Taste Of India in Islington

Amazing food and Great service! I have become a regular here, dining in and ordering takeaways, with the food striking the perfect balance of spice while still having a phenominal depth in flavour, especially the tandoori and chef's special dishes. It is also fantastic value for money with large portion sizes and friendly staff. It truly is an amazing hidden gem in London

Called this evening to Taste of India and ordered a lamb saag gosht, mushroom rice and a Coke. (I always ordered this) When order arrived. The restaurant forgot to bring the coke. The kind delivery guy went and got me a Coke. When opening my food, this is what I received. A tomato base dish. I spoke to the delivery driver and he mentioned I speak with the manager! I called the restaurant to let them know. The manager approach was very rude and basically called me a liar and said I didn’t order this dish and had asked for this tomato dish! Frustrated, I put down the phone as he was not listening to what I was saying and basically told me I was lying My family and I have been customers for over 25 years due to a rude manger . The customer service was shocking this evening. I will never be returning again and i will not be recommending this restaurant again.

Have been ordering from her for years! But lately the last couple of orders have been disgusting! The curry was tasteless! The man bread was like an old pair of flip flops. And the onion bhaji’s were the worse thing I have ever eaten!! Not one crispy bit on it! Just mushy!!! Oh and today I’ve been on the toilet with the Rodney’s!! Safe to say my buisness will be going elsewhere

Havnt been here in a few months, we returned tonight for dinner & sadly we was extremely disappointed. We had always had a nice experience here all round but this time the food was terrible, tasteless, chewy meat & dry. Onion Bhaji was chewy burnt onion, chicken tikka was chewy & the mains Bhuna & Korma had barely any sauce to it. The naan bread was buttery & didn’t seem fresh. The service was sadly very poor too, we was never asked how everything was considering we had said the starters were bad. When we told him at the end that we didn’t enjoy it & just wanted to give him feedback, he was very dismissive & even humiliated us by saying was we too full up to enjoy the whole meal. We was not offered any complimentary drink (baileys/brandy) I know this is not important but I have been to quite a few Indian restaurants and have always had been offered! This just shows how poor the customer service is. I wouldn’t return anymore and wouldn’t recommend anyone to come here for dinner. Lastly, I felt as though I was robbed for my money! Paid £64 for 2 soft drinks, 2 starters, 2 meat dishes, 1 rice & 2 naan bread! Shocking!

Worst Indian food I ever had. Paneer Tikka Masala had no masala but only sugar, same with butter chicken. I asked for spicy food but I received completely opposite of it. Too much food colour used in the curry. Very disappointed.

The worst food i have ever had. I couldn’t even have few bites. Worst curry on the name of Indian restaurant. Spoiled my whole occasion. I asked for spicy curry and i got sweetest curry full with coconut. Please do not order from thi. I would have given 0 star.

Ordered online for home delivery and when our order arrived not for the first time the order was not correct first time chapattis were missing the 2nd time the samosa shoiluld of been meat but were vegetable then tonight ordered 2x chicken bhuna and recieved 2x chicken korma and when I phoned to complain I asked for the manager but was told I was speaking to him but if he was the manager he was very rude about the mistake and blamed the driver I can't see how the driver could have made the mistake as the rest of our order was correct . Now have to wait for the correct curry to arrive which means the rest of our order has gone cold and they won't replace the complete order and we could give back the original order . I think this shows poor customer service and we won't be using them ever again as they show no remorse for there mistakes or offer any form of discount on next order

3rd home delivery mistake and the last . First time they made a mistake forgot the chapatis the 2nd time we ordered jeat samosa and got vegetable ones then tonight ordered 3x chicken bhuna and got chicken korma which we cannot eat . When I phoned the restaurant and asked to speak to the manager I was told i was speaking to him and when I told him of the mistake he blamed the driver qhich I cannot understand but told he would send out replacement curries and whe.n I said the rest of the food would be cold by the time it arrived was told that I would have to put up with it . Because of this poor customer service and no offer of discount on my next order we will not be using this restaurant again would rather go without a curry than suffer poor customer service

A tour de force of culinary excellence. Epic.

The food is always good here and the staff are friendly me n my partner would highly recommend here for currys its very reasonable in price

Food is great, lovely staff, service pleasant, best Indian food round here.

Amazing food with excellent services

日本で食べるのとは違うインディアンフード！ すごく美味しいし、ロンドンではリーズナブルだと思う。 今までで一番のカレーが食べられます。

Yuck. More like Taste of salmonella.

