Light of India in Kensington and Chelsea

The food was delicious, the service impeccable and the restaurant very clean. Highly recommend for lunch in the area. Our server Mizan was excellent despite covering all the restaurant alone. He made sure we had a great time. Shout-out to you Mizan for your great work.

Enjoyed the experience today with Mizan. His service was great and food was lovely

The ambiance could have been more subtle and romantic since it was Valentine’s Day. But it was okay.

We really liked the restaurant, the food. Wow, Maruf's attention is a 10.

Beautifully cooked food, with amazing service. They managed to squeeze us in on Valentine’s Day of all days with no trouble and in fact apologising for the very short wait. Could not recommend this restaurant enough.

Delicious indian food and good service from Fahim.

The best Indian food I have ever tasted

Had a really delicous meal and a great waiter jn Maruf

Great food, very quick and pleasant service from our server, Mizan, and over all a very Nice experience

Fahim was an excellent server who accommodated me on my business trip. Excellent food and drinks, and was even given a bonus samosa when mine fell. Wonderful restaurant

Great food and perfect service. Thank you Maruk

The food was really good, the butter chicken is a little on the sweet side but very delicious that way, tandoor was done well. Gulab jamun was phenomenal the rose notes really stood out and the baileys mint cocktail was fabulous. Our server Maruf was polite, kind and attentive and made sure our experience was good. I’m picky with Indian food especially when I’m travelling and they lived up to it— the top notch service was a great bonus!

Thanks Fahim for such a lovely meal. Exceptional service and great atmosphere.

It was my first time here and our server Ruhel was welcoming and suggested us good dishes. Definitely will come back again!

Ruhel our server was really nice! Food may be on the pricey side, especially for students but its worth it!! I came from Asia and was really missing the authentic Indian food from home and this did not disappoint at all. Maybe they can do with more spice but I also understand that the people here may not be able to handle the spice

The food was amazing and and it’s thanks to Ruhel’s recommendation who took great care of us throughout the dinner service!

The service is really bad, and servers are rude and arrogant.

Our service from Maruf was ecxellent! He’s very friendly!!! Food was delicious!! See you soon

Everything was really nice but the display of the food when served could be slightly better. The amount of food on the starters was small.

Fahim offered us great service and the food was amazing!

It was so wonderful to visit the restaurant after almost 20 years. This place holds a special place for our family & with memories of our dad is no longer with us. Our server Fahim gave excellent service and was so attentive & personable. He gave amazing suggestions on what to try. The food was delicious with fairly big portion sizes and we ended up talking some food home. It was very quiet at the restaurant, when we came for late lunch so the ambient was very relaxing.

Ruhel was very good at providing the waiting service to us. He provided great customer service, was very professional, and friendly. He is also very knowledgeable at food recommendations.

I enjoyed my first meal in London. Both food and service were satisfactory. I was especially grateful to Ruhel, who was in charge, for taking good care of me.

Fahim was the sweetest waiter!!

Fahim is very kind and loves squid game. The food was really delicious haha. It was delicious, especially the curry. I heard that Indian food is delicious in England, and it's true. Hahaha I'm enjoying my last dinner in London haha

Warm ambiance, delicious food, and our server Mizan was attentive and friendly —excellent service!

Very tasty food and cozy atmosphere. Courteous service, very polite and attentive. Many thanks also to our waitress, Mizan, for the lovely evening.

If you love Indian Food must visit place as an Indian. “I recently dined at Light Of India and was thoroughly impressed by both the exquisite cuisine and the impeccable service. The menu showcased a variety of innovative dishes, blending bold flavors and beautiful presentation. The attentive and knowledgeable staff ensured that our meal was a memorable one, providing excellent recommendations and ensuring our satisfaction.

if u r an indian, dont go here the food aint good and its expensive

Lamb curry had a nice flavor but some bits were a bit chewy and overcooked Tasty naan, nice service and pleasant atmosphere I recommend you to visit and I will definitely return in the future

A beautiful restaurant that we thoroughly enjoyed! Fahim, our server, made sure that we liked our meal and was very attentive. The friends I was with don’t particularly like Indian food, but they left saying they really enjoyed their dishes and would go back! The samosas are delicious, the butter chicken was divine and the tandoori was so flavorful. Highly recommend!

Delightful, Fahim was a great host

Mizan he's very sympathique and the disses are very good

Absolutely love Light of India. The food is always delicious and they make you feel incredibly special. Each time, we have had a wonderful experience, and we make sure to dine there when we get to visit London. Our server, Rohel (Ruhel), was patient with our questions, professional, and created a fine dining experience for us. Thank you, Light of India, for creating a romantic ambience and serving delectable food! We look forward to our next visit!

Fine Indian food in the heart of Kensington. Service was second to none, Ruhel was very attentive, drinks were topped and never left wanting. The menu is quite pricey, though comes with the location and service. Would eat here again if in Kensington.

