I never thought this was an Indian restaurant from its name. But it is. I think it is Gujarati. I…read moresay that only because I heard people speaking Gujarati. I am not a Gujarati. But I know how it sounds, that's how I concluded it is what it is. Anyway, boring talk aside, this place has plenty of snacks to try. All the Chaat you can eat from glorious India. By the way, they have a lunch buffet and a dinner buffet. I didn't go for the buffet. So i started ordering from the menu. Unfortunately, for me, they ran out of some of my favourites like Ragda Pattice and Kachori. However, we did have more than enough to fill our little tummies. By the way, Vegans rejoicethere are plenty of vegan items to try here. So I had something called Patra, its a green leafy swirly thing that tastes yummy. Tried out sev Puri - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevpuri?wprov=sfla1 Bhel Puri - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri?wprov=sfla1 And Vada pav - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_pav?wprov=sfla1. Some others who came along also had chole batture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chole_bhature?wprov=sfla1 and some south Indian stuff like dosas. All of the dishes we had were lovely. They genuinely tasted good and authentically Gujarati. The dosa although not what you would get at a south indian restaurant was still delicious. I wish they had some vegan desserts. Now all that sounds great. To tell you about what to watch out for. This place is busy during weekenda, especially between 13:00 -16:00. This is when they have a buffet and the crowd is just unbelievable. So keep that in mind if you are heading to this place. I sincerely feel they could do more to streamline the queue and to manage expectations of those coming and joining the queue. We waited for about 35 minutes to get seated. Then another 10 minutes to get our orders taken and then everything was really quick. Do understand as I stated earlier that this is solely because of how popular the place is and not because the service was sloppy. Another thing which is worth mentioning is that my first yelp check-in popped up with a 10% discount, however, I was unable to avail it as they said they clearly didn't have a deal with Yelp and as they now knew that this exists, would get in touch with Yelp. So that's something you should be aware of. Don't raise your hopes when yelp pops up discounts. I would have rated the place 3.5, however I know the service would be a lot quicker on a weekday. So I have rounded my rating to a 4.

I have been to sokonis 3 times the first and third time is was good…read more but the 2nd time the food was bland

Lovely Bhajya! Has a unique twist on bhajya. Never have I tried them made this way before. I prefer…read morethis style!

Today I visited the place and ordered Maru Bhajiya and Coffee. As I entered place there were some…read moreleft over stuff on table and had requested "Anna" (who was so called running the place)to clean and he casually asked to check for another table.First impression I understood there is no attitude to serve customer respectfully Anyhow while I was waiting for my order there were customers complaining on wait time.Second impression I understood service is slow Still I maintained positive attitude to check for myself.My order for bhajiya came, it was ok can't say reasonable as per price. In mean while some customers came while I had completed half of bhajiya ( significant time had passed)they ordered samosa and tea. I asked to check my order of coffee again after sometime, while next order was served with both samosa and tea even though they had visited after us. I called again "Anna" , to my surprise instead of apologizing for delay, he argued though you had ordered coffee n bhajiya together it's your mistake to tell us you want it together .I said if that was case I should have been asked how would u like your order. Forget that audacity to argue instead of apologizing still our order was significantly delayed as people who came after us got served before us. There is clearly carefree attitude of "Anna" and no customer is treated here with respect. For a successful restaurant, along with maintaining the food quality , there has to be attentive attitude of serving customers to get pleasing experience so to get repeat customers In conclusion I could say my Experience was Bad Customer Service to extent that even they did not accept their mistake in treating and dealing with customers RUDELY.

This place serves the best vegetarian takeaway in existence. And although the prices aren't exactly…read morebudget the staff are happy to cram is as much as they can into the carton you choose. I have never eaten anything other than delicious food here! Add to that the superb array of bread and various vegetarian goodies and you have a very special shop. A trip to Portobello isn't complete without popping in.

This little shop has been on Portobello Road for ever. It is excellent for lunch - you get very…read moregenerous portions of pick and mix warm dishes in their famous lunch boxes. Regulars know to go for the open option which gives them an even bigger portion. They stock a limited selection of breads and drinks, but it's basically all about healthy take away food.

Brilliant menu - I'm vegan but my boyfriend is a real meat eater and even he has been impressed by…read moreall of his food each time we go. I've tried six of the main courses now and each one has been perfectly prepared. Good prices for the quality as well but be sure to book in advance. Especially 7:00-8:00 Thursday to Saturday.