Everything you need from a local Indian restaurant. Usual selection of dishes with some specialities. Reasonably priced, well cooked food with a good amount of meat in their dishes. Decent delivery service too

AVOID THIS DUMP AT ALL COSTS! Went into this run down restaurant for dinner and the waiter probably an Bangladeshi immigrant barely can speak English, rudely asks me to leave when I asked for a table for 1 to dine in and tells me to leave, claiming they only take group bookings even though only two tables were occupied. Is this a way to run a business and treat customers the owner should be ashamed and should sack it’s incompetent staff. Will not be going here and will recommend everyone to avoid this restaurant. 08-02-2023

Wonderful food, a vast and varied menu, traditional - and contemporary too. Very helpful and attentive service. Can't wait to go back - it's excellent.

Just want to recommend The Taste of India 160 Essex Road - since we ate there last night and often have home delivery too - can honestly say food is always very good and service too. We took a friend who was really impressed. It is reasonably priced and very clean and comfortable seating - well worth a visit.

Have visited the restaurant and just want to say the food is very good - never disappointed my son and I agree it’s the best Indian around here. Had a couple of deliveries lately and been on time, perfect and also delicious! It’s better than some of the more expensive establishments and reasonably priced - would highly recommend a try! Excellent all around service. We especially like the Chicken curry, Cauliflower Bhaji and Bombay Alhou(potatoes) Poppadoms and relishes are amazing too.

We love treating ourselves to a Taste of India & it’s definitely our favourite curry in London. Whenever we’ve had people over we order take out from here and it never disappoints. Sometimes when it’s really busy delivery can take a little longer but it’s definitely always worth the wait!

My family have been using this fantastic Indian restaurant since it opened in the 1980’s! Lovely food and very friendly helpful staff!

Lovely atmosphere , very helpful staff and very clean restaurant which we are sticklers for in the current climate . genuinely good food , you won't be dissapointed

Hemos estado viniendo aquí literalmente durante décadas, las últimas veces el servicio y la comida han empeorado un poco cada vez. La última gota fue una comida familiar en grupo. La comida, literalmente, tardó unos 90 minutos en llegar y cuando llegó estaba fría como una piedra, ni siquiera un poco tibia. Pagamos la cuenta, pero le informamos al camarero que es la peor comida que hemos tenido y se encogió de hombros. . No gastar ni un centavo más aquí.

Just got home after having a lovely family meal in one of my favourite restaurants. The food is AMAZING!!! The restaurant is very welcoming and the staff are very friendly and helpful. They will always happily answer any questions about the food. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the seating is comfortable. The food arrives lovely and hot and is always freshly cooked. The service is great and the waiters are attentive but not overly. The poppadoms and dips are delicious too. The prices are just right and the portions are generous. I would definitely reccomend 'The taste of India' to anyone that loves Indian food.

Firstly, I just want to say the staff here were lovely and so so polite to myself and my group of mates despite the fact that we had come late, after the pub and we clearly had had a few drinks. The place is small and has a chill and quiet vibe, perfect for a calm meal with friends or an easy date. They have a nice selection of wine and huge bottles of cobra which go down a treat if you’re having a hot curry. The food? Perfect and very tasty. Full of flavour exactly what I was hoping for considering me and my friends had never been to this restaurant before. Curry portion sizes were a little smaller than I expected and the prawn korma was found a little too sweet for liking but I left the restaurant full and my friends left satisfied as we had also ordered popadoms and samosas for the table. The naan bread was gorgeous especially the garlic and peshwari naans. Myself, I had a lamb Bhuna which was lovely - I only wish I had asked for it to be made hot. All in all this meal was very good, decently priced and even satisfied the tastes of people who were not very familiar with Indian cuisine.

This curry house is perfect in every way. Whether you visit in the week or on a Friday night, the quality of the food remains very high. Wide range of dishes. Poppadoms not greasy or dry, just right and this isn’t guaranteed in many curry houses. Service good and value for money is exceptional. Try it, you won’t be disappointed. PS. Delivery service is excellent.

The food was excellent (glad to see they have renewed their alcohol licence). Couldn’t fault the service. All in all a most enjoyable evening.

