Harden's says

Family-friendly Indian street food.

survey result

Summary

£52
   ££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This suburban subcontinental offers an unusual take on Indian street food, having been set up by three brothers keen to pay homage to their grandmother’s cooking, inflected by her travels in Africa and Saudi Arabia; its “authentic” recipes attract nothing but positive reports.

Summary

£50
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “quirky Indian restaurant” was set up by three brothers inspired by the cooking of their peripatetic grandmother, whose recipes contain traces of Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Britain as well as the street food of India.

Summary

£46
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Good all-round” is the general verdict on this five-year-old take on Indian street food, inspired by a well-travelled Indian grandmother’s magpie approach to recipes – so there are Gujarati tacos and a chicken tikka variant on poutine, the French-Canadian fast-food specialty.

Summary

£42
    £
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Interesting small plate Indian food is served in a space laid out somewhat like a railway carriage” at this colourful tapas spot in the ’burbs.

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Restaurant details

Highchair
Yes
No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£8.50 £11.00 £8.00 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £26.00
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Bread £2.00
Service 12.50%
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5 pm‑9:45 pm
Thursday5 pm‑9:45 pm
Friday5 pm‑9:45 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Sunday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8 pm

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