Taste of Lewisham serves some of the spiciest food I have ever eaten in my life. They won't ask you…read morehow you like your food - this is something you have to bring up, so if you can't take spicy food, then be warned! I've been here three times, and each time, I've ended up sniffling and very quiet throughout! As far as I can tell, the food here is authentic. Prior to joining this restaurant, the cook spent a number of years honing his craft in Singapore which has a sizable South Indian population. Service is generally friendly, though perhaps a tad disorganised. For instance, our starter of paneer 65 arrived after all of our mains, but this is usually down to the popularity of the restaurant. While we were the only customers in the restaurant on the door, it turned out that they had 150 takeaway orders to deal with, and were two men down. The prices are amazingly cheap. I'm really used to central London prices, and it's always a joy to spend much less than I would where I live, and still have more than enough food to bring home for another meal. Dishes I'd recommend include paneer 65 (or chicken 65 if you want some meat), deep-fried sprats, chicken paratha and tomato uttapham.

I will not go here again. Tea and coffee were served as if…read moreit were milk flavored drinks. Chappati was barely cooked, ordered veechu roti that was also half cooked. Mixed vegetable curry was mixed vegetables served in a bowl of oil that was mixed with some spices. The only thing worth eating was the Channa Masala. The kitchen looked like a bit of a mess.

My landlord recommended that I go here, and as an annual visitor to India, I trusted his advice,…read morebut sadly, although good, it didn't live up to the rave reviews, and I think there are better options in the area. It's a "traditional" english curry house - all linen table cloths, flock wallpaper, faded pictures, and the feeling that it never has, nor ever will change. I like this aspect of the place - it's a refreshing change from the super-trendy new era Indian restaurants with their obligatory plasma screen, shiny surfaces and fusion cuisine. However, in these establishments, the service is usually impeccably polite and attentive - in this place is was not, and rather veered on disinterested. The food was also a let-down. I had an uninspired and almost bland tikka masala, and my friend an equally boring bhuna. Perhaps, the new-style Indian houses have ruined my taste buds for more traditional UK curry house-fare, or perhaps this one simply doesn't make the cut. Either way, I will always favour others over this one - especially as the prices are unnecessarily high.

The subtle mood, character, quality, tone & relaxed atmosphere created by contemporary Indian art &…read moreexquisite interior decoration of the cuisine along with 'frontline' salesmen dedicated for service "excellence" justify the reason why Maharani (established 1958) is recommended by Time out magazine to be among the best 100 restaurants in the UK. One of the accolades for which this curry house feels pride in her glorious journey is "The Lifetime Achievement Award 2016" - a curry industry-benchmark based-special recognition bestowed by "The British Curry Awards" through an annual gala event & televised live by BBC in the UK. As a food critic what really astonished me ( and whet my appetite after taking taste of two signature main dishes named 'Rajeshwari' & 'Lamb Tarkatan') was uncompromising food quality standard retained by this cuisine for decades while consistently meeting the needs of "connoisseurs" of Indian curries. Affluent fine selection of wines available here will definitely make the "gastronomic" dining experience a memorable one for all.

To summarize, I would say the food here is okay, but make sure you order from their main menu…read morerather than go for their Daily Lunch Buffet. While cheap at about 6 pounds, the 10 dishes in the buffet are not going to wow you, and are not expected to, I suppose. In fact, the food in the buffet line-up can even be a bit bland. The main menu isn't too expensive either, and you can probably get a pretty comprehensive meal at about 12 pounds per person. Service is limited to the one or two people in the place, but is okay. Atmosphere-wise, the place is a bit small, but is rarely full.

Not very impressive. To be clear we only had a handful of appetizer items but none of those were…read morevery good. Most was pretty bland and the tamarind was odd--peach? Maybe they had an off night.

Outstanding! Tucked in a run-down plaza, this place is a gem. Cool vibe, excellent service, great…read morefood and good prices. Fun view of the kitchen.

The food is good and tasty but sometimes the service lets it down. I was standing around at the…read moredoor for 5 mins before a guy at the bar asked if I was being seen to.... Not the best. But don't let that detract you from coming here. The food is good and tasty.

