Puraan in Haringey

I had a fantastic experience at Puraan! The staff were incredibly friendly and went out of their way to be helpful. The food arrived quickly and was delicious. I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for great service and a tasty meal!

Everything we had is very delicious and fresh Thanks Team Puran👍

Great indian food but a bit expensive. I also felt that their portion size is small.

Absolutely wonderful place to eat. Lived in the area a while and regret not checking it out sooner. Lovely staff, fantastic food, great menu and excellent atmosphere. Nothing could be improved, love it!

Everything we had was delicious and fresh! Tasty soup and spicy gobi with poppadums to start followed by a masala dosa and special dosa (with beetroot.. yum!). After a small moment of rest we had chai and dark chocolate sorbet which was also great!

It was our first time at Puraan. We were walmly welcomed. Our waiter suggest some dishes, some of which were taken up. The food was wonderful. We will definitely be calling again.

You will never feel the need to have a meat curry ever again. Epic.

This place is a GEM. Truly the best South Indian food I’ve had outside of India, and the service was impeccable and friendly. The decor is really pleasant.

Unbelievable good. Highly recommend. The service is on point. No alcohol sells inside but you can bring yours.

Really welcoming place, I got a take away and the food was really good, more interesting flavours than your usual indian. definately recommend!

We ordered delivery and everything was absolutely delicious and spot on. A++

It was our first time going and we were so glad we did! The food was delicious, some of the best curries we've had in London - would highly recommend the Bread Fruit Curry! The staff were also really nice and welcoming and the whole menu is reasonably priced. We'll be back!

Food is great. Pricing is very good too. But the menu is dangerous. Many things labelled as vegan came with non-vegan sauces. Having to ask are you sure this is vegan when it arrives only to be told "don't eat that bit" is really is not acceptable. If someone had a dairy allergy for instance they could be harmed - you would fairly assume that someone would not be checking vegan dishes for dairy. Message to management: you need to fix your menu urgently. Message to customers: double check with the waiter that all the accompaniments are vegan.

Puraan, located just a short walk from Turnpike Lane Underground Station, is a hidden gem for lovers of vegan and vegetarian Indian cuisine. From the moment I entered, I was struck by the warm, cozy atmosphere and the exceptional friendliness of the staff. They were not only welcoming but also highly professional, providing excellent service throughout the meal. Their attentiveness and knowledge of the menu made the dining experience even more enjoyable. The menu boasts an impressive array of authentic Indian dishes, with plenty of options for both vegans and vegetarians. Each dish is crafted with fresh ingredients and packed with bold, aromatic spices that truly capture the essence of Indian cuisine. The okra frieswere a standout—crispy, perfectly seasoned, and incredibly addictive. They’re the perfect appetizer to start your meal. Another highlight was the chole masala curry. The rich, flavorful sauce combined with tender chickpeas made for a delicious and satisfying dish, especially when paired with their soft, warm kerala parotta. With its mouthwatering food, welcoming ambiance, and top-notch service, Puraan is a must-visit for anyone in the area. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply love Indian cuisine, this restaurant won’t disappoint!

Authentic, tasty and fresh Kerala cuisine. Very modestly priced. Tried the iddiyapam and manglore eddoe curry and thali. Pretty much liked all of it. Will definitely be going back!

Have had a few meals here, always the most friendly service, food so tasty and authentic, great prices. Had the thali lunch today - delicious, would highly recommend. This restaurant is not one to miss!

Fantastic food & service Wl be back again & again Just a small Tip - change your menu card please your menu is nice and small .. And should look appealing to the customers .. rest all good !

The food here is so amazing I just cant describe it... I wish they opened a place in the Netherlands... We highly recommend this place.

Really delicious food and a relaxing atmosphere 💕

This place is an absolute gem! Dishes are much lighter and fresher than at your usual curry place. The samosas have a delicate, glassy *crunch*, and come with a tangy chilli sauce. The biryani is a new favourite of mine: made with fresh green veg (perfectly cooked) and herby-minty notes. I'd be remiss not to mention the brinjal mojo: tangy and chewy - almost like a richly spiced caramel. Honestly, I've tried about half of the menu and there's nothing I haven't enjoyed. Service is quick and attentive and the staff are really friendly - clearly very proud of their establishment. I'd recommend either eating in or ordering over the phone to take away!

