Riverside Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in London

I visited to order a takeaway on Saturday night 20/08/22. At 9pm the place was 90% full. As I waited for my order (about 15 mins) I watched the interaction between the owners (who do the front of house) and the guests. It was very clear to me that the owners do a huge amount to ensure their guests have a great time both socially and with their food. The owners were incredibly welcoming and that was lovely to see. I think that explains why the restaurant was so busy. When I got home my food was lovely. It's like well made indian home cooking and they tailored the level of spices for me which made it just right. Yes you can get better quality elsewhere but with the discount for takeaway, my meal was under half the price of eating in more expensive indian restaurants, and given the cost of living increases this is very good value. It's great to see them back open after being closed for so long. So if you want good quality at superb prices then this is the...

We found this little gem almost 20 years ago, when we went on the recommendation of a friend! Yes, its dated, yes, it could do with a makeover ( it hasn't changed at all) after 20 years. But there's something homely about it staying the same. It's like going to your nan's for dinner. We've never had a bad meal, some have been better than others but none have been bad, I've had worse meals in more expensive restaurants! Value for money you really can't complain at all. There's always enough food left over to take home for my lunch the next day. 20 years of great food and fantastic prices. The boys are now men and have stopped taking the lollies on the way out .... but I still do! There's something great about the familiarity of it... of being greeted with "nice to see you again, its been a while, is everything ok?" 2 course each, drinks and change out of £50 for 4 can't be bad! Here's to the...

I'm sorry for giving a low rating for this review, as I had rated the Riverside 5 stars previously.

I ordered chicken butter curry and it was actually inedible. Really badly made and tasted as the primary school curry of 50 years ago. The curry tasted as they've just add loads of bad quality curry powder to water and flour to make it thick. Awful indeed!

Normally, I'll give a restaurant another chance when I got mixed results but this time I can say I'll never go back again. I feel really sorry for the lovely owners but they need to find better cooks/chefs or they'll lose more customers like myself. It's cheap but doesn't have to be to attract and keep happy customers. I don't mind paying more for excellent food but am loathe eating bad food, even...