Millbank Spice

This place is without doubt the best Indian food I have had in London. I go here every week and have gone here, every week on average, for the last 5 years. I have been to all the famous Indian reastaurants, from Les Portes Des Indes, Zaike, The Mint Leaf, Benares, Chutney Mary and The Bombay Brasserie...yet I would have Millbank spice any time. I have the Lamb Dhansak, Brinjal Bhaji, Stuffed Paratha and Saag aloo. I have just had a take away from there and I really want to sing from the rooftops - this place is extraordinarily amazing,
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pol
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, March 10, 2012

I don't normally bother to comment on these review blogs but felt I must on this occasion, if only to counter some of the negative criticism about this restaurant. This evening we enjoyed a fantastic meal at Millbank Spice - the food was beautifully cooked and the service attentive, helpful and polite. I would recommend it very highly indeed.
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Fiona McAfee
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Monday, February 20, 2012

The food here is very nice but EXPENSIVE, the food portions are ok at best and could be a lot bigger for the amount you are paying.

I use this place now and then with me eating in and taking away at times and i find it one one of the best curry houses around pimlico-victoria, the only things that let it down i find are that it's seems a lot more expensive than the other curry houses around the area and the take away portions (curry's) are not that big with only containers half full at times, FILL THEM UP dont be shy....

Overall it's a good very clean indian which i would recomend to anyone, i just wish they would drop there prices a little or at least give much bigger portions (take away) to make up for high prices they charge.

The staff seem ok to me but like a few posted before a smile now and then and a bit of talking and showing a bit more of intrest would not hurt.

My pro's and cons are below.

Pro's.....Food is very very nice. Very clean place to eat in. Nice location.

Cons.... The portions need to be bigger (take away and eat in) the rice portions when eating in are tiny. The staff could smile more and try to take a bit more notice of what is going on around them with there customers. And make the prices a little cheaper, if not as above give bigger portions and fill up the take away boxes to the top DONT BE SHY, you charge enough so they should be full.
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4 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Thursday, January 19, 2012

The food here is great and very reasonable but I agree the waiters are without charm. I don't think one smile throughout the whole meal. Aside from the service (which is perfectly efficient) I would thoroughly recommend Millbank Spice.
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Zoe
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Thursday, December 08, 2011

I think Millbank Spice is the best Restaurant in London. The food is fab and delicious didn't have a single crumb left on my plate. The staff are very helpful and the service was great. The décor was absolutely amazing and I would definitely be visiting there many more times in the future
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Shaz
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, October 16, 2010

We went here with a big group for a stag do, all be it quite a well-behaved one. The management were very helpful and flexible. The food was excellent and very affordable for the location. The staff were friendly but sometimes their grasp of English was a bit questionable.
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8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Sunday, September 19, 2010

I've been going to this place since its opening night about six years back.

The food remains good if a little hit-and-miss at times, but the service is terrible. It's not that the staff are necessarily deliberately rude, they just seem to be a bunch of grumpy, mostly older men who really could not care less. A smile would probably kill them.

The air conditioning could do with some attention as the kitchen fumes tend to find their way into the restaurant and your clothes always smell of curry for a couple of days after.

But despite that, I do still go every couple of months or so, sometimes just to enjoy the grumpiness of it all.
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Martin Barden
4 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Best local curry house in London. Been going for 5 years now.
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Ryan
8 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 10
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Good food - rude service
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6 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

We visit Millbank Spice every now and again as we are locals and it's just around the corner. I have to say that I tried many indian restaurants as my hubby loves going for a curry, but I just didn't seem to really dig indian food. Until we discovered Millbank Spice. This is the only indian place that I ever asked my hubby to take me back again.

The food is very good and we have never been disappointed and we tried quite some of the dishes. We have been going there for 5-6 years (that's when the place opened) and the quality of the dishes has never altered. I also like that unlike some other indian restaurants, the meat dishes always come with plenty of meat. My favorites are the special duck curries and the baby aubergine as a vegetable side.

Also, the food/drinks are very reasonably priced.

I can only recommend the place.
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edith
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Sunday, July 26, 2009