LONDONil INDIAN DOSAI - The LID Harrow in Harrow

The dosa taste is ok not bad compared to other restaurants in London, but too expensive plus VAT charges extra

Please avoid this place, is a total rip off. High priced and not authentic. The service charge is high. This restaurant needs to be reported . Better to go authentic South Indian restaurant🙏🏽

I ordered food via delivery app. Food items listed on the app are not refreshed and replacement items were provided. Restaurant contact person has no idea about the menu. Food prep was very slow and delivery was also slow. Food taste is good, but the service can be better.

The place was very well maintained. Food was decent, worth a visit we have tried vegetarian items and the food is just fine.

Best idli vada place in Harrow !!! Definitely try it.

Place is excellent for Indian dishes. We had chicken Biriyani, it was delicious with peculiar Indian taste, however if some gravy should be included along with raita.

Authentic Hyderbadi Biryani! Best in Harrow!

Good South Indian authanitic Food with Good hospitality

One of the best places to have Indian food with proper flavours and spices. Compliments to chef Kamal and an amazing service by Monica.

RIP OFF.. place was empty when we visited. We visited looking at good rating on google but our experience was bad to say the least. They keep bottles on the table as if they are complimentary, once we open they come telling they are chargeable! We ordered combo meal, waiter taking the order took pride in telling us that their pongal is best, so was looking forward to it. On came the food and trust me it was cold, lumpy and dry pongal. And all other items were barely warm. Tastewise they didn't taste fresh either. I asked for bill and i was not even given proper bill, i had to request for it after paying. After seeing the bill, i realised they had charged 12.5% service charge !! There are way better south Indian restaurants in Harrow, best being MTR, Sarvanna bhavann. This place is nowhere close to it. Stay away from it.

Great food and very helpful staff.Thanks Monika!

I came here to detail my experience after my visit yesterday evening but after reading reply by the owner to the ones who expressed their negative experience I am going to refrain. The arrogance is unbelievable. Try Mumbai Local it’s only a few doors away.

LoNDONil having totally Indian test as its name. Great atmosphere, Great service, Delicious food and Yummy test. Thank you Chef Kamal & Monika for good food and good service.

Iam eating food chiken biryani it was så amazin and service by Monica she is very nice person

I had Indian pot Briyani Dine-in Harrow branch July 2023. It was on offer priced for £8.99 slightly expensive for the quantity but OK for some weekends. staff were offered helpful and friendly service in South Asian style. Recommend medium size pot with additional spices with some cashew nuts and sultanas for better foodie 😁

Tasty Dosa, homemade sambhar feel.

The restaurant itself is pretty clean and well maintained. I have tried their schezwan paneer and cheese dosa which was amazing! Must try ! The staff was also attentive .

Great place to check with lots of good options.

Lovely dosa restaurant with excellent service!

Wow! That sums up the experience at LondonNil. We had a really tasty and sumptuous brunch of Dosa, Iddly (dipped in Sambar), Poori with Potato Masala curry, Mini Thali with Vadas and Pongal with excellent Sambar and Chutney. As close to home made food in taste and quality! Highly recommend!

Just starting out, the staff were not to easy with the menu with the length of staff. The menu was down to minimum level. The doses were 6 out of 10 so was the sambar

2 stars mainly due to the waiter who was lovely. Only deserved 1 star. After looking at the menu online. Was excited to try LID. However of the few items we ordered. Almost all we're disappointing. 1. Crispy corn - frozen corn that had been defrosted before frying. As we were the only customers in there at 8pm on a Thursday night. I even heard the microwave ding. Result chewy and tasteless. 2. Cheese hash browns. What came were tater tots that you can buy frozen in Iceland. I know as we get them. 3. Mutter Panner dosa Over cooked dosa with the smallest portion of cold dhal. Inside the dosa was plain unflavoured handful of defrosted peas and unflavoured unfried paneer! Sprinkle of raw onion, only a tablesoom of each filling. 4. Mumbai dosa Semi decent filling, a couple of small spoons of normal masala, plus cheese , Peppers and onions. Dosa was over cooked to the point that it was pretty much burnt in the middle. 5. Chilli panner The only dish with no issues. Price seemed cheap but it's not as its without VAT. Portion size was totally miniscule. Normally you can share a starter between 2-3 people in most places. However this was a single person size. Very disappointed. Almost complained but the waiter was too nice. Its not his fault. Much better off going to the dosa place on Kenton Road. Our normal go to.

