Nagina Restaurant in Redbridge

Purchased kebab rolls, they had to go. In the bin, the kebabs were undercooked tasteless, they had added old stale achaar onions and achaar into the rolls. Such a terrible taste compared to years before what a disappointment.

Authentic tasting halwa puri, nahari and kulche. Fairly priced and generous quantity in each portion. Mango lassi was excellent too. Highly recommend!!

Overhyped. Bought take away naans, halim and nihari. Food was cold. Halim had no meat. Nihari was too oily. There are better places for the same food on that same street. Avoid.

They used to have a restaurant in inner city East London, I used to go with my dad at least once a week. I eventually found them in Ilford. Cheap and cheerful, friendly and authentic, freshly made and absolute delicious. I Keep going back with new customers and they’re always impressed. Still run by the same family. My favourite place.

disappointed food and poor service. Half cooked meat was served to customer.nan was probably harder than plate.

Its relatively simple and less posh but the food is good here. Staff is friendly, specially Mr. Anjam a friendly person.

The food was absolutely horrible. Dry, overcooked kebab and rock hard naan. Would not recommend this place to anyone.

Horrendous food and this is not an exaggeration. The Pakoras looked like clumps of batter, using awful oil. Samosas could be used as boomerangs and tasteless. Even the mango Lassi was watery and I only wanted a glass but recieved 4 jugs! The customer service here is non existent and I really am contemplating whether to report this restaurant to the food hygiene standard agency. I am incredibly shocked that such places are allowed to exist. Staff sneezing into their armpits then serving food and telling me they have wafted sanitiser over the food! I am seriously shocked by this place it felt surreal. This food should be illegal.

Went naghinas maybe 5/6 years ago food was good. Went this week august 2021 food was horrible. Pakoras we’re unrecognisable as a pakora, bland and dry food. Shami kebab tasted stringy and had no flavour. Samosas we’re stale, old, oily and no taste whatsoever. This shop has gone down in quality badly. Do not recommend. Need to change their chef. Hugely overpriced.

Great food… authentic lahori taste. Haleem and kulcha were the real highlights. Lahori channa and halwa could improve a little to get 5 stars. Recommend this for a lahori breakfast experience…

Love their food. Fresh and very tasty. Only buy Halwa puri from them and have been since childhood. My dad used to buy us Sunday breakfast from there. So Nagina has a special place in my heart.

very good food in a very nice price. They have plenty of pakistani food options and are tasty. The quantity is also very good. so many things to like. To the persons who think its not a 5 start service restaurant, please be mindful you are also not spending 5 start fee. In Ilford, price is too low and affordable.

Some of the staff that work there are very rude and the food is very oily. One of the staff was being rude to me a disabled person and the place was very unhygienic.In 1 table they wanted all 5 of us to sit and eat.

The chana, halva puri is amazing here!! It was so good that I came two days in a row for it. We also had the chicken nihari which was also very good unfortunately the lamb nihari was out of stock but we will try next time for sure!!

I enjoy puri with Chana daal it was tasty and delicious inshallah will come back again 👍👌👊😋😋😋😋

Halva puri is too too oily and then I ordered the asian (desi tea) just for me and guess what there was one bangali guy who served us he took a sip of tea and bring that to our table I noticed him as I was coming out from toilet and I mentioned him he said no how can I do that bla bla never recommended.

We went for breakfast, and were shocked to see so little seating area,as this place is always advertised on the radio! The restaurant is really dirty and not clean at all but was told the food is good which it was. Had chole and puris which we ate in the car as no place to sit at the restaurant but the food was tasty! Must add more seating and cleaner place and better service 😕

This place is my go-to for lahori breakfast. The provide 3 different rates: for 2 people to 4 to 8. Very affordable prices. The queue outside Saturday and Sunday morning tells you all how much this place is loved for nashta. There are many places offering lahori breakfast but this is always going to be my first choice for being authentic and family friendly (breastfeeding friendly).

Always ask for a proper breakdown of the bill you pay.Over charged as was verbly told the bill,saw a guy standing on the table behind the counter with dirty shoes what is one to take care of the hygiene where food is being served.Local health safty department should do checks on such places .

