Maida manages to fill a long held need for me: good curry, delivered…read more "Medium spice" for these guys is no joke, so if you like your curries sinus clearing - like I do - you'll enjoy their offerings at that level. If you'd prefer less heat, probably best to order mild. The roti doesn't travel so well so I'd recommend that for a dine in adventure only. The murgh tikka masala and saag aloo don't suffer at all in transit and I'd order both again.

This unassuming Indian restaurant on Bethnal Green rd, proved to be one of those places i would…read morecertainly re-visit. all the dishes we ordered very fresh and flavorsome. The mango lassi rocked, it had a very creamy taste to it and the extra girth on the straw was well needed! Certainly one of the best indian restaurants in the East End of London.

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.

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.

First of all baraka is not the usual place to be with friends without your bank card (with no over…read moredraft limit) as it's pretty expensive and if you don't mind paying more as long as the experience and services are good, and I must say it was worth while as the staff did greet us quite well. However in some dishes they give you less but the service's where quite quick and the best tandoori I had. And quite magnificently the place look so nice and has plenty of room to do a quick moon walk, and gets packed with customers. The place look so rich and thus the reason 4 star. And will definitely come back again.

Very bad menu. My last visit was very disappointing, cold rice served with Lamb Karahi. The Lamb…read moreKarahi dish had NO meat just bones. When I complained to the waiter, he did nothing about it. Never going there again.!!

I get this place every time I'm visiting from USA, so delicious. I always order takeout from there…read moreand it can take a while sometimes but always so unreal

Three of us had three mains, two rice and three naan bread with cokes. Came to just over £31 which…read moreI thought was very reasonable. I had a dish called chicken Pakwan which stated it was hot and was flavoured with Bangladeshi chillies. Well it did exactly what it said on the box. It was a real pleasure to feel the heat from proper chillies as opposed to chilli powder. My eating companions had South East special which was a very sweet red looking thing that he really enjoyed, and the other had Chicken shobzi which was lightly spiced. The rice was fine and the naans perfectly good if a little small. Service was good. No complaints and I would return again.

If I wasn't so committed to writing thorough reviews I would some this place up in three words-…read more Luke warm takeaway. As it is however, I feel that to justify giving any restaurant only 1 star I have to be a little more thorough so here's another three words for you- Bland, watery curry. Maybe it's because I had such high hopes for Suruchi that I'm so disappointed. This restaurant is very near my house and people had told me it was great. So when my curry arrived and the bag felt peculiarly cold I was immediately let down. With almost any other cuisine I could have stomached it but tepid curry really is not my thing. Actually, even before I'd dared to try any of the food I was put off the Suruchi experience by the rude delivery man. Our mixed Thali plate and a couple of drinks came to £11.20. My boyfriend handed him £15.00. The delivery man took this opportunity to point out that he had provided us with some free mango chutney and to ask whether because of this we would want any change back. Ah, so by 'free' you mean £3.70 worth? Very cheeky. The Thali plate had sounded like a good way to try out the menu but I have to say bar the sag (which tasted ok once it had a good blast in the microwave) and the pappadom's every thing else was very bland. I mean Uncle Ben's bland. Two lumps of chicken in a toxic orange sauce masqueraded themselves to be Tikka. An equally disappointing Rogan Josh was watery and lacking any kick at all. Sufficed to say I will not be trying out Suruchi again any time soon. Perhaps the curry Gods are punishing me for straying from my much loved Sweet Lemon. If this is the case then I promise to make amends. Suruchi? Surely not!

I used to live on the same road as this pleasant establishment and would regularly get takeaway…read morefrom here. They always add in a freebie (can of coke or poppadoms) when I order, and their delivery (even though I've now moved towards Finsbury park) are at lighting speed! During the warmer months, I would absolutely recommend eating outside in the garden area. It makes me sad that such a reliable eatery is so often close to empty, and it can be a bit weird to eat there in the evenings as it's oh so quiet. I will continue to list this as my fave North London Indian takeaway, partly because I can't be bothered to risk it and find another one, but mostly because the food itself is reliably tasty and fills me and my boyfriend up for days!!

Had our final family dinner at Sahibs. Watched the women's soccer game and ate awesome, authentic,…read moreIndian food. Great lamb, vegetarian and curry options. We ate family style. Service was great. We never felt rushed. I highly recommend.

This is the new restaurant of the former part owner of Sahib's private members club a few doors…read moredown. It is authentic indian food rather than Bangladeshi and is invariably of a high quality. The only questionable thing they do is the plate of pickles served when you arrive. THey do not fit terribly well with the rest of the food. I woudl recommend that the best way to approach the food here is to have a large selection fo starters and go on to the main courses only if you feel you really need to. Once you have tried the lamb chops, the chilli paneer, the tiger prawns, Chilli chicken wings, the cubed chicked tikka and a black daal then there is little room for other food. Definately worth a visit.

I normally visit the Heston branch but a friend of mine raves about the Whitton location so I…read morethought would give them a try. Am thinking ideally 3.25 or 3.5 stars but not quite a four so giving it three. The service was a better experience in that when I requested some chutneys and salad it wasn't a problem whereas in the Heston Branch it's an issue although they have one very helpful charming member of the team there. The plain parathas were ok though a little unevenly cooked so finished them off under the grill at home, the stuffed aloo (potato) paratha could have done with a bit more filling. The bathura (fried bread) was the best of the breads and the makki ki roti (made with cornflower) the second best though this is more of an acquired taste. Would I visit again, yes I would.

I had to visit this restaurant as It is always packed whenever I walk past which is everyday, four…read moretimes a day. Delhi Wala is an Indian restaurant on the high street of Whitton which caters to vegetarians although everyone is welcome. As I looked through the menu, I couldn't decide on what I wanted to order as they have an endless list of options. Luckily, I was with a friend originally from India and she could guide me! In none technical terms, I had their lentils, cauliflower main, cottage cheese dish and some other sides such as the cheesy garlic naan and some samosas which were all very tasty. I really enjoyed the cottage cheese dish, love it! Unfortunately, I had visited a PanIndian restaurant two weeks before and it really raised the bar for me so I'll give Delhi Wala 4/5 stars. Nevertheless, I would go back as it is close to home, inexpensive and tasty.

I've used to go here quite regularly with a friend who used to live nearby (and went weekly). She…read moreis always welcomed warmly by the staff who are friendly and generally attentive. The restaurant specialises in southern cuisine. We always get the chicken dopiaza and coconut parathas as well as poppadoms with dipping sauces to start. My friend also likes the masala dosa but I find it quite bland. I always remember the food being very satisfying but the last time I went I felt the quality of the curry could be better (having said that I've just been to Vij's in Vancouver so my frame of reference is now pretty messed up) and overall felt quite disappointed, contrary to previous visits. I think next time I'm in Tooting I will try something different, although I'll always have affection for this place as a classic local Indian restaurant.

South Indian restaurant in the heart of Tooting Broadway. Excellent food at excellent prices!…read more Check out the garish wallpaper!