Apni Haveli in Greenwich

Amazing food as ever! This really is a gold mine of a place. Great food and such sweet staff. It’s a few doors down from where I live so couldn’t be handier but I can never understand why it’s not busier. The food is so tasty and it’s certainly not average Indian food from, I gather, Northern India with Nepalese too and you can really taste the difference. It’s a bit scruffy inside but don’t let that put you off. I’ve never had a bad meal !

We had an excellent curry here , everything was very fresh and each dish was delicious. We had prawn dansak and a cream paneer dish . We will definitely make this our regular local Indian curry restaurant. The prices are also very reasonable for the quality of the food . It’s easy to find , located in the five bells pub building on plumstead common near the slade.

Lovely environment and good atmosphere to celebrate ur bdays, parties and special function . Food wise had One of the best garlic Nan and curry’s in long time . Staff are pleasant and friendly . Defo will recommend family’s and friends . Uncle Ji is so down to earth .

I feel that to reveal this hidden gem, may not serve my own selfish being. The food in this restaurant is far from the fast food culture that we have become used to. If you are lucky enough to come on a Bollywood night, be prepared to immense yourselves in Indian culture, where the atmosphere is warm and family centric, whilst the food tantalises your tastebuds with the smell of sweet spices wafting across the tables like delicious dreams of what is to come. Highly recommended, we love this palace of the finest Indian cuisine.

Vine aquí durante el programa de "comer fuera para ayudar". El lugar estaba abierto, pero vacío. No hay un solo invitado allí. Esta probablemente debería haber sido nuestra primera señal de advertencia. Pero teníamos hambre, así que decidimos conseguir una mesa y hacer un pedido, aunque se sintió muy incómodo. Todas las mesas y sillas tenían una gruesa capa de polvo, claramente nadie las había visitado en un tiempo. No parecían estar preparados para los clientes. Comenzaron a encender las luces de la habitación, un tipo en la cocina comenzó a “encender” la cocina mientras una joven asumía el papel de camarera. Un tipo grandote estaba sentado en la esquina del restaurante y parecía estar haciendo la contabilidad. De hecho, nos encontramos con él antes, hace unos años, cuando el restaurante se llamaba Apni Haveli, y un tipo vestido estaba allí para discutir las finanzas con él. Nos dio la impresión de que era el dueño del restaurante y tenía serios problemas económicos. Todo esto sucedió a la vista de los huéspedes que pagaban. Poco después, el restaurante cambió su nombre a 5 Rivers, aunque todo lo demás se ha mantenido igual, incluso los platos con el nombre antiguo. Entonces, ese tipo estaba sentado en la esquina con sus libros de finanzas una vez más, como si no se hubiera movido un centímetro desde la última vez que lo vimos hace unos años. Le preguntamos a la mesera, “ofreces el 50% de descuento, ¿verdad? "Ya que de esto se trataba el esquema de" salir a comer para ayudar ": los clientes obtuvieron un 50% de descuento en la factura (bebidas no incluidas) y el gobierno pagó el resto, el restaurante no perdió. Esperábamos un sí pero solo queríamos confirmarlo. Para nuestra sorpresa, dijo que no. Nos miramos perplejos, ya que sabíamos que estaban inscritos en el plan. Podías comprobar en línea quién era y quién no. Le pregunté, “¿por qué no? ”Y se volvió hacia el chico de la esquina y dijo:“ ¿tío? Entonces le hicimos nuestra pregunta en su idioma. Él dijo no. Seguimos adelante con el pedido, ya que ya lo habíamos realizado. La comida estuvo buena. No es espectacular, pero lo suficientemente agradable como para volver a elegir este restaurante, si no fuera por el mal servicio y el ambiente incómodo. Pagó el precio completo y se fue. Llegamos a casa y lo comprobamos dos veces: sí, este restaurante estaba inscrito en el plan. Esto significa que nos cobraron el precio total de nuestra comida y luego podrían enviar el valor de nuestro pedido al recaudador de impuestos para obtener un reembolso del 50%. Muy dudoso.

