Cafe Spice Namaste

Good Indian food and friendly staff. Surprisingly good service given most Indian restaurants are completely lacking on service. Although they don’t have chicken tikka masala on the menu, they will still make it for you if you ask

Some of the best Indian (fusion) food I have ever had! Have been in England for over a week and was getting pretty tired of pub food, so based on reviews (good) and location (about a hundred feet from my hotel) decided to give this restaurant a go!
The four of us were seated immediately (we didn’t have a reservation) and offered a menu, specials, and a drink/​wine list. Was a little unsure of the Indian red, so the waiter offered to bring me a taste. It was good, similar to a port, but quite tasty and paired well with the food.
For starters we ordered the curried Dorset snails, a beetroot samosa and Frankie lamb! All were excellent. For our entrees we had the chicken tikka, a goat dish off the specials menu, the sautéed spinach with mushrooms and cheese, a second chicken dish, and naan bread. All were remarkable and distinctly different! (I can’t remember what the second chicken dish was…).
We were too full for dessert but they looked wonderful!
The service was efficient and friendly!
Will definitely be returning on a future visit to London and plan on making the trek from Kensington!

Just returning from an amazing dinner at Café Spice Namaste.
First off, this place was packed at 7:30 pm on a Tuesday night. I had to wait a few minutes before my hostess assigned me a table. The hostess/​server has an extremely warm personality and is very friendly! I think her name is Pervin! Pervin, if you ever happen to read this review, thanks a lot for being so nice. 1 star just for you!
For drinks, I tried their Salted Lassi (£4.75). It was spot on. Amazing taste and for someone who loves butter milk, doesn’t get any more perfect than this!
For main course, they had a special menu — can’t remember if it was weekly or monthly, but it had something that caught my attention — *Crab & Haddock Goa Curry* (£16.95). The description doesn’t clearly state, that the dish is accompanied with Naan. I asked Pervin if I can get a Garlic Naan instead of the plain naan, and she quickly accomodated my request at no extra charge!
While I was waiting for dinner, I was also served with a small albiet delicious portion of their complementary Tomato Soup.
As for the main course — the dish was really tasty. It’s basically 2 cakes of Crab & Haddock which contain eggs too. Simply delicious! I was a bit disappointed to see that they didn’t have much curry sauce, but again, the attentive staff at this place noticed that and happily served me additional curry sauce (again at no extra cost).
Overall, it was just a wonderful experience.
Will definitely visit again and will definitely recommend this place for thier food and hospitable staff!

The best Indian restaurant I’ve ever visited.
They have amazing food, they have random meat on offer, Ostrich? Yup. Springbok? Sure.
They have really friendly staff who will always try to help you with your order and are always accommodating.
They have a large selection of Whiskies.
Best of all, they accept Tastecard.
If you are in the area and looking for an Indian, visit this one.

Probably one of the most flavoursome Indian Restaurants I’ve been to. I ended up going for the Mixed Tandoori plate to be able to try every different element on the menu. Every individual item was incredible. Three items stood out, surprisingly on this meat heavy dish the Mushroom Tikka was the clear winner, followed by the unusual Duck sausage. Even the beef was cooked to perfection, still pink on the inside but managing to hold the spiced marinade. Prices may be a little steep once you add on your side items but well worth it as a treat. (Visit — 27/​11/​2014 Lunch)

What a little gem. Off the beaten path but quite close to Tower of London for tourists out there. We visited on a weekday at about 1pm and there was ample seating available. While the customers were mostly business men I did not feel at all out of place bringing two babies. Even when they cried it seemed like the murmur of the other customers was louder then their cries and no one seemed to be bothered by our babies :)
The wait staff was lovely and accommodating, attentive and nice
He food was yummy and it was interesting to see a beetroot and coconut samosa on the menu. Quite yummy :)
Would definitely come here again!

I was excited to try Indian food in London so my colleague recommended Café Spice Namaste.
The menu is interesting. There are a lot of dishes that I just don’t see in the United States. I’m guessing the American taste is quite different.
I ordered the MURGH PASANDA MAKHANI dish. It was this chicken in a creamy tomato sauce. The chicken was cooked well, it was not dry at all.
However, I’d have to say this was the most bland Indian dish I have ever had in my life. There was literally no flavor or salt in my dish. Even taking into account the restaurant doing a low salt initiative, I still thought the flavor was unacceptable.
The other dishes didn’t seem that bad though. The MUSHROOM & INDIAN WHEY CHEESE IN SPINACH was actually very good, and I don’t even like mushrooms all that much. The spinach was just pureed very nicely. The TADKA DAAL had some nice caramelized onions on top.
The mango lassi was okay too. The butter naan was fluffy although it lacked salt, so it definitely needs to be eaten with something else.
I was very disappointed in my main dish but maybe I just got a bad dish. The other dishes were good.

