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Summary
A South Ken fixture for more than 60 years, this curry house classic is a treasured neighbourhood asset to its local regulars (“it’s the only Indian we ever go to…”). Critics feel its performance is “very unexceptional”, but that somewhat misses the point that it is the venue’s very reassuring predictability and familiarity that’s so central to its appeal, not to mention its “reasonable prices” (“at some posher Indians in West London, the prices are insane”).
Summary
“A Classic for South Ken and after all this time still the best curry house there is!” – this family-run “local favourite” has lasted over six decades and is “always jammed and lively”. Service has mellowed over the years – it’s quite “amusing” and “friendly” nowadays. The cooking? “Pretty standard stuff, but perfectly good and consistent”.
Summary
This family-run “stalwart” of the Earl’s Court-South Ken dining scene (and its ‘Noor Jahan II’ Bayswater offshoot) has built a strong following for its “consistently good” Indian dishes over the past 60 years – and the smattering of celebs and royals among its guests (Angelina Jolie, Prince William…) has not gone to its head: “after all this time it remains your typical curry house”.
Summary
This “ever-popular warhorse” has served “classic Indian food” in traditional curry house style to an appreciative audience on the Earl’s Court-South Ken border for 60 years now. The “staff have been there forever and we love this happy and delicious place”, say fans – it’s “old-fashioned, but that’s part of the appeal”.
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Opening hours
dinner 6 pm - 11.30 pm
Last orders: 10.30 pm
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