It's been a number of years since I have been to th state of India and although they have had an a staff change, and the the interior has had a refit and the small bar at the entrance has moved. I felt the restaurant has moved forward and the refurbishment has had a positive effect as the atmosphere was good and the food and service was amazing. Please try this restaurant as I forgot years ago what made it brilliant and the meal was amazing. Not packed out like Upper Street, but that's a good thing!

went with my husband and mother in law for her birthday we have been in this restaurant before and was happy with it,this time however very very disapointed there was nothing like before it was awful the staff just couldn’t be bothered and we couldn’t get an alcoholic drink we could take our own but they wanted£2 corkage from each person the bill was very expensive for what we had it wasnt till the next day that I realised that over £7 was added for service charge which is a joke will never go there again

The last time i was in Taste of India in Essex Road it dosn't have the same atmosphere any more, there was no music playing in the back ground, they do not serve alcohol any any more, and the staff were too busy running around getting food ready for take aways. Myself and my Husband was very disapointed as we have visited here several times over the years.

We stopped here on the way to a concert for a quick bite. We had saag & paneer with a plain naan and sheesh kebab with pilau rice. Everything was really tasty and we found everything exceptionally tasty. Well done to the chef and the staff.

Love this place. Price quality and service always amazing!!

Very slightly late, but I think that was because the delivery driver had trouble finding our street. The food arrived hot and was very high quality. Will definitely order again.

Very slightly late, but I think that was because the delivery driver had trouble finding our street. The food arrived hot and was very high quality. Will definitely order again.

food was bland,turned up late,spent 40 odd pound with these idiots and half the order was missing,STAY WELL AWAY FROM THESE ROBBERS

Really lovely food, arrived hot and was exactly what we ordered. I was also very impressed that it came in foil containers with card lids which can be recycled rather than plastic. Will definitely be ordering from them again.

The manager/owner here is an absolute disgrace! My whole family have lived in Islington since long before Taste of India turned up, and for many years we used them with no problems. Recently its been issue after issue, incorrect orders, long waiting time and extremely rude manager! They delivered our food with two dishes missing, when we called back was told the delivery driver had gone home and they would make a note and look after us next time.. disappointed but ok it happens.. When I called to make another order another day, I obviously mentioned the previous forgotten items and this seemed to enrage the owner.. bare in mind I did not receive a refund for these missing items. He eventually agreed to add in a mystery dish 'on the house'. Waited over an hour for delivery, when it arrived there was no 'on the house mystery dish' so I called back to tell him.. The response was just WOW. I was called a liar, he told me to 'stop trying my luck' and refused to offer even an apology. To make matters worse the food was absolutely disgusting, as if they had given us the bottom of the pan stuff on purpose. I just read a similar review too which makes me wonder if the owner has lost the plot! Please do not give this business any of your custom, there are plenty of other much better Indian restaurants in this area with better food and great customer service! No need to put up with this aggressive and rude owner!

Food quality was excellent,fresh & delicious. Restaurant service efficient & professional. They kept me updated & informed on delivery, which was reassuring. Delivery was ten (10) mins early. Delivery driver very polite. Well done, Taste Of India. Would definitely order again & recommending Taste Of India.

very bland, everything was bland. the korma sauce was nice though

Average tasting food to me. Portions a little small.

great food tasty and would recommended 100%

Been going to this indian restourant for years,by far the best in islington,naga chicken is the one if you like your curries hot

This is my favourite Indian restaurant. The food is excellent. The menu has lots to choose from. The service is always good. The waiters are very attentive....but not overly so. There is sometimes a short wait for the food. But, I prefer that as it always comes out hot and freshly cooked. There is a bar so you can have a drink and some dips and poppadoms while you wait. The portions are a good size and so is the price. We love it there.

We ordered our weekly takeaway as usual. Waited nearly an hour for delivery which is fine if you get the correct food delivered. Both my husband and myself had been sent the wrong curry. I called the restaurant only to be told they would send us replacements for in the incorrect dishes but it would be another 50 mins wait. When i pointed out this would not be acceptable as the rest of our order would be sitting there going cold and that a refund would be more appropriate the Incredibly rude 'manager' said he would only refund the incorrect dishes. I said that a full refund would be nessesary as we now can't eat any of our meal (i have no intention of eating dry rice and bread...). He started shouting down the phone at me, which i pulled him on his lack of manners and customer service so he put the phone down on me. I called back and asked for the manager and got this loser again. After again having to remind him of his manners i was told that i can have my refund but they would no longer deliver to us! So im being penalised for his mistake...he hung up again as he was 'busy' so i sent my husband back to the restaurant with the food for my refund. When he arrived they guessed who he was as he had a bag of food with him. He was told to 'wait' when he asked to speak to a member of staff. Seeing as we had been treated so shockingly my husband made sure the other customers could hear what was happening. He told them he wasnt waiting any longer and he wasnt happy with his wife being spoken to rudely when calling for their mistake. The manager came over to my husband (not a small bloke...)while holding a hot dish and poked him in the chest with is finger! Rightly so my husband moved his hand off him and told him not to touch him...the manager than told him he needed to leave if he wanted his refund (all customers now being informed of what had happened...) my husband refused and made sure this shocking lack of service was witnessed. Im appalled by how myself and my husband were both treated. Both our families have also been big customers for years and now none of us will never waste our money in there again!

