Indian Zing

Denis O

Rahul G

Martin S

Great cooking, interesting ingredients and lovely service

AmyM

I can only say that this place has the attitude that is super cool, like an urban hipster drinking his craft beer surrounded by his meeja friends in an post-industrial chic, Dalston hang out. Sadly, it’s in the heartland of the Chelsea Tractor suburbia and done out like a 90s Living Room. Remember those? There were 5 of us for dinner, my parents, uncle and aunt. We were ushered to a table at the back rather unceremoniously so as not to disturb the “cool” and it went downhill from there. Three of us asked for the thali and we were told that they would take 25 minutes (!) to prepare. OK, we were warned, so we agreed. After 40 minutes, the food finally arrived for the entire table. Two of three of the thalis were stone cold. When this was pointed out, they argued that it wasn’t possible. They finally capitulated and sad that they would return it to the kitchen. I, at this point, expected them to go to the fresh pots of food and replace the cold elements. When we had been waiting for a further 10 minutes, I enquired as the whereabouts of our dinner and they told me that everything was being cooked again. They also expected me to swallow the idea that they cooked each tiny portion individually and that’s why it takes so long. I laughed, queried incredulously and finally had to swallow it due to lack of anything else of substance. If this is truly the case, this has to be the only Indian restaurant in London cooking this way. I have a good mind to send the chef in from Woodlands (who have perfect thalis) to give them a crash course. We finally got our meals and hour and a half after arriving. By which point I had gone past hungry. To add insult to injury the manager of the place was so supercilious I honestly believe that if my father was 10 years younger, he may have ended up with a bloody nose. He either spoke down to us, looked down his nose at us or made it plain that he really didn’t give a shit if we were happy or not. The bill came in with 3 beers and 2 glasses of wine along with our meals at almost £300, so it is incredibly expensive on the “Value for Money” scale. My parents are a 5-minute drive from this joint and I know that they have bad-mouthed it to everyone they know. I would say avoid it.

Katie R

Amazing food and service.

Vijay V

Upmarket Indian Restaurant and high end food carefully prepared and presented. Could improve on range of wines.

Eric G

Very impressed after a first visit. Inventive, subtle food in a nice quite upscale room. Great lively atmosphere on the night I went. Good service. Was tempted but a little anxious to try indian wine and was not disappointed at all. The wine was amazing, very unusual, but perfectly paired with the food. The wine list is carefully and well constructed. I can't wait to go again.

Katee J

My partner and I had our first visit here yesterday evening. The staff were very welcoming and once seated we were given a tasty complimentary drink of cucumber and mint, which was a nice touch. Service was a little hurried, but very polite all the same. As a starter we shared Prawn and Aubergine Kharkhatla which was very flavoursome, but only had two prawns in it, albeit extremely large and tender ones. Our main meal, we enjoyed the Chicken Jaffrezi and Saffron Chicken Korma, with Aromatic Basmati rice and Jeera and Saffron Palau. Both of these dishes were excellent, but again, like other restaurants I have tried in the area, the chicken in the Korma was dry and not tender enough. I was disappointed by the garlic Naan bread, as found this to be very small, and more like a pancake consistency. The Papadums were very nice and not too oily. I really think that you would be rewarded to branch out from the ‘common/usual’ dishes so be brave! There was a small problem with the credit card machine at the end of the meal, which took sometime for the manager to sort out. However, when the bill came, it was accompanied by a small bowl of chocolate raisins and mints – lovely.

Wendy M

My partner and I had been fancying a spicy number for a while, and with little to choose from locally, we plumped for a spot as far West as we could and according to SqM that = Zing. Mid-week, a mixed clientele had just about filled the place by 7.45p.m. and those that left before us were soon replaced. Shared mixed platter did more than just whet the appetite and soon began to satiate the tum. Worried that I’d eaten too much before five dishes were about to arrive, the waitress reassuringly suggested we relax and take our time. However, even in summer I don’t find sitting in a draught relaxing and we’d already moved once, so I didn’t quite appreciate their welcoming open door policy, but I would know where to sit next time. A lamb dish intended to be very spicy was by no means overpowered by the sauce, though I preferred the aromatics of a milder chicken stew. I’d also recommend the smoky aubergine and corn dish. Overall an attractive menu offering a good selection of rice, breads and side dishes + drinks. I love the food at Amaya but here I much prefer the atmosphere. Service was saved by several of the staff being very pleasant and helpful, but a few were in need of further training with some emphasis placed on the smile perhaps.

desmond M

We had heard about Indian zing via word of mouth and media and It has definitely proven to be one of the best Indian restaurant that i finds in London,.The ambience, food and wine are very well thought out and it is clear that they have been created with a passion. We recently had dinner there and it was fantastically well organised definitely a wonderfully memorable occasion. Overall the quality of the service and food that we have experienced on our encounters there is second to none in London. I can't wait to visit again and take friends this time.