Holy Cow - Fine Indian Food - Indian Takeaway in Angel, London in Islington

Ordered a takeaway from the Angel store last night. Within a few hours I began suffering with food poisoning, and a few hours later so did my boyfriend. We are still very unwell and would not recommend eating from this restaurant as the food is clearly contaminated.

I think this is the worst Indian food I have ever had in my life. How can you mess up a mint chutney? That’s a basic. Their mint chutney tasted like sweet toothpaste. Everything tasted like sugar… The raita tasted like vanilla yogurt beyond expiry date. There was no spice in any of the curries, no flavours or whatsoever. We threw half of it away… They should close this place down.

Very good food. I will definitely order again.

The food here has gotten worse over the years.

ALL STAR to the Delivery executive

Best Indian I’ve ever had - I highly recommend the lamb bhuna and the lamb samosas with the mint yogurt. Affordable for great portions and quality

Great food but seriously lacking in the chaat department. If they did pani puri and such we would probably order more consistently

Honestly this is the BEST takeaway in london. Not best Indian. Just best takeaway ever. The staff is lovely, the chef is amazing and the food slaps 100% of the time. I can say I’m truly addicted. The saag paneer is a must try!

Had a delivery this evening and the food was very underwhelming. Really bland sauces that tasted very artificial and a very dull looking nan. These guys used to be great 10 years ago but now with the excellent Dishoom & Kricket around it’s a tougher competition. They could really learn a thing or two from these new guys and quite honestly I’ve had better curries from M&S compared to tonight’s meal. Darn it, even my own Indian curries are better than these guys.

A takeout-only hole in the wall. The food is SO good, but this is not the only good thing about this place. My food was ready for collection (I kid you not) *one* minute late. They apologised and gave me extras. Great veggie options, generous portions and less packaging (the box lid is film) than most other takeout places in London. ❤️ (Less impressed by the chatGPT-generated response below...)

Ordered food this evening with friends and we all had horrendous food poisoning. Please avoid this place!

My friends and I had a takeaway from here for dinner. The food was pretty mediocre to be honest. And to top it off - Within a few hours we were all experiencing painful stomach related food poisoning symptoms. Despite only having vegetarian options, I also became ill, telling me these ingredients were also contaminated. I would highly recommend avoiding this place. Do not eat here.

Best Indian takeaway in London, hands down.

Ordered on ubereats. They have some deals on it and thought I'd give them a go. The reason for this review is the extras provided. I appreciate and respect great service

The delivery order took 2 hours even after talking to them on the phone and they promised it would arrive in 7 minutes.

I got the set meal it was tasteless and very dry.

It's not as good as it used to be. Chicken was cooked well but the korma sauce & naan were too thin & tasteless

Excellent delivery direct from their website. Highly recommended

highly recommended takeaway. Very friendly staffs and exceptional tandoori items

Truly exceptional food, my favourite Indian place in all of London (I’ve lived here 5 years and sampled countless restaurants). The lamb badami and murgh kebab are just wonderful. All the best for the great Holy Cow crew :)

Really tasty food, the butter chicken was lovely. Really fast delivery too. Arrived hot

I’ve been using holy cow for 7/8 years now and honestly the quality has been consistent! By far for me, the best Indian takeaway I’ve eaten in london, it’s not greasy or oily, the taste of the food is fresh, it’s packaged nicely and handles well the next day too! Even though I live in camden I always order from Angel!

Very disappointed....I've just eaten the worse Indian meal I've ever tasted. My lamb was so tough a coconut shell would've been softer and easier. I will not be ordering from this food outlet again, a supermarket microwave meal would have been better..... hard, dry, tepid microwaved meal!!!😠

Holy cow!!! this is not Indian food !! its bland no spice , no flavours ...rip off price! not even worth it ..I can't believe this company is still in business. its commercialised Indian food.

Excellent value and great taste. Lamb Biriani was lovely.

I’ve been ordering Holy Cow for years, it’s my usual go to for Indian Take out. But the last two times I’ve ordered from the Angel branch via deliveroo it’s been totally disappointing. I feel like they have changed the meats that they use to cheaper ingredients, the sauces don’t taste as authentic. The lamb was sooooo dry. Such a shame as they used to have to some great dishes. Wondering if anybody else has noticed the change. I won’t be ordering again unfortunately.

Avoid- Poor hygiene, poor food safety. Would avoid, watched one chef who was preparing the take-away meal pick out the inside of his ears constantly, then he went on to handling raw ingredients to cook. This same Chef then started to eat while cooking, and after finishing their snack began to pick at his teeth (still while cooking!) then proceeded to handle raw dough without washing their hands. Talk about multitasking. It should be noted that he wasn’t the only kitchen staff eating, there was a taller older individual cutting potatoes and also eating… Overall, Food poisoning for only £33. What a deal. Despite a food hygiene rating of 5, the chefs are most definitely not practicing food safety, and I would urge you not to eat here. If you’ve ever eaten here before, and had food poising, look no further. Would recommend you report them to Islington City Council. The chefs can be hostile and are likely not going to change so reporting them is probably the better option. Everyone should watch the chefs while preparing food, as they are in clear view from both the streets, and the ordering counter. Absolutely shameless. You’re feeding the public not yourself, or family member.

