Restaurants

How about the supper clubs? Have friends visiting from abroad and I took them to the The Claptonian Arts Club's Sunday Brunch in Hackney. Scandinavian brunch platter with to die for grav lax. Apparently home cured over seven days by our artist chef. Bloody Mary and dessert all for £15 Amazed by how quick the food came out and you would have to search long for nicer people.

My parents, gf and I go to eat in Southall often and last night we ended up wanting to try some where new and different. We have seen Jamals Dining often from the outside but it always seemed quiet. The place was empty but fed up from the usual big name places we thought we would try it and to our surprise it turned out to be rather good. The menu is in two halfs',one side being traditional currys and the other side Chinese but with a twist. The twist is that the Chinese is not the usual Cantonese or Mandarin stlye,but the Indian/Pakistani mix of Chinese food. Meaning it is transformed in to being a lot more colourful and spicy (no pork). It is so well known in the Indian subcontinent but hardly known here in Britain which is a shame. It was truly delicious, tasty and satisfying. The food was fresh and portions surprisingly generous. Dad ordered the chicken soup it was flavoursome and plentiful but not the best. We then ordered the Chicken Manchurian which was mouth watering and the lamb and onion chilli, very nice. The meat was tender and full of flavour. Once again the egg fried rice is not the usual style but the Indian style with vegetables added and Basmati rice used (takes a little getting used to).
We tried the Curry menu as well, we had the chicken Hyderabadi which was meant to be spicy and it sure was!! but tasty. The nan bread was nothing great,the decoration is a cut above the rest and they have tried to do something different from the usual restaurants around. The kitchen is open next to some of the seating area so one can see exactly how your food is being treated (although the curries come from the kitchen downstairs out of sight). The pricing is cheaper then some of the neighbouring big restaurants. Three mains, couple of nans (one peshwari..nothing great) rice, soup and a kemma(mince) nan (take away fresh from the tandoor..mm) £30 very reasonable would n't you say? All in all if you are adventours and want to try some where new give it a go. The Broadway Southall. A.S.

Oh. i had allways the same problem where to eat or just find georgeous place to sit... Myself using several portals to search 1 is timeout.com and another is favoritelocations.eu Do't know if it works for you, but for me its OK

Thought I'd add another place, I use this place every couple of weeks as it's consistantly good, nice staff and it's a BYO. Cafe Nawaz on Snowfields, just behind Guy's hospital. REally good Indian food.

Hello, we've been in London in summer and went to some "cheap eats" and it was really good to have your guide.
My big Pro: The "Dehli Wala" got the best veggie indian food I'd ever had (...and I had a lot!)
My big "Con" was a cafe at carnaby street/Marlborough.
Quite expensive, old scones, cold water for the tea and unprofessional waiters...
But to make along story short: Your guide is really helpful and we will use it next year again.
Keep at it!!!
Greetings from Braunschweig/ Germany

I love this - a lot. There are so many great places in London to eat cheaply and really enjoy yourself. I find that I don't really enjoy fine dining - I prefer spending between £5 and £20 on some good food, a few drinks and a great atmosphere. My favourites include: Many of the Vietnamese and Turkish places in Shoreditch, Leon, Wahaca, Strada and Zizzi (with vouchers!), Giraffe, Daddy Donkey Mexican Grill and Wagamama.

Time Out - come one! Chaat over Mien Tay?!!! Chaat curries swim in sauce and so long to arrive, not only that but there is only a choice of about 3 dishes so there is NO excuse. Mien Tay is unreal - you missed a trick here.

I had a wheatgrass shot, then a delicious curry meal followed by a homemade superfood truffle at the Inspiral Lounge in Camden, paid about a fiver! Staff were lovely too :-) Inspiral gets my vote!

I have been to inSpiral lounge in Camden on several occasions for the delicious food and exciting events they do there.
I am also surprised not to see the venue listed in Time Out as its the most exciting place I have been to in London.
They have great dance events, DJ,s, singer songwriter performances and the quality of the food including vegan ice cream, makes it a real land mark for alternative entertainment and healthy eating. All Londoners should know about inSpiral lounge.

Agreed on the inSpiral Lounge comment. This place should really be up here. It has awesome food for bargain prices, not to mention the AMAZING healthy dairy, sugar and cholesterol free ice cream and cakes...yum! Best place in Camden in my opinion.

I have been to many restaurants, i must agree with Time Out, Comptoir does it for its 10 out of 10 for less than £10.
Go there have a lamb & prunes tagine with fluffy organic coucous and rose water lemonade all in £8.30.
go there during the day they have free wifi, or in the evening where you can bring your own wine with no corckage.
well worth a try.
Da siva

great selection, but i can't believe you left out inSpiral Lounge in Camden high street. having visited many of the restaurants you feature here, none of them compare to the wide range of tasty and healthy food at inSpiral. that gets my vote

A bit weary of this list as it excludes probably the best cheap eat I have been to in all of London - Hot Stuff in Vauxhall. Great, fresh food that is very reasonably priced and free corkage BYOB on meaning you won't get over £15 pp all in for the entire evening out.
None the less I think I'll give a few of these places a whirl.

The best cheap eat in London is Sheba Restaurant in Brick Lane under £15 per head and the most gorgeous food you will ever have.

the chippy is well nice mann its fish and chipss mmmmmmmmmmmm fish