Diwana Bhel Poori House in Camden

Food was really tasty, we took our own wine as they have no alcohol licence, functional in decor but here, it's all about the food.

Alyin Served us! She was amazing!

Love Diwana. Their buffets are the best lunch in town

Excellent dosa, cheap and filling. Helpful & friendly staff, thanks!

Nik was lovely - great service, thanks

Lovely little place, food is decent and good portions. Lovely atmosphere and good service.

We had a delicious Thali and Masala Dosa here on a Friday evening. We walked in without booking and the restaurant was busy with a nice atmosphere. The service was great and friendly. Lovely restaurant and convenient for Euston

Delicious food and very friendly staff!

Atmosphere off the charts ! A beautiful medley - vibes <3 <3 <3

Been coming here since I was 10, my dad has been coming here for 30 years. The best Bhel Poori in London and the best service you’ll find. They always remember us and make us feel welcome. Great value, great food and great time!! Keep coming here and support this amazing business.

Had a nice lunch with my friend today for the first time. Niamh was very helpful and recommended 2 amazing dishes for us to try! Food was amazing. Love this place.

Awesome food and service from Nimul, I I even left my bag and he brought it out to me literally went the extra mile 🤣 thank you guys.

Food is delicious, you eat into total food coma and it's definitely worth it:) Niamul was very helpful and nice. The best dish was the Matar paneer.

Lovely cute spot hidden away in London. Food was amazing, fresh and hot. These are the spots you have to find when exploring London, not a big chain but great humble and fresh food. Thank you to Niamul for the recommendations.

Great authentic Indian food. Shout out to Niamul for a great service, as always!

Fresh and Delicious food! Thank you. Niamul was very helpful and friendly.

my favourite indian restaurant in london, and one of my favourite restaurants in the city. delicious food with fantastic service from our waiter tonight, niamul :-)

Delicious and authentic. Brilliant service! Niamul was a great server. Very accommodating with my dietary requirements. Thank you!

Crowded and noisy, the food is good, dishes like home cooking.... the spinach dish is really excellent, the samosa is excellent, the thali is nice, but not amazing

Loved it. Wonderful food and atmosphere

I was revisiting this plafe after nearly 30 years... If it is the same one... And i ordered bhel Puri but then realised i.had lost my phine which had the cards in. So i. Had another phone on me n i said can i pay by Amex. He said they dont take. Which is fine but then i was like can. I so a bank transfer and he was like no sorry we don't accept. So i was a bit disappointed as i had walked with swollen legs for about 20 mins to find it. Anyways.. Maybe another time. They perhaps thought i was pretending...

Always visit straight after getting off the train into Euston. Superb vegetarian Indian food.

Dosa lunch followed by Indian ice cream

I need 6 stars!! I've been coming here since the 1980s, it hasn't changed a jot, and still has the best paper dosas in town

My grandfather used to take me to this wonderful restaurant when I was a child. I decided revisited last Thursday. Even though we entered towards closing time, the staff and the manager were more than happy to welcome us in. My wife had a Dosa and I had the tiffin. A fantastic meal with fantastic service, and at a reasonable price. I will be visiting again with my family in the near future.

Delicious food and great service - can’t go wrong, especially for vegan/veggie food

Very great place. We have eaten here for many years in our family. The dosa is always delicious and the service very friendly. Most importantly the value is great. Hope to continue coming here for many years to come.

Authentic chaat and gulab jamun is one of the best I've had! Service was quick :)

Lovely find. Great food and helpful service, just remember it is BYO but there is an off license next door.

The best in london. Love this place

Good Indian vegetarian restaurant with unlimited buffet option on Friday, highly recommend dosa

fantastic service and very very delicious food

Best veggie Indian curry place in the area. Been coming for years. Friendly and efficient service, calm, relaxed ambience and excellent, tasty food. Excellent value for money and very fast service. I couldn’t rate it more highly - would give it six stars if I could!

Great tastes: even the determined carnivores in our group were happy. (This is a vegan establishment) They turn the tables around quickly, you can't really linger after you have finished eating. The queue said it all really.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent, thank you!

Lovely food, great dosas and samosa chaat here 🌟

Always a great experience at Diwana. The food is delicious and affordable, and the staff are very welcoming. Chill atmosphere to hang out with friends over food, and also BYOB. Will continue to come back.

Top notch South Indian cafe. It's not a grand place, has been the same for at least a couple of decades. But the food is great, service speedy and accurate, great chatty atmosphere. Very convenient for Euston Station. Loved the fan shaped crispy dosa ! Would go again, and recommend. No licence, so take your own beer !

Great food. Had the buffet and every dish was top notch.

I have been coming to Diwana for almost 40 years because the food is delicious.

Excellent food, well priced and with lovely staff! Would recommend to anyone in the area looking for authentic Bengali vegetarian food!

Extremely delicious masala dosa and thali! a meal for two for £25 is incredible in london so really recommend. It is also BYOB so make sure to get some beers in.

Wow. Lunch buffet was truly superb 👌 will be coming back regularly.

Delicious food and reasonable price!