I find this to be the best Indian cuisine in London. I especially appreciate the range of dishes that you won’t find at your average curry house: pork vindaloo, beef tikka, beetroot samosas, duck sausage. It is perhaps a bit out of the way, but well worth the journey.

Wow, incredible spot. The food is the star, but the service was also excellent. The prawn patia was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had. The tikka sampler was fantastic with surprisingly perfectly cooked rare duck and salmon. Cheese naan just okay and décor a bit wild, but who cares, the food was great.

I visited here two days ago with my family for a goodbye lunch as half of our group — including a one year old — were returning to Australia after holidaying in London. We chose to go here as my Dad, who is Indian, highly recommended it. We were not disappointed.
From the moment we arrived, until we left, we were thoroughly pleased and impressed by the food — delicious and tasty well sized portions — and service — efficient, friendly, polite and highly attentive. Considering we had a highly spirited one year old in our group, the staff were very accommodating, attentive — nothing seemed too much trouble — to us all including my nephew, unlike other places we had experienced recently on this trip.
I highly recommend the prawn Goan curry with red rice; chapattis; the classic dosas; for dessert I tried some of my group’s crème brûlée which had ginger and cardamon in and was truly delicious; if I’d not been so full from my main and of course a few poppadums, I’d have sampled more of it!
The location of the restaurant is very handy for workers, visitors and Londoners alike as it is very close — only a short walk — to Tower Hill tube and Tower Gateway DLR.
You won’t be disappointed!

I went to the restaurant alone, and although there was a large event happening on the night, they happily offered me a spot at the bar because there were no free tables. Even with such a large number of people, the servers were very attentive and the food came out in a considerably fast time under the circumstances!
I ordered the spice mixed platter, letting you sample a little of each of their different dishes and almost all of them were delicious. The chilli garlic and cheese naan I had to go with it wasn’t anything special, and probably too much food anyway, but the welcome I received, the hospitality of the people and the range of flavours definitely made it a 5 star evening for me

I wanted so badly to give this place five stars. The food is spectacular.
However, the service was very slow and frustrating. A huge disappointment.
I’d still recommend going if you’re really passionate about Indian food. The food was definitely at least 4.5 stars.
It’s also just slightly overpriced.

I love celebrity chefs, and so coming to Cyrus Todiwala’s main restaurant was very exciting — and possibly the reason why it didn’t score all that highly as I was expecting a lot.
First the positives — service was very good, some of the best I’ve had in a restaurant. Mr Todiwala was even there in person, and everyone made us feel at home.
The downside was that I was expecting to have my mind blown with the authentic indian flavours… and I just wasn’t. It wasn’t a spicing problem — everything just seemed under seasoned. I enjoyed my food but I wouldn’t rush back here — which is a shame because I really wanted to love it so much.

We had been wanting to go to Café Spice Namaste for ages, having had small samples of Cyrus Todiwala’s food at food festival type places but never actually having the chance to have a meal. My birthday was the occasion that finally brought us here.
We were early for our reservation but were seated quickly and pleasantly. Even though the restaurant wasn’t very busy, they sat us at a table in the middle of a row with my seat being on a bench — but oddly the table was lined up so half of me was on one cushion and half on another. We slid the table over a bit and it was more comfortable.
The interior isn’t huge but it doesn’t feel cramped, but the tables are rather near to each other. I was surprised to be given a rather tatty menu, but I suppose they’re busy and those menus get used a lot.
I had pretty much decided what I was going to order before we arrived, and so we got the starter platter for 2, and I had the Murgh Passanda Makhani (a stuffed chicken breast in a sauce), and a peshwari naan. My husband had a Dhaansaak.
To start with, the starters were a bit hit and miss. It came with 4 tikka meats (salmon, venison, duck, chicken), and then 5 other vegetarian items — but one of our veggie items was a meat samosa… The best thing by far was the cranberry and lime paani poori. The worst was the venison, as it was covered in a coriander-​based paste, and I, alas, am one of those people who just can’t stand coriander. Most of it was just fine, if a bit dry.
Then the mains came, and we were so excited — and then, not. The dhaansaak wasn’t to my taste as the star anise flavour was quite strong. And my lovely-​sounding chicken was just meh. It needed some salt, and I also didn’t like that the bone was left on the supreme. And then I decided to have some bread, but it was burnt on the bottom. I ate what I could, but no one ever came to check on us so I couldn’t do anything about it. To be fair, the mains weren’t to my taste and that’s not their fault — but i would have liked a new naan.
We both agreed that our normal Indian delivery is better, and that we’re glad we tried it but we won’t be returning.
Our bill with service was about £60. We only each had a Coke to drink, though.

