Karahi King — Restaurant in London

I’ve been living in this area for over 20 years. So many of my friends have hyped up this place. I finally made it here for dinner. We ordered masala fish, kebabs, chicken, naan & egg fried rice.

When we asked for a Karachi chicken the waiter huffed at us as he was annoyed we put in a last order.

However we arrived at 11pm as on Google Maps it shows that the restaurant closes at 12am. - this is incorrect.

Masala fish - texture was good but bland.

Kebab sauce tasted awful - I’ve never tasted anything like this in my life!

I am a foodie, I know what tastes right. Absolutely disappointed at the quality of the food.

The chicken portion was tiny.

The bill came up to £51 which is not worth it at all. You’re better off going to Lamar Perivale or...

Plastic plates, average food, average portions, not cheap - to set the scene.

I had the lamb chops. They're not bad, but not as good as others I've had elsewhere. Some of the chops were nice and soft, some chewy, but not bad enough to bring to their attention.

For main, the Chicken Karahi. With the choice of medium chilli, it's still fairly hot. Shame about the amount of chicken in the dish, barely get three average size chunks, not even in chunks; with overall average size portion, it's definitely not fit for a Karahi King or a Bollywood star that they're boasting about visiting on their menu.

With the starter and main, Peshawari naan, no drinks and average size portions, it was, well, ...average,...

Loved eating and ordering here from so many years but something definitely changed this year as for a few months now the standards have dropped rapidly, food not being cooked all the way through, phone not answered when calling to complain (I try to never leave bad reviews before speaking to someone from the restaurant but after calling for ages to get an answer, the person who picked up did not speak much English) and finally, the portions feel like they got smaller.

Really a shame when you have a good local you try to stick with it but I...