Gaylord Restaurant, London, 6/10

 www.gaylordlondon.com
+44 20 7580 3615
 79-81 Mortimer St, London W1W 7SJ UK


Restaurant with a nice ambiance, however the food didnt match up. Ordered the dishes based on the server's recommendation and also told them how I prefer it cooked... but...

Hyderabadi ghosht (lamb) biryani - 6/10. Had flavor and the lamb was nice, but not great. Too much overtones of mint and clumps of white rice as if the thing was not properly mixed (having to mix is a no no anyways).

Murgh (Chicken) bhuna (roasted, in curry) - 6/10. This was a disappointment with too much tomato and the chicken was dry and fibrous. Normally, this would have been a dark brown well blended thick gravy (not orange) .. but theirs seemed put together in haste (not that the food arrived any faster). And to top it all, there was a full carrot floating in the curry! (decor, I assume)

Naan - 5/10. Fresh, but was on the sour side, as if made with over fermented dough.

     

Kanapina (food card at Canary Wharf) London, 6/10

https://www.google.com/search?q=kanapina+canary+wharf

Address: Reuters Plaza, London E14 5AJ, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7519 6288

 

Nice fast food card just outside the Canary Wharf tube station.

 

Chicken tikka and Lamb seekh kabab roti rollups or in-salad plates - 6/10

Spice and Ice, Greater London (Surrey) 7/10

http://spicenice.co.uk/
South Park Hotel
Croydon, Surrey

Nice restaurant, and have heard most of the food is pretty good Indo Chinese.

Chilli chicken - 7/10, though my bad in ordering. Was looking for the classic Indo Chinese "dry" chilli chicken (with green chillis and soy sauced chicken nuggets), but forgot to tell the chef to make it dry. The default was wet... which completely spoiled the experience. But in all fairness, my local friend who frequents this place said that the dry one is as close as it comes to the Indo Chinese one. (which I havent found anywhere else outside India, yet). The best one so far has been at the Golden Dragon in Rangila Park, Surat, India

Roomali roti - 6/10. Could have been thinner.

Tai Pai Chicken and Tai Pai Paneer - 7/10. Dry style, with Sichuan flavors. Well made.

Dishoom, London, 7/10

http://www.dishoom.com/covent-garden/

12 Upper St Martin's Ln

London WC2H 9FB

+44 20 7420 9320

 

Nice restaurant, with a couple of tasty dishes. Very popular and busy (had to wait an hour, but they were nice enough to serve tea to everyone waiting outside in the cold - Feb 2014). Had high expectations going in, but the food was mixed... specially for a Indian restaurant in London (London has some of the best food outside India :).

Lamb chops - 8/10. tender and well spiced.

Chicken tikka - 6/10. could have been cooked a bit more

Lamb Seekh kabab - 7/10. could have been a bit more moist and flavorful

Roomali roti - rare find. 8/10

Kacchi lamb - 7/10

 

Dockmaster's House, London, 6/10

http://www.dockmastershouse.com/

Address: 1 Hertsmere Road, London E14 8JJ, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7345 0345

 

Average food.

 

Kebab platter -

Chicken tikka - 6/10

Ginger lamb chop - 7/10

Tandoori prawn - 7/10

(very few pieces in the platter)

Rogan josh - 6/10 - far cry from authentic, and average in taste

Garlic chicken - 6/10 

Lamb biryani - 7/10 - well presented in a flour sealed handi, aromatic and moist as well, but lacked an overall taste

Palak paneer - 7/10

Dhingri mattar - 6/10

Bombay Brasserie, London 8/10

http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com/

Address: Courtfield Rd, London SW7 4QH, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7370 4040

 

Very good food as well as ambiance. Large quiet place.

 

Kebab platter - An assortment of tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, jhinga dum nisha and
sarson chicken tikka:

Chicken tikka - 8/10

Tandoori chicken -7/10. was expecting better from here, given the rest of the food was good.

Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10

Jhinga (prawn) - 8/10

Chicken pepper masala - 9/10. very tasty and well made. Good thick gravy, pepper spiced.

Naan - 8/10. oven fresh

Spice Village, London (Southall), 8/10

 http://spicevillageltd.com/southall-branch/

Address: 185-189 The Broadway, Southall UB1 1LX, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 8574 4475

A large, busy restaurant. Open kitchen. Seems very popular and the food was good too.

Mixed grill - a good sizzling platter overall (image).
Lamb chops - 8/10 , tasty and tender and well marinated.
Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10
Chicken tikka - 7/10
Lamb tikka - 8/10.

A chef special chicken dish 8/10 (not on menu, but ask for chef special), which was well spiced, similar to but unlike your regular chicken curry/karahi (with bone). Caveat - the high dose of those 1-3 spices may not be to your liking (the taste is a mix between bay leaf and fennel and cumin - or maybe a mix of all 3 - they didnt tell)

Chana masala - 7/10

Naan - fresh 7/10

Gymkhana restaurant, London, 9/10

http://www.gymkhanalondon.com/
 
Address: 42 Albemarle St, London W1S 4JH, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 3011 5900

Upscale Indian restaurant, themed after the Gymkhana clubs in colonial India... good ambiance and very good food.

Lasooni Wild Tiger Prawns - moist and well marinated. 9/10

Gilafi Quail Seekh Kebab - juicy and well made 8/10

Chicken Tikka - 7/10

Lamb Nalli Barra - 9/10. very good lamb chops, well marinated, spicy, moist.

(all the above were in a sampler platter)

Kid Goat Methi Keema - 9/10 - spicy and well prepared.

Chicken Butter Masala - 7/10 - a bit on the sweeter side, with creamy/tomato.  Tasty though.

 

Veeraswamy, London

Address: Mezzanine Floor, Victoria House, 99-101 Regent St, London W1B 4RS, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7734 1401

http://www.veeraswamy.com/

 

Great location and good ambience. UKs oldest Indian restaurant. Food was below expectations commensurate with the grandeur and history of the place though. 7/10 overall.

Tried their 'tasting menu', a thali of sorts.

Lamb chapli kabab - 8/10

Green prawn - 8/10

Naan - 7/10

Various curry dishes in the thali - 6 to 7/10