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  • Sakonis

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  • This flagship branch of a vegetarian chain is a no-frills destination popular with local residents. Turnover is fast, service efficient but abrupt, and the food keeps you coming back for more. As well as the hugely popular buffet, a wide menu includes Indo-Chinese dishes, South Indian specialities, and snacks with an East African influence – all seasoned to suit the Gujarati sweet tooth. We opted for the traditional Mumbai-style street snacks. Pani puri (puffed pastries filled with potatoes and tamarind water) were light and crisp enough to hold the thin, spiced sauce, while crunchy aloo bhajia (potato slices fried in coriander-flecked batter) were so delicious that almost every table had wisely ordered a plate. There were some disappointments, including the bhel poori, which was too sweet and lacked tang, but then aloo papadi chat (crushed popadoms, potatoes and spikes of raw onion smothered with sweet yoghurt and herby chutney) was spot on. Fresh juices and iced lassis cut through the richness of the fried food perfectly. Expect a lively throng of customers at weekends and remember to pick up some tooth-achingly sweets and savouries from the snack counter on the way out.

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  1. Posted by minu on 11 Apr 2009 09:57

    they have a branch in Harrow near safari cinema
    the buffet is great value for money...........the variety is huge and food is fantstic

  2. Posted by chirag patel on 24 Nov 2008 16:49

    i love sikonis esp the bail, its the best, i took my gf sheetal there. she loved it

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  • Details

  • 129 Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx, Wembley, HA0 4BP
  • Area: Wembley
  • Tel: 020 8903 9601
  • Category: Gujarati vegetarian
  • Travel: Alperton tube/183 bus
  • Times: Breakfast served 9-11am Sat, Sun. Meals served noon-10pm daily
  • Price: Main courses £2-£7. Set buffet (breakfast) £4.99; (noon-4pm) £7.99; (7-9.30pm) £10.99
  • Credit cards: MC, V
  • Services:
    • Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: high chairs
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