Lahore Karahi - London

Read Mr Zaman's poor review and felt I had to tell of my (repeated as often as poss. experience. Found this place by chance, it looked busy! And now can't stop going back. Staff are always friendly and always busy. Food is of a very good standard. Value for money is exceptional. In fact just talked myself into another visit...

Not impressed, food is average and there are plenty of other curry houses in Tooting that are just as good if not better. Appalling service. I booked a table for 12 people for yesterday night, over the telephone on Thursday. We arrived 9.10pm (our booking was 9.00pm), and were told by the staff to wait 5 minutes while our tables were prepared. 10 minutes later, we were still standing around, blocking the kitchen, probably annoying the other patrons who had come to dine (there was very little space for such a big party to stand in). We were told again, our table would be ready in 5 minutes . We were told this at 9.22pm. At 9.27pm there was no table, and we therefore took the decision to leave. The staff then urged us to come back and said and that a table was ready (upstairs). They repeatedly asked us to stay. We thought, especially as it was Ramadan, we should give our brothers a chance, and re-considered and came back in. We were led upstairs, and much to our disappointment, there still was no table ready. We went all the way back downstairs and left! Again, the staff begged us to stay, but we had enough by that point and left. We resented the argument put forward by some of the staff that we had arrived late and that’s the reason the table was not ready for us. That is a completely pathetic, insulting and weak argument considering (a) we had booked the night before and (b) we were still made to wait 20 minutes for a table, which was never ready anyway. We should thank Lahore Karahi however, as after we left your restaurant we decided to give Al-Mirage a chance. We had a lovely meal, with fantastic service, in very nice and clean surroundings. A table was set up for us in 2 minutes and we had a very very enjoyable night. As a party we spent a fair whack of money on a feast. Thank you again, we know NEVER to come back to Lahore Karahi, and always to go to Al-Mirage or some of the other establishments

I've been here twice now, both times after a bracing swim in Tooting Bec Lido to build up a decent enough appetite. And by golly do you need it. This is some seriously good curry. First time, I had the chicken korma (I don't normally risk it but I'd heard on good authority that they don't make it too sweet here), a selection of starters and a peshwari naan. Second time round I went for the bhindi gosht (mutton and okra) and the same sides and starteres. Both meals were absolutely delish. Absolutely. Delish. And such good value. You really can't beat that. If you're after a romantic evening then this probably isn't the restaurant for you. It's more like a cafe than anything else and the lighting's not exactly intimate. However, the atmosphere is buzzing: busy busy and filled with people enjoying an excellent meal. The staff are pretty special too. There are loads of waiters humming around; they'll help you choose your food and are more than happy to have a chat if you fancy one. So go. Go, and then, like me, go again.

Easter weekend was spent DIY ing and my folks were fantastic in helping. We finished up late on Monday evening and I said I'd treat us all to an Indian takeaway. My dad loves Lahore and often stops off on his way back from the gym at lunch to scoff down a cheeky curry. That I night I popped down, it was busy but as usual there were tons of staff hanging around to take orders. I ordered nan bread, chicken madras (I desparately wanted a hot curry having been disppointed with numerous curries that were not hot enough), and prawn karahi. I sat down at one of the tables and waited for the food to be prepared. I did not realise how torturous this was until about 5 minutes into waiting. I should have brought a book I could only stare at the delicious curries and sundries tempting me under the glass counter and watch people put mouthful after mouthful of deliciousness into their stomachs. 15 minutes later it was ready i paid £12 and rushed back home. Food was great definitely could taste the fresh ingredients such as ginger and corriander, and the madras was suitable hot. It made the wait worthwhile.

Genuine spicy taste with original spices with lahore to karachi touch. mouth irrigation, pockets friendly and humiliating staff.