Lahore Kebab House in Tower Hamlets

Please don't waste your time or money visiting here. Once upon a time this place was one of the best in London. Now, the food isn't fit for a dog. And that's before we get to the service. The lamb chops were this restaurant's signature dish. Now I wouldn't serve them to my worst enemy. They are thin, fatty, lifeless poor excuses for meat. The kebabs are made with an old, dry, musty mince. The masala fish comes in a batter where the powdered spices are raw and singe the palate. The naan is doughy, lacking even a hint of crispiness. The salad is stale, with mouldy tomatoes accompanying the limp cucumber.The curries are all served in the same slop of a sauce made by someone with a passing acquaintance with curries of the subcontinent. Service is atrocious. Are the staff racist? They need to remember they are in London, and some British people may make the mistake of gracing their doorways and that all customers of every hue should be treated with the same level of respect. And not be made to wait for 20 minutes while regulars are seated and served their food. Farewell to a fond establishment. Over the past decade I've spent many pounds in here, and made many more memories. But everything comes to an end. It's a shame it had to be this way.

Insanely good lamb chops Best service ever Great price What more do you want?

Well I tried this place a week back before my second visit and man it was lovely. Hyped my brother to go try this place, and it was a disaster. The seekh and lamb chops were good but not like the previous visit. And I have to say the chicken tikka was the star of the night coz it was spoiled, had a foul smell to it. Did tell it to the waiter and he basically took it to the kitchen and brought it back as it was. On my last visit it was a really sweet lady who served us and took really good care of but this time the guy who served us was basically like yeah man order what u want I got my own thing to do. That spoiled chicken tikka just ruined the entire appetite. If I have to make a visit another time it would be only for the Haleem, But wouldn’t be fair to just say that the place or food is worst. Coz I really did get to taste how good their kebabs could be on my first visit. I hope they are more consistent on their taste. Service has to be improved. if u want to try this place go on a weekend, maybe everything would be fresh. Mann I need some local food.......

This is, hands down, the best Pakistani/ Indian style food you'll find in all of Europe. Amazing dishes at very decent prices.

Came in and the ambience told me it was as authentic as it could get - the hustle and bustle and the noise level immediately brought me back to the bustling asian food scenes. was almost like a hawker centre in a local neighborhood (but in london??) my favorite dish was the garlic naan- thickly coated with ghee and garlic, bursting fragrance and the texture was sublimely stretchy. loved the paneer and the dry lamb. amazing spice levels. biryani and nihari were decent. thought they could be cooked with richer flavours. lovely texture of the meat but more spices could be added per dish.

I was here on 07.03.2025 and one of the staff tried to overcharge us £20 over for our meal. Would not give us our bill despite asking multiple times and then told me to get out £80 (it’s cash only). When I returned to our table with cash to pay the bill he tried to take the money off the table without providing a bill. I stopped him and told him to give me a bill so I knew how much I had to pay. He produced a bill with food we did not have. When I objected he went away and brought me another bill also with food we did not have. We ended up paying this as it was near what we calculated we owed. Do not go here.

We had an iftar party for our family - around 20 guests. Overall the food was good - vegetarian dishes a bit better. Lamb quality could be a bit better. Service was good and prompt and overall setup was very good

We ordered to take away, chicken and vegetarian biryani, samousas and cheese naan. Nice food but be aware that is is spicy

Amazing food. Know what they're doing. Done it for years. All grilled meat dishes are brilliant. Main course are good but less reliable but let's face it, 10 lamb chops and salad later, who needs a 'curru' dish?!!! Great that you can take your own booze with you, not that I'm a fan of beer and Indian food, tbh! (Toilets are not good enough)

Went with a few friends after not going for a few years all the food was lovely, especially all the lamb dishes will definitely recommend

It is very tasty food in the main London City. Tried nihari and karahi along with seeks kababs, and everything was tasty. They don't have Chai, though, which was a bumer

Excellent food better service and environment

Service is impeccable. I think I had an ideal in my head and it just didn’t live up to it. It does t help that there’s a few YouTube videos really saying how amazing Lahore Kebab House but the food was average. To be honest that says a lot about the quality of food in the area.

