Delhi Grill

Plain and simple, short menu may mean that too-frequent visits may get boring (perhaps the blackboard specials will provide the variety).

Only downsides I can think of are that the seats are hard, and I prefer fluffier naans.
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Dick Bowman
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, August 25, 2011

This is my absolute favourite restaurant in the area. Relaxed atmosphere, seriously delicious food and fabulous service - make sure you try the specials on the board - tasty every time!
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Alice
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Wow - proper desi food! Saag and bhartha like my grandmother cooks. This place rocks.
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Bhupi
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, April 29, 2011

Fairly standard Indian fare, nothing special at all, and serves "monkfish" curry that is made with a totally different (and much cheaper) fish, and claims that it is monkfish... the guy had the nerve to argue with me, I'm a chef I know what monkfish is...
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Alicia W
3 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Monday, March 28, 2011

I've been here three times now (before and after the positive reviews) and each time it was excellent, the only difference since the reviews is that it's a lot busier. I've been on week day evenings rather than weekends, if you want somewhere to glam up and go for cocktails on a special occasion then this is probably not the place - it's informal but that is the aim.

I love the style of the place - it is neither a faux posh indian (ie poncy) or a crusty old style Indian but a more modern, casual and fresh feeling place. One wall is decorated with old newspapers and the other with a large blackboard listing the daily specials.

The staff are very friendly and efficient.

The food is great (light and fresh) and very reasonably priced. The dips are especially creative at this price level.

I've lived in Angel for 18 months now and this is definitely the best Indian restaurant I have found in the area. I really enjoy coming here, probably more than most other (non Indian) restaurants in Angel.

It's early days but a very welcome addition to the local scene.
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James
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, December 13, 2010

We visited the restaurant after reading the Metro article, and indeed we were not disappointed! We ordered loads of dishes just to try them all out (not that there were too many of them to try off the menu), and they were all delicious. My personal favourite was the Bhindi (stir-fried okra). It was definitely worth a trip, and we will be going back!
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Thien
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Saturday, October 30, 2010

A fantastic find on a rather dreary stretch of Chapel Market. Inside it's bright, welcoming and spotlessly clean with colourful Indian posters on the walls (like a scruffier version of Dishoom). It's run by an enthusiastic young team and the menu is reassuringly concise and impossibly reasonable with few dishes breaking the £6 mark.

We ordered a veritable feast for £30 including punchy grilled lamb chops that arrived still sizzling; succulent and well-spiced chicken tikka; and a wonderfully hot and flavoursome slow-cooked rogan gosht. Freshly made rotis and light, buttery naan was great for mopping up a fragrant tarka dal and tangy beetroot chutney. An uninteresting aloo gobi let the side down but overall, we were impressed by the fresh flavours and judicious use of chilli.

With no room for dessert, we rolled out into the night. We'll definitely be back to try the seekh kebabs and the mattar paneer. Hope they can keep the prices low and the quality as high as it is now. Recommended.
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-K- - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Thursday, September 30, 2010

Best Indian in the area. Quite a short menu, unlike most Indian places, but here it works and means everything is done really well. Fresh, non-greasy and delicious. Make sure you try the Okra (Bhindi) and the chicken tikka birianyi special if it's on - they were both really good. Very friendly service. Excellent value - about 30 quid for two with a glass of wine each. Highly recommended.
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nickauk - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, August 15, 2010

I came across Delhi Grill at their Chapel farmer's market stall a couple of weeks back. There was a bit of a queue for their wraps, so I gave one a try and it was just amazing.

So I took my better half there for dinner last week and the food was special. Unlike other Indian restaurants, they are cooking their food properly - i.e slow cooking. This did mean they had run out of lamb curry when we got there, but the curry chicken and potato veg dish were extremely tasty, and also not at all oily.

But the real treat was the sizzling plate of starters - we tried the Delhi Grill plate and the kebabs and chicken were delicious - although personally I found the lamb chops to be too spicy and pungent.
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9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 14, 2010