Saravana Bhavan Ilford & East Ham London in Newham

I went today for lunch bite poori masala and filter coffee. Staff were very hospitable and kind enough for me to use plug point near to the table as well a bringing me cutlery to the table with privacy from others ( working lunch) The poori masala was fresh and puffed with lovely masala potato and veg korma and to end with a hot filter coffee. See you again Raj

We went with our friends and family who are regular visitors.And overall OK.But this review is in comparison between Wembley and Eastham South indian thali...Wembley thali was much better compared to Eastham...

Delicious, crispy paper masala dosa. Friendly and attentive staff made me feel very welcome. I was given extra sambar and the delicious chutneys were topped up without my needing to ask. Fantastic!

Karthik is amazing and great customer service and really lovely people+ Kanagakka good service and John good service

The waiters ignored my request for a spoon, more condiments and to have table cleaned. I have been going there for a long time. The company need to invest in waiters training.

Too busy as usual snd it shows clearly in their service too . Long wait to take order and to deliver food . One must have a good patience to visit this place . I wanted to cancel 3 times but the waitress kept saying it’s almost ready and you will get soon !! Never again

Worst food , please do not waste your money. Ordered different types of food , not even the single food was tasted like the original saravana bhavan

Very crowded (just because the seating is not managed properly) . our order took 35 minutes (chana bhature ) after numerous reminders and saying we want to cancel the order we got it finally . bhature was too oily and chewy .. also the chana was very small portion probably enough for a 3yrs old baby . chilly paneer was very hard and too salty, mango lassi was too watery ! couldn't enjoy our food at all. Staff are hanging around talking in their own language and not bothered of customers. during the conversation with them they just ignore you and continue the communication with their colleagues in their own language. i found it very rude .. Onion came with skin and top end ! when reported they just chucked another 2 pcs to that .. during the years the service and customer service had down so badly in this place . Better to avoid Saravan Bhawan east ham that's my advice.

Visited another branch of this chain around 18 years ago when in Delhi, India and looked this one up soon after returning to England. Revisited today with my son and had a South Indian Thali and a Set Dosa between us. It was very authentic, flavoursome and 'clean' tasting. Couldn't fault the food or service at all. Recommended if you like a true Indian cuisine experience.

I went on a Saturday lunchtime, so it was very busy. You have to wait to be seated, but I waited at the most 10 minutes. I found the staff to be most courteous and efficient. I was on my own, but was on a table for 4 and was not asked to share with others. I ordered a Mango Lassi, which I thought was expensive at £3.95, but when it came it was worth it as it was thick and tasted properly of mango. Then I had Kaima Idly and the portion was huge and followed by a Masala Dosa, again very large. No faults with the food whatsoever. I was a very satisfied customer.

It's good restaurant, but always crowded in week ends. You may not get proper service if you are visiting during week ends. The quality of food is not maintained all the days.

We had visited before and as we were in London we caught the tube to East Ham and walked the short distance here. It was sooooo busy we had to wait about half an hour to be seated but once seated, we ordered our food quickly. Our masala dosas arrived soon afterwards and they were a good size and totally delicious. The serving staff were smiling helpful and friendly. The food was excellent and great value. We will definitely return.

Delicious food. Love the masala Dosa and the fry bhindi. So so well cooked. Nice restaurant with good light and kind staff. I have been going there every week!

I have eaten in Saravana Bhavan over years in india and abroad. This one takes the cake. The worst food. Haaaard idly....saltless....terrible and also saltless dosa. Its like they have given up on South Indian food. Even the coffee was terrible.

If you want to be transported to South India with the food and ambience of a regular south Indian eatery , don't skip visiting this unique vegetarian place in East London. Obviously it's North Indian or indo-Chinese dishes may be tinged with some south Indian flare but the south Indian dishes- dosas, vadas etc are spot on. They have not tried to dilute their spice or flavour. Also the staff have the typical south Indian cheerfulness and politeness. The music is usually illaiyaraja or AR Rahman . It's usually busy , but food arrives very quickly. This place is family friendly.

Chilly paneer hard and chewy oily bhatura, uncooked chick peas food portions small, maybe enough to feed a small bird Given one fork for two people

The sign out front of the restaurant says “World’s No. 1 Indian Vegetarian Restaurant Chain” and it would be hard to argue that very specific claim. But how’s the food? Overall I’d say the food was very tasty. THe service was great. The atmosphere is pleasant and the dishes, plates and glasses are fancy. With a sizable menu, delicious food, and great service I think vegetarians and non-vegetarians will enjoy this restaurant.