- "The waiter was rude and ignored us for most of our meal." - "It took over 30 minutes to get our drinks, and the staff seemed overwhelmed." The steak was overcooked and tough. I couldn't even finish it." - "The pasta was undercooked and tasted bland." The table was sticky, and the bathroom was filthy. Not a pleasant dining experience." - "I noticed a fly buzzing around our food, which was really off-putting."

When we going to make payment they said they accept only cash payment but didn’t mention it before. We asked why they didn’t mention us before they said It's just didn’t working now.

Poor quality service.We had to wait a good 30 minutes before someone noticed us and the restaurant was practically empty at that Time . The food was mediocre too.Never...

Bad food quality, wastage of money, we can get better food in the other Restaurant . service was also not good.

The food quality is very very bad had order some soup it was so terrible could eat more than a spoonful. They need to change the chef at the earliest. The service and ambiance is not okay.

Good food 😋, will visit again soon

¡El peor restaurante! Mal servicio, los camareros no tenían idea de lo que estaba disponible. Un par de veces nos preguntaron si tenían bebidas calientes de ejemplo y nos dijeron que no, pero 25 minutos después vemos a un cliente que se sirve una bebida caliente. La comida era sosa y carecía de sabor. Claramente atendiendo al mercado occidental en lugar de hacer comida auténtica. Las chuletas de cordero no tenían suficiente carne en el hueso, un bocado y se había ido. El sag paneer era asqueroso. También encontramos pelo en nuestra comida. Si quieres una buena comida ‘india’ dirígete a Bombay Delight en Wimbledon.

We order the Biryani Was so spices, You can’t eat ,old rice biryani’s, expensive, no good Service, not Good Experience,

Great food; incredible prices. Well worth a visit!

Always good great Tandori king prawns To the point love this place well done .

I truly liked all of their food except biriyani. Their nehari w butter nan is my fav. I would recommend this place to go for eating.

Food was good but there service was really poor and when we was giving the order it came really late after that we was telling them we need to pay they was forcing us to give them cash and they was asking us 6 time to pay by cash but we didn’t have cash that much so we said we want to pay by card after that they become rude and didn’t wanted to give us the receipt

Great food, very authentic as you expect and it's BYOB. Don't go expecting ambience and top notch service but you go here after a few drinks and you carry on drinking while having fantastic tasty Lahori food!

When in London you must try Lahore Kebab House. The lamb chops, seekh kebab, tandoori chicken leg, nihari and karahi are must have try’s. Go with a large group of people if you can so you can sample everything. For those of you from the States, this reminds me of Aga’s in Houston

We arrived, there were seven of us We were given a table After 10 minutes the waitress said to us, have you chosen? I tell him well there’s no card She brings back 2 cards except that there were 7 of us She stays standing with her pen I tell her we will call you when we have chosen 10 minutes later She takes the order and doesn't even ask us for the drinks Once the order arrives things are missing and the waitress disappears And then I quickly understood that she had to eat, she was at the back of the room eating Serving 1/5 Atmosphere 1/5 I do not recommend this restaurant because there are no servers around and the dishes are full of spice.

Nihari was tasteless. Onion bhaji was good though.

The worst restaurant I have ever been in London. The Food was between poor to average. The service was awful it’s like the staff didn’t like serving customers. We all felt uncomfortable sat in this restaurant. Unfortunately bad experience waste of our time and money. The restaurant was clean I give them That.

Lahore Kebab House in Whitechapel delivered a fantastic dinner experience with delicious, authentic flavors. The kebabs were perfectly spiced, and the curries were rich and flavorful. Service was attentive and efficient, though the place was a bit too noisy for our taste. Still, the food made it well worth it. Great spot for a hearty meal!

Very bad experience after more than 20 years of going here no taste, just super hot Chili fired, get it anywhere rubbish

Impresionante comida vegetariana y vibraciones icónicas del este de Londres. Pero se ocupa por las noches. Súper fácil de encontrar y acogedor.

Bring your own alcoholic drinks and enjoy the best grilled lamb chops and curried fish on London.

