Chini Chor in Ealing

I’ve visited this place a number of times. The first time I went, I noticed the staff are all Goans, so I was nervous ordering Punjabi paranthas. But they definitely exceeded my expectations. The staff are polite, not overly welcoming but always polite. Service is speedy. Their sweets/mithai is always fresh and sometimes I only go to get mithai. I have also taken my own hot case to get the paranthas packed in and they’re always accommodating. I don’t like chai there and chaat is okay but you can’t go wrong with paranthas.

I order a chilli paneer and paneer sizzle nothing to rave about to be honest. It was ok but lacked flavour. The portion was good though.

I’ve been to the branch in Hounslow many many times, staying in the area a lot for work during the pandemic. I dropped in to pick up a take away or a chai many weeks. I always found the staff very friendly and welcoming. While in Southall, I noticed there was a cafe so I thought I’d call in for a sweet and a Chai while waiting for the bus. When I walked into the shop there was one or two other customers in the store and three ladies behind the counter. I asked the lady if they did a certain sweet. Which I didn’t want pronounce correctly. Which led her to keep saying “in English! In English!”. Then I pointed to what I wanted. She they rolled her eyes and started talking her language and laughing to the customer next to me. This entire experience made me feel very unwelcome and makes me very unlikely to return. I would always recommend this place to my colleagues and friends at my airline. But this experience has made me think otherwise.

Food is amazing and fresh. A very beautiful service. Thank you, we will be coming again and again!!!!

Indian street food was disappointing - mediocre at best - flavour just wasn't there and excessively oily. Items such as samosas and kachoris were dripping in oil - it went through two paper bags and covered the surfaces of the plastic bag. Chutney was the consistency of water which is not how it should be. I've been here twice just to give it the benefit of the doubt but it seems the passion to to provide good food just isn't there. Staff are friendly and the price point is reasonable but if you want authentic good quality food I would head to one of the restaurants on The Broadway.

Excellent! Food is very tasty and service very speedy! Highly recommend. We would definitely go again!

Visited this place for lunch after such a long time. Different staff but excellent, delicious, hot, spicy food. Service quick and polite. Food is freshly cooked. We had a starter between us 2 large mixed lunches, cup of tea, falooda and paratha for £23.00. Will visit again when we have a chance. Restaurant is also clean and sells lots of Indian sweets too.

I walked in just after they had opened. There was a girl in the counter, who gave a glance but didn’t give two hoots I was there. And then an older lady came and with similar indifference went inside. It was just amazing so I said in a raised voice; “is there anybody here to greet me with smile & make me welcome”! Then the older lady came & despite what I had said, obviously didn’t get I was saying & tersely asked me, “what you want!?” I asked for “fresh jelebi”; she said, she will “microwave”! I got it that they don’t have “freshly made”. As I was hungry, I said OK. But it was stale & smelly. Then I asked the same older lady, if she could boil for me few fenugreek seeds I was carrying (as home remedy for my high blood pressure); she tersely said, we don’t do such things! Whereas every other Indian place I have been they have quickly accommodated me. Then I asked for “masala tea” which took like 15 minutes to arrive just before I was leaving. And then I started to write this review and asked them, how would they like me to write it!? The young lady made her face and turned to show me her back, while the older lady mumbled like “no problem”. This is not how a customer is treated in any restaurant, no matter what! Finally “masala tea” came; that was nothing “masala” about it. This kind of place should not just exist.

Would give 0 if I had the chance. Care more about making money than customer service. First question I asked when I went in was 'do you do decaf tea?' the lady answered yes. We said decaf a good 3/4 times to which she replied yes. Sat down and ordered. Masala tea came for me to which I said no I said decaf. My aunty got a plain tea when she ordered something else. So we carried on eating and I went to buy tea bags from a shop. Asked for milk and the man bright a whole cup then charged me for it. They also had two teas on the bill. Simple maths and understanding English is not really mastered at this place. They stood their arguing over the milk. Lost 4 customers. Ridiculous and not educated enough to open a restaurant. She said 'ok fine' when I said we aren't coming back.

Went there for a breakfast today. We ordered tandoori kulchas. They were definitely not tandoor cooked. The environment of this restaurant is not at all good. The table was dirty and sticky and even the cutlery they use was not looking clean enough. Ordered a tea and it was served in a very old and rusted cups. Won’t be able to come again.

Chini Chor has made a name for itself serving great vegetarian food for many years now. From tasty fresh garlic naans to great dosas, daal makhni and kala chanay. The Masala tea is always a nice kicks start in the morning, and the paneer samosas are crispy and tasty. They did have a hygiene issue a couple of years back, but this must have not all been sorted out and the restaurant is back to being busy again. Definitely worth a visit if in Southall, even if you are a meat eater!!

