Edit "Imli Street, W1F 8WR"
Cancel edit
About your edit
Your username (
set it
):
Comment about your changes:
Type of edit:
Normal edit
Minor tidying
Main information
Content: (see also
text formatting help
)
Imli Street was an Indian street food themed restaurant in [[Locale Soho|Soho]], part of the [[Tamarind, W1J 5PR|Tamarind]] group. It [http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Venues/Tamarind-Kitchen-restaurant-to-open-in-Soho-this-spring closed down in early 2017]. The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Indian street food themed restaurant in [[Locale Soho|Soho]], part of the [[Tamarind, W1J 5PR|Tamarind]] group. Previously known as Imli <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2255125246/ photo]</small>. <b>Note:</b> Along with the name change in early 2013, Imli Street underwent [http://tikichris.com/2013/04/15/imli-street-renamed-revamped-and-reopened/ a refurbishment and change of menu]. Some of the details below may be out of date. On a January 2009 visit, [[itsbruce]]'s main dishes (papdi chaat, bhel puri, and prawn with green mango salad) all arrived a bit before [[Dean]]'s (spiced potato cakes, sautéed lamb, spicy squid) but this is understandable given that [[itsbruce]] chose exclusively from the cold menu. The dishes were all good and varied (e.g. the lamb was peppery as opposed to the chili heat of the dal side dish). The only disappointing dish was a green salad side, which arrived last of all and was designed with presentation in mind rather than eating. Three dishes each plus a side and a soft drink came to just under £42 including the service charge. On another visit that month in the evening, [[Ewan]] and [[Sarah]] shared some dishes, including chilli paneer (with firm chunks of paneer, but a rather bland tomato sauce), a fine aubergine dish, and some spicy squid. Each of the small dishes was around £5, and though none was bad, they didn't stand out especially. The naan bread was perfectly good, if not huge. On a lunchtime visit in early 2008 by various RGLers, the whole party opted for the set menu, which was basically a thali. All meals included small bowls of papdi chaat (a very tasty combination of 'wholewheat crisps', bean sprouts and sweet yoghurt), dal curry, a curry featuring 'vegetable of the day', and fresh-cut salad. The fifth bowl was either a meat curry or (for those choosing the vegetarian option) a paneer dish. The meal was served with rice and a small dish of chutney <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2286984640/ photo of the vegetarian option]</small>. [[Ewan]] found the dal to be the best of the dishes, with the 'vegetable of the day' (mushroom) curry spicy but slightly disappointing. [[Kat]] was happy with her chicken dish (which was brought out in error, as she had ordered pork, but was offered free of charge while the chef readied the pork curry). [[Kake]] and Ewan both enjoyed the paneer dish, which had cubes of firm paneer in a tasty green sauce - spinach? - and wasn't overly rich like paneer dishes can often be. As well as a small selection of wines and beers, they also offer interesting soft drinks. Ewan tried the fresh lime juice (£2.85, available either sweet or salty), which was refreshing although with an odd taste incorporating both salt and sugar. Kake tried the thyme lemonade (£2.95), which was exactly what it sounded like, and had just the right amount of thyme flavour. Service was attentive without being overbearing and the food was brought out promptly. An optional 12.5% service charge was automatically added to the bill — slightly over the odds for a casual restaurant in London. According to their website, Imli was "launched by the team behind [[Tamarind, W1J 5PR|Tamarind]]" (a Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in Mayfair). See also: * [http://www.halalgirlabouttown.com/imli-street/ Halal Girl About Town review] * [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/imli-street Time Out review] * [http://gaztronomy.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/imli-london.html Gaztronomy review] * [https://laissezfare.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/imli-cheap-cheerful-indian-stylie/ Laissez Fare review] * [https://www.kaveyeats.com/2012/07/imli.html Kavey Eats review] * [http://www.thelondonfoodie.co.uk/2013/10/london-restaurant-reviews-imli-street.html London Foodie review] * [http://love1london.blogspot.co.uk/2007/03/imli.html Love London review] * [http://owlfish.livejournal.com/995828.html Owlfish's review] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[itsbruce]], [[Dean]], and others, August 2009. Opening hours taken from the Imli Street website, October 2013.</div> </div>
Locales (one per line) (
view all locales in a new window)
:
Categories (one per line) (
view all categories in a new window)
:
Good Curry Guide 2007 Now Closed
One-line summary of this page (for search results):
Additional information
Phone:
Website:
Twitter name (e.g. rglondon):
Opening hours:
Address:
Postcode:
OS X coordinate (e.g. 528113):
OS Y coordinate (e.g. 179347):
Map link:
Image to illustrate this page
URL of image:
Photos should be no larger than 240x240
Name of image copyright holder:
URL of image licence:
URL of image's info page:
Cancel edit