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There are three great places to eat Indian food in Whitechapel. Along with Tayyabs and Needoo, Lahore dishes out generous portions of brilliantly bold Punjabi grills, snacks and curries, and has been doing so for decades.
A recent expansion has eased some of the queues that form on weekend evenings as crowds of hungry, in-the-know diners flock from near and far. They come for rich, powerfully spiced dahls and meat curries (some on the bone), piles of sweet onion bhajia, fiery grilled lamb chops and seekh kebabs, and fresh breads dripping with ghee. Everything is served in a rustic fashion, often in karahi on utilitarian metal stands, in keeping with the spartan (and spick-and-span) surroundings.
It's not the kind of restaurant to take a date; large groups descend to take advantage of the bargain prices and BYO policy, and flatscreen TVs distract with IPL matches or Bollywood films. But for authentically vivid flavours in a no-nonsense setting, Lahore is hard to beat. The large open kitchen is a nice feature - nothing fuels the appetite while waiting for a table like watching the army of chefs kneading dough for the tandoor or manipulating skewers on the smoky grill.
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Meals served noon-midnight daily
Main courses £6-£10.50. Unlicensed. Corkage no charge
Credit cards AmEx, MC, V
Facilities
Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Disabled ( toilet ), Takeaway service; delivery service ( by taxi )CHECK YOUR BILL! Every time we go here they seem to overcharge for naans rice etc. Apart from that not bad, mains possibly on the salty side. Can't beat the starters though.
Absolutely fantastic
Have been going with family and friends and we all love the food -especially the kebabs!
The staff are consistently helpful and will accomodate any food requests
No need to look anywhere else, clean, bright, cater for couples, family, and friends
Wonderful atmosphere, price is just right, only request - HOT DRINKS LOL
After lots of people recommending us this place, we finally went yesterday with 2 couples of friends and our experience was really bad. We got a table in the second floor, and it was stressing and disturbing. The ambiance is terribly cold and beyond noisy. The food is ok, nothing special though, it didn't taste or look special. I guess our first impression it was a lack of hygiene. All glasses on the table were dirty and the jar of the mango lassi had still a label on (which means, they didn't even wash the jar before using it!). The order was wrong and we got charged wrongly as well. When we were finishing our meal, our table neighbours left: it was the end, we were practically in hell. A waiter was throwing plates and cutlery, making food left overs fall all over the place and so noisy that we only wanted to get the bill and leave. This guy leaved both tables next to us in such a messy state, with food everywhere. It was really disgusting specially if you are still eating.
I am normally quite open and an easygoing person. But the experience at Lahore was not only bad but very unpleasant. Therefore I wont recommend anyone to go there.
Bit of a nightmare. Upstairs is so loud you can't hear the people at your own table. It took literally one hour after ordering for our food to arrive on a Thursday night. The order was wrong but who dares ask for corrections when their pace is so slow? The food was very good when we finally got it, especially lamb chops, naan, curry prawns, etc.
The best value meal in London. Don't book . Go early in the evening to be sure of a table. It's BYO but the Cote du Rhone in the offie next door is very good for £8. Starters: lamb chops & Tandoori fish. For mains look no further than the prawn curry with Pilau rice . The plain Nan is the best I have ever had. Sublime. There is much more on the menu but avoid the obvious. All for about £30. I'm a good cook & I eat out a lot. This place is in my top three of the best our great city has to offer. It's cheap, the decor is simple, the food is fantastic, the loos clean. Providing you know good food when you taste it then go! £30 for 2 to 3 people! I've paid so much more for so much worse.
I went there on a for a pre stag. First time I there no waiting, waiters were ok and the kebabs and chops were very tasty.
We have been here twice now and will never go again. The first time we went the food was well below standard. The second time we booked a table for 8pm. When we got there we were told they were too busy to honour our booking. The manager was arrogant and couldnt have cared less that we had actually booked a table. In fact he was nothing short of rude. There are much better Pakistani restaurants in the area. TOTALLY OVERRATED
Food was cheap and tasty, but the set up is a nightmare. Went earlyish Friday night, was told there was a "15 minute" wait but ended up waiting for an hour and even then we only got a table after constantly asking the bloke about it - no queuing system in place, just people everywhere. My butter chicken was very very spicy and, when I asked them to put something in it to make it milder, they brought me out what seemed to be a totally different curry - it was delicious though. Loads of people waiting around and the packed restaurant meant there was loads of noise - not the most relaxing dining experience! - and the waiters weren't friendly at all (pretty much like Tayyabs). But I must admit the lamp chops were very tasty, and the food is brilliant value.
really pleased we went here,cant believe how much food we got and how cheap it was,it was beautiful.
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