We love Indian food & this restaurant is one of the best we've been too! Beautiful decor & ambience. Service from all staff was excellent.....especially Hamed & Ruhel! We will definitely eat here again on our next visit to London!! Carla & Brian Sydney, Australia

Very good food. Service was very good too. We had a Tikka massala it was delicious. The decor is a little bit outdated but the food was very good

Fahim was really nice and accommodating for our lack of spice tolerance! He went in depth through the menu and recommended great dishes.

Highly recommended. The food was spectacular and the service was impeccable, Fahim treated us very kindly. A quiet and pleasant atmosphere, it is very close to the museum.

Great service and atmosphere - our server Ruhel was super sweet and attentive! Definitely worth a trip.

Complete scam restaurant. Food is lovely, but it is ruined by sneaky tricks they pull at the end. Bring over a hand-written bill with a service charge included but not even annotated on the bill so you have no idea how much they have added on. Unless you add up all the items you would have no idea. On top of this, they then offer the option of paying a tip (on top of the service charge) when they pass you the card machine in an attempt to trick you into paying a double tip. Sours the mood as they try to deceive you. I also suspect many of these reviews are not wholly factual given the frequent references to waiters. AVOID AT AL COSTS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SCAMMED!!

Dinner was great! I was the first in for dinner and it was so nice. Ruhel was amazing and took great care of me. the My Lychee and Rose Martini was soo good. Veggie Samosas were delicious! The butter chicken was also very very good. Will definitely be back. Great service, great food and great atmosphere.

The food was delicious and the service was very hospitable, especially Ruhel.

Best indian restaurant we had in London in 4 independent visits ! Absolut recommendation ! The food was incredibly tastefully cooked and Anam, our waiter, was as pleasant, friendly and attentive one can possibly be ! We will come again !!

Great place for a late lunch with kids and friends. Very nice food.Very friendly staff.A great thanks to Mitan for taking care si wonderfully of us

Scarce and expensive food. By asking for little, we got the impression that they didn't like it. We had to correct the bill and they include the tip (the one they want)

Amazing tasty Indian food. More expensive, but it worths every penny. Close to the underground station. Great waiter Maruf.

In search of a cozy but beautiful meal we came across this gem. The monk fish curry was delicious and my hibiscus cocktail was beautiful and well balanced. Our server Ruhel made our meal a great experience and received many compliments from us before it was known to him. Also, he smells fantastic. We left comfortably full and more than pleased. We would also recommend the salad with mango and avocado!

Suburb service and excellent food!!!! Rigel was a really great server!!!

Awesome restaurant! Such great food and nice environment. Maruf was a great server!

Great food and ambience!!! Maruf was an incredible waiter!!

Excellent Service, our server Ruhel was fantastic.

Nice Restaurant with delicious food. The service (Maruf) was perfect.

Good service, and the atmosphere is pretty nice. A little little bit overpriced, but the food was very tasty.

Ruhel’s service was second to none. He had wonderful recommendations for my wife who is a vegetarian. Food, atmosphere, and service were superb!

The restaurant is very good, it’s delicious, Ruhel is extremely helpful and attentive. It's very warm.

We had great 2024 December 31st night dinner. It was perfect. We felt like we are in Delhi. Very authentic every Indian food lover should try this place. Our host Maruf was fantastic.

The Mixed Grill and the Chicken Tikka Masala was great! But the the star of the show, was the Naan and our server, Maruf! He’s very attentive and gave us extra extra chocolates and this nut snack from Pakistan. They’re very good!

A very nice restaurant with festive atmosphere. The dishes were very tasty. The waiter Maruf was friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this place.

Thanks for the good time with the delicious food 😋 And the friendly stuff and specialty Mr Fahim

Excellent service and delicious dinner! I had a great dinner with my girlfriends. Everyone ordered a different dish and we were all satisfied. Staff was very friendly specially Maruf, he was very kind and made sure our orders arrived perfectly, the place is beautiful as well, I highly recommend :)

We found the place by chance on our return from a trip to Bath, and even though we didn’t have a reservation the staff was kind enough to not dismiss us or wait on the cold. The food was amazing, good presentation, great taste and temperature, and our waiter Maruf was really attentive, he made good recommendations for us and made sure we had everything we needed during our dinner. Thanks for the experience!

Ruhel gave great recommendations, awesome food!

Very good restaurant. The dishes are delicious and the service is very good, Fahim our server gave very good advice.

The food was beyond delicious, and my partner and I got fantastic service from our server Ruhel. Great vibes overall and I would come again.

We had dinner this evening for New Year's Eve and everything was perfect. Ruhel was very kind, available and gave good advice. I highly recommend this restaurant!

The service was amazing! Fahim our waiter and took exceptional care of the table. He made great suggestions for our meal as I had no idea what to order! Will definitely recommend Light of India as well as Fahim! Thank you!

Delicious food from light of India and excellent service from Maruf.

Dining here was spectacular! We had read other great reviews about the food and service and decided to give it a try. Our waiter, Ruhel was kind and attentive. He offered thoughtful suggestions of the menu, including the avocado and mango salad, Chettinad Pepper Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, and the garlic naan. The atmosphere, food and service were truly top notch. We will absolutely be back on our next trip to London!