Absolutely fantastic veg indian food , packed with flavour 😋. Delicious every time

It was our first time visiting Puraan and we will definitely be back. Everything was delicious and our favourites were the Panipuri & Dahi puri. Not only was the food amazing, but the staff were too. So friendly and helpful. A brilliant overall experience

The dosa was excellent and very good value for money

We tried the dahi puri, idli and masala dosa. Everything was really simple yet delicious. The staff are really nice too!

Soo yummy and authentic. Recommend the juice, bread fruit curry and parotta! Rasam was very spicy and flavoursome. A true gem! And lovely customer service Kaveri who served us.

Tremendous dishes filled with aromatic notes and natural fragrance. Each dish feels expertly crafted to maximise taste and bring out the rich notes of the ingredients. If you want something good that's filled with a relaxing atmosphere, this place comes highly recommended.

Great food and super friendly staff! Gave amazing recommendations on good combinations.

Have been here three or four times now, am really struggling how other people give this place a rating any lower than five star. Beautiful food, genuinely friendly staff, you can bring your own alcohol for a corkage fee and very very good prices. Absolutely love it here 💯

Love coming back to this place. The biryani is such a treat!

Excellent Masala Dosa. Extremely clean restaurant and toilet. Jabir the waiter was very friendly and helpful - Highly recommend Puraan!

Loved the variety of food available, and very happy with the service. Will be back again!

Fabulous South Indian food (some of it street food), vegetarian and vegan, at very reasonable prices. The menu helpfully explains each dish, in case people are unfamiliar with the names. Everything is cooked using fresh ingredients, so lots of interesting and subtle flavours. Three of us ordered dosas, and when they arrived, each was folded in a different and attractive shape - and were the biggest dosas I've seen :-D Lovely and attentive staff, one of whom spent some time chatting to us, asking if we'd been to Puraan before (no, but some local friends had recommended it); had any of us been to Kerala (yes, one of our group had); told us about Kerala, its Hindu, Christian and Muslim communities and its unique cuisine. This didn't feel like a forced or fake 'have a nice day' politeness, but rather, a genuine conversation with a friendly and likeable chap. Prices were very good value for such delicious food and decent-sized portions - we shall be returning soon!

I've walked by this restaurant so many times and promised I'd visit one day, and I'm glad I did. The service was great, I was greeted straight away, and the staff were so smiley. I had the chole masala, rice & appam bread, and it was so fresh and got from the kitchen. The flavours! This is a hidden gem in Turnpike Lane. Can I also mention how clean the toilets are which is so important to me. Highly recommend & I'll definitely be back!

Excellent restaurant! We loved the food snd the staff was so nice and welcoming. The kind of place you want to go to every week!

Great Sunday Thali, price and service. Will come again soon.

Excellent food and great staff. The food is fresh, not greasy and authentic. Will visit again, highly recommended!

Fantastic food! Reminds me of my year I spent in Kerala. The masala dosa is a safe bet- looks big but enough for one. Or you could share that and order more food! I highly recommend the idiyappam, bread fruit curry and, for a lil desert, payasam. We also got thevroti. Yum. All of it was well prepared and pretty authentic. Missing black mustard seed and curry leaves (probably difficult to obtain here) but still very delicious. I would go out of my way to come back to this place. Idlli and sambar would be the next thing I’d like to get. Service was great. Reasonable prices.

What a lovely dinner at puraana with great hospitality and delicious food. Really friendly staffs. Thanks

Such a lovely place to have keralan food. Loved their ‘devilled paneer’ and the sambar that came with dosas. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff too - “is there anything else we can do to make you happier?” 👏🏻👏🏻🥰

Wanted to try this places for a long time and today decided to give it a chance, passed by to order some dishes to take away. The atmosphere of the place is really nice and the staff was super welcoming! Only took around ten minutes to have my order ready and they flew by. The food was absolutely amazing, really liked it and for sure will return/order from them again. Truly recommend

I had a great dining experience at Puraan. The food was very authentic and flavourful. The sambar and chutneys were perfect accompaniments, elevating the taste of the overall dish. The service was equally impressive. The staff were attentive, friendly and very welcoming.

Food is fabulous, only downside was it took me this long to find them.

Wholesome vegetarian food bursting with flavours. The service is top class complemented by friendly and helpful staff. A must try for anyone fancying vegetarian food or for the meat lover who wants to try something truly different.

This is actually a 3.7 stars although I put 4 stars. Reason being is the FOOD is prepared with Cleanliness and CARE. The chefs are very courteous of customers and work really hard. The food is delicious however this doesn’t belong anywhere near 5 stars because of the HARMFUL seed oils being used in cooking (name of the oil is “pride cooking oil” mixed with corn oil, soybean oil and canola oil) this is why I STOPPED eating here, as it is harmful oil to use for customers especially at such a CLEAN, honest restaurant.

