15th May 2008
Tired of being hassled on Brick lane?
If you find yourself near brick lane, then keep walking another few blocks. You’ll find yourself at the doorstep of Tayyabs. It’s a tasty Indian restaurant; oh for our Muslim friends Tayabs is also halal.
Make reservations! I made a reservation and was shuttled passed the 20+ person queue... I was aghast by how packed this place was. Normally when you see a place this packed it’s only full of tourists, it was reassuring to see loads of Indian people filling up on the food.
As the other reviews state, the service is ridiculously fast... they food is inexpensive so they need to make it up in turn over. You’ll be rushed, but don’t take it personally their just trying to get in as much business as possible.
The lamb chops for a started are pretty good. They came out suspiciously fast though, like they’ve got dozen’s already on the grill. , The Chicken Tikka was dry... order the seek kebab really hard to mess those up. Skip the Mango Lassi, it’s tasted more like sherbert lassi...
The place is packed and it’s loud. You’re not going to be able to hold a substantive conversation as the place is roaring. You’re also packed in pretty tight, but then again you’re there to enjoy the eats right?