We had to travel from Chelmsford to London at weekend. We planned to have a Halwa Puri breakfast on the way. Ilford was on our route and this place showed up in all searches, supposedly famous for their Halwa Puri weekend. We were on a train journey and took TFL rail to Ilford Station, the restaurant is about 6-7 minutes walk from the station and is located at Ilford Lane. For those arriving from London, depending on area of departure, there are many ways to approach; by buses from Gants Hill Station at Central Line or from Barking Station at District Line, or TFL rail from Liverpool to Ilford.We arrived early morning, it was a Saturday. Half the restaurant was occupied. When we entered, immediately the staff at counter was staring at us like we were aliens. No-one welcomed us so we just occupied an empty table. If this place was in our neighborhood, we would have left at this service attitude. Unfortunately, we had split our train journey to London for this, so we weren't going to give up easily.Finally a server came to our table which was very oily and not properly cleaned. He took our order, nothing bad here because in this level of restaurant,we were just expecting our food to be delivered in time and it did. We had ordered Halwa Puri, Channa (chickpeas) and Lassi drink. Everything was brought in plates which were worn out borderline clean, still we started our breakfast and it seemed everything was bathed in oil. Oily Puris, oily Halwa and chickpeas, I can understand that Pakistani food is oily and not everyone can do those perfectly balanced Puris but this was an insult to Punjabi food. Chickpeas were bathing in a tasteless oily curry. The lassi jug was greasy from outside, maybe from waiter's hands, even so the Lassi itself seemed that it was 1 week old yogurt put in a blender. Not a single item was passable.Another issue that kept hassling us was the staff who were mysteriously staring at my partner all the time and even the customers on 2 tables were gazing at us. I am not a paranoid person but all this gawking was so obvious, it made us very uncomfortable.This was maximum we could take. We left the oily bonanza half eaten and I went to cash counter myself to leave the sinister atmosphere (The pricing of food is very reasonable but who cares). Utterly disappointed, we were wondering all the way to station about the peculiar novelish experience we had. Not recommended for couples at all.

If you like Punjabi Pakistani food go for it don't look at the hygiene rating or the service. Went with friends for nashta in weekdays limited options so nashta is best on week ends.

Good place with quality food. Had halwa puri and chane with a glass of salty lassi. My best half loved it too as she is the one that got me out of bed for this. Very busy place with good fast service by the waiters. Ended up taking a lot of food away for family too and they also enjoyed it.

Food a hair in my kebab roll, disgusting. Can’t believe I’ve been going here for years and found a hair. Sick to my stomach, the staff didn’t seem to care. Waiter apologised but nothing else was done. He said it wasn’t a hair but then comes back and says oh it was a hair! Sickening !!! If I was you I’d stay away god, no hygiene whatsoever. Invest in hair nets and wear gloves!!

If you like your traditional Asian style breakfast then this is the place no frills straight to the point desi style breakfast served hot and straight to your table. It’s a nice small place with limited tables. Halwa puri naan pooris akl here

Nagina , if you are craving for roti , kebabs , biryani - some really good Pakistani food / go to Nagina - you get fresh food - limited no of dishes but really delicious - hot roti or naan freshly prepared - divine

Cheap and cheerful. Nothing extravagant. But tasty food, quick and cheap. Service is nice and friendly. Highly recommend

One of the best foods olaces i goto when i am in London. Brilliant nihari and also halwa puri, i keep going back for this. So much valued for money. I would give a 5* rating for this.

Visited for breakfast, tried chickpeas with puri followed by lassi. It was so delicious along with good service from attentive staffs. Will definitely go again

The tables had dishes all over them and table was not clean from the previous customer , had to make space ourself to sit down , was waiting around for 15 mins dishes were still on table from previous customer after telling them they still remained on table and still no one come to take order this is by far the worst place to go for food!

Excellent authentic food. Excellent and attentive service. We had to wait about 15-20 minutes for seating on Weekend morning but that was understandable. Please do not expect a fancy restaurant type atmosphere or seating as it has the flavour of a "dhaba". The Lussi, Roghni naan and puri were excellent. Nihari was very good as well. Overall loved the food and enjoyed the experience. Very reasonable priced as well.