Worst service possible. Only half filled restaurant, kitchen and waiting staff could handle orders. Staff forgot 3 items and then made us wait for 45min for starters. Asked to remove from bill, refused and proceeded to argue that because we ate after it arrived. Complete...

Good Indian restaurant, offering vegetarian food, it’s quite busy during the school break period! The Paneer chilly is a recommended-dish to try!

I am a stoic fan of this restaurant and have tried to visit whenever I get the opportunity, travelling down from Wolverhampton. This time however I must admit I was disappointed. The quality of the food has fallen significantly, the service was not as good...

Went there with family to enjoy South Indian food. But unfortunately things not went as we planned. The food quality was just average. We ordered 5 items, 3 items arrived at correct time, one wrong item( instead of tea got coffee) and one never reached...

Beautiful food, great menu. Had the South Indian thali along with some starters. Really beautiful food; we will definitely be coming back. Taking off one star for service - quite a long wait (worth it as the food was delicious) but the starters came when...

I and family (including under children age 8 and 12yrs) ate lunch from Saravanabhavan, EastHam on Friday, 16th July 2021 and followed diarrhoea from next day! It is quite debilitating. It happened with me and wife once earlier. I believe the source may be water...

Just brilliant food, lovely South-Indian curry and outstanding service, although there might be too many people at the restaurant, the staff is just kind and respectful. I love the food, especially Medu Vada which is very crunchy and tasty with a variety of chutneys. The...

I visited the place with my friend on sunday afternoon. as soon as I entered the place I was welcomed with the aroma of sambar and I felt myself in India. The place was quite busy but luckily we found the table. the staff was...

I had ordered food from saravana bhavan eastham, I was unaware of what to order for my kids staff helped me in ordering the food, my family enjoyed it,now I don’t have to think of second choice other than saravana bhavan bcoz of the service...

A month ago I purchased paneer curry and rice from this branch for two. When I got home, I had only 4 pieces of paneer and I paid £6.50 per curry, spending over £25 for the meal. When I called, the manager made it seem...

The most famous South Indian chain restaurant in the world. I went there for lunch and I had Idy with chutney and samba for starter s, panner dosa for main course and mango lassi to drink. They give complimentary water. My bill came up to...

we ordered takeway of chilli borata, it was halk cooked and too much chill power in it. eating one piece, burning all the to stomach and coughing. we called to them convey , food is rubbish, after witing more than 15min, the manger picked the...

Once you walk through the door is the warmth welcome from Ashwini ,who is an invaluable asset to the restaurant,she will make you feel welcome every time and all the time,until you leave the place. The food is good ,if you enjoy the real south...

The food is ok, South Indian food is better .. North Indian food is not at all good ... hygiene is not maintained in the restaurant, washroom very close to kitchen .. staff clueless... I had to tell them multiple times what to get and...

Visited Saravanabhawan East ham today. Tried the South Indian thali which was sumptuous and authentic. Definitely better than the Leicester square one! Extra sides can be requested as it is unlimited. On the whole a lovely Indian lunch!

Every time after going to east ham temple we treat our self to this simple but tasty vegetarian restaurant which is our all time favourite. No need to book. Just walk in and they’ll attend to you soon as they can. Also when you place...

A great place for south Indian food. I have been going there since it first opened. They need to watch their Medu Vada which can be hit or miss. Otherwise great ..

i have come here for the last 10 years it is akkways one of these pleasures that make life worth living :-)try the chillie upadam if you are into spicy food - its fantastic !!!!!!

We have been here more than a dozen of times and we travel 30 mins to get here. Consistantly good food and pretty cheap. Have ordered the thali several times and sometimes the dishes change. The gobi 25/ puri and aubergine curry are great.

It is a must visit for South Indians, if you are craving for Dosa, Idly or any other South Indian dishes. Price is quite reasonable and the service is good.

This is an authentic South Indian Restaurant in London. This is very crowded and sometimes you may have to wait for a table. Excellent service. The taste was typical South Indian. Children enjoyed the mini idlies. It is a pity that they don't allow takeaways.

A class of South Indian Vegetarian food. PROS: South Indian meals is must try. Cleaniness Ambience Taste CONS: Price is on igher side Long waiting time Average North Indian food

I went to this place with my friends to this place and this was the worst restaurant experience i've had. The staff were rude right from the doorstep and their english was very bad so it was hard to communicate with them. We ordered chilli...