RIP OFF! You get the shock with 20% service charge when you get the bill. They keep 4 water bottles on each table as if they are complimentary but if you open that bottle then you let you know that you have to pay for it. The bottles did not even look new. Interior is not inviting at all. Quantity of food is very small. We went there on the Saturday evening at 7 and it was completely empty. It was our first and last visit. We are not going to go there ever again.

TOTAL SCAM!!!!! DO NOT COME HERE!!! Lots of hidden charges like additional VAT. Also, they left water bottles on each table. Naturally, we thought they were free, but they only told us they were priced at the end. Complete disgrace! Please do not ruin your day by coming here.

We were the 2 only customers at 8.35 pm on a Friday evening and wondered why?? After my friend having beer spilled on her suede shoe by an enthusiastic waiter pouring a small beer into her glass we then were aghast to discover VAT added to our huge bill plus service charge ! All we had was a tiny paneer starter, dosa each and a chapati portion costing £5! We didn’t expect chapati served with a chick peas and a sauce? Never have we experienced vat not included on the menu and felt cheated .. not impressed with food and felt cheated and will warn others too .!

Came across this gem of a place, as I was walking back to the bus station. It was lovely, friendly staff and clean. The paneer dosa I had along with the Sri lankan coffee was fab. Highly recommend and will be back again soon.

Food was delicious and service was also good. I highly recommend this place to eat south Indian food.

Extremely disappointing food and service. Not at all worth the hype. The food is over priced with limited quantity and the quality is also very poor. We had cramps on our stomachs right after eating the food. The taste wasn't bad, but it was absolutely not worth the money. The service too was very slow and unpleasant and the staff looked very disinterested to serve. To make things worse, they also charged a £3.50 VAT above the already exorbitant food prices! The same area has way better dosa places like Amachi and Mumbai local with very reasonable prices and service. I won't recommend this place at all. Just felt like a waste of money for sub standard food.

The taste was amazing and serving were in good amount. I would like to recommend others to go there to eat South-Indian dishes.

Best service given by shakti will visit again

Nice food..nd also nice service

amazing service amazing food will go back there for sure

It’s very bed food samosa is bed smell don’t eat again Serving person rude

Food is bad smelling samsosa & chat also bad smelling

There are no 0 start which i can give, The food which we took was really smelly and out of date would not recommend.

incredible dosa - not just the standard flavours. the podi and paneer masala were incredible. So cheap too. a must visit

Food is very bed plz plz not eat in restaurant

This place is very expensive for dosa. They also charge 10% service charge. The dosas are square cut and you don't get the red chili chutney. You are better off going to Sarvana Bhavan where the prices are cheaper and they don't have any service charge. This place will shut within one year. Avoid. PS: I have read your reply. You are cheating customers by adding 12.5% discretionary charge to the bill. Please do not charge this discretionary service charge on the bills.

Worst fud, worst arrogant behaviour of staffs ....avoid this place . teach some etiquettes to ur staffs.. fud can be compromised at the end of the day but behaviour can't

Lovely authenthic Indian experience. Nice Mysore masala dosa, mango lassi, felt like in Indian Dhaba.

Delicious dosai, and soft textured Dili that melts in your mouth.

Very nice food and service I would like ro go again

Food is really nice and service is good. However price on menu is very misleading as it is ex-VAT and service charges. In other restaurants we just pay what’s on menu, but here we need to pay (vat 20% and service charge 12.5%) 32.5% more when bill arrives. It’s bit shocking actually. Please correct menu prices to reflect this, with this arrangement don’t feel like coming back here.

Good food, lots of varieties in Dosa and other items. Good ambient. Good service.

Great service, awesome food, courteous staff

Amazing food , had different types of parantha and tea and absolutely loved it… truly Indian restaurant, home away from home

Overpriced, mid quality, excessive service charge. DON’t BOTHER COMING HERE.

