Timur — Restaurant in London

I ate here on their opening night a few years back and it was fab and my 5* review reflected that. But definitely is not the same standard last night as then, and we both felt the food was not quite deserving of 4 stars. The poppadoms were distinctly chewy, rather than the super crisp melt-in-your-mouth delight they should be. I sent them back twice and on the third attempt they were improved but still a tad chewy. The naan breads were very disappointing - tasteless and chewy but I had complain fatigue by then so just ate them. The dishes on the other hand were tasty and the Lamb piro had a nice tangy sweet and sour taste. The spinach in the harabara cakes was minimal but they tasted good. I think tho they’d been cooked beforehand and reheated. Regarding the naans, we have taken for granted the wonderful freshly home made naans you used to be guaranteed when you ate at an Indian restaurant. It seems now that naans are be bought in or made well in advance. Or it might be that we arrived late at 9.30pm and the chef had gone home?But If you want to taste the real thing and see them made fresh in front of you, there’s an Iranian restaurant in Wimbledon with the naan oven in pride of place at the front of the resto. Quite a spectacle for us but I wonder if that’s typical in the Middle East? Cheap by bus and tram to get...

I have been 2 times in this place in a space of less than a week, and would come again!

There is a mixture of Indian and Nepalese dishes. Prices are reasonable.

The house white wine is very nice and refreshing.

Our clean plates for mains were served hot - very professional and nice touch, keeping the food that was arriving, warm. It is annoying when plates arrive ice cold, so well done for serving plates hot!

We had chicken momos (Nepalese chicken dumpling, there are 5 of them in the portion), poppadums with sauces, lamb byriani (served with yogurt), lamb sheesh kebab (3 pieces in the portion) - all dishes are really yummy. For dessert we had kulfi (Indian ice cream, was probably the weakest point on the menu, not impressed, have had much nicer kulfis in other places - this must be improved!) and warm walnut brownie, served with cream (reasonable, but pretty basic). So deserts can be improved a little, but the rest of the food is fantastic. Glad to have a very good quality restaurant in Crystal Palace! I do recommend it highly.

The stuff are a couple of humble and polite guys, very attentive. Thank you!

P.s. takeaway service available, they deliver within 3...

The best Indian restaurant we've dined in for many years now. The service; ambience and food were on point! The food was authentic and simply out of this world! Upon arrival, we were greeted with the subtle frangrance of exotic aromatic spices, which made us feel starved instantly. The host was welcoming and very hospitable. He waited on us patiently and calmly advised us to take our time as we rushed through the menu, with watering mouths. Waiting time was average and when the food arrived, it was well presented and tasted as good as it smelt. The host kindly explained each dish and its ingredients and cooking process. It was clear that this restaurant has passion for authenic Indian/ South Asian food. We ended up ordering a takeaway, as well as packing every drop of our leftovers (including the yoghurt side). Timur is definitely worth trying and will now become our new favourite...