One of my favourite Pakistani places in the Commercial Road area. It's not as noisy as Needo's or as rammed as Tayyabs. The food is excellent, especially the lamb chops, it's BYOB. Quiet on a rainy Thursday. Service is fast. Recommend it (and so does the daughter).

Last visit with my friends really enjoyed the food this time is very disappointed with the food lamb chop was salty korai gosht taste it like very plain curry no taste of garlic , ginger or tomato. Sag gosht very oily lacking flavour seem like meat mix with spinach. Lamb tikka was ok Sheek kebab wasn’t like last time this time little bit burnt but flavour less just had ginger …very less flavour of garlic , green chillies or herbs or spices. Tandoori roti was good. Keema Nan didn’t look good very amateur keema was lacking flavour. Tarka Dall was the best tasted really good. Lastly my friend goes there regularly end up with food poisoning.

i am very disappointed to write this review, but this restaurant experience was not that great. Called the waiter many times to bring us drinks, plates and cutlery was not clean at all, tables were sticky but overall the food was alright.

overhyped and overpriced as the curries are very generic. I would not say its home style, but rather less than. I was expecting more flavour and originality, the lamb curries are ok, but i’m extremely disappointed by the butter chicken which was just a regular chicken curry with extra butter. I could not taste or smell ghee, ginger, garam masala, almond powder or cream, which are all components of high standard home cooked butter chicken.

Original nord pakistany kitchen, delicious food, you can bring your own beverage, fast and nice service.

Great food, especially the massala fish.

Had a lovely meal here with some family, just before Christmas 🎄 Ozzy looked after us very well. He was attentive and helpful for suggestions from the menu 💯

Worst service I’ve ever experienced, extremely rude staff, after giving us dirty cutlery as well when we sat down we decided to leave. They clearly didn’t want our busines

Wonderful venue…have been using it for 40 years

I had the chicken tika roll it was ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! The amount of onion was ridiculous. Once i tried it i was disgusted and disappointed. I couldn’t force myself to eat more than half. Absolutely disgraceful!

This restaurant has been here for much over 30 odd years, then the food was 2nd to none AT THAT TIME went there very recently and found the food to be not of hhe quality is should have been those many years ago, kebabs were like hard rubber, no tissue paper given to wipe hands/fingers, it was pretty much empty when we arrived, that tells you the establishment is not very good, I'll never go there again, staff were polite though, I felt we were served with the days leftovers, if you want a very good Pakistani cuisine, go to lahore one restaurant, it's opposite the McDonald's on the commercial road, London E1, the kebab rolls are awesome there

I tried Nihari which was absolutely delicious. But the service was poor and the cleanliness was not so good. Floor is always sticky. It’s my second visit. Still I like the them for food only. But they must focus on their service level and cleanliness.

Much expensive and tasteless food 🥲

Buena comida pakistaní auténtica; buen servicio de porciones fue rápido y atento. Buena relación calidad-precio aunque los precios han subido bastante a lo largo de los años.

I guess they love not giving service to tables.

I am so disappointed by our recent visit. We ordered the: Chicken Karhai, but what we received was more like a Chicken Salan. Chana Masala, was more akin to a watery Curry. The dish lacked the richness and flavour that one would expect. Additionally, the Chicken Tikka Roll was notably off-putting due to an unpleasant odor emanating from the chicken, which was stinking. Sadly, every item we ordered was a source of disappointment. This is not a true representation of Pakistani food and given this experience, we regretfully will not be returning.

I’m no great foodie - but being of Indian decent and South African, I guess we understand good food. Let me also say I’m not a fussy eater in general but given this experience I thought to comment this time. Entering the facility, It was busy and I must say welcoming with friendly smiles - usually a good sign but what a disappointment - this is no dinner eating experience but rather some version of an eating house at best - I frequent street food and this place is also an insult some of the better eating houses out there. How can anyone rate this a 4 amazes me. Taste was not to par or maybe my understanding of Indian/ Pakistani food being delicious spicy aromatic food is all wrong ???watery mix with some spice. Looking for a good experience - personally I’d say Rethink this choice - or try perhaps thier grills which others seemed to enjoy - all three curries I tried were subpar - not quite sure which version of butter chicken or gosht Karahi we had - I’m still trying to figure this out. Chana masala felt like a Chana watery soup. Common guys - lastly please don’t call that thick round thing you serve a naan - you can do better.