This restaurant was definitely up there with regards taste and flavour of our food and service. We ordered chicken and lamb kebabs and both were delicious!! Hot, fresh and very good. It is a 'hole in the wall' with a decent amount of seating off a main road; would definitely eat here again!

Its really a disappointment to be here been waiting for an hour and the waiters have their own priorities to set up the waiting queue.. its kinda fight between pll i ve seen on getting the table due to lack of management...

Love the halwa puri its mouth watering and one of old best restaurants in ilford. Everyone's old time favourite, will...

Solía ser un fan de Nagina pero esta vez totalmente decepcionado con la comida y el servicio. Encontré un pelo en el plato y la ignorancia de recibido purri camarero cuando lo indico. El mango lassi era simplemente azúcar mezclados en el mango de estaño,...

El mejor lugar para comprar el desayuno es Nagina lahori! ! ! Me encanta! Es barato, está en ilford, así no queda tan lejos, que tiene espacio para sentarse, así que puedes comer mientras es cocinado. El lugar se llena, pero si luego te serán...

Me dio 4 estrellas como su comida es deliciosa! Los naans, puri halwa fresco desayuno & haleem son increíbles. Lo malo es que seamos la limpieza! Que realmente necesitan actualizar el restaurante y limpia las mesas, etc. mejor

Estupenda comida. Personal amable y buena relación calidad-precio. Sin duda volveremos a visitar. Poco concurrido. Gran selección de menú. Desayuno tradicional pakistaní. Muy sabroso en mi estómago 😂 paz

He de ir a este restaurante para el desayuno auténtico pakistaníes. Que servidor halwa, puri, vegetales, nehari, nan para el desayuno, que es de buena calidad. Hay un tumulto enorme durante el fin de semana. Hay que hacer cola de hasta 10 - 15 minutos por una mesa como el número de mesas son bastante limitados y hay larga cola por la gente local para comer aquí. Allí tienen un par de veces que la gente ha saltado la cola. El comportamiento de los clientes es bastante malo y grosero, que desafortunadamente ruinas de la experiencia.

Lo único agradable, la comida es samosay pori y halwa. El resto de la comida, la comida es u otros haleem congelados. Naan también sería agradable pero están llenos de grasas kebabs. No hay cajero automático disponible

Unclean and nasty looking but lovely food.The halwa puri and chana is lovely the kebabs the best I've had in a long time, naan fresh staff nice, but really need some basic cleanliness and a major refurbishment to become something great.

I am frequent customer of this restaurant. Haleem, Nihari, Halwa Puri and Chicken Leg are regularly ordered. We like Haleem very much with Naan or Kulcha. Nihari is also good (on Sundays). Overall their food never disappoints, obviously there are good and bad days for any restaurant.

We went to Nagina as the place we normally go to was closed for refurb! We wanted Nihari and had heard good things about their nihari. As i walked in I found it to be disorganised and basic in terms of decor. Chairs was scattered everywhere. Nobody cared that I was struggling to get through with a pushchair even though a waiter was right beside me . I sat at a table that hadn't been cleared after waiting to be seated. I immediately noticed how dirty the radiator and wall behind our table was. DISGUSTING! The floor was disgusting. (See pic) the chairs have covers that were grey from previously being white!The waiter came and cleaned the table with a napkin and a dry disgusting curry stained dishcloth. I used my own antibacterial wipes. At this point if it hadn't been for my hungry child and the weather i'd have walked out. The food came out and the salad had clearly been reused as it had sauces from previous customers on it. The glasses we were given were filthy. I could not belive a place this dirty was so busy. See picThe food was delicious esp the nihari and they were kind enough to give us a portion that had been saved for a pick up. However I will not be going again as the hygiene in this place is atrocious and a danger! See attached images! Im surprised food standards and hygiene have allowed them to continue trade.

It might not look as shiny and glamorous from the outside, but what you will find inside is a more wholesome variety of food which seems like extra care and attention is taken. They have the best biriyani in ilford. But the occasional chefs specials here are amaizing. The Nihari, Haleem, and Paya to name a few which I have discovered here time to time are simply the best bang you can get for your buck. Hands down, one of the best pakistani food shops in Ilford. I have no doubt in that statement at all. I used to go to another branch they had in east london, Cannon Street rd which I think is closed down now, but really pleased to see I can still get there food here.. Another speacial item they have is Katlama, its deep fried pastry with a spicy mince filling and comes with onions and used to come with a red sauce which they sadly dont do anymore.. Please get this back!

