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Restaurant on Walworth Road, near the [[Locale Elephant And Castle|Elephant and Castle]] roundabout. They've been in operation since 1986, and the interweb says they were the first ever curry delivery service in the UK. They do takeaway and delivery, and you can order online [http://hungryhouse.co.uk/ivory-arch from Hungry House]. [[Kake]] and [[bob]] tried the takeaway service on a Saturday night in March 2009, ordering via Hungry House. The food arrived in just over an hour. Meat samosas (£2 for two) had well-flavoured filling and decent pastry but had clearly been fried in not-hot-enough oil, as they were very greasy. Tandoori chicken (£3 for a starter portion) was salty and a little dry. Rani makhani (aubergines and selected vegetables cooked in a makhani sauce, £5.50) was bright red, sweet, coconutty, not overly endowed with aubergine, and not particularly interesting. [[Kake]] wouldn't order this again. Kas kolla (green banana cooked with onion, pepper, mixed spices, and fenugreek, £4.50) was a little better, if only because the green banana was an actual feature of the dish, though the spicing was still fairly indistinct. Saag bhaji (£2.50 for a side dish portion) was fine. Fans of spicy food may be interested to learn about the wrath of khan (£5.85) - described on the menu as "lamb cooked with onions and ghee in an extremely hot sauce with very hot chillies - a very extremely hot dish", this was actually hot enough for [[bob]] to get an endorphin rush. A commenter called Ed (April 2009) reports having eaten from here "many times" and says that although there have been times when the food has been late, they've always included a free side dish to make up for it. See also: * [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/13281 LondonSE1 forum thread] * [http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/clubs/ivory-arch-userreview-15935.html View London comments] * [http://www.tipped.co.uk/listings/12428/ivory-arch Tipped comments] * Kake's photos of the takeaway menu as of March 2009: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3384471077/ page 1], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3384472775/ page 2]. <div class="last_verified">Food last sampled by [[Kake]] and [[bob]], March 2009.</div>
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