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Modern Indian restaurant in [[Locale Forest Hill|Forest Hill]].
72 seat Indian restaurant in [[Locale Forest Hill|Forest Hill]]. Very modern interior.
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Entry is into a lobby with a bench along one wall for people waiting for tables or takeaways, with a small tray of nibbles set alongside. Further in, a long, narrow, dimly-lit space stretches back alongside a enclosed bar with modern woodwork cut-outs and concealed lighting. This opens out at the back into a wider space with a skylight.
[[Bob]], Flick, and Mike visited on a Thursday night in July 2007. The restaurant was full.
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Walls are exposed brickwork with abstract art hung here and there. The metal ducting running the length of the room just beneath the ceiling is a slightly odd design note — possibly intended to mesh with the brickwork, but it's not clear that it really works.
The food was very good and very well presented. A particular highlight was the beetroot samosas for dessert.
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When [[bob]], Flick, and Mike visited on a Thursday night in July 2007, the restaurant was full. The food was very good and very well presented. A particular highlight was the beetroot samosas for dessert.
They have a buffet available at Sunday lunchtimes.
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[[Kake]] visited on a Thursday evening in September 2018. Arriving at their opening time of 6pm, I was the first customer of the evening, but they still had to check their booking sheet to make sure I could have a table, and by 6:30pm there were about a dozen people in, with more continuing to arrive. Chill-out music was playing, not too loud.
They deliver within a 2 mile radius, and you can order online [http://www.urbanbite.com/UBdirect.asp?webname=babur from Urbanbite]. The takeaway menu is different from the eat in menu.
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I decided to just have a main course: baby aubergines stuffed with spinach and paneer, served with peanut sauce and a semolina cake (&pound;15.75) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/42886364330/ photo]</small>. The flavours were a little indistinct, and aside from a few slightly unpleasant semi-raw peanuts and some rather incongruous cress, it was all quite soft, and I wished for a bit more texture. I initially thought the carbohydrate component looked a little small, but actually it turned out to be nicely balanced.

Service was efficient, and tap water arrived in a jug with ice. No service charge was added to the bill.

They deliver within a 2 mile radius, and you can order online via their website. The takeaway menu is different from the eat-in menu. They have a buffet available at Sunday lunchtimes.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: I wasn't as impressed as I'd hoped to be, but I'd be willing to give it another go.

Accessibility: No steps to get in, but the toilets are up a flight of stairs with a bend and a handrail on one side.

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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/44647648802/ Photo of the menu as of September 2018]
* [https://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurant/babur Square Meal review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20091001191531/http://www.restaurant-guide.com:80/babur-brasserie.htm Restaurant Guide review]
* [https://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2008/12/babur-bags-best-nosh-award.html Brockley Central review]
* [http://www.laymanslondon.com/2012/03/babur-brockley-rise-south-london.html Layman's London review]
* [http://www.myhiddengems.
co.uk/2012/06/babur-indian-restaurant-brockley/ My Hidden Gems review]
* [http://neilhennessyvass.com/babur-london/ Neil Hennessy-Vass' review]
* [http://richardelliot.blogspot.com/2012/11/restaurant-review-babur-brockley.html Richard Elliot's review]
* [https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/babur-london Yelp
comments]
*[http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/printable_version.cfm?objectid=19844009&siteid=50100 South London Press review]
*[http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/london/view/83051/Babur Square Meal review]
*[http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3006.htm London Eating comments]
*[
http://www.restaurant-guide.com/babur-brasserie.htm Restaurant Guide review]
* [http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2008/12/babur-bags-best-nosh-award.html Brockley Central review]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/254185 Qype comments]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2018. Opening hours taken from the Babur website, September 2018.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], Flick, and Mike, 26 July 2007.</div>
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category='Buffet,Good Curry Guide 2007,Indian Food,Restaurants,Takeaway,Takeaway Delivery,Takeaway Order Online'
category='Good Curry Guide 2007,Indian Food,Restaurants,Takeaway,Takeaway Delivery,Takeaway Order Online'
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72 seat Indian restaurant in Forest Hill. Very modern interior.

Bob, Flick, and Mike visited on a Thursday night in July 2007. The restaurant was full.

The food was very good and very well presented. A particular highlight was the beetroot samosas for dessert.

They have a buffet available at Sunday lunchtimes.

They deliver within a 2 mile radius, and you can order online from Urbanbite. The takeaway menu is different from the eat in menu.

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Last visited by bob, Flick, and Mike, 26 July 2007.

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