The food can be VERY good - it can be average..... The customer service can be good - it can be awful..... Your order can take 15 minutes to be prepared - it can take an hour and a half....... The phone is sometimes answered - it is sometimes ignored...... You can be at the counter waiting to order - you might be seen...... There might be a private party - you would never know...... Main course are "small" or "large" - small is the size that most restaurants use for the starters and side dishes. Menu is limited, but the food CAN be very good - sometimes. The manager is a reasonable man, and is doing his best to make this place work. Unless he acknowledges the problems this place has it will never improve. Look at the reviews - the negatives in them all ring true to me.

Totally unimpressed with this place, 2nd time here. 1 staff in kitchen 1 staff at bar and main restaurant Chef was running ragged, bloke outside in main restaurant area more concerned with speaking to a drinker at the bar about properties and what to let and where... Didn't bring warm plates, didn't place the table, no condiments, didn't even ask if everything was Ok, didn't ask if we needed anything else....in fact we had to go to the bar and explain tjat our order was ready to be served and the chef was trying to get his attention. Total shambles of a place, food tasted average an the waiting time is not worth the food or service (or lack of) that comes with your order. If this is the best plumstead has to offer, there's a huge gap in the market and you're probably better off going to city of London...avoid this place unless you like waiting forever for food and with nobody asking if youd like a drink - it's not like we're eating for free!!

So much waiting so little staff so cold inside no heating. In winter you can’t take off your coat. Staff are rude and short of staff

Visited this restaurant for casual dinner while I was in the area. We ordered 3 veg dishes and all of them were very tasty and full of flavour. Breads were ok and could be better. I will go there again and recommend for authentic Indian food. If visiting with kids ask for mild version of food!

Visited this place with another couple and a friend, and it’s easy to find with parking outside and on the side road. Nice open restaurant and we noticed they have a stage for entertainment too. Food was decent and the Goat Curry was the highlight.. keema was average and the chicken bhuna was spot on as I asked to have it made with extra chilli.. the mixed grill could’ve been a bit bigger but it was tasty and the fish pakoras were excellent.. place needs a bit of character though as the Nepali waitress wasn’t a great host. She was ok. As there are so many terrible restaurants in our area, I’m glad to recommend this one. Enjoy

I reviewed this restaurant a year ago and I didn’t do it justice at all, ( the food was too spicy for me) on the few occasions I have been in since it has been fantastic. The food is lovely and made to my required taste and the beer hits the spot! ( a must have with a curry) the atmosphere is great especially on Saturday nights as there is often traditional entertainment, service is good and the place is very clean. Always made to feel very welcome and as a bonus they do a delivery service too !

Fantastic spicy freshly made affordable food. Proud owner who takes the food more seriously than the service side, but for great consistent tasty traditional North Indian food you will never find this quality for these prices. Sizzling tandoori chicken is definitely one of the favourites also all the lamb dishes.

It is really a good food for non vegetarians veg I wouldn’t recommend that much it’s ok...I have been so many times never got disappointment.I love this place

Have been coming here regularly for 4 years now. It's my favourite budget Indian restaurant by some distance, overtaking Tayyabs and Needo grill in my affections some time ago. Atmosphere wise it is entirely contingent on the day when you come... we've been the only people in the restaurant before (which was a pleasure) and have been there when it's absolutely rammed. The lamb chops are the best I've had hands down and are worth visiting for alone but so many of the other dishes are fantastic. Our regular favourites are: Lamb chops Aloo tikki chaat Chicken tikka (succulent and sizzling) Jeera chicken Goat Curry (my absolute fave) Tarka daal Mushroom curry I could go on to be fair. Having eaten at budget and michelin starred indian restaurants I am pleased to have Apni close to me, the flavours keep us going back.

It's a good restaurant Order can sometimes a little longer but when food arrived it's worth a wait It's mainly traditional North Indian Punjab style food but can get Nepali style food as well Give it a go