New Delis

2 Reviews on “New Delis”

• Sunita

  An amazing place in central London to satisfy your cravings for Mumbai street food. I love their pav bhaji. It actually makes me feel that I am in Mumbai. Chole bhature is good too. The ambience is nice. This place is not too crowded so can relax peacefully after work. The service is bit slow and at times the dishes are quiet spicy but too tasty.

  February 11, 2020, 5:21 am

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• Alice Gee

  I am not normally crazy about Indian food, but really enjoyed my dinner tonight. This was partly because I showed the menu to Indian and Pakistani colleagues who recommended several items to order.It’s a bright modern space, with a pleasant soundtrack that’s not too loud. Staff were gracious and happy to explain the menu extensively. Kitchen is efficient, as food arrived very quickly on a night that a third of the tables were occupied.Our first dish of Bhel Puri Chaat was a revelation. It turned on its head all of my preconceptions of Indian food being heavy and stodgy. Puffed rice, bombay mix, skin on roasted peanuts, spices, fresh coriander, lemon juice, and date and tamarind chutney were served on very thin, brittle flat bread slices. Crispy, bright, herbal, zingy and sweet. A flavor combination I associate more with Northern Thailand than India.Samosa Chaat was pleasant. Crisp potato filled samosa dressed in yoghurt and sweetened with a drizzle of date and tamarind syrup. Lamb Boti Kebab was good too. Very tender lamb. There were three awesome dipping sauces based on tamarind, mint and coriander smeared artistically onto the serving slate. I would have liked to have had more of the dipping sauces. Next time I will be bold enough to ask.BBQ broccoli was another standout dish for me. A whole head of broccoli had been drenched in a soft young cheese and then char grilled. It was served still crunchy, so this dispelled my other prejudice about Indian vegetables being cooked to death. A light and clean version of broccoli cheese, actually.The only dish I would not order again was the Aubergine Salan. Quite stodgy due to the large quantity of coconut cream. It didn’t have the complexity of flavor of some of our other dishes.We attended the discounted soft launch, but with a bottle of house red at a very reasonable 14.95, at full price our light dinner for two would have come to 42 before service.

  December 19, 2016, 11:27 pm

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