Baburchi

the new delivery guy is excellent his very good looking. he use to work for chutney now his here im glad..... ive been gooing to the restaurant for the last 5 years and the food is mmmaw, service ok but can improve manager is very kind and generous.
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miss lisa downinng
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Food 9 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 6
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Restuarant is nice and clean. Food is Excellent .staff looks ok. service is ok.
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T . Alan
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Nice food- shame abotu the staff!
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Food 7 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 6
Friday, November 02, 2007

Fantastic restaurant, lovely food, very good service, very clean!!!!

I reccomend this place to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Giorgia
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Friday, September 14, 2007

I have been dining out at this charasmatic diner for the past 7 years, i enjoy the large portions of contemporary indian cuisine. I am happy with the attentive waiting staff and usually have my food at the table prompt. I am impressed with the deco and this place will be a regular for me even if i move out of the local area.

Enjoy !
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sonia
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Saturday, July 21, 2007

I have not yet visited this restaurant but have had takeaways delivered to my door and seeing as I have been eating Indian food since I was 5yrs old, I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. The flavours are absolutely fantastic and the portions are more than enough for one.
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D Brady
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Food 10 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 7
Sunday, April 22, 2007

Never been disappointed. Try the thalis they are a great way to try many dishes and are more than enough for one!
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Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Friday, March 09, 2007

As curryholics, and long-time East London residents, this has been our "regular" for some time.

It is a bit like an upmarket Essex nightclub inside, and the waiters can be a bit chavvy, but the food is on another level to that offered by it's dozens of competitors (including the much-marketed, busier, but very so-so "Star of India" just down the road). And watch for the wobbly tables!

Contrary to the other comments, we always find the portions to be large, and the menu is more extensive than you would normally find in a local curryhouse (various fish and hash (duck) dishes in addition to the usual rogans and dhansaks). Last night I had Pawn Puri to start (vibrant and fresh) and Sizzling Lime Chilli Lamb, which was succulent with the cooked-down lime giving it a lovely piquant tang to offset the fiery chilli. Enough for two, really. I waddled back into the carpark!

It is a little pricier than the average (and they do sting you for bottled beer) but I can only remember one disappointment in around 4 years of eating here.
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Trevor Allen
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Food 8 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 7
Thursday, January 04, 2007

this is a truely fabulous restuarant, the food is just so exquisite and the service is exellent. the prices are a bit higher than local shops but for food like that, money is no object!!! gorgeous restaurant!
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alyssa
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, October 07, 2006

First thing you would notice when you go into Barburchi is the deco, which is pretty outstanding with nice lighting and good use of the narrowly shaped restaurant. The service was ok, nothing spectacular, as the waiters did not seem too over-friendly nor unfriendly.

I was particularly amused at the prices on the menu considering the fact that Leytonstone is one of those East London towns where value for money is definately something shop-owners concentrate on to beat the competition. For a standard dinner set with drink I was looking at £15-25 (per head), this would include 1 rice, 1 curry, 1 nan and a bottle of beer. Next door you could have a meal for 2 for that price.

By this point of the review, you probably think I'm a scrooge or something, but I just believe in value for money. If a restaurants meal, service and atmosphere all went nicely then I wouldn't mind taking/prying out 100 quid from my wallet (even though a few flies would flutter out first). BUT, the food was very average. I had the Rogan Josh which was in a very small portion (just less than a handful) and all my collegues dishes were a similar size. Taste-wise, they got all the flavours right, but I've definately had better for cheaper elsewhere.

All in all, I feel that Barburchi probably belongs in the City of London where the richer people could pay more for less and probably still write good reviews for it.
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delmontebanana - View all reviews by this user
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Food 6 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 3
Monday, September 25, 2006