Best authentic Indian food. People travel miles to eat here. .. Gets better and better...

Excellent atmosphere and customer service. Thanks!

Busy place, very simple set up, nothing flash. TV in corner showing sport. Chairs very basic and weird but oddly unexpectedly comfortable enough. Service was rapid. The menu is fairly standard. Lamb chops not as good as they used to be but the curry dishes were superb. Price reasonable. Service had to be paid in cash oddly.

The best curry house in London! The team make you feel like you’re in their own home. The food is amazing and the queues out the door most evenings confirm that! Bring your own bottle and the lamb chops are a MUST!! 🥰😋🙌🏽

Food was horrible. Was once a gem back in the day. Sad to say not any more.

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! lamb tikka and lamb chops were grilled with no marinading flavour whatsoever!.... gone down hill in a HUGE way

This is an institution, not a mere restaurant. Food is always excellent, staff efficient and bringing your own alcohol a bonus.

Seekh kabab and lamb chops are very nice. The service we received on the night was even better than the food. The older gentleman in the suit, possibly the owner, was walking around the restaurant floor and kept checking up on us himself as we went with our baby. The staff were also very accommodating with the baby stroller and moved the table etc.

Vinimos a Londres para una visita rápida y nos encontramos con este lugar, primero mientras estábamos comiendo los camareros vienen y dijeron que necesita pagar la cuenta ahora, así que mi esposo dijo que mis manos están sucias, pagaré una vez que termine, pero el camarero fue como no y llamó a otro personal para conseguirle pañuelos de papel para limpiar sus manos para que pueda pagar. Quería levantarme e irme en ese punto, pero continuamos. La comida fue decepcionante, no comimos mucho, pero avanzamos rápido hasta hoy, todos estamos enfermos por la comida y éramos 3

Visited there last night Food was little bit sour And in the morning we had food poisoning , all three of us. Avoid this place please. Could not join my exam for the food poisoning

What kind of kebab house doesn’t even do kebab. Was not authentic and food was rubbish.

It was a very busy night in the run up to Christmas. The food was good, tasty and nice. The service was good but extremely busy

Food is always delicious, the lamb chops are to die for. Can highly recommend for either sit in or takeaway.

A truly wonderful and delicious experience, thank you all for preparing a wonderful array of dishes for our work event!!

Increíble banquete para el almuerzo de empresa el jueves pasado. ¡Gran variedad de platos para todos! ¡Muy recomendable! 10 / 10

Still one of the best experiences for traditional Kebabs and excellent service .

One of the best kebab houses in London. No fancy decor, just good Pakistani food.

I have always told people to come here but after tonight not a chance. I’ve had violent vomiting and sever diarrhoea while being in agonising pain Never again will I ever recommend this place or go again. I’m absolutely gutted.

Been here many times, simply the best and the takeaway is just as good.

excellent food for our Christmas lunch at the office. all fresh and extremely good value

Amazing food and great service! in particular the mixed grill!

Great food, very generous portion sizes and amazing service! Would highly recommend to others!

Really gone down hill, food is not as good as used to be, service is slow and poor. Toilets are a disgrace, table dirty, will not be returning. Tayabs is far better on all levels for real Pakistani food

This has been my favourite curry house for 25 years. Had 2 average at best visits now and I am really disappointed. Dry lamp chops and mixed grill which is my favourite part… gutted 😞

Food is good but the portions are small. Problems with cleanliness

Ordered; lamb chops, chilli paneer starter, chicken tikka masala, dry lamb and some butter naans. Service was top notch and the food was amazing. Have this food at any standard curry house you will be in a food coma within 20mins of finishing. This food is made with fresh ingredients and it really shows in the flavour. My only complaint and concern is that the chops seem to be flattened with a mallet in the prep process. This led to razor sharp shards of bones in every piece. One chop was completely inedible due to the numerous fragmented bone shrapnel bits Almost chipped a tooth multiple times during my meal. For a place known for their chops, more care must be taken in prepping these. Can seriously injure your customers!