Visited a few weeks ago. Food was insane & I’m still thinking about it! We all paid around £12-£13 each (there were 15 of us) - couldn’t believe it! Thank you very much. :-)

Best dosa I’ve tried in London and such a calm, friendly atmosphere. Lovely clean wood furnishings - very homey like a ski lodge. I love this place and can’t wait to come back!

Absolutely loveeeee Diwana, do the best curry on the whole of drunken street!! Highely recommend pani puri!! 5 starsss!!

Diwana is an institution! It’s unique: hearty, warm, cozy, simple, delicious (South Indian) and tremendous value for money. Milat and his team look after us so well. There are many reasons we have been coming here since the 1980s.

Good cheap weekend buffet $12.95 eat as much as you like but not as good as dishes from their normal menu.

Best vegetarian food restaurant in the area. They have a vast variety of options to choose from. I particularly love the lunch buffet.

Milad is a wonderful host! Really made this birthday meal memorable

Lovely service from all, especially our waiter Milad! The food was great, we had a great experience for a friends birthday dinner and will definitely be coming back!

For some reason food didn't feel as it was supposed to, although the service was good. May be it was a bad day for me.

Had lovely food , great value for money. I have lived on this road for 26 years and it’s been good since day 1. Thank you

Lovely experience. Great authentic food. Great service

Delicious vegetarian food,best place in Central London,had best green dal , veg pokoda sabji and varieties of salad.wort.h to visit in Central London.

Always enjoy the vegetarian weekend buffet - a great lunch spot

Clearly a few fake reviews in here ...maybe from rival restaurants or groups. The food, service and atmosphere was excellent. Some of the best Indian food I've eaten in London

Been coming here 40 years and still as good as ever!

Went on a busy weekday evening. Service was good. Food was above average. We tried the Bhel Poori and Dosas, which were good. The famous kulfi was just average (have had better in London), the kheer was below average. Didn’t try the thali but I will be back to try it. The mango lassi was not so nice- (very sweet and seems to be made with mango juice/can), but may appeal to some.

A visit to Diwana with a friend. The staff were friendly and polite and vegetarian dishes were tasty, hot, ample spice. A tasty dish I particular enjoy is the Masala Dosa. Based on my experience, I would recommend and look forward to rerunning back (Note - the front of shop has had a face lift and now shows a green paint work!).

The only positive thing about this place was authentic food . Extremely noisy , we were refused to be seated in a quieter area as they didn't want to serve due to lack of staff. The whole restaurant had a mouldy and dirty smell due to the type of furniture that was absorbed directly from the kitchen . Could do with improved decor and refitting.

Dosa was exactly same as the one I had in Mysore,India. Very kind staffs. Highly recommended if you miss S.India

Absolutely delicious fresh food.

I was taken to Diwana by a friend who has been going to Diwana all his life. I loved it. Great food, very charming, can't wait to go back.

Been coming here for over 40 years, and it’s still the best Indian vegetarian food in London.

We have been coming to Diwana since 1987 and it is one of my favourite restaurants. Delicious, down to earth and atmospheric!

Food is always tasty and fantastic here! We had amazing Paper Dosa and Brinjal Bhaji and Chapati. Had a really tasty chai too. The buffet is popular! Staff were really friendly and the food was served quickly. Thankyou!

I love this place so much that I have to return on every London visit. The aloo poori are at once crisp, cool, savoury and tangy. So fresh. . The dosa are delicious and substantial with refills of the yummy chutneys. All incredibly inexpensive too. The surroundings haven’t changed in 30 years. All pine panelling and metal cups like India, no concern for fleeting fashion. Just great mild South Indian goodness. Recommended!

Weekend lunch buffet is amazing. All veggie, crispy cauliflower is one of the best things I've eaten. Great value.

Love coming here! Lovely food and people. Always my go to when friends are visiting London. Lots of happy memories visiting.

I had very high hopes due to this being one of the first authentic Indian restaurants in UK. This restaurant is from the 1970s and is stuck in it and not in a good way. The decor is very outdated, the chairs are very uncomfortable and if you have a little one there is no high chair. The food is very hit and miss. We had mixed starter, dosa and thali. The mixed starter was too oily but taste was fine, dosa was alright but the thali was very average and not worth the price due to poor taste though the quantity was good. I also noticed for the first time ever that, the Pani Puri is literally just Pani and Puri and no stuffing. The menu is vegetarian only which is a big plus and is reasonably priced. The service is very quick too. I am sure the menu has some hits in them but there are misses too.

A regular for over 30 years and my family have visited for decades before that! Crispy, hearty masala dosas and the buffet is always great value. Excellent south Indian vegetarian food in the heart of London

I went to this restaurant expecting 4 star food if I was given a chance I would rate them minus (-) 5 I have never eaten such BAD food and the rudeness of some of the staff We ordered Dosa a typical South Indian dish and it was full off sugar and tasteless all you could taste was sugar I asked for a salty lassi and was given a sweet/ salty lassi which they changed to salty The seating was very uncomfortable The restaurant was smelling of frying I am surprised they are open as the experience was a nightmare Please avoid this place if you can and eat at home or near by restaurants but DO NOT go this place is ven if they pay you

I absolutely love it here. Great food and quick service. The dosas are amazing!!!! I will be back.

