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| Masaledar was an Indian restaurant in [[Locale Tooting|Tooting]], between [[Tooting Bec station|Tooting Bec]] and [[Tooting Broadway Station|Tooting Broadway]] stations. As of November 2018 it seems to have closed down — the building is stripped out <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/45681495962/ photo]</small>, and although a notice in the side window <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/30791597117/ photo]</small> says “See you late June!" this seems more likely to mean June 2018 than June 2019, especially as the website, Twitter, and Instagram accounts given on the notice no longer exist. |
Indian restaurant in [[Locale Tooting|Tooting]], between [[Tooting Bec station|Tooting Bec]] and [[Tooting Broadway station]]s. |
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The information below is retained for historical purposes. |
[[secretlondon]] and Zair went here one weekday evening as part of my attempt to eat everywhere (interesting) in Tooting. The ground floor has a visible kitchen and a small number of tables. The decor is pretty gaudy with a colour changing waterfall ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26231804973/ photo]) and a wall of gold glitter ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26563674450 photo]). |
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<div class="old_info"> Indian restaurant in [[Locale Tooting|Tooting]], between [[Tooting Bec station|Tooting Bec]] and [[Tooting Broadway Station|Tooting Broadway]] stations. |
The menu is noticeably expensive for Tooting with mains between £8 and £9. Although the menu has chillis, representing hotness, next to most menu items we felt the ones we tried were very mild. The menu gives one chilli as subtly spiced, two as spiced and three as hot. This is misleading as you might think this was heat rather than flavouring. We thought even spicy things were really mild. |
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The ground floor has a visible kitchen and a small number of tables. The decor is pretty gaudy with a colour changing waterfall <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26231804973/ photo]</small> and a wall of gold glitter <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26563674450 photo]</small>. They do BYOB with a corkage of £1. |
We had mogo (cassava chips) for £4.25 ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26231800463/ photo]) and bajia (onion bahjis) for £4.50 ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26836259255 photo]). My mogo was supposed to come with tamarind chutney but just came with a plate of popodom style sauces. These were not fluorescent green thankfully but still not tamarind. |
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[[secretlondon]] and Zair went here on a weekday evening in May 2016 as part of an attempt to eat everywhere interesting in Tooting. The menu was noticeably expensive for Tooting, with mains between £8 and £9. Although most of the menu were marked with chillis, representing hotness, we felt the ones we tried were very mild. The menu gives one chilli as subtly spiced, two as spiced and three as hot. This is misleading as you might think this was heat rather than flavouring. We thought even spicy things were really mild. |
Our mains were Haleem (£9.95) ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26836261965/ photo]) which I liked but was mildly spiced and saag murgh (£8.25) ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26836260065/ photo]). Pilaw rice was £3.75 and a paratha was £3.50. |
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We had mogo (cassava chips) for £4.25 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26231800463/ photo]</small> and bajia (onion bhajis) for £4.50 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26836259255 photo]</small>. The mogo was supposed to come with tamarind chutney but just came with a plate of popodom style sauces. These were not fluorescent green, thankfully, but still not tamarind. |
The toilets are upstairs. The ladies was full of small flies (like fruit flies) and did not have a working hand dryer. I am told the gents was also full of flies. |
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Our mains were haleem (£10) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26836261965/ photo]</small> which [[secretlondon]] liked but was mildly spiced, and saag murgh (£8.25) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/26836260065/ photo]</small>. Pilaw rice was £3.75 and a paratha was £3.50. |
There was a weird smell near where we were sitting. We're not sure what it was, but together with the flies makes us wonder about their food hygiene. When I got home I looked up their food hygiene to find it was missing. Google's cache gives a score of 1, but it seems to have been removed from the actual websites. |
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The ladies' toilet was full of small flies (like fruit flies) and did not have a working hand dryer. I am told the gents was also full of flies. There was a weird smell near where we were sitting. We're not sure what it was, but together with the flies made us wonder about their food hygiene. When I got home I looked up their food hygiene to find it was missing. Google's cache gives a score of 1, but it seems to have been removed from the actual websites. After checking, this is probably due to a change of ownership. |
Overall: I wasn't impressed and won't be coming back. It's over priced and below quality for the area. It's BYOB with a corkage of £1. |
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[[secretlondon]]'s verdict: I wasn't impressed and won't be coming back. It's overpriced and below quality for the area. |
Accessibility: There are some tables on the ground floor but most tables, and I think all the toilets, are upstairs. The stairs have no handrail. |
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Accessibility: There are some tables on the ground floor; but most tables, and I think all the toilets, are upstairs. The stairs have no handrail. |
See also: *[http://londoncurryblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/masaledar-tooting.html?q=masaledar London Curry Blog review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[secretlondon]], May 2016.</div> </div> |
Last visited by [[secretlondon]], May 2016. |
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| summary='Indian restaurant in Tooting' summary='Now closed; was an Indian restaurant in Tooting.' | summary='Indian restaurant in Tooting' summary='Now closed; was an Indian restaurant in Tooting.' |
Indian restaurant in Tooting, between Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway stations.
secretlondon and Zair went here one weekday evening as part of my attempt to eat everywhere (interesting) in Tooting. The ground floor has a visible kitchen and a small number of tables. The decor is pretty gaudy with a colour changing waterfall (photo) and a wall of gold glitter (photo).
The menu is noticeably expensive for Tooting with mains between £8 and £9. Although the menu has chillis, representing hotness, next to most menu items we felt the ones we tried were very mild. The menu gives one chilli as subtly spiced, two as spiced and three as hot. This is misleading as you might think this was heat rather than flavouring. We thought even spicy things were really mild.
We had mogo (cassava chips) for £4.25 (photo) and bajia (onion bahjis) for £4.50 (photo). My mogo was supposed to come with tamarind chutney but just came with a plate of popodom style sauces. These were not fluorescent green thankfully but still not tamarind.
Our mains were Haleem (£9.95) (photo) which I liked but was mildly spiced and saag murgh (£8.25) (photo). Pilaw rice was £3.75 and a paratha was £3.50.
The toilets are upstairs. The ladies was full of small flies (like fruit flies) and did not have a working hand dryer. I am told the gents was also full of flies.
There was a weird smell near where we were sitting. We're not sure what it was, but together with the flies makes us wonder about their food hygiene. When I got home I looked up their food hygiene to find it was missing. Google's cache gives a score of 1, but it seems to have been removed from the actual websites.
Overall: I wasn't impressed and won't be coming back. It's over priced and below quality for the area. It's BYOB with a corkage of £1.
Accessibility: There are some tables on the ground floor but most tables, and I think all the toilets, are upstairs. The stairs have no handrail.
See also:
Last visited by secretlondon, May 2016.
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