My favourite restaurant in London!!! Im so grateful to have found this fantastic place, coming here is like going to your beautiful happy family house for a meal ! All the staff is absolutely fantastic. Thank you Khleel and Kavery for always making sure I’m happy with everything, your custom is the best I have ever experienced !! You are always so attentive, taking your time in helping me choose the dishes and combinations. I love the menu , there is a very good choice of different courses without being overwhelming , and the best thing is that the food it’s not greasy , it’s literally like a healthy home cooked meal ! Best dosa !! Everything is so tasty !!! I’m vegan and I have intolerances and this is literally a little heaven for me, thank you so much !!!

Hats off to Kavi and Fouz for their wonderful service, so informative about all dishes and all with a warm smile. And food was amazing

Nice atmosphere, excellent food.

Excellent food, outstanding service, a must for those who want vegetarian food

Had some fantastic authentic food. Loved the Falode desert specially made for us. Looking forward to the next visit already 🙂

The food and service at the restaurant were exceptional, making for an outstanding dining experience. And thank you so much for all workers and special thanks for Kavery for her support and recommendation ❤️✌🏻

Great vegetarian restaurant, with excellent quality dishes and intriguing menu. Loved my Ishtu and Appam, as well as their incredible parotta. Ended it with the best cup of comforting chai. I can be hard to please when eating out, but Puraan ticks all the boxes for me

This is a cracking restaurant. The style is pretty basic but it's relaxed and comfortable. Food is amazing and the staff are lovely and friendly. Good value also and a decent range of choices on the menu, but not too many to be annoying. Would highly recommend the fried okra and the chickpea curry, but it was all very tasty. We'll be back!

We met at this amazing gem with a friend. The service was great and the food was delicious!

My wife and I had a VERY nice lunch here. The dosas are huge (although the filling is only towards the centre so the portion looks bigger than it is, but it's enough) and very nice. The food tastes very fresh (unlike some places I've been to where you can tell it was made a while ago). I didn't enjoy the starter so much, I can't remember the name but it had broken up Bombay mix type noodles sprinkled on top which I found odd. They tasted nice though, it was more the texture. I'll probably have the spring rolls or samosas next time although I'd like to try the soup at some point. I'm not knocking a point off for food as the dosa was so good, and the starter was probably how it's supposed to be done just not to my personal taste. I have knocked a point off for atmosphere just because it felt a bit quiet for 1pm on a Friday. I hope they get more customers in the evening as it deserves to do well given the quality of the food. Top tip: If you haven't had one before choose a mango lhassi for your drink, I love them! Ask for tap water as well or you'll have drunk it before the food arrives. To be aware, parking in the area is quite restricted due to the tube station being nearby. Many bays are residents only but there are some you can pay per 15m. It costs more nearer the station so we parked on one of the roads off Turnpike Lane further up. I couldn't find a machine to pay cash. Don't try and phone the number on the sign to pay it's impossible!! You should download the app and do it through there.

Delicious and authentic vegetarian menu, great service and atmosphere. I would highly recommend this place. A real gem!

Amazing people serving amazing food 😍

Great food and service! The dosa was delicious and good gluten free options.

Everything was so delicious, great to order more plates & share. GREAT value! Can't wait to come back!

I’ve been here a few times now and the food is always amazing, with lovely service. I love the range of options available and seeing some dishes which are less commonly available. My favourites have been the dahi puri and the dosa, all the curries are delicious as well! They are byob and take bookings for larger tables so it’s perfect for celebrations as well as smaller occasions.

Lovely service, excellent food!

Omg this was suggested by my friend but to be honest it was just food not really amazing.Just something wrong by my personal experience

Wrong behaviour of staff,location good but inside rubbish no proper cleaning,no recommended for eating just for waste of money

Bad service with low quality food need to change inside and look after staff as well .this review dedicated to owners for improvement 🙂

It was family gattering but food according our expectations not to goood and i never face such kind of thing in uk before so its very bad experience 2/5

That was very bad experience with friends staff serving not good food was normal not recommended for togetherness

the server was super friendly and attentive, and the food was really good. they have a very cheap lunch deal for 10£ which will leave you full and happy. beautiful and surprising addition to turnpike lane!

