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Title: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on January 20, 2019, 01:14 PM
So

This Scottish peasant is heading down to the Big Smoke for a weekend at the end of March to visit my daughter. She lives in Southwark. We will have at least one curry on Saturday evening and possibly one takeaway on Friday or Sunday, or I might get some street food when I land. Suggestions welcome - I am of course aware of Brick Lane and will probably visit there but am happy to go anywhere within reasonable travelling time on the tube.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on January 20, 2019, 03:02 PM
Sadly I cannot meet you on this occasion, Stephen, as I now live in Cornwall.  When George, Mick and I met, it was at the Agra in Whitfield Street, but although it was still in the same family the standards had sadly fallen.  Lahore One in Commercial Road, if you stick to the kebabs and mango lassi, is still great, and I would be interested to know whether Vijay's in Kilburn is still as good as it always was.  Apart from that, no suggestions.

** Phil.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: Stephen Lindsay on January 21, 2019, 06:22 PM
Sadly I cannot meet you on this occasion, Stephen, as I now live in Cornwall.  When George, Mick and I met, it was at the Agra in Whitfield Street, but although it was still in the same family the standards had sadly fallen.  Lahore One in Commercial Road, if you stick to the kebabs and mango lassi, is still great, and I would be interested to know whether Vijay's in Kilburn is still as good as it always was.  Apart from that, no suggestions.

** Phil.

Thanks for this Phil, it would have been great to have met you. I'll research these places though.

Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: london on January 22, 2019, 05:34 PM
Hi Stephen,

I'd give Brick Lane a miss if I were you, you could try Halal which is not far for the tube, the chef formally worked in Clifton's which was one of the first curry houses on brick lane when the curries were good in Brick Lane, now most places are pretty average, Halal is the oldest in the east end and open in 1939.

https://www.halalrest.co.uk/

For more traditional try Lahore as Phil said or Needoo grill.


https://needoogrill.co.uk/

London.

Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: adamski on January 22, 2019, 06:51 PM
Halal in Aldgate now there is a memory from the past. I used to work around the corner from this place back in the late 80's. We used to go here for the occasional after work curry, You could have the option of chicken on the bone. All served on what looked like my mum's old china plates.

The menu used to be very basic just 3 or 4 curries and sundries.

:Looks like they have taken on the standard BIR bloated menu offering everything under the sun, Shame.

Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: adamski on January 22, 2019, 06:53 PM
Tayyabs in Whitechapel is very good, order the lamb chops you wont be disappointed (unless your vegetarian).
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: london on January 22, 2019, 08:14 PM
The lamb chops in Needoo are as good as Tayyabs and it's just around the corner, Tayyabs is usually very busy and the waiters tend to be quite rude, Needoo was open by a former Tayyabs manager so the food is about the same but without the wait for a table.

London.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: livo on January 22, 2019, 09:28 PM
I'd be giving the Needoo Grill 2 days notice and having the Raan from the House Speciality menu.  ;)  Now there is a dish I'm going to investigate over the next few days.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: london on January 22, 2019, 09:48 PM
I'd be giving the Needoo Grill 2 days notice and having the Raan from the House Speciality menu.  ;)  Now there is a dish I'm going to investigate over the next few days.
I've never eaten the Raan but it does like very tasty.

London.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: Naga on January 23, 2019, 09:52 AM
Tayyabs in Whitechapel is very good, order the lamb chops you wont be disappointed (unless your vegetarian).

:D
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: livo on January 25, 2019, 04:29 AM

I've never eaten the Raan but it does like very tasty.

I have my Australia Day Lamb (Raan) Roast (Tandoor) marinating already.  I'll let you know how it goes.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: london on January 25, 2019, 09:31 AM
Hi Livo,

Which recipe did you use.

London.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: livo on January 25, 2019, 01:37 PM
It's a combined average of about 6 different, but similar, recipes. I'll write up what I used tomorrow. It's pretty simple really but I imagine it will taste good. Yogurt, lemon juice, splash of malt vinegar, almond meal, onion, garlic and ginger, plus a few freshly ground spices. I also added a couple of my fresh green birdseye chilli.

Edit.
I'll make a new thread to avoid further derailment.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: chewytikka on January 26, 2019, 12:09 AM
When I get off the train at Kings Cross, I go around the corner
to the old warehouse sheds and find Dishoom a modern themed BIR
apparently harking back to old Irani Cafes and food of Bombay.
Very different in flavours of the usual BIR, but good all the same.

Brick lane is a bit of a joke, with touts trying to grab the tourists
into their curry houses, really off putting and relentless. Worse than Chuggers.

London is such a huge area, spoilt for choice on eating out. every cuisine you can think of, and some.

Love it. ;)
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: mickyp on February 26, 2019, 08:13 PM
Avoid "Noiya' Lavender Hill, 2010/2011 it was brill, used to go there a lot with work colleagues,not now.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: bhamcurry on March 20, 2019, 07:10 PM
anyone have experience of Lal Qila in Tottenham Court Road?
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: Garp on March 20, 2019, 09:04 PM
No, but did eat at the Lal Qila in Lyon several years ago. Not recommended.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: london on March 21, 2019, 08:49 AM
It looks like it closed down. last review on trip advisor is from 2016.

London.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: bhamcurry on March 21, 2019, 04:05 PM
thanks all for your comments.

Any suggestions for a good curry house in that kind of area? We will be staying in the Bromley area but have friends and relatives in that kind of area, so we're looking for somewhere with decent food and good communications.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on March 21, 2019, 04:20 PM
When I used to live in Chislehurst (very close to Bromley) there was a good Indian restaurant at the North end of the town, but it is too long since I last visited Bromley to know if (a) it is still there, and (b) whether it is still any good.  I would be inclined to travel to Croydon (easily accessible from Bromley) and search there; it used to have a large number of Indian restaurants, including at least two Southern Indian (masala dosai, idli, bhel puri and so on).

** Phil.
Title: Re: Suggestions for a Curry in London?
Post by: mickyp on March 21, 2019, 04:31 PM
When I used to live in Chislehurst (very close to Bromley) there was a good Indian restaurant at the North end of the town, but it is too long since I last visited Bromley to know if (a) it is still there, and (b) whether it is still any good.  I would be inclined to travel to Croydon (easily accessible from Bromley) and search there; it used to have a large number of Indian restaurants, including at least two Southern Indian (masala dosai, idli, bhel puri and so on).

** Phil.

You Saying "Croydon" reminded me of "The Bangladesh" on the London road South Croydon (just before Dees motors) wish i had a fiver for every meal i had in there in the late 70's its an estate agents now.