This place is famous for its Lahori breakfast. It is worth visiting early on a Sunday morning as it reminds me of the street cafes of Pakistan where you have scores of staff rushing around preparing and cooking the breakfasts. Traditionally, you get served 2 puris (deep fried flatbread) with halwa (sweet semolina) and channa masala (a thick chick pea curry). This is not for feint-hearted! Its as heavy as hell and would probably keep you from needing to eat again until late that evening. The curries are ok, nothing too spectacular. But then, this is what Nagina is - a closer experience of being in a Pakistani street café and that is why I have given it 4 stars instead of 3 - Home from home!

Not somewhere to dress up and go as surroundings are dirty and need a good clean with bleach! But if you can ignore this then you'll enjoy a delicious traditional Pakistani breakfast (only on weekends). I reviewed another restaurant in Ilford which offers a much cleaner environment to eat in and food is just as good.

Went here or should say tried to go here with my 2 kids after being recommended highly.Stood in a queue and then the guy behind the counter decides to put someone from the back of the queue on to a table before us.Next 2 men walk in and get a table straight away whilst we are still standing there.Another table finishes but no one can be bothered to clean the table.Ended up walking out having waited over 20 minutes.Just don't even bother is my advice

The best Halva Poori in townValue for money too! Had to wait a bit for a table but its worth it! The gentleman at the restaurant served us well.

Take away is a Wrip off! I have had simular experience to other people.I ordered 3 halwa puri and the man gave me 3 small ( enough for one person). When I mentioned to him that that's a small and when I eat in I get enough for 2 people he said because that's a large, so he gave me an extra medium chana . When I came to pay he had charged for the extra chana and £4 each for the separate halwa puri-Wrip off!!!! When I got home I also notice he only gave one bag of onions ( which you would get with one meal). The food is nice but a Wrip off. You have to be very sharp when you order takeaway.

Excellent food and service, prices are mid range but quality of food is brilliant if your planning to have an Asian style breakfast then look no further proper "LAHORI" food / breakfast all fresh and tasty ... 5* Place

Das Ambiente hier ist sehr einfach aber das Essen ist sehr gut Sonntag Morgens richtiges Lahori Breakfast Puri Halwa und Channas kann ich nur empfehlen ist aber immer sehr gut besucht zu der Zeit wer die Pakistanische Küche liebt ist hier richtig einfach aber sehr,sehr gut und preiswert

The only thing I order form here is halwa and puri, it's fresh and the puris are made to order. The halwa is tasty, but very oily!! So not something I eat to often,..

Great food and hospitality, been there few times for breakfast tried Nehari this time which was lovely and got beautiful taste, and lovely mango lassi

They have very good channay in breakfast option, full of flavours. But then puris are full of oil, dripping from them and the halwa had too much sugar in it, I would say three time more than normal amount.Worth a visit if you get Channay from them but get Puris and/or halwa from elsewhere.

We are regular visitors to Nagina in Ilford - their food is freshly cooked , limited in choice - but you don't feel that - and absolutely delicious. Finish it off with Halwa puri - to die for !

Great quality food! Packed out on a Sunday morning, queue is literally door length halwa puri great! Shops which have queues you know are doing very well. Quality products!

This shop sets the standard for all day Pakistani breakfast items. On the weekends from morning till midday this place is packed with people trying to buy Halwa Poori (Deep-fried bread with Semolina, Sweet Semolina and Chickpea curry), Nihari (slow cooked lamb stew), Paiy (Lamb-shank) , Haleem (Stew with barley and lamb) and Lassi (Sweet Yoghurt). The dinner and lunch items are not much to write home about but their Breakfast menu which is served all day is excellent. Londoners are fortunate to have this cafe. The decor and atmosphere is functional but if you are after great food then you can't do better than Nagina for their specialities. In Ramzan their Samosas, chakoris and Jalebis are great too. Give it a try, you might like it.

