Radha Krishna Bhavan — Restaurant in London

CURRYBOND #3 CURRYBOND is clearly hitting its stride. Arriving at the start time, 7pm, to not just one CURRYBONDer but two! Clearly public shaming is the way to go to encourage punctuality. That being said The Banker was still tardy, however only 15 mins late is a minor miracle. So by 7.15pm we had a full complement, including the latest addition to the CURRYBOND family, George's Legacy, our first eponymous CURRYBONDer.

So to our latest curry venue, Radha Krishna Bhavan (RKB). It's an established Tooting classic. One of the many advantages of exploring curry restaurants in Tooting is they have helpfully located themselves in a geographically accurate configuration...sort of. This venue features South Indian cuisine and is located south of Tooting Broadway with many of it's other South Indian compatriots (see future CURRYBONDs Dosa N Chutney and Onam).

The venue itself is probably summed up in one word, "homely", which may come back to bite it when it comes to the food. There's a rather nice exotic palm tree theme to the decor with various authentic looking objet d'art adorning the walls. Some of which Jobbers described as "lovely brass balls"...The restaurant started filling up from 7.30pm which provided a nice hum of atmosphere to go along with the scenery. All of this adds up to a strong start with an average venue score from the CURRYBONDers of 7.8/10.

With our curries ordered we eagerly awaited the next chapter of the Bhaji Bible. The variety on offer looked good with a number of South Indian curries not seen on CURRYBOND as yet. As with many South Indian offerings there's an excellent selection of veggie dishes, most seem to be side dish size, but all seem like good value.

RKB take the ball approach to the bhaji, with 5 balls for one serving, good stuff. In general, bhaji's are tasty and crunchy-ish, overall not bad but not quite reaching the heights from CURRYBOND #1, these little fellas get a 7/10.

Important to note that this is our first CURRYBOND without bringing our trusty supply of Cobra beer. RKB is not BYOB but offers alcohol on the menu, unfortunately the promised Kingfisher is scribbled off but Tikka Gold and the ever faithful Cobra is on offer for £3.95/per 660ml bottle. Pretty good value and predictably the CURRYBONDers rack up the Cobra's in preparation for the curry bananza awaiting them.

The curry arrives, on the menu this evening, old faithfuls chicken jalfrezi and lamb bhuna, some veggie sides beetroot thoran and brinjal, and some newbies including chicken malabar. No naan on offer, so parathas were the bread of choice. Not forgetting the reference...but wait...no chicken tikka masala. Our first compromise to the control experiment, we dropped the tikka and plumped for chicken masala.

Overall there is a definite lack of heat, which I'm sure goes with the South Indian style, so if you're after a mild experience it's a plus, for these CURRYBONDers they like to come away with a slightly fizzing tastebuds. The reference dish was frankly a little disappointing, the dominant flavour was tomato with a lack of spicy depth. Unfortunately this is where "homely" comes in again which was the dominant impression of the food, more home cooked than restaurant extravaganza...This all culminates in a food score for RKB of 5.4/10.

The bill comes in at a total of £79.50 that's £15.90/CURRYBONDer, so not cheap. There is however a Tastecard offer of 2-4-1 if you mention when booking on the phone. This took off the bhajis and the chicken masala from the bill which was good news. Overall the value suffers from a lack of a BYOB policy and results in An average value score of 5.6/10.

So as the CURRYBONDers line up for the official photo we add up the scores to average out to a CURRYBOND approved...

I have been here many times. Staff members always polite and respectful, never seen any issues until this time. I had unpleasant experience today due to rude man/customer. He is arrived with family and let his kids to misbehave, drop rice all over the place, shout and so on. When the staff member approached him with a polite note, customer raised his voice and rudely responded to him. What surprised me most, that customer/visitor sounded arrogantly while demanding respect from staff member, which was respectful already and continued responding to rudeness respectfully. If I were staff member I would asked them to leave immediately. But he just continued serving them humbly. Customers who often comes to this restaurant can say the same about people who working there. Finally that rude man with his family left before food arrives. I felt relieved and continued eat my lunch in peace. People, please, if you want to be respected, please do respect others too. Teach your kids some manners. Next table with kids were sitting and eating nicely and kids were so small but so well behaved and they disturbed no one. I want to thank staff members for patience and for being polite. Thank you. Please don't get upset about some rude people, there are always some, who likes to...

I recently had the pleasure of ordering a takeaway from Radha Krishna Bhavan, located near the Tooting Broadway underground station, and I must say it was a delightful experience. The restaurant not only exceeded my expectations with its delicious food but also impressed me with its top-notch customer service.

First and foremost, the food was incredibly tasty. I decided to try the Chicken Ularthiyathu, even though I wasn't sure what it was. To my pleasant surprise, it turned out to be a wonderful combination of flavours that I absolutely loved. The chicken was cooked to perfection, tender and succulent, while the spices and herbs infused it with a rich, aromatic taste.

In addition to the Chicken Ularthiyathu, I would highly recommend trying their lamb curry and chana masala (Chickpeas). These dishes are bursting with authentic flavours and are sure to satisfy any curry lover's cravings.

Not only was the food exceptional, but the portions were generous as well and my takeaway was packed with care.

What truly stood out for me, however, was the excellent customer service I experienced.

While I opted for a takeaway this time, I look forward to dining in at Radha Krishna Bhavan on my next visit as the atmosphere in the restaurant is...