Food was great but could improve on the sitting area but will definitely visit again. Value for money!!

Food is delicious..Love their pani puri and hakka noodles. The place itself looks a bit tiring could do with new tables/chairs, decorating the place for better ambiance and toilets are in very bad condition.

Went with a friend the place was busy and happening ordered Chole Bahtura and Saag with Pratahas and Papari Chaat. The Chat was okay. The Saag good and well spiced . The Chloe came LUKE WARM had to send back BUT still came cold. The Masala tea was on the Money great.

Went to this restaurant and ordered chaat and samosas but we were charged more than double saying we had samosa chaat even though we had ordered just samosas and reconfirmed that it was what we had ordered! We felt swindled! Be careful when ordering as they try to con you by giving you the more expensive option and then you have to pay up!

Went to this place for lunch, were seated by a grumpy unwelcoming host who just pointed to a table, we were unsure which one so seated ourselves. The table was messy and it took a while for a waiter to appear. He then proceeded to wipe our table with what appeared to be a lifeless rag. He handed us our menu and it had seen better days. We ordered our snacks and they did not arrive together so my sister and I shared hers. My salty lassi was lukewarm so I asked for ice cubes.My chaat was the worst ever. I have to say the waiter was helpful but the whole place lacks ambience. Smarten up guys. Get some standards.

Great for veggies. Starters are average size. Mains are big. Nice and clean environment and fairly quick service even though they're mega busy. Only downside was their sweets. I ordered chum chum and received a very dry sweet with little taste. Disappointed on that, but the starter and main were great.

I took laddu and kala jamun, don’t recommend anyone, horrible taste, not sure what kind of ingredients used, very low quality,

Authentic, tasty Indian vegetarian for a very affordable late lunch. Prompt friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere. Just what we were looking for; we will definately return!

Me and my friends (all Indians) and our families came here for a meal last night. We ordered about 20 dishes but each and every one of them was very good. Not Michelin star quality but good wholesome nice tasting comfort food which is not greasy. The service was excellent and everything we ordered tasted just like it's in India. If you are looking for some authentic tasting Indian vegetarian food at a fantastic price, then this is the place (the total bill for all of us came to £67). Definitely worth a visit for a meal if you are in Southall

I'm so glad I found this place!!!!! It literally has the best pani Puri other than India. The service was good and food came out very quickly. I will visit again.

I took one of my friends there for a quick lunch who only eats vegetarian food.

Food was very late. Waiters didn't a clue. Not Good! Too much salt in food. Service was very poor. Will need to complain next time.

This is a vegetarian Indian cafe a few minutes' walk from Southall Station. It has a counter where you can buy sweets to take out, but also some tables with table service. My friend and I had two mains, three breads, one rice, and two desserts, all for about £20; the food was very tasty (my friend knows a lot about Indian food and he approved) and the service polite and friendly. Not a noisy place, either. Definitely recommended.

Although I have just seen the report on the Internet, that the owner of this Restaurant has been fined a record £ 155,000 last week for breaches of food hygiene laws; I would nevertheless recommend this place. This is the second time that I have been there and the food is really good and authentic.

We ate here on the evening of Diwali. We wiped off chola bhatura, poori chana, poori halwa, aalu parantha, paneer pakoda - all were very tasty. Ended up buying sweets, and they were good too

Very friendly servers and excellent food.. great varities of north indian dishes and pleasant atmosphere

Not many vegetarian restaurants but this restaurant offered seating and a wide variety of food. As a famiky we ordered a masala dosa which was like eating bread not crispy potato filling was like mash unseasoned. Gobi 65 was so greasy n bland pau bhaji was just masala sauce with peas not satisfying but OK.

Another visit to Chini Chor as the last visit was fantastic. This visit was the same. Ordered the Chana Puri...

The place does good North Indian food. The parathas, puris and bhaturas were really good. Filling and satisfactory.

Always visit this Restaurant when I go Southall, love the Paneer here.From Paneer Sizzler as a starter to the main dishes of Paneer Tikka Masala. Other dishes available like Vegetarian Manchurian.Not a 5 star, as service isn't great and small siting are. Toilets are grim too.

This review is specific to the Southall Cheeni Chor. Tasty Snacks served. Prepared fresh. Had Hot Bhel Puri and tasted yummy. Mango Lassi kids will love it. On the whole a good option for light snacks when you visit Southall. Moderately priced

Seating is very limited . Food is expensive for this kind of hotel but very tasty. We tried Chana batura, Veg Biriyana, Paneer sizzlers and Bollywood Kulfi. All were delicious.There is good variety for different Indian tastes. Wish there was more space particularly for families with more than 4..