Fantastic food, lightning-fast service and the best kulfi I've ever tried! Hard recommend for any fans of Indian cuisine in London.

The Diwana is a place of joy and deliciousness. The site of the first meal with my now husband over 30 years ago. We've been coming back regularly ever since and it's still as good as ever. Nothing ever changes and that is a very good thing. I'm sure the staff are still the same and looking just the same too! The bhel-poori is perfect every time and the dahi bhalle chatt to die for. We were, as ever, quick to be seated, the staff are lovely and the food arrived quickly. Just enough room for a shrikand afterwards. Who couldn't marry a guy who took you here on your first date?!

A great value eat on Drummond St

Great food. Have been coming back for years. Can't recommend the masala dosa enough. Portions are big and not oily at all. I am vegan and the lovely staff adviced me on what options I could have, which are plenty! Safe to say I'll be back!

My best sag paneer in London. I’m visiting from Montreal, found the place walking by. Service was friendly, quick and professionnal. A lot of options and chose night’s special. Could not recommend it more!

My family have been coming here for decades. Fantastic food every time! Great tasting food and lovely hospitality. A must if you're in Euston or London in general.

Been coming here for years. Always great food and a lovely experience

An absolutely lovely experience here! Authentic and old-school as they get. Almost feels like I am in Coffee House in Dilli/Mumbai. We had Bhel Puri chaat and Thali. All were served in good time. And we were also given Mini-Dosa on the house to try! In short, this place is a must visit and a try. Shout out to Milad to attended us! Good experience. Thanks!

Wonderful thali for a very reasonable price from a historic establishment on Drummond st. The mango srikand was excellent!

Absolutely amazing food, the dosa was delicious. The whole place is excellent value for money, especially for London.

Great Indian food especially for vegetarians. I enjoyed having thali :)

Such a shame that both the buffet and the regular menu have gone downhill since the pandemic. Otherwise been happily dining here since the early 80’s.

Bob S, Sharad and Bertie's recent reviews capture the pleasure of eating here at Diwana. Wednesday, with my brother, was my first visit and I was delighted by every aspect of restaurant - the food, the service and the atmosphere, which is 'no-frills' informal. I noticed that many of the diners are regulars, one at an adjacent table who has eaten there for over thirty years! I enjoyed the vernacular feel of the place, complimented by genuine delicious south Indian food, prepared to perfection and served (in our case by the lovely Trisha) with warm professionalism. If you seek an informal vegetarian restaurant this is the place for you.

Wednesday, with my brother, was my first visit to Diwana and I was delighted by every aspect of restaurant - the food, the service and the atmosphere, which is 'no-frills' informal. I noticed that many of the diners are regulars, one at an adjacent table who has eaten there for over thirty years! I enjoyed the vernacular feel of the place, complimented by genuine delicious south Indian food, prepared to perfection and served (in our case by the lovely Trisha) with warm professionalism. If you seek an informal vegetarian restaurant this is the place for you.

Delicious South Indian food, great choice, reasonably priced, good service. I’ve been going there for about 50 years and never been disappointed.

Leckeres vegetarisches Essen und nette Bedienung. Wir haben unter der Woche am frühen Abend hier ohne Reservierung einen Tisch für vier Personen bekommen.

Delicious buffet, attentive staff and nice atmosphere

My first time at this eaterie which was highly recommended. I am a very fussy Gujerati when eating indian food outside. I was super impressed with my masala dosa. It was authentic and tasted exactly how i make it so i was really impressed. It was lovely. The atmosphere was pleasant. The service was good but please just smile at your paying customers....i will be back though x

No frills Indian vegetarian restaurant where the decor has barely changed since my first visit in the 80s! But the food is delicious and a big shout out for their weekly buffet @ 12.95 per person (currently). Bhel puri and dosa another favourite. Very close to Euston Station through some hoarding erected for HS2 but worth the effort.

Been eating here for 40 years now. Portions are smaller and prices higher but still great 👍🏽

Great quality food. Lovely atmosphere too.

Excellent place in a low key street called Drummond street opposite Warren high street station. Must visit for a wide variety of Indian food.

Stumbled upon this place after returning from a marathon HP Warner Brothers Studio tour. I had no idea this was one of the original Indian restaurants in central London and that we were in "Little India". Well, the food was absolutely on the money (this is London and good Indian food is just a stone's throw away at every corner but even still Diwana's food managed to surpass my expectations). We ordered a plain dosa, a thali and a palak paneer dish with chapatis for dine-in and some dahi bhalle chaat and Bombay Aloo Bhajee for takeaway. Food was scrumptious, service was impeccable (even though the hour was late) and the entire experience left me with wanting more but alas we could not return on our current trip. True gem this place!

I've been visiting this place on and off for about 30 years. When I first discovered it, it was the only restaurant I could find that made southern Indian Dosa, Thalis, and other dishes that reminded me of my 4-month holiday in India and Nepal, which started in Kerala. It's cheap, it's good, and I really like this place.

Genuine Indian vegetarian restaurant, very, very picturesque. Great food, ridiculous prices.