Chutneys

I do not recommend this vegetarian restaurant. The chef is definitely not from Kerala. The food was tasteless. The Thali was the worst we have every had! Very tasteless. The Dosa, which was the reason why we went, was just awful. I am from Kerala the food was not from Kerala. The curry that came with the Dosa was wrong along with the side dishes. Very disappointing.
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Agnes Fernandez
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 4
Saturday, August 21, 2010

what a disappointment. ordered dosas and idli's and they were came stone cold!

took us a while to convince our waiter that the dosa's weren't prepared fresh . eventually we did get another round, but to our dismay it was still cold. for the first time ever i had to leave a restaurant!

this may have been due to the fact that they had an all you can eat buffet, but that i think is still no excuse for serving such poor quality food.
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pravin Pandey
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Monday, December 07, 2009

I visited Chutneys for the first time last week with my sister. Must say that it was a pleasant and welcome surprise. The food is of a good quality, tasty, reasonably priced and certainly deserves a return visit. The paneer tikka was the highlight for me - fresh soft paneer, spiced and seasoned correctly - piping hot.

Chutneys has a decent and varied menu - the most popular of south indian and gujerati dishes are available. It could probably do with some improvements in choice, but generally all tastes can be catered for. The restaurant is a little on the small side, and balancing dishes on the tables is tricky - but the staff are overall attentive and helpful. For those of us who are vegetarians - Chutneys provides an outlet that is reliable - you won't leave here hungrey!

Well done Chutneys - keep your eyes and ears open for suggestions from the public, and I hope to see you around for a long time to come.
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Hema Purohit
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Myself and my partner noticed this place a few times and made a mental note to go there - which we did 2 Saturday's ago. We didn't realise it was a vegetarian restaurant until we were sitting down with our beers, so I was at a bit of a loss as to what to order. The very friendly waiter made some recommendations - and boy were we blown away. This is positively the best Indian food we have had in London EVER - and we like our Indians! The portions where huge, really tasty and excellent value for money - 1 starter and 1 main for me,a Thali for my partner and 2 large Cobra's £31. Can't complain about that - and we will be back!
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Budgenma
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

I was in a big group (c.12) and the organiser had pre-ordered thalis for everyone. They were so bad I found it inedible. I just ate the rice with chutneys from the poppadoms! It took me right back to school dinners, i don't think i've ever been served such a poor meal in a restaurant and I eat out a lot. The dal had a skin on it, and a horrible taste to it. None of the food was hot (temperature let alone spice). The vegetable curry had bits of sweetcorn and just looked completely unattractive and proved to be overcooked and completely lacking in flavour. I can't believe that those who have provided good reviews are served this food or the many people pouring in as I left, so i don't know what made the kitchen think they could get away with it. Perhaps it's cos we were a big group? Anyway, that was my experience. Won't be returning - prefer to stick to Diwana across the road.
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Joanna James
2 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 0
Thursday, July 30, 2009

I am a frequent customer in chutney, the food is mindblowing once you taste it you will want to have more and more as you can see i cant get enough of it, the service there is kind thanks to all the staff... i will recomend eveyone to try the delicious mouth watering vegetarian food that is in served in Chutney
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Hushnara - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Starters great especially Paneer Tikka which was fantastic and mixed ‘Mumbai’ appetisers, Bhel Puri not so great. Middle course of Onion Dosa very nice too. Mains mixed - Thoram especially was not terribly good, stir-fired vegetable curry decent. Service – one exceptional waiter: welcoming, friendly, prompt and one less so.

As for décor the dining room itself is nice with windows on two sides although the tables are fairly close together so whoever is sitting on the inside gets bumped when people go past. In addition the toilets are very small and could do with a spring-clean.

£22 a head (without service) including two beers and two very nice fresh juices – okay value.
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Rex - View all reviews by this user
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Friday, July 17, 2009

Stands out well above the rest of the Drummond Street crowd at the moment, for quality of food, service and ambiance. The daytime buffet has a fabulous selection but can be a bit frenetic, the evening is much more relaxed and the food carefully prepared. The home made kulfi is divine...
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The Marylebone Muncher - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Saturday, March 21, 2009

I went here for the first time based on these reviews. Huge disappointment. My husband and I are both vegetarians, eat out all the time and he loves indian food. Worst meal in 20 years. I can't believe these reviews based on the really poor food we were served. Yes its cheap and staff friendly but food- yuk.
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helen - View all reviews by this user
5 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

I have been visiting this vegetarian restaurant on and off over 6 - 7 years and it has always been good value for money. The food has so far been OK (nothing special) and the staff friendly and helpful. We went for lunch today Sunday the 21st Sep and there has been a huge improvement in the quality and choice of food. At lunchtime they serve an open buffet and you can refill your plate as many times as you want. The dishes include spicy panir peas (yum!) , aubergine, dal, nan, fragrant rice, sag aloo (fab!) and a range of spicy, wonderful veg dishes. There is also dessert which included fruit, gulabjamun, trifle etc. The meal cost an amazing £6.95 per person! I mean there're not many places in C. London where you would even get past the door for that kind of money, let alone get a delicious meal. They have a new chef and I hope he stays for a while. We'll certainly be going back. I would certainly recommend you try it.
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Amit Sen
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Sunday, September 21, 2008