Mumbai

I am from NYC where Indian food is subpar compared to London, so admittedly my palate for curry is not the most discerning. That said, I thought the food at Mumbai was really good. I had chicken korma, aloo bahar and peshwari naan on my first visit. All were excellent. Second time around I tried the chicken tikka and aubergine Bhaji. Not quite as good as my first meal, as the aubergine was quite oily, but both were tasty. The staff are very nice as well. If I lived here, this would be a go-​to for me.

This place is very close to me and also the only reasonably priced Indian that delivers around here so I use it a regularly. I made a mistake and ordered one of the British Standard Curries here once and it was bland and unpleasant, so I didn’t use it for a long time. Then I tried it a few months ago and ordered the chicken Xacuti which was excellent. A friend of mine who obviously doesn’t like curry as she ordered a korma here also thought it excellent. Their tarka dhal is unfortunately, nothing special, I mean you have to order it, but it’s not worth selling a kidney for, even if it’s not your own, which is the standard to which I hold the very best of this much loved side dish.
Despite the name, the staff are all from Bangladesh and none of them have ever been to Mumbai. Let this not deter you, if you are in SE1 and need a little spice, you can do a lot worse than this place for a lot more money.

This is my local Indian and I like it a lot. They deliver… even if you literally live across the street and are being extremely lazy on a cold winter’s evening.
It’s also nice for a sit-​down meal too. Courteous waiting staff and nice atmosphere. Make sure you check out the painting of the Houses of Parliament beside the bar. It is hilariously bad and almost unrecognisable.
I highly recommend this place.

Good North Indian cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. The service at Mumbai is excellent and the prices are easy on the purse.
The baltis are especially good albeit a bit more spicy than the norm. Poppadums and chutneys are wonderfully done and better than most I’ve had in London.