The Dosa was authentic and tasty

We came for the breakfast in the morning time, we ordered Dosa, idly Seriously That food test was amazing, delicious, Sambar, all chutney are delicious test.. service is aslo 👌 best.

I stopped here for an afternoon snack on 10 February 2023. I had a Ghee Roast Dosa and Punjabi Samosa. Dosa was crisp and tasty. Two chutneys and sambar made good accompaniments. Two bite size samosas were well seasoned. They have a half price meal offer but it was not the time for me. Maybe next time if they still have the offer.

Lovely spicy food... Very authentic and great service.

Lovely place, small and friendly and the food was very tasty.

Very nice food. Vada is very tasty and crispy. Masala dosa was good too ,and we loved ghee dosa too.

Good place, well cooked paneer, they are always wanting to improve their service. Great people working here. Recommended visiting

excellent service wonderfull chutney masala dosai sure i am coming back here again

Popped in for a quick breakfast. Tried the Cheesy Hash Browns and Karupati coffee. It was quite expensive for what it was essentially. However, the service was very good, helpful, friendly and efficient. The cheesy Hash browns are not like your standard ones. These look more like very large, sticks. There are 3 per portion and comes with a garlic sauce on the side. You can have tomato ketchup instead upon request. I quite liked them. The Karupati coffee was a deliciously different type of spiced Indian coffee which I really enjoyed.

Amazing food and quality taste go and give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Food was ok / good. But they add VAT on top of the bill at the end so the prices are false in the menu and online. This is illegal and they need to be reported to trading standards.

A new favourite. Food is freshly cooked and the staff are so lovely. Can't wait to come back - it feels like homemade food cooked with love. Would highly recommend the Masala Dosa, Kotthu Paratha, Rasam (which also comes in the Thali). Most of the South Indian menu is also vegan (not labelled but they're more than happy to double check in the kitchen).

Small portions but food is good quality.

Nice veg restaurant! Excellent food.

Reducing the number of stars in this updated review due to abysmal service and the place being seriously short staffed adding to longer waiting for food to arrive and staff missing on orders. Moreover, there are better options nearby so this place MUST be avoided. I do like the food in terms of taste and quality in spite of the fact their portion sizes are small compared to other places serving similar south Indian food within a radius of 5 miles. Earlier Review: The food is tasty however the price versus portion size of dosas is slightly incongruent. They are running a limited menu for the moment hopefully that improves down the line. Overall the food and hygiene conditions are excellent. The biggest downer is dark ambience of the place. This place can be easily missed due to dark doors and very dark colours inside.

Authentic south Indian cuisine. Good ambience and music!

Worst dosa place I have been to - the dosa masala was gone off and the papdi for aloo papdi chat was stale. To top it up the prices are not including VAT so you pay 20% on top and then 12.5% service. So regret spending Friday night at this place and my friend was sick after words.

Amazing food and drinks !! Friendly for kids too! Very patience and friendly staff!!

Veri bed test and veri expensive lots of extra charj food test last quality

We went there over weekend for my son's birthday and we were very pleased with starter and main course. Authentic taste, fresh coconut chutney and yummy sambhar to accompany with dosas. On top because it was son's birthday they offered him a treat which wasn't expected Just one star less because I wasn't aware that menu prices doesnt include VAT. So when bill came it was food bill +20% VAT + 12.5% service charge and felt bit more than expected.

Great Cosy place, We had lunch here freshly made dosa , super great quality. Staff is extremely helpful. Lovely place to seat as well.would love to visit again for Dinner. Highly recommended it.

Service was excellent, pleasant comfortable surroundings and atmosphere. Food was very good as well.

Good quality food. Very fresh. Masala tea very good. Combos good value. Excellent service.

Great food! Very authentic, and attentive service.

Want to try real indian street dosai come on here every thing made infront of you there is no other route for fresh pongal vadai masala tea vera level combination handsoff to chefs and service team keeping standard this is my 25 th visit now i decided to give review after observation 3 months many thanks

Extraordinary food best service best place to get kuzhi paniyaram and parotta Definitely visit again

The experience of food was awesome service was really superb good attitude atmosphere fresh food fresh coconut chutney fresh sambar really amazing 👏

It was the best experience of South Indian food in London. If you all want to have a ride for fresh South Indian food, I would highly recommend this place. Most authentic South Indian cuisine in London. Amazing...