You will not get exactly what you ordered. Food not fresh and tasteless. The glasses are not clean. Poor service

Wow how can anyone even rate this restaurant a 4 plus star is beyond me. This is a disrespectful towards Pakistani food. The most watery unflavoured curry I have ever had in my life!!! Also forgot to deliver my lamb chops which cost me £13! Honestly I have had more flavour from a curry jar from Tesco with kettle water added. Disgusting and shocking . £37 spent on absolutely garbage .

I would have give less one star if I could What a ridiculous food Too much smelly food they does Only the people’s who does drink they only go there to have a drink Staff is not good food not good It’s totally disgusting 🤮 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Back here after many years and very disappointed: if you're looking for an alternative to Tayyabs, try elsewhere. General hygiene was quite average and the place just felt like it's stuck in the 90s still. Lamb chops(unlike at similar restaurants) average and with too many bone splinters. Beans and sweetcorn in the biryani (!) Wait staff quite uncoordinated: we got asked for our order multiple times by diff. guys and it was a mission to order water(25mins) Chicken Karahi was decent though.

Lamb chop heaven, had the mutton tikka this time, it is superb. Onion bhajia excellent and the veg curry was really good, any curry with potatoes in it has to be a winner. 20 plus years of going and it still hits the spot!

Most people come here because the food is top notch & reasonably priced, starters were samosas & seek kebabs & mains were king prawn curry & lamb karahi which myself & my friends all enjoyed. Can’t fault the service either which was friendly. Great place in East London for authentic Pakistani Punjabi cuisine.

3 Paneer naan wraps 💯😭🤞🏿✨ proper food for a good price and spices

The word “Lahore” in their name is totally deceiving. For anyone who has tasted food in Lahore will be disgusted to taste this pathetic looking and overly priced food. The chicken karahi is nothing but boiled chicken pieces tossed in tomato paste. The cheese naan is just a thick oily roti with essence of cheese instead of real cheese. Also they serve the tandoori roti cut in pieces so remember to count the pieces to ensure that you are getting correct number of rotis because we were charged for 2 extra rotis that we never ordered. Even a novice will be able to prepare a better meal by watching a YouTube video.

Nothing short of fantastic. If I could I’d give more than 5 stars

dishes price = quality, delicious

One of the worst restaurant in east london, felt like a fish market, terrible atmosphere, people are drinking alcohol inside, tasteless food, not recommended for families, will never go there again, not recommended at all.

It is one of the most pathetic foods I have ever tried. No difference at all between butter chicken and beef qourma. Even beef and chicken tasted the same. Service was so bad. Asked for till naan and was served with rotti. No salad, no water. I wish I could have given 1 star

Excellent value! Had a terrific Chicken Lahore for a fraction of the price in downtown Indian restaurants. Very good service. OK, the premises are not five star, maybe even below four stars, but the food is delicious. No alcohol served but byob.

One of the best Pakistani dinners I’ve had in my life.

Top stuff. Get the Nihari to share.

Eaten there regularly. Top picks: Lamb chops, daal, saag gosht, tandoori roti. Tasty but a bit oily.

Poor quality food, canteen style restaurant/atmosphere. Unsmiling staff in a hurry to get you in and out. The Chicken Tikka was bland, the Naan undercooked (you could taste the dough), some other lamb dish was just puree, the only dish that was nice was the chili Paneer. Not recommended.

Delicious food, very friendly management, fair prices. Environment was a bit loud so might not be ideal for everyone. Highly recommend this place!

Food quality and behaviour of staffs are ver good...obviously foods are tasty

Amazing food and the staff is very friendly I would highly recommend this restaurant if you’re going out with your family or friends.

Food was below the standard. Service was rubbish. Floor and tables were sticky. I would suggest any food authority should visit and fine them.

My go to place in London! Best lamb chops and sheek kebabs

We used to come here back in the day in the 1980’s and recently went back for old times sake. The food is amazing still. The lamb chops and mutton tikka were so tender and tasty. Loved the haleem and karahi dishes. It’s a laid back atmosphere and reasonably priced. Defo recommend.