A nice restaurant for authentic south India dishes in the East London. This is located between East ham and Manor Park and is also close to ILFORD. When You walk on this road, you would feel as though you are in a south indian city...

I live locally and have visited here twice now. I particularly enjoyed the masala dosa and the parottas. The service was very quick and all the staff were polite and attentive. The price was very reasonable for a sit down meal in a nice restaurant...

We had a masala dosa, Rava dosa and Falooda. The Falooda was really poor standard for the price.Masala dosa was okay and the Rava dosa was good. Won’t have Falooda again.

We had the south indian vegetable thalis and starters for dinner. This was my first experience of south indian food, the rice was mushy and some dishes were too spicy. The ambiance and staff were really nice.

Another South Indian hotel near Eastham. Nice service and good hygenic food. Lunch is excellent and value for money.

Excellent Indian veg restaurant in East London with amazing taste with variety of vegetarian food. They have take away and eat-in service.

We ate here on a previous visit to london. we went around 1pm and it wasnt too busy. however we had to wait 10-15mins for anyone to take our order. when we arrived a member of staff pointed to a table for us and threw...

We went on new years day evening, seems half of London had the same idea it was very busy with the queue a long way out of the door, however I found the lady taking names for tables and it was not long before we...

I have been to few South Indian restaurants , even other branches of Sarvana Bhavan. But East Ham branch is the best in service and food taste . Don’t miss it if you want to eat best South Indian food I suggest to eat Idly...

I know I am a bit bias because I come here regularly, but I simply love this place. We brought some family members with us this time and ordered the following: 2 x Butter Roti (£1.50 each) 1 x Medhu Vada (£2.45) 1 x South...

I been to this restaurant for many times I really really enjoyed mini idle dipped with sambar and I like medu vadai sambar too service also good neat and clean rest room so nothing to complaint.

I have been there many many times. Their Cocktail Fried Idly never gets boring along with the Green Chutney! I usually prefer the one in Ilford than the one in East Ham. An useful tip for diners is - The Ilford branch service alcohol and...

After wanting to go to East Ham for a while, we eventually managed to get there at the weekend. There are so many choices of places to eat, but we decided to go to Saravanaa Bhavan on High Street North, which is just about a...

Had lunch with my parents and wife. Business lunch (Sambar rice, Briyani, curd rice, sabji, papad and pickle. Wheat payasam). Veg briyani and sambar rice both were very spicy even for a South Indian. Mango Lassi - very good. Orange and carrot juice - very...

Great selection of a very good breakfast menu at the Saravana Bhavan located at 300, High Street North London E12 6 SA. This is so much better than the Saravana Bhavan in Ilford. Great food and service guys

Lovely South Indian food to try and a wonderful experience. The drinks are great esp the passion fruit juice (get the jug!) def worth followup visits!!!

This restaurant has become a positive standard (the best reference to compare against) for me to judge the authenticity and quality of the Indian food. This restaurant was in the bucket list of London attractions for my folks visiting from India. I had heard a...

I love South Indian food and it was an amazing experience eating at Saravana Bhavan in East Ham, London. We ordered Paper masala ghee dosa and Poori. It was outstandingly tasty. The quality of food is really good and the place is a value for...

I order something and asked if can cancel after couple of minutes to replace with another after couple of minutes. I have been told can’t cancelled once order has been placed can’t cancelled. I don’t think within that time frame they even had started my...

Had to have a couple of months break since our last visit and boy did we miss it! We had two South Indian Thalis (£7.45 each), one mango lassi (£3.25), and one Chai (£1.25). All tasted delicious and portions offered good value for money. Service...

This is the place where I eat for 30 days as its one of the the very few places whcih serves pure veg food. Here you can get anything Indian and veg. Nice quality. Very reasonably priced. Nice staff. Accessible location. Hardly 5 mins walk...

I went to this restaurant yesterday the food is great I had samosa, spring rolls, and paneer dosa it was amazing for me the staff are helpful too the reastaurant was good

I visited with my family and friends on an evening after an event. It was bit crowded, we had to wait for 20 mins. Ordered Dosa and Idli, good presentation and taste as well. Waitress were bit confused, could not serve filling what we had...

Ilford has the largest branch, upstairs is open for parties usually. Try and avoid on religious days e.g. Tamil New Year. Have quite a wide variety of dishes, most of which I would recommend. My favourite dessert is Gulab Jamun. Falooda and Mango Lassi are top 2 contenders for drinks.