I have tried many dishes here but most of them are taste less and greasy. please do not try paya ( Lamb foot ) once ordered and it was horrible, loads of hair in plate and in the meat. I was feeling sick for the whole week.Couple of dishes are good haleem and halwa puri . If looking for a good place for a family dinner then this in not the place.

halwa puri and lasi is nice, service is good, type of asian , pakistani restaurant. not expensive, have basin to wash hands.

This place use to be good, if you were looking for ethnic Pakistani food. But over the yeras they have completely lost it. Bad hygiene, poor food quality. Its very likely that you stomach is going to be upset.

Very basic facilities but the food was not bad, kebabs were very generous size and the ladyfingers (pindis) had that home cooked look and taste. Basic but good value for money.

ALthough the seating capacity is small but the food is A+...especially if you want to try traditional Pakistani breakfast items, my personal favourite is Halwa-Poori....

I've eaten here a few times now. V simple place, no fuss and the service is good. If you get a seat, the service is quick. I've eaten kebabs and curry here before, nice however this review is about their breakfast. We had semolina (halwa) with naan and Haleem (meat and veg blended into a thick spicy sauce). The food was fantastic. This place is so busy for breakfast. The naan were really good, better than most local places. The halwa was not to sweet and really good. The Harlem was really good, I don't normally eat this outside as it never beats what's cooked at home. But this Haleem was really good, tasty, not to spicy and lovely. Will definitely go back and try their other specialities, puri, paya and nihari next time. Don't expect a 5* seating for environment but expect 5* food.

If you are after real authentic Pakistani food this is the place to go. Breakfast, lunch or dinner they have homemade traditional dishes for a very acceptable price. Once you've been you will keep coming back! Try the chana masala and the halwa. Second to none!

I eat here all the time, the food is great and service and food exceptional. The staff are always on hand to help. Felt like I was in Pakistan.

The correct Address is 296-98 Ilford Lane.This is probably one of the best places in London for Halwa Puri, Channay, Haleem, Nihari and Lassi. The restaurant is very basic but very busy on Sunday mornings.Waiters are friendly but have limited English.

Can't be beaten for a traditional pakistani punjabi breakfast. Poori/Naan, Channay, Halwa, Haleem, Nihari some weekends ... can get busy during holiday periods however worth the wait. Load up the food, get the family round and enjoy. a long walk to burn off the calories afterwards not compulsory however highly recommended. Premises are basic, however never been an issue as I will always takeaway which is their main market anyway, its not really a sit down placeNagina is half way up Ilford lane as you head from the Ilford end towards barking, I think the address at the top of this page is incorrect and refers to their old/smaller premises.

best halwa puri in london so far, really fresh puris given to you hot as they are made. we tried the kababs which were ok, paye not so nice. I would stick to the halwa puri, was very good

I was go there with my brother, he say me many times that is very nice and tasty resturant but then I go there for breakfast I feel its a perfact place for dasi breakfast like halva puri chana and spacial lasi also, I enjoyed it vert much there. Very nice memoriea

Missus and I visited a few weeks back. The naan and chicken curry were really nice - I was impressed. The lamb kebab was disappointing, as it was pre-cooked and just warmed up in the microwave - I hate this, but did not notice in time. I prefer fresh kebabs!!This place is normally packed for PK breakfast and their halwa, puri, chana, haleem, paya and nihar are meant to be great. i will try the nihari and haleem next time I go, which will be soon hopefully.Very basic layout, but really nice food. nor exactly a place for romantic meals, but really nice food. They cater for events as well.

Whenever I am in London I go for breakfast at Nagina. The have the best halwa and very tasty chana masala! Definitely worth a visit.

The classic melamine table/cafe style service but good tasty food that you expect from one of the local landmarks. The poori halwa channa attracts people from miles around and is a renowned speciality. Pooris are made fresh in front of you. Cheap and cheerful and well worth a try. But be careful on parking - those cameras you see on the lampposts work (I know as I wassent a £60 bill from redbridge council) only park in the marked bays !! Avoid the morning rush and go for a late breakfast as it's avaible through most of the day.

The best I have been to for the Pakistani Breakfast. The atmosphere is really good as you get the feel of back home, all the type of food available good service the only propblem is that wait time gets long sometimes but other than that its good :)