Comments on: Pakistan in London: South Asian “food streets” of London http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/ Enjoy the very best of London Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Syed A http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-356255 Syed A Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:34:43 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-356255 I completely disagree with the writer. Being a Pakistani by origin but living in London for many years, I have to say that Tayyabs, Needo, Lahore Kebab House and the like are all second rate Pakistani restaurants, that have customized their food to better suit the British palate.

Like ALE says the only authentic Pakistani food is at Khyber Pass. Shame it is so far out and has poor transport links, but if only for an occasion, you should make the trek. Khyber Pass’s karahi is outstanding and the only karahi that reminds me of home.

]]> By: ALE-Xpressed http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-170391 ALE-Xpressed Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:53:59 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-170391 While many restaurants in London will do good on Bar-be-cue and grilled Pakistani food, most of them are worthless on fake curries. Why not, the word curry itself is fake, there is nothing like curry in Pakistani food. Ask any of the restaurants for a Karahi Gosht and that will tell the story. Putting a lot of stuff with some spices, tomatoes and onions in the pan and coooking it hot red doesn’t make it Pakistani food – the delicacy of Pakistani food is completely missing in UK restaurants. Tayyabs and Needos are good on Tikka, Kebabs etc.

The best Pakistani food in UK can be found at Khyber Pass on Romford Road – a small restaurant but real Pashtun cuisine. Similarly, Lahori Nihari off Green Street serves the best Nihari, Chikkar Cholay, Halwa Puri and Mix Grill in the UK – this is again a small establishment.

]]> By: Zoe Craig http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-78871 Zoe Craig Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:17:44 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-78871 Was introduced to the wonders of Brixton Village last night by some of my friends who live in the area. We weren’t able to try the authentic pakistani street food at elephant, http://www.elephantcafe.co.uk/ cos it was already completely full! But I will be heading back there in the coming weeks, because it looked absolutely amazing.

]]> By: Helen Around the World http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-54991 Helen Around the World Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:06:58 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-54991 I Love the Taste of Lahore in Wembley
http://londonworldrestaurants.blogspot.com/2011/05/pakistan-taster-of-lahore.html

]]> By: mari http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-49475 mari Fri, 06 May 2011 22:10:26 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-49475 goooood nice food mmmmmmmm

]]> By: mariam http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-27857 mariam Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:44:08 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-27857 I also should have added that Pakistani cuisine has lots of influences from Arabic, Persian and Turkish flavours, bit like the national language Urdu – which apparently ‘shows the unity between the linguistic and culinary divisions of Pakistani culture’ according to wikipedia!

]]> By: Digi Guerilla http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-26746 Digi Guerilla Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:25:43 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-26746 Really great read! Also agree with the top pick of restaurants! I have eaten in all of them and can vouch for the quality!

]]> By: mariam http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-26740 mariam Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:08:53 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-26740 Haven’t been to Tayyabs recently so to hear that it’s expanded is well exciting, particularly as it gets so packed, will have to go soon!

]]> By: Boo http://blog.visitlondon.com/2011/02/pakistan-in-london-south-asian-food-streets-of-london/#comment-26736 Boo Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:59:13 +0000 http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=19278#comment-26736 I went to Tayyab last week and the food was amazing – the best grilled meats in town. The restaurant has also been spruced up and expanded. There’s now another dining room and more tables, so the queue wasn’t too bad.

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