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Udit Sarkhel, long a major influence on Indian food in London, closed his own Earlsfield restaurant in 2007, but he’s now head chef here. A beige and white colour scheme and wooden flooring create seemly environs for embarking on the menu’s tour of India’s home kitchens. Parsi classics, Moghul stalwarts, southern coconut masalas and Punjabi comfort food are all here. We began with a Goan squid balchao from the daily specials list: succulent seafood in a vinegary masala, cut with sweet cinnamon and fiery red chillies. We’d have given it top marks if there’d been less sauce. Crisp samosas, with a lemon-drenched potato filling, were delectable too. Standards were maintained by the mains. Malai fish curry delivered perfectly cooked cod in a creamy coconut-milk broth, punctuated by chillies and mustard seeds. Murgh makhani, the Punjabi precursor to tikka masala, produced tender chicken in a buttery tomato sauce. Weekday ‘express’ lunches cost just £5.50, and the Sunday buffet is a mere £11.95. Judging from the full house on a Friday night, Sarkhel’s cooking attracts well-heeled aficionados. Much is owed to owner Radhika Jerath’s charm at front of house. This good-value, amiable restaurant is doing East Sheen proud.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
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- 199 Upper Richmond Road West, Barnes, SW14 8QT
- Area: Barnes
- Tel: 020 8876 6220
- www.mangoandsilk.co.uk
- Category: Pan-Indian
- Travel: Mortlake rail/33, 337 bus
- Times: Lunch served noon-2.30pm Sat, noon-3pm Sun. Dinner served 6-10pm Tue-Thur, Sun; 6-10.30pm Fri, Sat. Main courses £5.50-£9.95. Set buffet lunch (Sun) £11.95. Credit AmEx, MC, V
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Radhika and her staff provide a great service and the food is excellent. Anyone reading this should give Mango & Silk a try and see and taste for yourself how good it is.
Thank you Alex. I appreciate that. We think the buffet is good value for what we give our customers and so far all of them have loved it. The person who was unhappy fails to say that I kept the table for them for 2 hours a booking of 12 noon and they arrived at 2pm on a busy afternoon like Mothers Day where we were already fully booked. They also fail to say we gave them an a la carte starter for their mother as it was mothers day. I am dissapointed that they felt this way but we do try our best and want customers to be happy!! Sometimes it is difficult to please everyone.
Ignore annom's "review". I went to Mango & Silk today for the 3rd time and in a month. On each visit the food has been excellent and fresh, service was excellent and Udit and Radhika were most helpful. It is also good value for money and it IS Indian. The buffet starter is a small but very tasty appetiser, followed by a help yourself selection of two main courses, 3 vegetable dishes, rice, nan and a dessert. The earler reviews and the Time Out review are the ones to believe.
Went for Sunday Buffet lunch on Mothers Day and was extremley disspointed with the food and the service. Telephoned prior to check menu for buffet seelction and what we were told on the phone was certainly not what we got. Starters for 4 persons just about served one and the buffet selection for the main course was appalling. It is meant to be an indian restuarant, but the food was not indian in any way shape or form and I am Indian myself, I should know.
Management were extremley rude and ignored us the whole meal.
Most disspointing as we made a two and half hour trip to eat here, total waste of time and money (extremley overpriced).
This is the best Indain restaurant I have ever eaten in. The welcome is the warmest in West London and the food matches the wonderful service.What a find!
Personally I would strongly agree with Lianne and Stefan, my experience of the restaurant has been one of great atmosphere, music, food and people. I was recommended Mango and Silk by a friend and decided to take them up on their suggestion, on entering the restaurant we (my partner and I) were welcomed by a open, friendly smile and seated quickly to a quaint table at the back. The food has honestly been the best Indian I have tried and the service helpful and pleasant. Overall we both felt this meal was tasteful and by far the finest Indian we have had in Southwest London.
To reply to the gentlemen below, Karim, after reading your review it was obvious that this was a rare occasion and specifically in restaurant with high turnover, mistakes are bound to happen. Hopefully your next choice of restaurant is better suited to you and would insist to any future readers to not be put off by his comments.
Viveck
This is by far the best Indian restaurant I've ever been to. We have never been disappointed with what we order and I am particularly fond of the Augbegine & Cashew nut dish.
The restaurant is very good value, and the owner is ever so friendly. We've recommended Mango Silk to many of our friends and they all agree that this place is a real treasure.
The food was absolutly delicious, probably the best indian i ever had, and i eat out at least once a week. friendly service. would recommend to anyone who likes indian food.