Kailash Momo (Woolwich) — Restaurant in London

Tibetan and Nepalese cuisine. I have been wanting to try Kailash Momo for years. The reason I was eyeing this place was because I was looking to try thukpa noodles and this was one of the restaurants that had it. In the end, I went to Urban Yak for my thukpa fix. As I was in the area, I went to Kailash Momo for lunch which was a really good decision because the menu had a good spread from momo dumplings, thukpa, thenthuk to Tibetan butter tea. The menu was so comprehensive that it was really difficult to decide what to have so had to make two visits. Interestingly, some of the noodle dishes are similar to Chinese but cooked in a different way.

Here is what I tried:

Laphing: These were delicate thick noodles made of mung beans, they were so difficult to eat because they kept slipping and breaking. The noodles were in this delicious garlicky broth topped with fried chilli so it was quite spicy, apart from that I seriously liked it and found them similar to Sichuan jelly noodles.

Phingsha: This was soup with mung bean vermicelli, potatoes and vegetables, it was nice but there were more vegetables than noodles. Authentic ones have dried mushrooms as well but I was not particularly impressed with the vegetables here because they were the obviously the frozen ones.

Thenthuk: This was pulled noodles so it was like pieces of square noodles in the soup. Overall, it was nice because the soup was flavourful.

Sel roti (Nepali: सेल रोटी): These were crispy sweet rice rings served like a thali or set with potato salad, spicy sauce and salad. The rice ring was a bit disappointing because it was too oily and not chewy or perhaps I was comparing it to a Sichuan sticky crispy rice cake. However the potato salad was so good because it was savoury and different.

Jhol momo: The dumplings were a bit boring because I have had better ones before.

I also had the butter tea which was nice and savoury, unfortunately I forgot to...

I was on a Nepalese restaurant troll with two of my Nepalese friends who were in London from Belgium. I’ve been to this place several times and had enjoyed the food. However, on this visit, we were really disappointed with the quality of food served and staff members were very rude when we complained about a dish that was not up to our taste. I think the quality of food and customer service has deteriorated in this place immensely. As were going to few other Nepalese restaurants this evening, we had ordered MoMo, Bhutun and Chicken Pakora. Chicken pakora was very bad, it was in between chicken nuggets and deep fried chicken cubes with no garnish, no flavor and was very dry and hard to chew. When we complained, the owner of the place came around and started shouting at us in front of all the other customers. He was rude and aggressive and kept on saying that there was nothing wrong with the dish and it was his signature dish(photo attached). We were shocked by his rude, aggressive and unprofessional behavior!

I think this place is treating Nepalese customers differently to non-Nepalese. As a Nepali we know how authentic food should test like and if we are now happy for the food then we are more likely to express our views, which the owner is not able to take as constructive criticism. We were disappointed and the whole experience made us feel really bad.

Anyone, particularly Nepalese who like to try out Nepalese food outside their own kitchen should avoid this place for good. I’ll never be going back and hope the owner will learn some basics of hospitality industry and improve so that he can handle genuine complaints properly for his own good.

I would also like to pass on my sincere apologies to all the other customers who had been in the restaurant to witness this nasty drama. We really didn't mean to make your experience in this place bad and we had tried out best...

This was my first time trying Tibetan food. I had seen the place on a friend's Instagram account and had read good reviews, so I had quite high hopes. Despite this, I was not let down, and I was very pleasantly surprised. I had a few dishes in mind that I definitely wanted to order, but we also asked the waiter for a few recommendations, and he was extremely friendly and helpful. He even informed us that we may be ordering too much, so we reduced our order size. For our starter, we had the steamed chicken momo. I'd had many other types of dumplings (Chinese, Japanese, etc.), but this was also very nice. The dumpling skin was slightly thicker than others of similar shape, and the meat inside was juicy and had a nice flavour that it was possible to eat them as is. However, it came with a red, tomato based sauce, which went perfectly with it to enhance its flavours. For my main, I ordered the lamb thenthuk, which was recommended by the waiter over other noodle dishes. The broth had a slightly subtle yet delicious flavour. Initially, when I had just the noodles, I felt that the flavour was not enough, however, when I mixed it together with the meat and the vegetables, they soaked up more of the flavour of the broth that the whole dish was delicious. The noodles felt fresh, and the meat was tender and juicy. Overall, I very much enjoyed my experience at Kailash Momo. The inside of the restaurant is not too big, but it has a nice, cosy feel and the food was excellent. Also the prices were all very reasonable. Therefore, I would definitely like to return again to try more of...