Holy Cow Fine Indian Food — Restaurant in London

Came here for a pre- Fathers Day Meal Weds 16th June with my son. In summary we had a great time, Good Bers, Lovely Food, Great Service, Value for Money & Take Away "doggy" box consumed tonight 17th..5 starts out of 5 for definite. Has a 1930 booking I arrived 1915 & had a Holy Cow Brown Ale on the rear outside Terrace while I waited for son's arrival from Whitehall courtesy of SW Rail's total megaflop service that evening..Restaurant next to iuts very successful take-away section which my son had used extensively over lockdown. Evidentally this was juts week 2 of restaurant re-opening. Felt fine from a COVID angle. Good Air Con in he inside restaurant section. Nice decor, modern looking with what appears to be a sit up at stool bar, maybe used when busy & waiting a table. prompt service by some keen and very pleasant waitresses. Son turns up c 15 mins late - thank you SW railway..We move to restaurant I'm still enjoying the Holy Cow Brown Ale [on draught] - try it ! But for meal switch to Cobra. Poppadoms arrive with sauces without asking plsu menu's of course. Menu has extensive Indian menue but also a vegetarian section plus [boring] large non_indian food listing so if with someone not into Indian food you can have it & they have a streak or lamb or vegetarian something. I decided on a Pakora to start, my son had Aloo Chat. The Cobra sliding down well. Now we both came on train, there is nearby street parking, usually payment needed before 6pm in week but ok weekends. Just check. BUT BIG BUT from c 24 October the dreaded ULEZ zone extended to any street North of South Circular here...so if you've a 13 yr old Diesel then that would be a liability oif £17.50 for driving/parkign there..unfair because if you're an Oligarch's son with a 2020 Disel Bentley [ if they exist ] you pay zip. Bus stops virtually outside check on map. Putney station c 4 mins max - most trying to x road, East Putney Tube c s walk. Back to the munchies. Attentive service from waitress staff. Both enjoyed ou=r starters then came our mains - I had the Murgh something, my son another dish [ Cobra fatuigue here ] with 2 lots of Pilao rice, 1 sg=hared aloo gobi & a peshwari naan. All tasty, served in neat dishes, looked small but boy filled you up. 3rd Cobra beer slipping down well. Ended up both =satisfied enough not to contemplate deserts but saw they had nice ones on offer or coffee. However what to do with basically 1 rice portion plus murgh left over & aloo gobi. Well "doggy" tupperware to the rescue save the aloo gobi which we left, probably fine but we were full up. All put into 2 seperate tupperware boxes & in a take-away bag. Total damage was for 2 lost of popadoms [very big portion], 2 starters, 2 mains plus rice, plus peshwari nan plus aloo gobil, plus 1 holy cown draught brown ale & =6 bottles of Cobra [ I'll cut down I promise ] came to £86 w/out service. seems a lot & thats down to the beer I think But to me great value. Lovely tasteful food, god serice but not intrusive, nice decor, great draught beers, take away in palstic boxes...To give it 6 stars out of 5 all it needed was a free take away umbrella as we left in a rainstorm deciding against a uber for a 5 minute walk in warm rain. Great food, great place, come along and enjoy yourself...

An excellent restaurant with brilliant service and great sanitation. We felt looked after and safe the entire evening! Food was one of the best we have had in London. We got the aloo tiki chaat, papdi chat, salmon, shashlik and terichelly prawns for the starter and we were blown away by the authentic flavours. My favourite would have to be the aloo tiki chaat and the prawns. Everything tasted fresh and tender with perfectly balanced flavours. For the main meal, we got the methi gobi, chettinad, butter chicken and dal makhani with rice, naan and paratha; all were superb! There was a range of spice levels and something for everyone in the family, veg and non-veg. The portions were a great size and the presentation of the food and drinks made the evening even better. I am normally quite particular and uncompromising about food but I have never been so impressed. We will definitely revisit many more times...

Very tasty and fairly reasonably priced. Dishes made with good quality ingredients. Regularly order the cod dish for the other half which comes with 4 or 5 large chunks of cod in a very spicy sauce. I go for the chicken masala which is good with decent chicken and tomato base sauce and a good size. Kids like the korma which is very mild, creamy and tasty. Nans are a good size but a little soggy by the time you get them home (obviously can’t be avoided). Always order and pick up in store to avoid delays so in and out in 15 mins. Not particularly cheap for a family of four but large portions and decent quality make it reasonable value. Great for evenings when it’s cold, you’re all starving and can’t be...