I went there for lunch with my family tdy thinking will get tasty and better lunch there but as I entered in we had to wait for almost 15 minutes no one came to welcome us the staff has attitude we had to wait for our lunch for almost another 15 minutes and the food was horrible and specially tea we ordered masala tea but the tea tasted like water the worst restaurant i ever visited in southall

Food was excellent, I had the paneer naan which comes with channa masala and butter. Was delicious. Very reasonable prices, and the ambiance is homely cafe style, which I like a lot.

This pure vegetarian Indian cafe is great for good quality home cooked food. My favourites include the Kala Chana and the Dahl Makani, both of which are quite delicious, served up with plain chapatis and first rate coriander and chilli chutney. A reasonably priced low frill cafe serving great vegetarian food.

Traditional food, good sweets. I had a good time with family however we felt seating was too close together once sat down inside by the wall it was difficult to get out again without affecting another diner.. bit unconfortable

Excellent and amazing pure vegetarian indian food in Southall area of London. for authentic Indian pure vegetarian food , you can go here without second thought. quality and quantity - both are good at reasonable price.

We're typical American tourists who, on a whim, followed the suggestion of a Gerrards Cross businessman, Adnan , who we encountered, and we visited Southall.It was as though we added another part of the world to our holiday in London. We shopped, met new friends, and dined at Chini Chor, a wonderful restaurant where Gaurav made extra time and effort to serve us the most wonderful Indian veggie meal. We enjoy Indian food in the states; which all fails in comparision to our meal today.

Ordered their lajawab paratha -- really good (and huge) paratha served with chanay, pickles and raita. Buttermilk drink is amazing too! Excellent food and service.

Food was good but very slow service.Don't think will recommend it to my friends and family. All over ok place to eat.

went there last month had some samosa's there they were good, how ever on this occasion took a take away samosa's and chilli paneer. sorry to say samosa's were disgusting and smelled when opened, chilli paneer was ok nothing very nice, I guess the samosa's put us off.. will never order again.

We tried the panneer tikka masala and malai kofta and both were amazing. They have a great selection of parathas (mooli paratha, methi paratha, etc apart from the usual aloo and garlic parathas. Food was fresh and delicious! Probably the best north Indian food I have had in London ... highly recommended! :)

Love the food and sweet from Chini Chor. Always go there when i am down in London and stock up on their mitai. Will recommend to everyone.

I used to visit this place to buy Indian sweets and decided to try out their food once. Am glad I did. Delicious food which wasnt very spicy. Crowding is an issue with limited parking on the high street

Mix of Chinese and Indian food. Nice little place with very clear menus and great tasting food. Had the aloo tikki chaat, dosa and mooli parathas - yummy. Will defo visit again

They used to do better earlier. Authentic Indian fare better than in India with a few dishes like aloo methi. Not any more.

Visited this weekend of Feb 27, 2016 for lunch. Ordered below items:1. Chana Bhatura - Good to taste. Bhatura was soft and big in size. Chana could have been a little spicier2. Aallo Chat - Allo tikki seemed to be pre-cooked and then micro waved. same chana was added that was with bhatura. Ok taste3. Jalebi - This was the sad part! The oil it was cooked in was not good. And it was micro-waved to make it hot. Was not at all crispy and was totally spongy. We did not finish it and left it Staff was courteous and service was fine. Food is reasonably priced but overall taste was not that great. May not try again!

Food at Chini Chor is what you expect at Dhaba's in India. Flavoursome typical desi style Chole Bhature, Kadi and Saag are worth tasting.

My friends came from Birmingham so I thought as I heard the food is nice. No doubt the food was nice but there wasn't friendly environment at all. The man was taking orders was okay but the rest of the girls was so strange. As we were 3 people, we ordered 3 meals but they given only one small salad. I said can we have 1 more salad please she said you have to pay for it! I was surprised as we came first time didn't know that if you are one person you get 1 salad, if you are 3 still you get 1? How horrific was that! There wasn't welcoming behaviour, no sorry, no smile on face! Only they were hugging there old customers & asking them if they need anything else. We were like outsiders . Seriously, not going there again & wouldn't recommend friends for the first time for meeting up friends.

Very delicious food and excellent customer service with value of money. If you're looking for pure vegetarian restaurant around Southall Broadway area then This is the Place you should visit. Highly recommended. Thanks

If u fancy authentic chana bhatura this is the place to go.. That's one of r favorite and we never miss it if we are there. It's small and can be busy at times but they offer good food at a reasonable price and u won't regret eating there.

Needed a quick lunch whilst working in the area and this was just the ticket. Was recommended this place by a number of people.Kept it simple with Chick Pea Dhal, Chili Paneer and Makki Ki Roti which went perfectly with the curries.Really tasty, plenty of it and a great price.Worth taking a detour for.