Absolutely delicious and authentic cuisine. Very nice service as well! Would def recommend

A great place for vegan food, authentic cuisine, well presented, and good prices, polite friendly staff. Would go again

Very tasty and flavourful vegan options. We’ll be back!

Delicious food and incredible service.

We live locally and this is the best restaurant in the area. The food is always excellent and the staff are incredibly friendly.

Delicious food, friendly service and great value.

Ignore the fake 1* reviews. Brilliant food and incredible service. Everyone is so friendly and the food is always top quality. 10/10 would recommend.

Love this place , great food , reasonably priced , and even better , you can take your own wine too !!!!!👍

Excellent service and staff extremely friendly and kind

I had the banana leaf meal and it was absolutely delicious and totally authentic. These events take place once every two months (I think) and are absolutely worth the wait. If you want a proper South Indian vegetarian meal in North London, visit Puraan. They do a Sunday special thali as well and that's next on my agenda :)

Delicious and so wonderful to see easily the vegan and vegetarian meals with symbols next to the tasty dishes.

A local gem, well worth a visit

Bad smell , disgusting food I’ve ever faced in uk . Rude service. Waste of money 😡

Absolutely amazing place. It is my monthly dining restaurant. Incredible staff, super good food and a true touch of authentic Indian flavours. Each of the waiters are beyond friendly and welcoming- became almost friends/family! One of my favourite places in the neighbourhood!

Amazing food, very friendly staff, affordable prices and lovely atmosphere! Super recommend!

Awful food, really bad service, dirty restaurant

Really dirty place, restaurants smells rat and food is awful. Don't waste money

Stopped in today as I was passing by and saw this restaurant so I thought I’d stop to get one of my favourite snacks - panipuri. The service was impeccable. The staff are very polite and accommodating. Everything was very clean which is very important for me. The one dish I tried was perfect. Not all places get panipuri right! Will be coming back again!

Puraan is a little gem. Fantastic vegan and vegetarian food that was described as "really good" by a meat-eating fellow diner. Despite a full house, the service was quick, friendly an efficient. The dosa are excellent, the Bringal Mojo out of this world and the breadfruit curry superb. One tiny gripe is that the mango juice, at £2.50 straight out of a Rubicon carton, felt quite expensive. It's a minor moan from an otherwise excellent meal. Highly recommended.

Fantastic food and service, truly a gem of a restaurant. Very happy to have it so close to our home!

Puraan, located in the heart of Turnpike Lane, provides a gourmet journey through South Indian cuisine that flawlessly blends classic flavours with modern innovations. Diners are treated to an attractive and friendly dining experience thanks to its engaging setting, which is distinguished by warm lighting and stylish decor. From the moment you walk in, the attentive staff ensures that all of your needs are satisfied, walking you through a menu brimming with distinctive dishes made with the greatest ingredients. Whether you're enjoying classic favourites or trying something new, each mouthful at Puraan is a celebration of flavour and culture, leaving customers hungry to return for more.

Delicious Kerelan veg cooking, very vegan friendly and excellent portion sizes. Recommended for a twist on your usual dosa house

Great food, I've eaten here a few times and had a selection of dishes and they've all been full of flavour and really well cooked. Staff are lovely, happy and helpful.

Delicious food , tasty 😋 nice ambience ,good service & very affordable .

5 stars out of 5. Great service, great food. 👍🏽 I'm coming here again. Very very tasty. As a devoted meat eater, I didn't even miss eating meat whilst dining here. The service was friendly. I loved it.

It's a very good South Indian restaurant, great food, great staff, and clean.

I just had a late lunch at this restaurant and to be honest I couldn't ask for a better Sunday meal. It was homey and delicious. The food is served in small (some of them) but generous sharing plates packed with flavour. The service was impeccable. Our waiter was very friendly, gave us excellent recommendations and kindly explained some dishes.I'm coming back for sure. I totally recommend it!

This place is an absolute gem…. If you are in London, seek it out. Fantastic food and the welcome is second to none. Fouzan and his colleagues model superb hospitality. Thank you, we will be back!

Excellent tasty food and lovely staff too. Would recommend.

Such a lovely place, great food, really attentive and friendly staff. Would definitely come back.

The food is amazing and we are always made very welcome. The parotta, the okra fries, the paani puri are exceptional - to be honest, ALL the food is lovely.

Came with a couple of friends and had some amazing Dosa and Brinjal Mojo. Friendly staff, quick service and decent portion sizes.

Great banana leaf feast. Loads of variety - didn't like some of the many items. Probably a one off - prefer their usual menu.

Great restaurant, fantastic vegan options.