India Club

One of my friends has been raving about this place and took us on an adventure back to the days of the Raj. It was quite an experience. What a bizarre place - tucked away on the Strand.

It was really cute to discover one of the hidden delights of London - but to be honest, the food is really not that good. Not even for basic.

For authentic Indian food, at very good value, the best places are still in the Eastend.

Any of the canteen restaurants in East Ham beat the India Club hands down.
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Delores VanCartier - View all reviews by this user
4 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 2
Thursday, December 02, 2010

Hmm, Decor interesting and characterful. Service OK. Food pretty bland and not very much of it. We survived.
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Powej
6 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 4
Friday, October 08, 2010

We went there last night with friends and had one of the best Indian meals I've ever had in the UK, and as good as many we had in India. Egg curry, Masala Dhosas, Lamb Keema, Brinjal Bhaiji, Sambar, veg curry, dry beans and coconut, lemon rice, chapatis and naans - enough wonderful food to feed 4 of us very well indeed for £51. We brought our own Cobra from the offy next door, but the India Club, once dry, does do beers at the table these days.

I do think, based on comments below about the decor, that this place appeals to people who've been to India much more than people who haven't. But for food of this quality at prices like these, I don't really care that it's a little bit careworn. They also don't do the usual UK curry house thing of doing huge mains, rather they adopt a more Indian thali approach, where you get little servings of lots of different things, which I far prefer.

Oh and the mango lassi was to die for!
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nik devlin - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, August 08, 2010