Imli

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• 4

  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  QueenB

  10th January 2008

  More please!

  Current

  This was a last minute booking yesterday, after originally planning to try Below Zero but after an awful customer service experience with them we cancelled and I so glad we did!!!
  
  Wednesday eve, a chilled afterwork dinner with the other half and it was just what we needed.
  
  The staff were helpful and advised us how much to order and what dishes worked well together. The food arrived at regular intervals as it was ready which was nice as you didn't feel overwhelmed.
  We enjoyed a mix of:
  
  Mushroom Tikki
  Seafood platter
  Masala grilled beef
  Lamb Biryani
  Masala grilled chicken
  Pav Bhaji
  
  We loved all of it!
  My favourite was the seafood platter, the salmon fishcake was spicier than i think it should of been for a fish dish but was cooked well.
  Our eyes were bigger than our bellies and had to leave some of it sadly (we were advised that 4/5 dishes would be plenty but my hungry partner thought he would need more!)
  The cumin and tumeric mash that comes with the masala meats is just yummy and so morish.
  
  I'd agree about the restaurant it's self, had quite a cold feeling to it and the lighting is rather harsh. i would also imagine, had it of been busy, it would get quite noisy.
  
  They also do a lunch take-out service and local delivery - if I had known aboutthis place when I worked in Soho, I'd already of been a regular!
  
  So, all that food, 2 cobra beers, 2 sparkling waters and service charge, then using my TasteLondon card came to £41!
  
  Fantatsic deal and will def be back and spreading the word.
  

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  gilka

  5th January 2008

  imli

  Current

  The only thing I don't like about this place is the deco.
  It feels very fake but the food is fantastic and unique.
  Staff is well chosen.
  Definitely worth a visit.

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  t0m

  18th November 2007

  Good value, and excellent food

  Current

  We took up the current TfL/Oyster card deal (half price tasting menu, £12.50 each). It was relatively quiet at lunch time on a Saturday, but the service was good.
  
  The offer is pretty good value, you end up tasting about 10 dishes or so, and the flavours are diverse and pretty exciting. I personally preferred the starter type tapas - the flavours were far more interesting. The 'main courses' were still good, but most of them were too heavily spiced for my taste, drowning out some of the delicious flavours that were obviously present.
  
  Nonetheless, I left thoroughly impressed, and will return.
  

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  elliemoff

  30th July 2007

  Current

  We went here on Friday following the favourable reviews below and it didn't disapoint. Not sure about the decor - it was more fitting of a sushi place or the like but the food was excellent.
  
  My boyfriend insisted on the banana pancakes with some kind of curry sauce which sounds strange but was actually quite nice. The Goan pork was good but a bit too spicy for me.
  
  Service was with a smile and the cocktails were reasonable.
  
  Definitely will be going back although would not recommend for a 'special occasion' type of place.

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• 4

  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  bombaybeauty

  6th July 2007

  Current

  The Busabai Eathai of Indian places, or so it should be. Good food, reasonable prices, lively flavors, and moderate serving sizes. I find it hard to explain why this place isn't more popular. Perhaps the decor which is a bit industrial generic. In any case, food is good, though note that serving sizes and formats, and the dishes themselves, are not your typical curry house fare (indeed better).

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  PhotographyJim

  6th June 2007

  Inexpensive India resturant with great food and near Soho

  Current

  My first experience of Imli was when I saw its website. Clean design, uncluttered navigation and great images...things looked promising, especially after I read it had been awarded Best Indian Restaurant in the UK by the Good Curry Guide.
  
  The question was, how would it fare in reality?
  
  Situated at the top of end of Wardour Street (the part closest to Tottenham Court Road), Imli's location has two distinct advantages:
  
  1) It is easy to get to on your way into Soho for a night on the town, but
  2) It is unlikely to be discovered by drunken lads and lasses who have spent several hours on the lash and now want a "ruby murray" before they stagger off home.
  
  (Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's nice to think that people are visiting the restaurant for the food, rather than they've got the munchies and want to get into an competition with their mates about who can eat the Phal.)
  
  As with most restaurants in this area, if you go on a Friday or Saturday night it's advisable to book...although we only had to wait 10 minutes before getting a table - which gave me and my mate a good opportunity to see what was on the menu and try to get our heads around the concept of Indian tapas - it turns out its rather like Spanish tapas...you order a series of dishes which turn up when they're ready and you share them with your friends.
  
  The menu was pretty broad and divided up into "Light and Refreshing" (e.g. mushroom tikki, spiced potatoes cakes and samosas), "New traditions" (e.g. seafood platter, grilled coley fish and masla grilled beef) "Signature Dishes" (e.g. Goan Pork and Southern Lamb curry), a "Taste of Imli" (four dishes selected by the chef which changes each week) and of course deserts - everything from rice pudding to carrot fudge and chocolate and orange zest ice cream.
  
  Drinks are reasonably priced for a restaurant central London and range from Cobra and Kingfisher beer to passion fruit and mango & strawberry lassis.
  
  Service was friendly and efficient - all our tapas had arrived with 5 minutes of each other meaning you could mix dishes together if you wanted.
  
  And as for the food...the chef obviously knows what he's doing. The dishes were delicious and full of flavour and lacked the excessive fiery heat I've experienced some other Indian restaurants, which not only obliterates the true taste of the dish, but makes also makes it more a challenge rather than a pleasure.
  
  Individual portions weren't massive, but even a committed foodie such as myself couldn't finish everything. (Personally I would go for the five dishes between two people, rather than the recommended six)
  
  And six of the main dishes, wine and a couple of beers will probably set you back around 25 a head - a bargain!
  
  A great place if you want to impress, but don't want have to spend too much money doing it!

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  JenMac

  4th April 2007

  Current

  Amazing food. well worth a visit.

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  angusrankine

  31st March 2007

  Current

  good, fast service , reasonable prices ..... no table cloths & fawning waitrons - that goos be a great thing Worth a revisit for a fast meal and go somewhere else for loush hanging out ....

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  TrustedBot

  8th February 2007

  Current

  Imli Modern Indian Tapas is now open in Soho in the heart of the West End.

  Launched by the team behind Tamarind, Imli offers a casual, but sophisticated, dining experience, with innovative cooking that is both accessible and affordable.

  The traditional meets modern ethos also extends to the interiors where the design concept fuses the simple elegance of modernity with the richness of Indian tradition.

  Modern characteristics of bold form, colour, and scale are mixed and layered with traditional Indian elements of craft, pattern, and texture to create a unique, inspiring surroundings.

  At Imli, they believe that food tastes better when shared with friends and family, they recommend that you select a few of their dishes to share and to sample as many flavours as possible.

  Three items per person is roughly equivalent to a two-course restaurant meal although the items will be brought to your table as prepared rather than in courses.
  

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  Imli

  167-169 Wardour Street London W1F 8WR uk
  
  elena

  6th February 2007

  Nice Indian tapas restaurant!

  Current

  My first experience with Indian cuisine was at Imli restaurant a week ago. I have to say I liked it more than I expected evn though what we got was really spicy!! The atmosphere was nice, maybe a bit more noisy than it should. When it comes to the service it was pretty fast and friendly!
  Musts: aubergine with rice!!

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