absolutely delicious! Service wise, really good experience. Attentive and friendly staff.

This place has the best food I've had in a long time. The food is cooked fresh when you order it…read moreand it tastes amazing. They also have a great selection of drinks. The staff are really friendly, very professional and helpful. The prices are reasonable too. Highly recommended!

Ditto what Larry said. We had a magnificent meal for a reasonable price in an engaging ambience,…read moreand with very tasty wine--we went with two different bottles of rosé from South America. The wait staff was solicitous and thoughtful, and made some great recommendations. I don't think I've ever had better dahl. The four sauces served with papadam were exquisite. The signature eggplant dish was extraordinary. Our special evening was truly memorable. Thank you, London Darbar!

Primo Indian Food! From New York to New Delhi, you may not find any better than this one in terms…read moreof preparation, presentation, and friendly service!!

I was impressed with the level of service provided by Ms. Sahithi. In my opinion, her approach is…read morevery welcoming, friendly, and gentle. The taste and quality of the food are also excellent. The spicy dosa was especially delicious, and the rice dishes and noodles were also tasty. The masala chai was awesome too. I would definitely recommend others to visit this restaurant when passing through to experience a taste of homemade food. Dr Chakraborty

Great Indian Restaurant in Eastham. I have tried many Indian restaurants. But Vasanta Bhavan is the…read moreonly restaurant which combines both the South and North Indian dishes at its authentic taste. Its like my other Home. Try it.

The best biryani, I had lamb Biryani, very taste , service is very good as well, will come back…read moreagain.

We happened to be in the area and came here for a much-needed food break on the recommendation of a…read morefriend who said the biryani was really good. I actually found the biryani very mediocre and the kulfi just okay, but am still happy I came, as the 'chicken 65' appetiser here is delicious. Yay for chicken 65!

Excellent food we need and good ambience the staff responsible is great for there customers the…read moregood there is no words I'm quite happy about that no words for that

If you ever have the yen to head to India, but can't quite scrape together the time or the funds…read more.. or maybe you've already been, but are in the mood to reminisce, I suggest you hop on the District Line and head to East Ham. There's a plethora of Indian stores and restaurants on the East Ham High Street (and of course, the requisite population of Asians to patronize them... if you're anything but brown, be prepared to feel like a foreign minority - I've been stopped and asked if I'm "lost"), but after you've poked around a bit, I suggest you take a right out of the East Ham Tube station and head up the street to the vegetarian Saravanaa Bhavan restaurant for a delightfully tasty and authentic Indian meal experience. What's really cool about Saravanaa Bhavan (and what makes it worth the trek) is that they serve dishes that you've never seen anywhere in your run-of-the-mill Indian restaurant... and certainly not anywhere in Central London. Visually, you're in for a surprise. There are incredible inflated pancakes, mammoth tubes of golden crepes-like things three feet long, little tin cups filled with a rainbow of curries and sauces that you've never heard of before. For a lover of Indian food, this is a veritable funhouse of new and fascinating curiosities... you will want to look and stare and ask a thousand questions, and then, order everything! They have a couple of platter options, and for a first-timer, I recommend that you get both (especially since they're unbelievably cheap) - that way you get a good sampling of everything on offer. Plus maybe order a mashed-potato-filled dosa, just for good measure. The service is okay. The atmosphere is better than what you'd expect. But the food is delicious; good quality and exceptionally well-spiced - plus you really can't trump the whole novelty factor of the cuisine. Just be warned, the locals like it too, so on a weekend night you could be in for a bit of a wait... but consider this a fantastic sign - you're dinner will be worth it.

If you want tasty, great value, vegetarian, Indian food you can't go wrong here! We're very much…read moremeat eaters but you don't feel like you're missing it with these delicious dishes. I highly recommend the papdi chaat and a mango lassi! All the dishes we had were tasty and not as spicy as some other south Indian restaurants so a little better for those (like me) not as good with hot spice. The dosa could have done with a little more taste though but I did really enjoy it. We had two small dishes, two curries, a dosa, two naan breads, a beer and a mango lassi and it came to just over £30. Very good, especially as there was so much food we struggled to walk home! Definitely one of the best restaurants on Green Street and worth a visit for sure.

To repeat another review - this is the best Indian restaurant in Green Street! It is a realy lovely…read morevegetarian restaurant that serves great food. The staff are all very friendly and helpful when ordering if you are unsure. The menu is extensive and there is lots to choose from. As well as eating in or take away they do have a lot of snacks and sweets to take away too. They also do catering for events and weddings, they made the food for my wedding and everyone was very impressed. They are used to catering for hundreds and hundreds of people so they really know what they are doing. If you are ever in the area it is somewhere you should stop in to.

This tandoori is set at an angle off the high street so it is easy to overlook. It is relatively…read moresmall inside but not uncomfortably so. I have eaten here many times over the years and the food is really good. They do some good authentic dishes and everything is bursting with flavour. The tandoori mixed grill is one of my favourites in here. The staff are friendly and the service is very good. Considering the quality of the food it is reasonably priced.

We've tried several of the Indian/Bangladeshi restaurants in and around Wanstead. Purbani is the…read morebest so far. Just off the Wanstead station on the Central line, it's worth a visit even if you don't live here. They do a brisk takeaway/delivery business, but it's a comfortable place to dine in, with excellent service. Ask for a recommendation -- the staff is proud of their food. We've had lamb and chicken dishes. The lamb shank was memorable. It's what brought us back after our first visit. The chicken shaktora is also delicious, though it might be even better with dark meat than breast meat. Just a thought. It was great.

Another of Leytonstone's little gems. This is a very small south indian restaurant that we…read morehappened upon when hungry on a Friday evening and decided to try out. The waiter was really helpful making recommendations to us newbies to Kerelan cuisine asking questions and offering things we may like. The food is very different to you standard takeaway indian food. It's quite fresh and has a nutty taste to it. We had the dossa to start and these little potato doughnut with a chutney. They were very filling but come with a fresh chutney that cuts through the richness. Mains were both curry, his a chicken number which was a chef special and mine lamb. Both were really delicious and substantial. We shared a rice and this absolutely lovely layered bread that the waiter recommend. I'd seen it on a cookery show and was pleased it tasted as good as it looked. Everything was very reasonably priced and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening.