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.

Go here for peanut butter smoothie but it's 6pounds and into my stomach in 10 seconds. A poor man's…read moremagic trick... but if you have money check it out! Many cute restaurants nearby :)

absolutely tasty food full of flavour however NEVER seem to have drivers for home delivery very…read moredisappointed about that. i think they should cancel this home delivery service since they NEVER have a driver

Fine pizza place but nothing exceptional. I had a rather…read moregood Margherita but it wasn't cooked that evenly (looking around most of the pizzas coming out had quite big parts of the crust burned). However, the worst is the sheet of paper over the plate that you end up eating, awful. Service is good and the restaurant itself is pretty nice.

I've been patiently waiting for a good, non-frightening/dodgy pizza joint for the area. And…read morethis-is-it!! From the people who run the Coffee Room just a few doors down comes the Pizza Room. This is GOOD pizza. Really really good! The crust is solid. Sauce is really nice. And thank god the cheese is not only great but they don't skimp on it. The toppings they use are both authentic Italian and a tad on the exotic side. The interior of the place is small and cozy with about 6 or so tables for 4-6 people per table. The people working are really nice and chatty. And more is to come. Apparently we can expect some salad, soups, and deserts to appear in the near future. I also asked about some pasta dishes and they said they've received similar interest and that perhaps some day but not sure how it can be done with their kitchen size (so keep pressing the issue Yelpers to help show interest!) The only downside I have is the interiors needs just a few more tweaks (such as some nice music and a couple more decorations) and the price. Not that £10 is a rip off for this pizza but I feel a pound or so less would be right on the money for value. These are by no mean deal breakers though. Either way let's rejoice and hope the proprietors continue to take over the whole street with similar considerate establishments.

I always love a Waitrose in the UK, and this one is convenient located inside the London Stratford…read moreWestfield Mall and next to Hyatt hotel. The size of the place is a little small, but still enjoyed the very tasty and fresh raspberries and the kids got some small refrigerated flan desserts. We had some issues using US credit cards at the self-checkout but service was friendly and figured it out. Probably more convenient to use contactless method next time versus chip.

I like this Waitrose store, it is a large supermarket and one of the flagship retailers at…read moreWestfield Stratford City, which also includes sister brand, John Lewis. I prefer this store to many other branches of Waitrose, the store has a good feel to it, and it is in a useful location within a large shopping centre, meaning you can pick up essentials or even do a weekly shop while picking up the rest of your shopping across the mall. They have handheld scanners at the front of the store, meaning you can scan as you walk around the score, or use the QR code for mobile scanning. This is a handy feature more and more stores are offering now, but Waitrose seem to do it well, rather than playing hide and seek with the QR codes (I'm talking about you Sainsbury's) or forgetting about a mobile app altogether (I'm talking about you Tesco) Obviously, the prices are slightly higher than other supermarkets as Waitrose is a more premium brand, but they do have some products where the pricing is reasonable/competitive, the free-from range could be much better, which is the main reason I prefer Marks and Spencer at the other end of the mall. The staff are friendly enough, as typical of John Lewis Partnership stores. 4* - A very good supermarket and a great, unique addition to Westfield Stratford City.

I love this little shop in Vicky Park Village! With a good cheese selection in the back, it…read morecompletes the 'village' feel of the area, complementing the nearby butcher, fishmonger, greengrocers, dry cleaner, and pharmacy. There's a good selection of cordials and juice, olives and antipasto as well as organic dry goods. The Deli is also home to a cafe so you can stop by and relax with a tea or coffee. Prices are reasonable and you can, of course, buy everything in small quantities.

We had a rare Monday off work. The sun was shining, we'd had a walk around Victoria Park and we…read morefancied a brunch-y type offering but couldn't deal with the hoardes of children at the Pavilion Cafe. The Refreshment Room at the Deli Downstairs provided the answer. Amazing Croque Madame (only quibble would be the fried egg was a leeetle bit underdone), a bacon sandwich on really good bread with nice thick bacon and two yummy flat whites. We sat outside on recycled tables, drinking from re-purposed yoghurt pots (the posh terracotta French kind- not plastic pots!) and admired the selection of tea towels they had for sale. Service was fast and friendly, the food tasty and filling and the whole thing cost less than £15. Two happy campers!

Hackney Wick's a strange place; very grey, very concrete and, it appears to be from the outside at…read morefirst, very desolate. About the only people you see are neon jacketed workmen on breaks from building up this concrete jungle, bright spots against the grey. But, as I discovered whilst working in a studio in the area, behind almost every wall of its ugly looking facade lies a hub of creativity with the warehouses being home to many artists. At lunch time everyone seems to congregate at the only cafe in the area 'The Wick'. For both artists and builders it's become quite an indispensable institution which is lucky as it's really the only sit-in place to eat around here. This strange mix of wacky art students and bricklayers both have one thing in common at around midday... whatever they've just been working on has made them hungry, very hungry. It's ridiculously cheap and the portion sizes are enormous. So although it is a greasy spoon with the obligatory no-frills atmosphere, people don't come here to enjoy the decor, they come to fill up on a mountain of stodge. Burgers, lasagne, kebabs, jacket potatoes, all-day English breakfasts... take your pick. Most come served with chips, beans and a surprisingly fresh side of salad. You can actually substitute the chips for white rice, but hell, if you're in a place like this then why bother. They have a stalwart selection of English puddings such as apple pie and jam roly-poly, with custard so thick you could use it as Polyfilla. Orange juice is served in pints straight from the milkman. Every time I've been here it's been packed but the Turkish owner and his harem of sweet Eastern European waitresses keep the place running like a well oiled deep fat fryer. It's quite shocking how easily I went from a health conscious foodie to a pie eating fiend, but I thoroughly enjoyed my descent and for the best part of a month I ate some of the best-worst food that exists. And I've got to say, I loved every second of it. It's a good thing that my contract ended and that I live miles away from this place as The Wick is seriously addictive. Definitely the best greasy spoon in London. Um actually, thinking about it, is anyone feeling peckish? I mean it's not that far away, maybe we could take a trip over, like right now???

Cheap and just what the doctor ordered. If you're not a local or wearing a yellow hi-vis, there's a…read morelikelihood that you feel a bit seedy, having found yourself in Hackney Wick during a wide spectrum of breakfast time. I love the poached eggs just a tad too vinegary sometimes but they knows what I likes, and how I likeses it. Poached eggs-soft, soft, soft (is what they called me after several visits. They are all very sweet!), with grilled tomato and a bit of black pud covered in economy brown sauce, well remembered. Forget foodie pretensions here, omelettes are the size of small Mediterranean islands, and everything comes with enormous portions of chips, in fact everything is huge and best of all. Well Cheap! It's cute how they serve tea and coffee with the spoon in the mug, coffee isn't great, so go round the corner to the Hackney Pearl, but if the Wick made Turkish Espresso sorta of coffee, this place would be perfect! So if post party, needing a cry or something solid to take an ibuprofen with. Go here. They even have a Facebook page. It's a local rite of passage.