Akash — Restaurant in London

In short, do not let the location below the stairs put you off, Akash has a nice house white and does delicious Indian food.

Akash restaurant is located at an odd place, because it is a little bit hidden away behind some stairs. I walked past this restaurant so often, and never went in - in part exactly due to its strange location. After eating there, I can ensure that it is not at all as dodgy as it can seem from the outside.

To start off my dinner, I ordered the house white wine, and it was surprisingly good. The wine was dry and crisp, a very good choice. I did not bother to get a starter and went straight to the main with the delicious butter chicken dish. Because I like bread, I choose naan bread as side dish - to soak up all the tasty sauce.

There was a funny detail about this naan bread, that I did not expect. I ate naan bread at quite a few places by now, but it never reminded me of pancakes. This naan bread did - I think it was a bit sweeter than most other naan breads I’ve had so far. It also was very soft, which supported the pancake-like impression of this bread. The oddity of pancake flavour aside, the naan bread tasted really good. For me, it complemented the a slightly spicy sauce very well, I enjoyed the contrast of the sauce and the sweet bread.

The dessert was a bit of a let down. Strawberries are always a winner, but this strawberry cup looked very much like a ready-made kind of ice cream cup, which was not really what I expected from an Indian restaurant.

Overall, Akash is a welcome addition to my list of decent local restaurants and I will definitely go there again. Next time, I might also check out their bar - another detail you probably do not expect at most...

Couldn’t have picked a better place for a delicious, filling, authentic curry meal for our first night in London. Our server was very friendly and helpful. We did not know this was a BYOB establishment, and when he realized that we’d wished we had known that, he told us to run next door and buy some beers from Aldi - and he saved the table for us! We are Americans and did not know how to properly eat our prawn puri appetizer, so he comically showed us the way. Food was 10/10 delicious. We cleaned our plates - which is rare for us. Maybe we were just hungry from the long day of travel, but I think there is something very special about this place. You will not be disappointed if you...

Food was absolutely amazing, I'm a huge fan of biryani, and I must admit, this was bang on the money. Owner is an amazing character, always smiling and attentive and treating his customer with the up most hospitality, making sure we were looked after. Also the variety of curries was absolutely delicious. I tried to be cheeky and request dishes that were not on the menu and to my sheer delight, they were specifically made the way I would have it at my parents house. If you are looking for authentic traditional Bangladeshi cuisine, head over to Akash, I guarantee you if will end up being your go to place for a taste of the...