Harden's survey result
Summary
“Stunning food, service and ambience” make a meal at this upscale Indian near Kensington Gardens “a special experience”. Set in a “beautiful ex-bank building with great art throughout”, fans feel it is “often overlooked given the location (i.e. not Mayfair) but up there with the best” (“I’ve tried several new Indian places, but keep returning to this one”).
Summary
The “beautiful dining room” (“an old bank building”) hosts a menu inspired by the historic royal cuisine of Lucknow, at this smart restaurant near Kensington Gardens. It “never seems to make it into the ‘top’ lists”, unlike its highly rated stablemate Tamarind in Mayfair, “but the modern cooking never disappoints and is of the highest quality”.
Summary
This plush modern venue occupies a “lovely space” – a former banking hall near Kensington Palace Gardens – and is the less well-known stablemate of the vaunted Tamarind in Mayfair. It serves “beautiful” and “innovative” dishes inspired by the historic cuisines developed for royalty in Lucknow, northern India.
Summary
The forgotten sibling of Mayfair’s swanky Tamarind inspires shockingly little feedback nowadays, but all reports continue to applaud this posh nouvelle Indian, which occupies an impressive converted banking hall near Kensington Palace Gardens: “top cuisine, with excellent service, and grand style”.
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Have you eaten at Zaika of Kensington?
1 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP
Restaurant details
Zaika of Kensington Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Quite the best Indian restaurant that I've eaten at since lockdown. The spicing is exquisite, very subtle; very generous portions; extremely attentive & good humoured service; although not cheap, the cost/quality ratio is one of the best in central London"
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £36.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £4.50 |
| Service | 12.50% |
1 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP
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Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑10:15 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑10:15 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑10:15 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑10:15 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑10:15 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:15 pm |
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