The food was really fresh and good. Very traditional dosas and food.

Very good place, clean environment, good food with great service.

The best South Indian fresh food I have ever had.. big 100/100 from my family..had a very great time.. very well arranged party place or get together ❤️ 💯🙌🏻

Excellent place for fresh south Indian food with lots of vegetarian options. Amazing place for get together ❤️ 🙌

Amazing service and great food.

This is definitely the most amazing place for delicious south Indian fresh food.. I would highly recommend this place if you want some authentic taste of south. Give a try.. I assure you all want be disappointed at all. The staff and the service is excellent. Very polite and friendly staff... It's a 1000 on 100.😍😍

Had Mysore masala dosa. The dosas are very good here. Less oily, sambhar is thicker and less spicy. Coconut chutney is with tadka. We have been Sarvana Bhavan fans for sometime now. But this restaurant can be real good option for the Sarvana Bhavan/ Chennai Srilalitha fans.

Charging £3.99 for apple juice and pineapple juice, probably some VIP pineapple’s. Cashier can’t do simple maths, charging us more than what we ordered. Slow service, took 20 minutes to make 4 chai’s. Placed 2 orders and wasn’t available. Had a 20% discount poster at the entrance which they refused to apply to the price so very misleading. Awful, wouldn’t go again!

Outside the store there is a board saying there is a 20% discount for customers as the year is ending, and so we thought we'd give the restaurant a try. Walked in, sat down, looked at the menu, saw £3.99 next to apple juice, probably had the Queen's tears in it so we chose to ignore that and continued with our orders. Two items weren't even available at the time, and there was a long wait inbetween our items. When we go to pay, the waiter then tells us there is no 20% discount and that the board outside is a "mistake," that we have to get some membership card to get that offer. Thought I came to eat at a restaurant not to shop at Tesco. Furthermore, the waiter incorrectly charged us for what we bought purely out of laziness, saying he couldn't delete the wrong items but then proceeds to do the apparently impossible task because we actually noticed it and asked. Misleading advertising, math wasn't mathing, and mid food. Just go KFC.

Really good authentic food, atmosphere, music and vibe!! Alot of true traditional taste, that's satisfy the Indian palate!!😁😁😁😁.

Very good Shezwan Dosa and really good service from Sumanth. Reminds me of Mumbai and the best dosa in London yet

Good food and had a wonderful time..

Very good taste and nominal price. Must try!

Very nice option for a quick south India bite. Really enjoyed my Mysore Podi Masala Dosa 👏

Delicious food !!! They don’t have barrels beer as they are waiting for their license

Careless staff and very oily food. Only 10% of the menu is actually available at the restaurant.

Amazing food , amazing customer service. Will come back again 😊

Delicious food and amazing service

Amazing food Friendly staff as well

Great food, very comfortable! Our host was very warm and was good to chat with

Superb food, absolutely loved the menu choices and portion size. Would recommend and absolutely eat here again

Quiet place on Sunday food was a good unique concept on sev pure. I'm glad they don't use plastic puris,I hate those. Everything was very good. The one negative is menu availability, rava dosa is a good way to check a dosa place if it is any good but I was very pleased my family enjoyed it very much thank you .

Honestly one of the worst south Indian places i have been to. When we entered the place looked nice and was completely empty (I can see why now). The meduwada was very very oily and a lot of it was inedible as was the schezwan idly. They didn't get the order right either. My mum ordered a dosa and it wasn't that bad but the sambar was too watery. The only good thing there is the mango lassi and that too is a bit overpriced. I actually left and went to Tesco which is nearby, bought a ready meal because I could not eat any of the food there. The service wasn't bad but nothing special either. I'd give this place a miss.

I really love to eat dosa here I have been here 3rd time and I have tried every time new dosa and they make very good dosa

I had a great time eating delicious food at your restaurant The manager was committed to great service and was very friendly The place was warm I definitely hope this place will become extremely busy if many of harrow residents knows every food was top standard music was wondering clean and well maintained Don't forget to try panipuri in chat center in front 😀