If you ever had homemade inidian food then you’ll love this restaurant, we loved everything we ordered but we really loved the chicken biryani.. our waiter fahim was amazing

The food and service was excellent. It is not often we will Oder more but the flavors demanded we carry on eating.

Great food and excellent service. thank you Mizan!

Mizan made us feel very comfortable, excellent service. Delicious dishes and a very cozy room.

perfect location. Very nice staff and very tasty food. Our waiter Fahim was fantastic. We will come again

Our dinner at The Light of India last night was simply wonderful…the food was, as always, outstanding, thanks to Maruf, our service was outstanding…attentive and very welcoming! We always dine at the Light of India each time we visit London, and have recommended this lovely restaurant to our friends!! Hope to be able to dine again very soon!!

Fahim was amazing and the food was delicious!!! Definitely will be a repeat

Really good food but even better service. Hamed was our waiter and was so polite and nice. The bar mah Ruhel makes a great cocktail and even checks in to see if it’s nice! Worth a visit for sure.

Thoroughly enjoyed lunch at Light of India. Thanks to the chef and to Fahim!

Very nice atmosphere. Very good and typical food. Great service

Great restaurant! Ambience, food and service phenomenal…. Everything tastes super delicious and really special!

Incredible service, delicious food and friendly staff. My partner and I enjoyed a delicious meal together and the staff looked after us impeccably well. Chef Shohid cooked an outstanding meal for us. Such thoughtful, authentic food. Thank you so much, we will be back to enjoy another fabulous meal.

The service and food were excellent. We had the Gosht Hydrabadi, which is a mild creamy lamb dish, and the Kadai Gosht, which is a medium lamb main dish. The mild dish had no heat at all and was very nice and creamy. The medium dish had a very nice spicey flavour and had little heat. If you love Indian food spices but can not handle the heat, then this is the place to try out. I usually can not eat more than mild dishes, but even I could handle a medium dish with ease.

Fantastic service and superb food! Highly recommend this restaurant. Special thanks to Ruhel who served us and made our dining even more enjoyable!

Food was absolutely incredible! Had the 3 course theatre menu, pushed myself to try something new and I don’t usually like spice, the starter had a kick but was beautiful and so was the main, there’s nothing the waiters couldn’t do for us, so attentive especially Maruf! Appreciate you all! Will definitely visit again :)

Lovely restaurant with cosy atmosphere and friendly service from Fahim, very good dinner experience

Fahim was perfect Délicious plates and service

I had a lovely meal at the light of India this evening. The waiter Maurf was extremely helpful and very welcoming for the table. Overall a lovely dining experience.

Had a lovely dinner here. Maruf was brilliant, would definitely recommend!

Ruhel was a fantastic host and we had a wonderful meal.

Absolutely beautiful food. Great drinks. Complimentary drinks at the end of the meal. Lovely warm, accomodating atmosphere and ambiance. Ruhel took really good care of us. Very attentive and kind ... Definitely will return.

Great restaurant, amazing staff, specially Mr Maruf, he is very friendly and hospitality man. Try the butter chicken with basmati rice

The food was good, but a little expensive. The staff was friendly and the food was served quickly. Beware that a service charge of 12% is already included in the bill, even if it is not listed.

Visited here on a layover. Maruf was pleasant, informative and helpful. Food was excellent, tasty and good quality

I recently dined at Light of India and was thoroughly impressed with the service! Our server was Rahuel the moment we walked in, the staff was warm, welcoming, and attentive, making sure we felt right at home. While the service was exceptional, I must say the food was just okay. The flavors were decent, but some dishes lacked the wow factor I was hoping for. Overall, I would recommend this place for its outstanding service.

I recently had the pleasure of enjoying a fantastic date night at Light of India, and it exceeded all expectations. From the moment we stepped through the door, the ambiance was warm and inviting, setting the perfect tone for a cozy evening. Our server, Ruhel, greeted us with a friendly smile and expertly guided us through the menu, offering thoughtful recommendations that catered to both of our tastes. The food was nothing short of spectacular—each dish was cooked to perfection, bursting with bold flavors and spices that really packed a punch. Every bite felt like a true celebration of authentic Indian cuisine. If you’re looking for a memorable dining experience for a date night or special occasion, Light of India is a must-visit. The combination of impeccable service and outstanding food makes it a place I highly recommend.

I went here a few months ago and the food was incredible. We took recommendations from the waiter Fahim, and the dishes he recommended based on my likes and dislikes were amazing! The staff was very attentive. Every dish was soo good, service was amazing! You can tell this place is 5 star!

Have been going here for a number of years and Maruf has consistently provided exceptional service. He is warm and welcoming and always remembers us, a rarity for London Restaurants! It’s one of the reasons we keep going back.

I ordered kebab which was delicious. Really recommended! Thanks for a friendly service to Maruf!

Food tastes great, service from Maruf was wonderful.

Hamed is very nice. Very good service. We liked it a lot. The food was very good too.