The Taj Mahal Abbey Wood — Restaurant in London

2019 review: Love this place! Prices have never increased, owner is a lovely man. Top quality food and soooo much better than Brick Lane! Update as of 22nd August From the outside it’s the same but wait for it, inside it looks smarter then we thought oh no it’s under new management :-( and sadly it is… The tables are way too close together, we sat in the corner and the table next to us was the length of a knife away - so glad no one sat next to us as they might as well of joined in our conversation! We ordered and sadly the food was very bland. The chicken madras and vegetable curry both tasted the same and didn’t have a kick to it. Must of been the same sauce the chef used. It was all perfectly eatable but the quality of food isn’t the same! We then got our bill and wow the prices have increased!!! Previously we normally paid around £28 but this time it’s £41.75!! Massive increase and sadly because of this and quality of food we will not be returning. Upon departure the waiter asked us to leave a Google review so here it is and he said the old owner is retiring - please come back!!! Also there is a new chef, no wonder the quality of the food has gone down and little taste. Service was still very good and waiters were polite - no problem there at all. Only things to address are: food quality, prices and space out the tables! It’s abbey wood after all and as the old owner always said, it’s abbey wood after all, what’s the point hiking the prices up here when people in the area don’t have the money. We were the only ones in the restaurant with a very little takeaway being done. On previous sundays it was non stop, again example where the new management are failing. UPDATE Staff very polite but after waiting for my takeaway for which a 20 minute wait turned into 50 minutes then when I got home to finally eat it the food was stone cold!! 😢 prices have gone up since the new owner and just not the same quality of food at all I’m afraid. I won’t be returning. 2023 UPDATE We tried again and sadly it’s got even worse. Please bring back the old owners. Sadly the table opposite were given the wrong food and a vegetarian got given meet and she was ill. It’s more like a cafe now not a restaurant. No table cloths, no music and not very clean. Take aways seem to take forever as a guy was waiting an hour for his. The price we paid was sadly not worth it and they even forgotten a dish and still...

Hard to find something this good in London. When I look at a restaurant, I tend to look at five things: food, service, price, presentation, and atmosphere, generally in that order. They did well on all five. The quality of the food and service were impeccable. The dish my girlfriend got was beautifully presented. You really can't beat the price. We had 2 mains, 2 rice, some poppadom, and a bottle of wine and it came to £46. The place was clean, well maintained, with some quiet inoffensive music in the background. They were also super accommodating to my food allergy. I'm coeliac and they checked multiple times with the kitchen to make sure the food was safe for me. I'm writing this well after eating and no issues. It's a great place. You should go. I'll be going and...

What a lovely restaurant. We booked a family dinner at 6pm on a Sunday. We were the only people in so we were treated so well but the waiters were not at all intrusive. We were eating with our two young sons and all of us thoroughly enjoyed our food. We ordered onion bhajis to start as one of our boys fancied them, we were told we would get three but they gave us four so we could have one each. They were fresh, crispy and tasty. The popadoms were also fresh, tasty and hot. Our mains were delicious, hot and plentiful. We ordered chicken tikka, paneer shashlik, chicken methi and lamb chilli massala. The meat was tender, beautifully cooked and succulent. The chilli massala was our favourite. I cannot fault this restaurant at all and we look forward to returning to...