Mirch Masala (Tooting)

Toilet facility needs to be improved. Very unhygienic to take a child there. Food was very good.
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8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Sunday, January 13, 2013

My husband and I were over in London for a few days and as we love Indian food we decided to try this restaurant out. We thought that the food was excellent (and a lot better than some of the other Indian restaurants we have tried). The service was also excellent and the ambiance very pleasant. We would certainly go back there when we are in London again.
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Mrs kamni
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Monday, January 30, 2012

This is an excellent restaurant with an authentic Pakistan/North Indian food. Their restaurants I have visited maintain same standard. Service is very prompt considering that all charcoal based starters are freshly cooked to your order. Kebabs, Chops, Chicken and Fish were all very well done. Main curries again very authentic taste with balanced spices. My compliments are that they maintain consistency through out. Price it won't make a hole in your pocket. Very good value for money. We were 16 in the group. Lassi and Mango lassi wow.
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M Khaleeq
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Fantastic Authentic food, at great prices and excellent service.

I would recommend this to everyone for a nice Indian/Pakistani experience
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Raj Patel
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Thursday, August 18, 2011

We were welcomed warmly at the door. service was so good and quick and food was so good really can't explain. never had such amazing food before.
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, August 14, 2011

Best curry restaurant in Tooting by far. I've lived in the area for 5 years now, and this has always been my favourite place. We have tried several other places nearby, but none of them are anywhere near as good.

The poppadoms arrive as soon as you sit down. The orders are taken quickly and the food arrives fairly quickly. The lamb tikka for starters is amazing and is lovely and spicy with nice corriander too. The the methi gosht for mains, with pilau rice and gorgeous nan, you can't go wrong.

It is definitely a spit and sawdust place, so if you want refined, romantic quiet eating, best avoid, but if you want a meal in a place with tons of atmosphere and great food at bargain basement prices then go for it!
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Champers - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 11, 2011

zero customer service ,we felt like we were not welcomed at all.the waiter was Indian ddin't understand English i tried Hindi didn't work out .i ordered mild food the starter was extra spicy and so hot that i finished a jug of water and then my tummy was so full couldn't eat anymore
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M ALi Khan - View all reviews by this user
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Friday, July 01, 2011

This place isn't for snobs it's for people who love good food, a friendly atmosphere and excellent service. It's a fabulous local restaurant that serves better indian food than I've had in Singapore or anywhere in California.

I ordered the butter chicken. Most places make it a cream based sauce, this place had healthier ingredients and no cream yet it tasted not only more authentically indian but was not made with heavy cream. I had some of my husband's Tikki Massala and even that was good. The rice was cooked to perfection. The meat was tender, spicy, and delicious.

I spoke with some of the staff and they were very happy we were there, made us feel welcome, and their response to things you needed was immediate. It was a quiet, nice place to sit and talk with friends, have nice indian food, and indian tea.

It is the ONLY place I like to go to when I go to Norbury.
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KareShepherd - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, June 17, 2011

We went to Mirch Masala on Mother's day, and it was a really disappointing meal. The food was very average. We ordered 5 curries, all of which didn't live up to expectations. You may think that I was the only dissatisfied customer, but my sister, grandma, dad and mum weren't impressed either.

For starters we had lamb samosas, and seekh kebab. The seekh kebab was quite nice and the samosas were nice and crispy.

For the main course, we decided to try the lamb vindaloo, karahi gosht, chicken korma, chicken tandoori masala curry and the karahi chilli chicken. The vindaloo wasn't hot(spicy) at all, which is surprising when you consider that vindaloo is renowned for being quite a spicy dish. It was also quite salty. The chicken tandoori masala curry was bland and almost certainly under seasoned. The chicken korma, again, didn't really deliver on flavour. The karahi gosht actually tasted quite nice, and, out of the 5, was probably the best tasting of the curries, although it too was a little salty. However, the lamb in both the vindaloo and karahi gosht was very tender, and so was cooked very well. The karahi chilli chicken wasn't too bad either, as the dish was nicely spiced and the chicken cooked well.

The worst thing about this restaurant is most definitely the service. Infact, it's probably one of the worst services we have ever experienced. Having been seated for approximately 10 minutes, we had 3 waiters come and ask if we were ready to order. One waiter in particular didn't look best pleased when we told him that we were still looking through the menu, and actually shook his head in disgust. Not the way you want to be treated, especially when it's your first time in the restaurant. While eating our dinner, we had to ask one waiter, 3 times for our mango lassi's. It's no real surprise that he forgot, considering that he didn't write anything down. On the third time of asking, we asked him to give it to us for free, since we had been waiting for over 20 minutes, and to his credit, he did.

Overall, we were not impressed with Mirch Masala. The service in particular was a shambles. The restaurant menu reads, 'Mirch Masala, food extraordinaire'. Well, far from it. More like, ordinary food.
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Dylan Shunmoogum
4 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Wednesday, April 06, 2011

SERVICE WAS GOOD THEY WELCOMED ME NICELY. THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS. THE CHICKEN WAS COOKED TO PERFECTION.
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ISHRAK
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, January 10, 2011