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Review of London Indian restaurant Roti Chai by Andy Hayler in ...
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At this meal we sat in the downstairs dining room, which was a little less frenetic than the upstairs room but still completely full of diners quite early in the evening.
Goan chilli prawns came with roasted garlic, a little coconut rice and a garnish of samphire.
The prawns were very good indeed, tender and having an enjoyably spicy marinade (14/20).
Potato with curry leaf had excellent texture and a subtle flavour from the curry leaves (14/20).
Lamb kebabs had very good texture (13/20), as did a palak paneer curry (13/20).
Roti Chai - Halal Girl About Town
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Roti Chai is, fortunately, one of the good ones and doesn’t just specialise in curries, but incorporates delicious Indian street food into their menu.
Well, it was more so about all the delicious food that I had eaten but wanting to relive those tasty times, the family, BW and I made our way over to Roti Chai situated a block away from the jam packed Oxford Street.
Roti Chai wasn’t dishing out old, warmed-up-in-the-microwave food; this chicken dish was fresh as the white meat was succulent and you could taste the charcoal meaning it was straight from the tandoor.
Tarka Dahl The yellow lentil curry is usually a good accompaniment to an Indian meal however Roti Chai’s version lacked in flavour and was slightly too watery.
For those expecting hole-in-the-wall Indian food, this isn’t the place for you as Roti Chai has put a commercial twist on their classic curry house dishes so that their food can be enjoyed by all however this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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Roti Chai, 3 Portman Mews South, London W1 | The Independent
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I may have found a new love in Roti Chai, an "Indian Street Kitchen" tucked away in a mews behind Oxford Street in central London.
Open since summer, Roti Chai has been created by Rohit Chugh, who wanted to bring a taste of the all-day street food of India that fuels the bustling country to London.
We order enough of the dishes we love best to put Roti Chai through its paces: bhel puri, chilli paneer, tarka dhal, samosas, roti breads plus salt-and-pepper banana chips (from £3.90 to about £5 each).
Scores: 1-3 stay home and cook, 4 needs help, 5 does the job, 6 flashes of promise, 7 good, 8 special, can't wait to go back, 9-10 as good as it gets Roti Chai 3 Portman Mews South, London W1, tel: 020 7408 0101 Street Kitchen: Mon-Sat 12pm-11pm; Dining Room: Tues-Sat 6pm-11pm.
About £45 for two, including beer So plain, but so right; this Formica-tabled veteran – the city's oldest subcontinental – is praised for its curry dishes – at a keen price, too The delightfully elegant interior of this chain prototype is suitably energetic; its spicy street food is very flavoursome – and quite authentic, too Home-style curries with fabulous depth of flavour have made this very basic but cheerful caff a popular Northern Quarter destination for those seeking a lunchtime bargain
Restaurant review: Roti Chai, London W1 | Life and style | The ...
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Maybe too much so from the point of view of a new Indian restaurant, Roti Chai.
Upstairs is the "Street Kitchen", open all day, a bright, mock-canteen space, decorated with colourful packets of Indian ingredients and with a menu offering a lively selection of the street food the subcontinent does so well.
Downstairs is the "Dining Room", open in the evening only, a darker space with mock-industrial decor; the menu here offers street food as starters, then a short selection of larger main-course curries from the Indian regions.
A Bengali crab and fishcake was dense inside but light and crisp on the crust, the spices maybe a bit dominant but nonetheless very tasty, and the accompanying dip – a dark purple smear I couldn't decode (something to do with tamarind?)
I'd certainly go back to Roti Chai, maybe when Oxford Street is past its holiday hell.
Roti Chai | Restaurants in Marylebone, London
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Within a naan’s hurl of Oxford Street, Roti Chai deserved more custom on a midweek lunchtime.
Not that the lucky office workers (some Indian, most not) who had discovered it down this little mews street were complaining.
The ground-floor ‘street kitchen’, with its utilitarian furniture and canteen vibe, is ideal for a swift midday feed – and the alert young multinational staff keep things pacy.
Here, prices rise considerably, with chettinad chicken costing £15.50 – not that the street kitchen is giveaway-cheap.
Dhokra, lamb curry, dahl and a pot of lovely, rich leaf tea cost £23 with service, but such a lunch would have workers singing through the afternoon.