Good Indian Restaurants in London

When I was pregnant, I used to crave for typical Indian food. There was no chance we could get it in Bedford so we used to go all the way to London on weekends or sometimes every other day. No wonder both my babies love eating those things I badly craved for.

Even now we go all the way there to eat but now we go once in three to four months. As far as possible we prefer a pure veg restaurant but don’t mind decent mixed ones.
So where do we go?

Tulsi :- Located near Wembley Centre on the corner of Ealing Road. Ample of pay and display parking on a road  just opposite  it. Pure veggie authentic Indian food. They serve Punjabi, Indian Chinese, South Indian and Gujarati food. Great ambiance.
My Favourite is the starters- Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Shev Batata Puri, Chilli Paneer. South Indian - Almost everything
Chinese- American Choupsey (fired noodles in tomato sauce with shredded cabbage and carrots) and Hakka Noodles (stir fried noodles with veggies and soy sauce). Anything from the Punjabi items. And their week end speciality - Baigan Bharta (Roasted mashed curried aubergine) and Bhajrano Rotlo (bread made from flour of Pearl millet). It is advisable to book a table especially on weekends.

Chennai Dosa:- Chennai Dosa is a chain of restaurants. they have many branches all over London but the one we go is on Ealing Road.
Few steps away from Tulsi near the signal. Same parking lot should be used. They have two separate places for Veg and Non Veg next to each other. As the name suggests, their speciality is South Indian food. Several types of dosas (crepe made from fermented batter of rice and white lentils), Idlis (steamed dumplings from the same batter as dosa), Uttapams (thick pancakes from the same batter as dosa). Several types of rice. They also do Punjabi items but sticking to South Indian fare is a best bet. I like their rasam (special spicy lentil soup ) I have it as starter. Whenever we go there, children prefer disco idlis (10 mini idlis) and cone dosa (dosa served in a shape of cone). This dosa comes with a complimentary goodie bag. We always have kulfi (special ice cream on stick) for dessert and finish with filter coffee. Don't go on the looks the dosas are really brilliant.


Sakonis:- Located centrally on Ealing Road. They serve everything that Tulsi serves but they also have variety of ready made Indian sweets to take away and also lovely cakes. Their speciality is the unlimited Buffet. It is awesome. Everything that is on the menu is in the buffet with unlimited ice cream and it is reasonably charged. So it is a bargain to taste everything. Put your appetite to test. Avoid eating the whole day if you are going to Sakonis in the evening ;) Sakonis have just renovated the place though it is spacious and clean don't expect great ambiance.


Celebrity:- A gem on Kenton Road Kingsbury. This is very cosy and tastefully done place. the food is also excellent. Great service.


Rose:-Located on Kingsbury Road NW9 9HH, Rose is a hidden gem and if my brother in law won’t have taken us there, we would have never entered the place. The portions are huge and very very tasty. I never had tofu before I had it there and now I am a fan of tofu. Their speciality is the variety of street food, starters and Chinese and their South Indian and North Indian dishes are great as well. The bill is always a surprise but the quality is always the same EXCELLENT!

Chutney and Larger :- Located near Oxford street in W1 this place is great if you work in London or are on a shopping trip on Oxford Street. They do veg and non veg with a great bar on site. This is Deepesh's favourite. He likes everything veggie they offer. They have a buffet in the afternoon. I liked their Veg platter. It was just lovely and you can't have anything else after having this. The cocktails are amazing.
Delhiwala:- We recently went to this restaurant for the very first time and loved it. Excellent hospitality and brilliant food. Delhiwala is in Southall. It is a pure veg restaurant which serves several chaats, punjabi and south Indian food. they also amazing selection of Indian sweets and the bill is a very pleasant surprise.
Ram’s :- This is on Kenton Road, Harrow. They specialise in surti food . There is no doubt the menu is very extensive, service is great with lovely ambience but I don’t know why, we didn’t like it as much. Worth a try though may be you would like it.

I know there are many more excellent places in and around London but have not been there. Have heard a lot about Shilpa Shetty’s chain of restaurants V8 Gourmet but have not had a chance to visit them.

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