Bawarchi – Fresh and cheap Indian

On a street where there are four Indian restaurants practically next to each other, Bawarchi stands out as the top quality contender. Recently reopened after being redesigned into a sleeker and seemingly more upmarket restaurant, but the prices hardly reflect it. I ate here with another person and we each had a drink and the total was only £24. We ate vegetarian, but still, the prices are very low for the quality of the food.

I recommend the Begun Fry, whole baby aubergine cooked whole in a spicy tomato and onion sauce. Their Bhindi Jeera, stir-fried okra with cumin seeds and onions is the greenest okra I’ve seen in an Indian restaurant. Usually you can’t distinguish the vegetable due to overcooking and excess sauce. Their side rice dishes are delicious. The garlic rice has fresh and cooked pieces of garlic with onions and spices.

The service is fast and mains range from a reasonable £4 to £10. No wonder they were a winner of the Archant London Food & Drink awards in 2008 for best restaurant.

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Bawarchi | Restaurants (Indian) | Begun Fry – vegetable side £ 2.50
68 Chamberlayne Road | North-West | +442089609608
Sun – Thu 12:00 – 14:30 & 18:00 – 00:00, Fri – Sat 12:00 – 14:30 & 18:00 – 00:30