Reviews
Indian Veg Bhelpoori House, N1
Brilliantly naff and chronically cheap 
Daniel H. says:
You will not believe this place.
I think the last time I went, you could eat as much as you can for about £1.99, but this might have gone up to £2.50... not sure.
It is vegetarian only, and the place is so strange I don't know how to describe it. Imagine a slightly grubby Indian cafe in Delhi who have just bought a new machine which makes perspex signs, which they have used to write as many facts, charts, and graphs about Indian cuisine and the benefits of vegetarianism as possible. And then they have stuck up posters of Indian beauties (which they claim are all vegetarians, of course) which have slightly faded in the corners...
...difficult to imagine.
The food is very good indeed given the price, though I suspect its freshness is slightly random factor given that it is a buffet (during the week I bet things may have 'stewed' a little too long?!).
It's right next to The Elbow Room, so my suggestion would be to make plans to go there, and precede it with a rapid curry. Let me know what you think.
Ma Goa Restaurant, SW15
Extremely good Indian restaurant in SW6
Daniel H. says:
This place is fantastic: very spicey Goan cuisine served by very friendly staff who really know their stuff. I don't think there are any other Indian restaurants around SW6 that are worth going to other than this.
Bow Tandoori, E3
Reliable Favourite 
Amanda J. says:
When I used to live in Bow, this was my favourite Friday (or any night) takeaway. So it's hardly going to win a Michelin star but when you are craving a curry you can hardly go wrong here.
They do possibly one of the best sag aloo's in London. As for their other menu options, they are pretty good too. They had an takeaway offer where you got a free vegie curry for ordering over £15 and a free vegie curry + drink for ordering over £20. I haven't ordered for some time (as I moved away) so I'm not sure whether they still do this. Perhaps another local can verify this?
Service is always prompt and very friendly. I never remember receiving food that was lukewarm once in the 2 years that I ordered from them.
Aladin Restaurant, E1
Best of Brick Lane 
Amanda J. says:
This is one of the few restaurants along Brick Lane not to have anyone outside hassling you for business yet always seems to be full.
I've been here on numerous occasions and the food has always been up to standard. Occassionally, I've had niggles with the service but generally its quite good and reasonably attentive.
Best thing is its BYO so you can nip down the offie for a few bottles of beer or wine rather than paying inflated restaurant prices.
Royal India, N16
Best Sag Aloo
Amanda J. says:
When I used to live in Bow, I would frequently order Indian takeaway from one restaurant. It had the best sag aloo. Every time I would go to a different Indian restaurant, I would order sag aloo hoping that it would be as good as the Bow takeaway.. I was always disappointed. No one could do it as good, let alone make it better. So, one night with a craving for Indian, we walked up to Church St and thought we would try Royal India. It got off to a good start with a funny waiter and an impressive selection of dips for the pappadams. We ordered various mains, as well as some naans, pilau rice and the sag aloo. It arrived quite quickly and we tucked in. I took my first mouthful of sag aloo. My boyfriend, watching on with hesitation, saw a look of joy spread over my face. The sag aloo was better than my Bow takeaway! I had sag aloo WIN! The other dishes we ordered were all quite good too, definitely above average for an Indian restaurant. The only niggle being the korma was a little too sweet perhaps. Service continued to be amusing and the bill was quite reasonable for the amount of food we ordered. I'll definitely be going back (and trying to get a takeaway menu!)
