Salaam Namaste

After having a really good meal here a few months back, I returned last Monday for a lovely evening. I opted for a crab cake starter which was really delicious, with a good portion of flavoursome. Having enjoyed my memorable main course of chicken breast stuffed with minced lamb and spinach so much last time, I went for the same again - the first time was no fluke, this dish is ace.

My husband and I were dining on a 50% off food meal deal which offered us absolutely outstanding value: two courses each, plus poppadums and wine for under £30. We'll keep returning, Salaam Namaste is a terrific place to eat.
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dawnage - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Sunday, April 13, 2008

The food at Salaam Namaste was very tasty , (especially the Bangladeshi fish curry, but careful with the bones!), and a nice change from the standard "British curry house" fare. Great value for money .The portions were a good size and we were not left feeling hungry at all!

Would definately go back
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Phil
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 03, 2008

This restaurant in Bloomsbury is a real discovery, as there is not a decent restaurant around here,

The food were devine and authentic, service was friendly and attentive.

We had Pistachio Chicken Korma that was decorated with real edible silver-really nice!!

Would reccommend Salaam Namaste, its worth the visit.
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Martin
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

I was recomended by a friend to try Salam Namaste. I went there for the first time last friday with my work colleges. It truely is the best indian food I have had in London. The restuarant has very friendly staff who were very attentive. I would recomend this place to any one and cant wait to go back.
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Jal Drury
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Friday, March 28, 2008

I must praise Salaam Namaste, a secret find in Bloomsbury, though it is tucked away in the back street, their starters like kathi kabab or the Chat Patti is awsome so is the Lamb bara kabab,

Main course we had Gosht Zardaloo, thats a parsi dish cooked with apricot and Fish Curry with Mango from Mauritious, These are the dishes that not available in the curry houses, even the top end of the resaurant in Chelsea or Maifair for instance,

The owner has a fascination with food, travel and people so he told us, and brings back recipes that are eaten at homes in India and sub-continent, must say they are authentic , i am a regular at this restaurant.

This is a lovely restaurant with fantastic attentive service,
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W Jones
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, March 21, 2008

First of all, we've been received in the basement christmas room (the 12th of january) where the heater didn't work. temperature was close to 0 (kelvin) !!! Service was particularly long & terrible ! The menu was dirty with food. And we didn't eat yet !
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Brad P.
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Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 2
Saturday, January 12, 2008

i cannot belive the shining reviews this place has received.

Being asian i must admit that this has been the worst restaurant I have dined in

The service was good we came ina group of five after reading these reviews and were seated immediately

for starters we ordered samosas for 2. 50 they brought us 1 small samosa and the meat inside was burnt and black...we told the waiter this who examined it for a bit and then said he would bring new ones which were not any better..

the overall meal as well as all of our dishes were not great .Though we ordered a variety of vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes which were to bland and oily....

therefore no body from our table ended up finishing any of their dishes . This place was not only a waste of food but also time and money.

the place is really small too you are better of eating at far better places then this so Please give it a miss
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Huma
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Food 4 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, January 08, 2008

My dining experience at Salaam Namaste did not begin well, as we were seated right next to the door - there is no shielding interior door - and I anticipated the cold on a December night. Then, when we placed our order, we had to ask for a jug of water three times (the wine we ordered at the same time as the water came immediately).

However, after this disappointing beginning, I am pleased to say that things improved rapidly. The waiter was apologetic at having forgotten the water and, from this point, I found the service to be courteous and alert. In some restaurants, serving staff avoid the eyes of diners, particularly if they are not the member allocated to your table; this is not so at Salaam Namaste, I am pleased to say.

We were brought complimentary poppadums and chutneys... although pleasant, the poppadums had a real tendency to stick to the teeth (I could see people subtly trying to dislodge bits of poppadum all around the restaurant, whenever a new diner was seated!).

My ambivalence towards the poppadums paled when presented with our main courses. Our anticipation was building, as we waited more than half an hour for our main courses (certainly our own fault for foregoing starters, as I wouldn't want our meals to be anything other than prepared freshly). I opted for a dish from the speciality menu: a chicken breast stuffed with minced lamb and spinach, served with a mild sauce and mushroom pilau rice. It was absolutely divine. It was cooked to perfection and it was worth waiting a while for it. The description suggested it would be a mild dish and I am not sure I would entirely agree with this, as it certainly had some kick, but I can tolerate a certain amount of spice and thought it was a fantastic dish.

My husband opted for a chili paneer dish which incorporated various vegetables - he liked his dish as much as I liked mine. However, he was a bit envious of the cashew nuts that accompanied my meal and thought that his dish could also do with some! A minor suggestion though, as he really loved his dinner.

We ordered some mushrooms and a dhal makhani as side orders and ended up bringing them home with us, as we barely made a dent on them in the restaurant, thanks to decent portion sizes. They have tasted good for lunch today, though!

Salaam Namaste is a gem and we will definitely go back - even without the 30% discount which made the meal such excellent value. I'd advise anyone who goes to try the speciality menu, rather than the tried-and-tested favourites which are also available - it makes for a fantastic dining experience.
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dawnage - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Saturday, December 29, 2007

I Went there for lunch on a Saturday once. Thought the food was good but the service and the atmosphere....terrible!! The waiter couldn't even be bothered to provide us with menus let alone serve us drinks and there were only two couple in the whole restaurant. I'm sorry he was a complete idiot, but worst of all........they played two songs throughout the whole experience....just two songs for 1 hour. Those songs were "last Christmas" by Wham and "I have a dream" the West Life version on repeat over and over and over again. I'm still having nightmares! So there you go...good food...terrible terrible service...and**** awful music
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Chris Coffils
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Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 4
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Food was excellent. Restaurant was busy, but not full on this Tuesday evening. Service was great, actually almost too attentive, but much prefer this to bad service and being ignored. Food was all served quickly and the mango lassis are awesome. Fortunately we were able to take doggie bags home with us as our eyes were way bigger than our bellies. Will definitely return!
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Richard Wheatley
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, October 02, 2007