I ordered a 8.30pm Friday night take out. I ordered chilli paneer and asked these guys specifically ''do you guys cook the paneer in the corn flour batter before you immersed the paneer in it's sauce, like the other Chini Chor Hounslow?'' To which the owner replied ''yes, the same as the other restaurant. We are the same owners as the one in Hounslow.'' I had been very specific with my request. I got the order home and smelled this very funny smell before I opened the container. In the restaurant they had been burning four incense sticks when I had come to order. The food smelled heavily of these incense sticks from the container and the carrier bag. When I opened the container and checked the paneer it had not been cooked in the corn flour as it should have been. So I returned it to the restaurant and requested for my money to be returned. Even after they offered to remake the dish for me. I declined and took a rain check instead.

I really like the food here but some dishes are not so good. The chana bhatura is fantastic, as is the dal makhani. The paratha, however, is not so good and isn't generously filled at all. Staff aren't very friendly and I was told that I wouldn't get my money back for a dish which I did not like; having spent £40+, this was a little upsetting.

After a long tiring day I had decided to take my family to the authentic punjabi restaurant. We tried Chole bhature and Lajawaab Paratha. The paratha size was massive which comes with Chole & Raita. Staff was very friendly. We tried some tasty sweets Agra Petha and Milk cake.

Lunch with friends very tasty and fresh food. would recommend...though not posh..food is good ...Value for money

This is our lunch restaurant of choice in Southall.Consistently good tasty dishes. Always busy with locals. Quick service.A bit cramped but that adds to the charm of the place.

we had chola bhatura, paneer parantha, malai kofta etc at this place. all the items were really tasty. we also bought some sweets to take home and to our shock, sweets tasted the worst we had ever.....gajar halwa was like carrot in milk and not fried at all, kalakand had no taste, chumchum was very bad. only thing which was ok was kaju sweet.other than food, the place is very small and furniture needs replacing as its all torn and really old.

Very good and Tasty food. Very courteous punjabi speaking staff. Gurbani was playing in the background. Overall, a nice place to go and eat good food in London.Highly reccomended.

If these guys say the food is going to be spicy... Take that seriously.. they mean serious business and it is going to be seriously spicy.. My husband and I visited Chini Chor over a year ago. I don't recall the exact name of the dish we ordered but it said on the menu that it would be spicy and would have green chilies and it really did and got us sweating.. The food is authentic and simple at reasonable rates which is something we love about this place.They serve only vegetarian and as vegetarians we are happy with this but just setting the expectations for anyone who is non-veg. The Halwa Puri dish was onoe of our favourites here. The Chaats are lovely and for any of our regular office meetings where we want to enjoy some light snacks, we would generally order Samosa's and Kachori in bulk from here. A great vegetarian place for any meal.

We just loved every bit of the food we ordered. Awesome Chat. Samosa chat is a must.... Tried Idly sambar vada they were average. but others were too good.

You normally do not get a decent customer service in any of the eateries in Southall area so we did expect it to be slower service which was even worse. Food inconsistent. Tiny shop , congested and toilet is a bit problem. Food and hygiene can be a problem here because of the this. Comparatively one of their Hounslow West branch is slightly better. Needs lots of imptovents.

Love their allo paranthas. Best iv ever had! Also the chole bhaturas and the rest of the paranthas are amazing as well but allo ones are lip smacking.

I visited today with my friend to this restaurant as its highly recommended by her, but feel very disappointed when we sat there for more than 20 minutes nobody took ur order. The restaurant was empty and there was only one table of four people. There were 4-5 staff members in the restaurant who were completly ingorning n over looking us. The boss of this restaurant n his wife (may be) were also there. But there were no eye contact with customers. Food was ok. But will never visit this restaurant.

The sholay batureh is spot on.Don't eat anything else there.Try it and I gurantee you will be back for more!

They are famous for their Punjabi samosa but the ones we had recently half of them were off. Telephoned them but she was quite rude on the phone. They agreed they would replace but then when we got there they refused. My mother was really ill from eating one of their samosa.Also their Dhahi Palla is dreadful full of water. China chor in Hounslow is so much better.

Every time I come London I try and come here, the samosas are nice, just right, food is nice Staff are pleasant, atmosphere is nice and cheerful

I had a below average experience and would think twice before going there again.Good FoodAverage ServiceBelow Average CleanlinessStaff need to know on how to handle the plates when serving food. They lack courteousness. Drinking Glasses had food stains.

Love this restaurant and often visit with my family. Though parking is issue but u can park at Quality car park or on road parking.There is limited spaces in the restaurant and sometimes u have to wait.Punjabi dishes are great and aloo parathas are the best i have eaten anywhere. Prices are decent and service is quick. Overall a very good restaurant.