Cute little indian place. Small dining room with a working coal fire in the corner. I walked there…read morefor some takeaway. Ordered some basics. Butter chicken, pilau rice and garlic naan. Waiter said it would take about 10 mintues. And it did. It seemed slow for a friday night but maybe it was still early. There were only two tables being used at the time. Could be a romantic private place. Got the food home and it was tasty. Not the best butter chicken I've had but pretty good and the rice was nice. The garlic naan was aaaaamazing. I love garlic and chewy bread. yumyumyum. excuse me. and all for about 8 pounds. Could have halved everything and had leftovers but I couldn't stop eating it. They have a little but fully stocked bar in the back thats more like the waiter's station but I think they serve basic cocktails.

Khana Indian Restaurant is a nice, little eaterie on Cricklewood Broadway serving a selction of…read morevegetarian and meat dishes. I enjoyed the pilai rice, with tandori chicken. The service was good , fast and efficient. It was clear that they have quite a few, committed regulars. It's not particularly somewhere that I'd travel far to go to. However, if you're in Cricklewood and you enjoy Indian food, then it's convient and tasty!

We ordered onion masala dosa and mysore masala dosa and filter coffee. Portion sizes were generous…read more Filter coffee was one of the best I have had. There were 3 kinds of chutneys which were quite tasty. Sambhar was average. But overall a nice South Indian brunch. The service was quick.

The four stars are just for the phenomenal sauces that accompany the food. My god, they are…read moredelicious. Spicy but not overwhelmingly so. The negative star and possibly more would be for the shitty young waitress we had Saturday that mostly scowled the entire time we were there that served us and others. Yet another one of her colleagues, an Eastern European girl, was very sweet. I got the plain dosas with chutneys and an idli order with chutneys and sambathar. My husband got the chicken kothu. The portions are pretty good for the cheap prices and we left feeling full. Also glad water is provided at the table. But that waitress my god. I would avoid returning just for her unpleasantness.

Staff are friendly and knowledgeable. The decor is modern and the furnishings very comfortable…read more Immediately you feel relaxed and at ease upon entering. The food is just awesome. I personally feel that this is the best and most consistent Indian Restaurant I have visited. The King Prawn Puree is cooked beautifully and the main courses are excellent including Dansak, Pathia, Rogan Josh and Jalfrezi. The sauces are spicy, rich and very satisfying in their flavour. Vegetarian dishes are also wonderfully spiced and delicious try the sag aloo chilli, vegetable samba or saak alloo bhaji. Excellent value for money.

Stepping into Masala Zone is like entering the taste buds of India. The cuisine here is proper…read moreIndian, not that trendy stuff that Westerners usually buy into. I came to this place with two of my friends from Delhi and they were explaining the origin of the food before me: what region it came from, the cultural reasons behind the use of those particular ingredients. It was like an Indian food seminar. The waiters and waitresses were just as knowledgeable as my Indian dining companions. The whole experience was a festival of learning. Their food is delicious. They serve platters with all kinds of yoghurts, nans and house specialties. I got the smallest platter thinking that I could devour it whole in a matter of milliseconds, but surprisingly it was very filling. My other friends who got the larger platter couldn't finish their meal. The place is cheap as well (I spent £11 for my platter and a cold beer), so I would definitely suggest going if you have severe Indian food hankerings.

Masala Zone is one of my guilty pleasures and one of very few companies I ever use for Friday night…read moretakeaways ... they offer particularly good value when really hungry. However, my most recent visit to an actual branch proved that Masala Zone is not a good option if you just fancy a light meal. The streetfood starters seem like a good choice but I've actually tried most of them before and they tend to be on the greasy side. Having been lucky to get an outdoors table on the patio out front (overlooking traffic, but still ...) we decided to leave without ordering. Sushi across the road was the answer on this occasion. The upmarket chains (Wagamama, Dishoom, Busaba Ethai et al) all seem to employ the same interior designers, this branch of Masala Zone was dimly lit with dark tables - very pleasant but formulaic.