• Added: 5th of September 2008
• Area: Oxford Circus
• Category: Restaurants

London W1F 8QL
0207 287 4787

mangoeater said
Yummy Kati Rolls Hit the Spot- on a Budget!
Love this tiny place!!

This unpretentious but cute eatery (copper colours dominate, w vintage Bollywood posters on the walls) is the new (as of summer 2008) London branch of a wildly popular New York eatery (chosen by TimeOut NY as a favourite restaurant for 2 years running).

They serve about 10 varieties of the same Indian street food treat: kati rolls (a warm paratha bread wrapped around various fillings, with delicious sauces).

It's perfect for lunch, after-pub snack, or dinner on a budget- when you're in the Oxford Circus area. There are tables to sit at, but when it's busy, expect to wait and take away. Hint: go early in the evening before pub crowds hit.

I've never been disappointed by the food or the price. This place is easy to miss, but well worth the trip!!

• Added: 15th of May 2008
• Area: Leicester Square
• Category: Restaurants

London WC2N 4BF
020 7655 9810

mangoeater said
Boring Food, Great Location
I recently took a client for lunch. This is a well-decorated (modern clean lines) place in a lovely location. But if you love Thai food, this is not the place for you. This is where you can take friends who usually dont eat foreign food. I can't beleive there is actually a chef here, because the food was gloppy, overly sweet, and uninventive.

The appetisers all came with sauces that looked and tasted like thousand island dressing- thick, creamy, too sweet, and gloppy. This included the chicken satay. The actual chicken was tenderly grilled, but flavorless, and the sauce ruined it. The chickpea patty appetiser was actually decent.

The curries had no real flavor, other than way too much coconut milk and too much sweetener. You'll find the same curries for half the price in any high street Thai restaurant. The "inventive" duck red curry with lychees tasted like a dessert, with no real flavor.

The service was very polite and well intentioned, but quite new (we had to go and ask to have our water refilled; and our appetiser plates cleared).

The bar below seemed quite trendy. I'd recommend this restaurant only if you need someplace sophisticated but not overpriced in the Trafalgar Square area. If you are looking for brilliant cuisine, skip this place.