All reader reviews by Shweta Sahai

Cochin Brasserie

A must try!! Excellent food , very friendly staff , very nice ambience.

My husband is from Kerala and even though I am myself from North India , I am a big fan of Kerala cuisine.

Whenever my husband and I have a craving for authentic Kerala food , Cochin Brasserie comes to our mind and each visit is very satisfying.

Place is neat , clean and tastily decorated inside. Food is served with care and love. Food tastes great but isn't very heavy on your wallet. What more can one ask for!

We really liked these : Kerala Parotha(bread), Naadan Kozhi curry(chicken curry , kerala style) , Chicken Roast Curry(another kerala style curry), Chicken Pepper fry(starter) , Prawns fry(starter) and Semiya Payasam( vermicelli pudding).

Summary - highly recommended, hidden gem!!

Monday, September 21, 2009
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9

Bombay Palace

Average food, average ambience, expensive.

Some of the starters and the mango lassi was good. But the complete main course was average.

Being an Indian I can easily say that the food at Bombay Palace is far too much lacking in taste when it comes to the price you pay.

Summary: I will definitely not return to Bombay Palace. For all you patrons of Indian - not recommended!

Monday, September 21, 2009
Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3

Iyara Thai Restaurant

Truly a hidden gem of Wimbledon. We were there on Saturday in a group of 5 and have been there earlier too. This time around I decided to write this review as Chang Thai truly deserves one. My husband and I like Thai cuisine a lot and have been to several Thai restaurants in London. We can vouch that this place is one of the best. The fare served is full of flavours leaving you very satisfied every time you dine there. And it is not just the delicious food , the staff is very friendly too. On Saturday , apart from us there was a huge birthday party group over there. The staff was on its toes serving all promptly without letting the smile vanish from their faces! We really liked their prawn crackers , squid , fish cakes , tom kha soup, phad thai , panang chicken etc etc. In fact , none of the dishes tried have disappointed us. Even though a small upcoming place , it is highly recommended.

Monday, September 21, 2009
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9

Shikara

Highly overrated restaurant. We were at the restaurant in a group of 6 yesterday. Food was just average as was the ambience and service. We ordered total of 12-13 different starters and main courses of chicken, lamb and paneer . Did not relish even one of them. Lamb recipes were ok but still do not deserve the extraordinary ratings given in the reviews above. Will not recommend this place to any of my friends and will not revisit ever.

Monday, September 21, 2009
Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2