Possibly the best meal my week in England. I’m not even much of an Indian food fan but since we were in London, the family insisted on having some and this was the location of choice.
We had a party of 6 and decided to just put our night in the chef’s hands and ordered the «tasting course» meal for everyone. We started with the pappadum and various sauces which was a nice intro. Then they brought out a trio of tikka dishes. A salmon tikka (we all liked the least), duck tikka and venison tikka. The duck and venison were outstanding. They also brought out a sample of the chicken tikka to humor me. I loved it as well. At this point, we’re close to full and the food is just beginning.
Next up came the vegetable dishes with some cabbage dish, a lentil dish, a chicken and spinach purée, a lamb dish, a shrimp curry. More amazing was the Naan and the cheese stuffed naan and even the raita. Best I’ve ever had of all 3.
I guess the 2 chefs are pretty famous and both were there this night cooking as a family member bought their cookbook and they came out to autograph it. Pretty cool. Fun night, great meal, fantastic service and unbelievable naan.

You know an Indian restaurant is good when an Indian friend highly recommended the place to you. And it’s even better when you go with her because she knows exactly what to order.
Even though the choices were limited because she’s a vegetarian (and I’m not), I was very impressed by all the breads, curries, rice she ordered. Even though I wasn’t prepared for the spiciness of a few, everything tasted amazing and I got full pretty quickly. So next time I come back I will order less so I can try their praised cocktails and desserts too.
Definitely come here if you want to go somewhere nice that puts a lot of effort in their décor and presenting their food, which is a nice change from the places in Brick Lane.

Excellent, if sometimes strange food again, marred by the fact that despite calling in advance and mentioning a taste card booking they proceeded to offer us a menu that wasn’t covered by the taste card, which we didn’t find out about until we asked for the bill and reminded them of a taste card booking. They then accused us of not mentioning the taste card either when we booked or when we arrived… But we did mention it.
Oh well, if was still nice :)

This is one of the best restaurants I have been to in London.
We must have stayed at the Grange across the street three or four times before we clued into the Indian cuisine goodness that awaited us at Spice. The menu is huge and has detailed descriptions of the dishes. I love that as it helped out a great deal with our selections.
Here’s what we had:
Pork Vindalu
Broccoli cauliflower
Roti
Raita
Beans
Babica
Everything was great. I also remember a prawn curry dish that I had previously that was outstanding and probably had eight huge shrimp in it.
Service has always been pleasant and helpful. Chef and his wife work the dining room checking in and welcoming guests. That’s a nice touch. Solid food at a good rice.
Spicy is nicey.

Awesome place. Don’t even think about it, just go!
What you will find is very healthy, nourishing, high quality, and imaginative food, with a focus on seasonality, organic produce and using suppliers with integrity.
As a vegan I was superbly looked after. There are lots of choices, and the excellent waiter knew exactly what I was on about. I had two of the vegetable side dishes — both of them made with organic, seasonal vegetables — potatoes and English garden peas, and a mushroom and courgette Goan style curry which was done in a coconut sauce. Both delicious and perfectly sized for me instead of one main. I was really torn as they also had a very simple mushroom dish which was tempting, and there were many more I could have chosen. Unusual and wonderful to have so much choice rather than just the usual vegan option of Tarka Dal!
To finish, I had the Fireside Tea — Darjeeling with dark rum, cinnamon and lemon. All perfect for a crisp autumn night.
On the way out I noticed the many many awards this place has and a plaque acknowledging the chef has an OBE and an MBE. Dude deserves it — this restaurant is a true delight.

A London colleague recommended Café Spice Namaste, a short distance from the Tower of London and the Tower Tube station. We were a group of six
Fully enjoyed our dinner, a mix of vegetarian and non-​vegetarian diners.
Standout dishes were Gao King Prawn Coconut Curry with Basmati Rice side (spicy) Pic Uploaded, Daal of Black Lentil side dish, and Khara Bheeda Nay Papeto (okra with diced potato, tomatoes, cumin, and coriander).
Café Spice Namaste can easily accommodate groups up to 8.
No beers on tap is only gripe. Offered Tiger beer, Kingfisher Beer, and Cobra beers in bottles. Cobra is best value in larger bottle.
Dinner for 6 was £205 including drinks, service fee, and VAT.
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