Amy L.
Bloomsbury
11 reviews
Vegetarian Indian - what it says on the tin
26 Jul 07, 13:35
As expected
Before I went to Diwana, I had heard that the service was going to be terrible, but I had forgotten this as I entered the door. The service wasn't at all bad, good in fact. I went there for dinner and what actually struck me as I first got inside was the amount of pine decor. We were shown to a booth which was surprisingly uncomfortable and you could easily feel each of the movements of whomever you shared the bench. But despite this there was a good atmosphere.
We were served by the manager of the place who seemed to be the only person serving anyone. However, he was expedient and was not pushy with his recommendations. When I tried to order more than he thought that I'd be able to handle, he recommended that I didn't order as much food and also pointed our attention to the best value parts of the menu. Curries of the day are £6.50 with either a chapati or rice. The chapatis were quite heavy, but authentic and South Indian. Extra dishes were around £4 including brinjal bhajee (auberjines) and dal. The dishes were tasty and although basic they did the job. The pooris were good too and crispier than any I've had before. It was great to just stuff them with pumpkin curry and raita. A bit delicate and so I got curry all over my fingers, but I like messy food. Yum!
They do not have an alcohol licence, so it's BYO but just two doors down, there's a small shop where you can buy beer for about £1.20 per can.