The Gate is an upscale vegan restaurant. Admittedly, I don't go to this tier of place often because…read morethere aren't many where I live. But the Gate is close to Eventim Apollo, where I was seeing a show later, so the convenience couldn't be beat. Service was about what I expected for this caliber of restaurant. My partner and I are low fuss but the servers were prepared to offer suggestions and wine pairings for those interested. As for the food, we enjoyed what we had--her main was a curry dish and mine a sort of deconstructed dragon roll. But our favorite part was the matcha cake cup we shared at the end. Perfectly decadent. I don't think I'd say the Gate is a must visit for London as a whole but it's a great option if you're in or planning to visit Hammersmith.

The food and decor here has come a long way in the 20 years it has been open. I have to admit I…read morehave a soft spot for this location since I used to come here with my gran and great-gran when I was a nipper. Today we took my lil god-daughter (new generation!) and we had a lovely lunch here after visiting the temple with her for the first time. The lunch buffet, with samosas and paneer dishes and interesting salads is extremely good value at £7.99, though the a la carte is also great. Special props for the pea kachori, the paneer chilli sizzler - and surprisingly, the veggie burger was particularly tasty. Staff were attentive esp considering our little one was on her first ever restaurant visit!

I took a group of three other older English friends who are used to the standard suburban curry…read morehouse to experience more traditional Indian vegetarian food especially as they are from a generation heavy meat eaters. All of them enjoyed the food dishes I ordered, only things I would improve are the prices have increased significantly and especially adding on the 10% eat-in charge, so for four of us the bill was just under 70 pounds. The crispy bhajia portion was a lot smaller than I had expected it to be. Next time I visit the mandir will try the cafe next to it and see how the snacks are.

Nice vegetarian Indian with plenty of bread options from massive dosas, pooris and baturas to idly…read morevada sambar, and everything else in between. It's a bit like a canteen but it doesn't pretend to be fancy, £5 gets you some delicious and big bread along with a few curries and dips. They even have Thalis and a buffet available.

Loved the chole bhature. The dosas (rawa and Mysore masala) were great too. Could have been more…read morecrisp. Probably ask them to make it extra crisp while ordering if you like your dosa crisp. The dahi vada was not properly seasoned. Overall a good food day

1: Delicious food. 2: Large variety of food…read more 3: Freshly cooked food daily. 4: Vegetarian. 5: Jain food, also. 6: Special foods for Hindu festivals. 7: Friendly staff - always very helpful. This is even during the Covid pandemic/lockdown. 8: Excellent value for money - portion sizes are NOT small. 9: Also serve drinks on the site. 10: The bosses/managers are always around, too. 11: Always busy - the staff cater for all age groups and backgrounds. 12: The counters are cleaned daily and frequently.

This is the original location of Prashad Sweets and is always full of hustle and bustle, partly due…read moreto the narrowness of the customer area. Some of the dishes such as the chilli paneer seem to me at least to taste better then the Southall branch, on the other hand that location has the advantage of the counter and is more spacious so I give both 4 stars as like them both. In terms of their core business selling Indian sweets I'd suggest to try before you buy, partly because some sweets are better then others, partly because of the inconsistencies in quality due to the multitude of suppliers used rather then preparing everything in-house. I'm not sure why its been classified as a corner shop because its really a take-away.

I really liked the cocktails, I ordered The Americans and my wife had the Foragers Martini which…read morewas very good, a strong natural berry flavor. The food was also good, I had the curry which I very much enjoyed. My wife had the lasagna which I didn't try, but she liked. The staff was genuinely nice, and seemed to want us to be happy with our service, experience and food. We sat at the bar, and had the best, most responsive bar service ever. Sound levels were good, could hold a conversation, the music wasn't overwhelming. The only thing I don't like is something common with vegan restaurants, and that is having meat substitutes, instead of only having uniquely created vegan meals. There were more than a few vegan first dishes, but I could do with more of those and fewer of the substitute dishes.

Great experience. We tried to enter without a reservation in the evening, and they couldn't…read moreaccommodate us. We learned about their general reservation policy. Came back the next day for breakfast, which generally doesn't require a reservation. The food was good. Pretty quiet atmosphere. No complaints. It's a good place for a simple vegan meal and conversation. They take all forms of credit cards, so no issues there. Basically, I would recommend it especially if you're on a vegan style diet.