Delicious! We’ve discovered from this place on Deliveroo and have only been ordering Indian from there since. Everything is absolutely delicious! Highly recommend

Terrible service, delivery is either very late or never arrives.

Food is delicious, front staff are very friendly and professional , and the delivery driver comes on time, I always recommend to taste there food

Holy cow food is the best in Islington. Fabulous food and very lovely staffs. Delivery service is fantastic as well. Will definitely come back. Cheers

Always consistently excellent! We order Holy Cow for ourselves and also when guests come over and we haven’t had a complaint yet. Been ordering from Holy Cow Angel for over 10 years now and I think that says it all really!! We are often disappointed when we eat out in India restaurants as it gets compared to holy cow, which always wins.

Just ordered some food - two curries, naans and rice - absolutely excellent. Top three if not THE best Indian takeaway I've had. Thank you!

Delicious! Will be ordering again very soon.

We had extremely good service from this restaurant, the manager helped greatly with our ordering. Would recommend their service from start to finish extremely polite staff.

Holy Cow serves an elevated version of your standard Indian takeaway. The spices and vegetables used all taste fresh and it’s a bit more like what you would expect from a home cooked Indian meal than some of the brightly coloured, sweet and greasy stuff often found elsewhere. My favourite dish is the King Prawn Jafrani. It would be perfect if only it were a little less expensive. The menu here is pricing itself at the same level as central London restaurants like Hoppers etc.. I’m not sure the food quite justifies that so for me, Holy Cow will remain an occasional treat and not our regular Indian takeaway.

The delivery driver from Holly cow is not good always delay the food comes cold, becouse they work from deliveroo as well as the some times, so is much better to get your order from deliveroo or just eat, but the food is good amazing delicious

Really good and tasty food, orders processed very quickly for collection.

Food is good but service/ delivery time is extremely slow. Waited 2 hours for food using deliveroo

Very fresh and delicious Indian food to take away. The food is very good quality. It's slightly more expensive than other Indian restaurants but I know the food will be well made.

I've been a customer of Holy Cow's for a few years and always enjoyed their food, but their service is chaotic and unreliable - out of my last 3 delivery orders, one was forgotten about completely and arrived 1.5 hr late after I followed up with them, another arrived lukewarm, and a third arrived 30 mins earlier than the time I'd booked - when I wasn't home. After complaining to the manager, he offered a free meal to make it up. But when I called up in the same week to order the replacement, I was told they wouldn't provide it and that I should maybe try again another day. Won't be ordering from them again - a shame, since their food has always been pretty good.

Have been meaning to order a takeaway from Holy Cow for ages and am so glad I finally got around to it! Hands down the best takeaway I have ever had and we will definitely be becoming regulars. We got vegetable samosas, butter chicken, murg masala and a couple of naans. All equally amazing. Thank you guys for the delicious food!

Was at a large party that had Indian food catered by Holy Cow. The food was really tasty, good spice, flavour, fresh,. Would definitely eat again.

Cancelled our order without notifying us after 1.5hours of waiting. Very disappointed. Will not order again from here and do not recommend.

Best Indian food i have ever tried in london

never tried holy cow before so was looking forward to nice tasty India , when i received my order and took the containers out of the bag i was thinking why do they look like ready meals you would get in the supermarket hum , ok lets not judge , served up and i must say was very disappointed with the taste my chicken korma was bland and a funny color , looks to me they do not cook there dishes just get them ready made and heat up £30 wasted would avoid the islington chain

Great hearty healthy curries, would absolutely come back

Zero star if i could! Found a 10cm plastic in my curry! Called the shop and they were no help. Spoke to a young lad who seemed like he hasnt hit puberty yet. Absolutely ridiculous avoid totally.

Three letters one word. Wow! Who knows me knows I love food, I eat out a lot I eat at home a lot, I cook and I scout the best places from Michelin restaurants to street food pop ups, this place is just one of the best Indian restaurants in London! If you want to eat it extra extra spicy, if you can handle the heat, just ask them they will give you the best spicy experience you will ever experience.

Usually fantastic curries but recently sent me the wrong curry and then denied it was incorrect. I know a jalfrezi when I see one and that wasn’t it. Bit disappointing, hope they get back on track soon.

Very bad experience. The food is always late and is never hot. One of the female employees got a bit hostile with me and was rejecting my refund. Also, the sanitation in this place is horrendous.