Anokha Indian Restaurtant, St Pauls, London (3rd June 2013)

The latest review is from a lunch time curry Lee had in London, at the Anokha Indian Restaurant near St Pauls Cathedral in London. The restaurant is intimate with seating for around 24 people.  

Lee was attracted by the £6.95 lunch-time special menu for a vegetarian Thali. Other Thali options were available including meat, chicken and sea food at a small supplement each. For the price, you received a starter a vegetable dish, pilau rice and half a nan bread along with your choice of one extra dish from a list of 7 or 8. Lee chose the Paneer Karahi as the additional dish.

The group had poppadoms and chutneys to start then each chose their thali of choice. The food was well presented and full of flavour. Others in the party went for the chicken, meat and sea food options and all agreed, the meal was great value for money for some good quality food.

Lee looked at the al a carte menu and thought it was a bit on the pricey-side, so the value for money will not be as attractive for a regular meal, so a recommendation for the lunch-time special!

2 Grrenchurch Lane

London

EC3A 5AY

Tel: 020 7283 7729 or 020 7283 7747

Website: http://www.anokha-indian.com/

Sagar, Covent Garden (13th July 2012)

Harry had travelled down from Birmingham to meet up with the fellow members of the SLT curry club for a cultural pub crawl around London town.  Starting just off the Strand, moving into Covent Garden, Holborn and then the Kings Cross area the boys visited a total of 10 pubs, some of the party able to deal with the alcohol better than others - no names eh Tony!

After approximately 5 or 6, we decided to visit Sagar, a veggie paradise recommended by Lee as his local venue for a quick curry.  The boys all went for the Theatre Menu Vegetable Thali, an excellent choice of quality food, all for £6.

The meal consisted of a Biryani, Tarka Dhall, Channa Massala, Raita, Paratha and a dry Aloo dish.  The Thali also came with a rice desert.  Green chillies for Lee and Tony added the required heat to spice up the dishes, Simon ate his full Thali and then looked for left overs from others. 

No alcohol in the restaurant but a pub next door allowed the party to have a pre meal drink, service was quick and friendly, with really authentic and tasty dishes.

This is a no-frills Indian restaurant producing wonderfully flavoured dishes. Each one is beautifully spiced and balanced.  Everyone really enjoyed the meal, excellent food and exceptional value meant that this is a must visit restaurant.

Difficult to score the meal as it did not follow the traditional format the club are used to, but has to be up there with the best that we have visited.

31 Catherine Street

Covent Garden

London

WC2B 5JS

Tel: 020 7836 6377

Website: http://www.sagarveg.co.uk/