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It gets fairly poor reviews in London Eating, particularly for service, but [[Ewan]] and friends had no trouble on our March 2008 visit. Our party of eight arrived to find the place mostly full, but they were able to move some diners to accommodate us at a long table in front of the window. Everyone received tap water fairly without further prompting and meals were brought without too long a wait. |
It gets fairly poor reviews in London Eating, particularly for service, but we had no trouble on our visit. Our party of eight arrived to find the place mostly full, but they were able to move some diners to accommodate us at a long table in front of the window. Everyone received tap water fairly without further prompting and meals were brought without too long a wait. |
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Most people went for the dosas <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2325052778/ photo]</small>, which are a speciality of most restaurants along Drummond Street. [[Ewan]]'s was the onion dosa <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2324234075/ photo]</small>, which was flat and served with a coconut sauce (coconuts are a big flavour in many of the dishes). Other dosas were rolled up, and not everyone was able to finish their meal as there was plenty of food. [[Ewan]]'s dahi poori starter was odd and yoghurty but not bad by any means <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2324234777/ photo]</small>. The bhajya were crispy and plentiful <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2325053198/ photo]</small>. |
Most people went for the dosas, which are a speciality of most restaurants along Drummond Street. Mine was the onion dosa, which was flat and served with a coconut sauce (coconuts are a big flavour in many of the dishes). Other dosas were rolled up, and not everyone was able to finish their meal as there was plenty of food. My poori starter was odd and yoghurty (but not bad). The bhajya were crispy and plentiful. |
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They are BYOB, and there's a bottle shop next door. |
Question from [[Kake]]: Are they still BYOB? Also, I read somewhere that they have an all-you-can-eat deal; any evidence of that? |
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They also offer an all-you-can-eat buffet at lunchtimes. [[Martin]] thinks the lunchtime buffet is very good (and better than the evening menu). There's a large range of different hot and cold dishes, all very tasty. I can't remember how much it costs, but it's pretty reasonable — cheaper than the evening menu from what I remember. It can be busy at lunchtimes — there is often a queue waiting outside when they open. It's worth getting there early to see the buffet in all its glory — all the salads and desserts are laid out in pretty patterns! [[secretlondon]] visited on a Tuesday in November 2009. I had the special thali for £9 which had the 10% surcharge for eating in peak hours. The thali came with either 3 chappatis or 4 dosas. I had the dosas. The curries were uninteresting — peas, carrots and quite a watery daal. The shrinkhand was nice but quite yellow. It was okay and quite cheap but I've had better. Accessibility: The toilets are up and down some stairs. |
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* [http://www.andyhayler.com/show_restaurant.asp?id=202 Andy Hayler's review] * [http://fatgayvegan.com/2016/09/04/diwana-bhel-poori-house-on-drummond-street/ Fat Gay Vegan review] |
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* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/630618 Chowhound thread] * [https://walthamstowfoodies.com/2016/03/21/diwana-bhel-poori-house-euston/ Walthamstow Foodies review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[secretlondon]], November 2009. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, March 2008.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[ruudboy]] and others, 6 March 2008. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, March 2008.</div> |
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category='All You Can Eat,BYOB,Good Curry Guide 2007,Indian Food,Restaurants,South Indian Food,Totally Vegetarian,Vegetarian Friendly' edit_type='Minor tidying' |
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summary='Good value vegetarian Indian on Drummond Street.'
summary='Good value vegetarian Indian on Drummond Street.' website='http://www.diwanabph.com/' |
summary='Good value vegetarian Indian on Drummond Street.' website='http://www.diwanabph.com/' |
A vegetarian Indian restaurant on Drummond Street, near Euston Station. The eating space is split over two rooms side by side fronting to the road, with unflashy unrefurbished decor.
It gets fairly poor reviews in London Eating, particularly for service, but we had no trouble on our visit. Our party of eight arrived to find the place mostly full, but they were able to move some diners to accommodate us at a long table in front of the window. Everyone received tap water fairly without further prompting and meals were brought without too long a wait.
Most people went for the dosas, which are a speciality of most restaurants along Drummond Street. Mine was the onion dosa, which was flat and served with a coconut sauce (coconuts are a big flavour in many of the dishes). Other dosas were rolled up, and not everyone was able to finish their meal as there was plenty of food. My poori starter was odd and yoghurty (but not bad). The bhajya were crispy and plentiful.
Depending on one's point of view, the best aspect was that for eight people, including starters and drinks (though not everyone had these), the final bill was around £13 each. There was some confusion over the bill, as the waiter pointed out when we paid that the "S/C" was not a service charge but instead a surcharge (though it was never made clear for what), so we had to hastily recalculate. However, still great value.
Question from Kake: Are they still BYOB? Also, I read somewhere that they have an all-you-can-eat deal; any evidence of that?
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