Been going A.T.O.I for over 20 years best curry house by far in islington! The service is friendly the currys are authentic and the rice is fluffy!

Very tasty food beautiful surroundings gets busy very quickly

Had a takeaway and it was not great, very greasy and lacked flavour. The owner / manager; man in his 50’s with a short beard was very rude and abrupt. First and the last time here.

Tasty food. Chicken meat seems better quality than the lamb. Nice creamy sauces

I ordered a sweet lasso with my meal. It came in the middle of hot food and was warm. I put it in the fridge for 10 minutes and went to drink it but it tasted awful, the yoghurt tasted like it was off. Not very pleased, it's the second time it's arrived warm but the first time it was off and tastes rancid.

Wonderful food, very reasonable prices.

Curry wasn't that hot and lacked spice and flavour. Also not a very large portion meaning that I left hungry. Not cheap. Disappointing meal.

I ordered from here based on a fairly good rating, but I wish I hadn't... I ordered a meal for just myself, which is good as I would not have wanted to serve this up to friends or family. Chicken Dansak - Little flavour (and not a very nice flavour), some heat, chicken was tough (suspect it was frozen, not fresh), and small portion size (rice container, rather than the larger containers you get from pretty much every other place). Pilau rice - was OK, but hard to get wrong. Meat samosa's - more chewy than crispy, felt like they were stale before they were cooked. On top of that, their prices were actually higher than the places I usually order from, so I expected the food to be at least as good, and the same size portions. Maybe it was because I ordered very late at night, but that's no excuse. The only good thing was the quicker than expected delivery, but that cxertainly does not make up for the poor quality food. Will not order from here again.

I forgot to order one thing and they walked it to my house . Great service and great food!

After waiting an hour for delivery they Delievered wrong order & were very rude when we phoned to tell them. Had to wait another hour for right dishes to be delivered.

Korma and balti really nice. Nam slightly soggy but overall really good.

Food was lovely, but delivery takes so long.

had some very good indian here late night. very good service. a bit crowded late at night, always a good sign !! well priced

tasty pasanda, needed slightly more flavour. Would order again

I'm very pleased with all aspects of my order - food tastes great too!

Just Eat sent a message saying the take away would arrive at 9.20pm. I had a call from the delivery driver at 8.55pm saying he was outside.. I explained I was not yet home because I'd been informed it wouldn't be there for another 25 minutes. He was very rude in the phone and said he could leave the food outside the house (it was raining). I asked if he could come back in 25 minutes and re-deliver and he said no, that we'd have to collect it from the restaurant. I was told the food would be kept warm in the restaurant but when I arrived it was just sitting on the side. What baffles me is that these guys must know that they don't do award winning food, it is average at best, so you'd think they try and make up for it with good service. Unfortunately they are rude, they failed at accept their mistake and offered no apology whatsoever. There are much better places in Islington for a take away curry and you best avoid this place in my opinion.

The meal was very good but unfortunately they delivered chicken tikka Masala instead of chicken tikka MADRAS.

Estaba fuera con mi novia y vi este lugar así que decidimos probarlo ya que nos encanta la comida india. No me decepcionó. La comida era deliciosa, el personal bastante atento a pesar de el hecho de que vinimos bastante tarde y los precios eran muy razonables. Sin duda volveré a probar más cosas!

Varied and interesting menu. Very tasty Rogan Josht. Great service. Economically priced. Will return whenever I'm in the area

Portions small but tasty. Delivered 20mins late.

Took one hour and 30 minutes to arrive (was told it would be 55 minutes) and was freezing cold on arrival. Have requested a refund.

Food has been better when eaten in restaurant, even though it was still tasty. Peshwari nan bread was soggy :( Brilliant delivery - exactly the time they quoted!

Food good but took nearly 90 mins to arrive

Ordered from this restaurant many times now & am always satisfied. Great Indian food at superb prices.

Very tasty, very good service, open late

All excellent although food needed a zap in the microwave as it was only lukewarm. But, would definitely use Just Eat again and the food was very good.

All excellent although food needed a zap in the microwave as it was only lukewarm. But, would definitely use Just Eat again and the food was very good.