Being a South Indian, who has had many dosas and vadas in my lifetime including some very cheap eateries in South India, my recent experience at Saravana Bhavan Ilford was a huge disappointment - I have not had worse vadas or Rava masala dosa before. What level has Saravana Bhavan dropped to? The medhu vada had no lentils, it was hard inside and tasted like dough! The onion rava masala dosa had a crispy outside dosa layer but the masala inside tasted like mashed potato - nothing more, it was so bland it was unbelievable. Even after a day, my stomach is still feeling bloated. It has put me off considerably from South Indian food for a few months.

The popadoms are excellent, staff are ok and dosa is excellent. I had a aloo dosa however they serve a lot of indian food which means it can cater for most peoples needs.

We (two friends) visited Saravana bhavan, east ham for dinner. We ordered one vegetable, one Lentil and indian bread (chapati). The chapati was half cooked, vegetable and chapati served first, took ten minutes to serve lentil. Also there were no spoon and forks on table (neither did anyone bother to check). we had to ask explicitly for them. It's still fine till here.

El mejor lugar para comer auténtica comida india y café preparado fresco y se sirve fresco en Ilford Londres para die hard para comida casa tallado southies en Londres también tiene el restaurante salón de banquetes para fiestas, etc. No muy caros y bueno para comer, así como la cena en la ubicación y sirve buena comida.

Amazingly, none of the Indian dishes were suitable for vegans! This must be a first in an Indian restaurant for me. In the end, I had a Chinese (!) dish, which was poor.

The South Indian food served here is good. One of the very few authentic South Indian food places. The coffee however, is disappointing.

I must confess, I am surprised with all the flavours of the dishes! Simple, no fancy presentation and somehow I enjoyed my lunch. For a meat eater like me... this is really difficult to confess, but I will come back

We haven’t been to this place for about a year, and boy did we miss it!

From a pricing perspective, it seemed good compared to rip off NY. Was hesitant to enter but did it as a group. The service was good and fast. The restrooms were not up to par at all with garbage cans holding doors open. Needs serious improvement...fast!

I went to this restaurant in East Ham with my wife yesterday. We normally go to Taste of India which is just in front of this restaurant but somehow decided to go here as my colleague told me to try this one.

I have been visiting the east ham branch for over 8 years and the ilford branch for over 4 years now. The quality of the food is not as before and the price has risen quite a bit since then.

We went to the restaurant's EastHam Branch on 6th October in the evening. We were seated to a table by a member of staff who didn't speak a word and had a straight face. He slammed the menu on our table and instantly stood there to take our order. Clearly we were not ready to order and asked him to give us time. When we were finally ready to place the order, some other staff member by the name Zaffer came by with a straight face and took the order. Food arrived swiftly and it was fine. Then Mr Zaffer got our bill and just slammed it on our table without even seeing us and walked away. I know that Saravanaa Bhavan has a reputation everywhere but that by no means gives the staff the right to be rude and not friendly. This is my first ever review on trip advisor in my 10 years in UK. I was so appalled by such behavior that i wanted to write about it. It probably doesnt make any difference to Saravana Bhavan but it made to me and I am never going back there. There are plenty other places with good Indian food and friendly staff.

My wife and kids went for Ilford Saravana Bhavan and order a takeaway of Panneer butter masala and Gobi Manchurian... OMG!! ... Do they really know to cook or they managed without a chef that day!!

Fui con mi familia para celebrar el cumpleaños de mi pedido con verduras, pero algunos Prathas dieron medio hecho con patatas congeladas que llenar en dosa. Sabor horrible. No comimos. El Dosa no estaba al nivel.

Saravana Bhavan está situado en Cranbrook Road, Ilford y se puede encontrar con facilidad.

Hemos ido a Saravana Bhavan hace ya varios años. La calidad de la comida es de muy alto nivel y ha permanecido igual a lo largo de los años.

Magnífica comida, especialmente para buena comida del sur de India. Masala dosa, pedimos poori y thali la comida era deliciosa lo único decepcionante es que no te permiten cambiar en un plato thali, así que me quedé atrapado con algunos curries que no me gusta. El té es increíble viene en un pequeño vaso de plata y bowl podía beber este día

He visitado este lugar una vez al mes durante los últimos 10 años. . Pero mi reciente visita fue la peor. . Tenía mi cena aquí. y fue la peor. . Pedí el Instituto promueven y era de sabor por más de harinas fermentadas. . Y uno de los empleados era colocar vasos frescos en la mesa mientras sostiene el stick de mafia en la otra mano. . . (Sin guantes gastados). . El almacenamiento de hielo. está en la planta baja y el personal tiene acceso a este almacén a través de la sala de descanso. . . Higiene. imaginar cómo va a ser. . . (alta probabilidad de propagación de bacterias). . En otro ejemplo, pedimos comida verduras del norte de la india, pero recibimos Comida India verduras al sur. . . Bye Bye Saravana Bhavan. . No vendrá a ti de nuevo. . .

I visit almost twice a month for vegetarian food. It serves pure vegetarian Indian food, specialties in types of Dosas. Although it serves North Indian Food as well, but I didn't like it much.

Visited for late lunch, had Gobi 65, Paneer Dhosa, thali. Few items on the menu are pricy. The place could do with a renovation. Can't complain with the customer service....

Been here twice the food was excellent on both ocassions the dosa,s are really tasty a full of flavour i also had the chilli paneer which tasted really fresh,Its not the best fine dining experience but a real foody kind of place,Well worth a visit.

Tenía un bocado rápido para comer y grasa superó mis expectativas! Comida estupenda! Tienda también nos sentimos un poco sucio difícil comunicarse con el personal (no sabía muy bien inglés hable en hindi), así que fue bueno regresaremos de nuevo con su familia!

We were a large party of ten and each one enjoyed a dish of our own. Go for authentic south Indian cuisine and not for Paneer Tika's.

Me presentó a ese lugar delicioso hace 7 años, y que no era el amor de la primera vista. No aprecian la simplicidad de los platos y vasos metálicos (bandejas), la situación en sí estaba demasiado lejos de mi casa, y la gente se miraban con curiosidad.

El 65 no estaba preparado gobhi y era difícil de masticar, y el sabor de paneer dosa era horrible. Cuando pregunté al personal pack restante comida que ella sólo seguía el cuadro en mi mesa y sin decir una palabra a la izquierda y el restaurante no estaba lleno en ese momento. Creo que este es el único restaurante que he visto, preguntarle al cliente a preparar su propia comida para llevar.

As i said if you love south indian food, this is better place to enjoy, as far as customer service it depends on the mood of the people there

Really very upset.taught it will be very tasty but it's very disappointing.we taught taste will be like Indian saravana bhavan.it was so bad compare to illford.customer service is very bad.i prefer illford than Eastham

This is place is awesome, the food both in taste and quality is like back in South India. I had sambar vada and plain dosa and I rate them 10/10, the place is also clean and service friendly. Highly recommended

Fuimos a la sucursal de este en el 27 de jamón, Abril 2017 alrededor de 2 p. m. y 2 almuerzo. pedimos El camarero no era receptivo. La comida servida no era muy buena. Normalmente nos espera una buena comida con buena recepción ya que tenemos relación con Saravanan Bhavna durante más de 25 años. Todos estábamos muy decepcionados.

Resulta que te topas con este lugar por casualidad en un día lluvioso. fui a una bebida caliente, pero acabé comiendo una comida completa y acogedora. El marido más de paneer pakoras estaban calientes y crujientes. El Dosa estaba realmente delicioso. El curry bhaturas eran mullidas y suaves con la chana bien caliente. El uttapam era crujientes por fuera y lleno de sabores. El Rabri (postre) era fantástico y la manera en que originalmente debía realizarse. Siendo un amante de la carne, nunca me pareció una comida vegetariana sería tan satisfactorio. El servicio era muy bueno también. definitivamente recomendable!

Hemos estado en este restaurante, así que muchas veces, pero ha visto una caída notable en la calidad de la comida y el servicio en el tiempo.

I sometimes need a change from meat. When ever I get like this saravan hits the spot. One of their masala teas with a masala dosai is probably my favourite vegetarian meal of all time.

This is a nice place to have Lunch, good for breakfast .....cool place......should have more options like other indian restaurants like soups

Very neat , spacious , excellent taste, value for money. Good amount of varieties, all pure veg. Loved it as usual

Personnel is very unpleasant. Bad quality of food. No sense of service. Long waiting before a server presents himself with a menu card. They forget to bring the drinks and other items. Really a Nightmare !

Good service. Increased price still not expensive. Always been the best restaurant in high street, Eastham.