Whenever we fancy a good Indian Takeaway we always order from Taste of India! Quality Tasting food always

Delicious Indian cuisine at exceptional prices.

Well established, friendly people and great food from a safe pair of hands.

Nos fuimos a cenar con nuestro tío y su primo a este restaurante que es su aspecto Eatery de promedio. Estaba limpio y ordenado, con un gran servicio de atención al cliente, los camareros eran muy amables y serviciales con nuestras decisiones sobre qué comer y el calor niveles que era muy preciso. Pedimos, pollo Vindaloo, gambas Masala, pollo Korma 7.50, pollo balti, y algunas verduras condimentadas, arroz de coco, Naan y algunas bebidas. La comida fue absolutamente deliciosa, l no soy un gran curry come l pero encontramos lo que comimos gambas Masala era muy agradable. Recomiendo encarecidamente el lugar para una razonable Eatery ...

Cumplió su cometido, la comida era muy razonable servido con agradables y tranquilas lager de cobra. Yo tenía cordero dupazia con arroz especial housr, carecía de profundidad en sabor o verdadero sabor. El servicio estaba muy bien aunque no si mi comida fue do, poppadoms...

Excellent food, best curries in north London

Tasted like it was old food from yesterday. Definitely wasn't fresh

Un po' defilato rispetto al glamour dei locali più trendy di Islington, questo ristorante offre un'ampia scelta di piatti non...

Amazing onion bargies, passanda sauce was yummy, the lamb a bit thin and chewy but still good.

My drink was missing, food bland & overpriced! Won't be going there again :(

Very fussy about Indian restaurants, but have to say that I very much liked this one! Nice Decor, pleasant music (being Indian, tried to guess the film that the songs were from) and quite clean. Service was fast and non-intrusive, food was delicious and reasonably priced - about £35 for two...but watch the alcoholic drinks, that may sting a little. Enjoy!

Take outs that are also restaurants reassure me....and this place is spotless when I've eaten in

BEST INDIAN IN ISLINGTON BY FAR... VERY HAPPY!

Chicken pakora is just poor quality chicken in breadcrumbs. Absolutely awful and clearly not made by a trained Indian chef. The rest was average at best, won't go again. It was also 20 minutes late.

Great food! Would Deffo order again!

Great food & experience - Perfect takeaway & Indian

they deliver great food every time .loved it

Really tasty curry, very spicy though. Even the mild dishes...

the food was great, really enjoyed it. I will definitely order again.

been using this place for many years the food is very flavoursome and delivery is always on time. my fav curry house.

Fabulous! I am back in less than a week. Speaks for itself really.

I have passed Taste of India so many times and you can look in and see how clean it is from the outside. I am happy with the food quality, the delivery time and they can look forward to a few orders from me in the future.

He comido aquí un par de veces y es fácilmente el mejor restaurante en Islington/Angel. Fácilmente el mejor!

Visited the 'Taste of India' midweek prior to a gig at The Old Queens Head. It is a 5-6 min walk from there as well as O2 Academy and worth the trip.A smallish restaurant with approx 30 covers that was about 1/4 on a Wednesday night.My visit was short, but enjoyable. The main course of a Lamb Passanda restaurant special was very enjoyable. Servings were reasonable in size and the menu is extensive.Prices are very fair including wine where a bottle of Chblis is less than £19.Service, prompt, efficient and friendly.The only slight negative, my starter of a Pakkora was quite small in size and I had to ask for a drinks menu.Thoroughly enjoyable visit and if you are in the area worth a visit.

An avid lover of Indian food, i decided to give this place a go & only having been in London for over a month was desperate for a decent fix of my favorite dish Chicken Bhoona Madras, Boiled Rice & Chapati's.How disappointed was i when i got home to open up the Bhoona container to see it was bright red runny sauce with bits of chicken occasionally popping up through the sauce, no fresh ingredients in the dish at all & it tasted like it looked, ill....I ordered Madras, this didn't even have the kick of a 'Normal' Bhoona.It was tasteless & i could taste salt & pepper in the sauce!!It had to go down the toilet.The rice was cold & the only positive thing to say is the Chapati was edible.I wont be back & if your thinking of ordering from here, go somewhere else to spend your cash.There is nothing authentic about this so called Indian restaurant.

My husband and I took my sister-in-law and her baby daughter to Taste of India for a Sunday night meal. Unsurprisingly it wasn't busy but there seemed to be a number of regulars dining there, based on their familiarity with the waiters. The food and beer we ordered were all excellent and the service was very friendly. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Taste of India to anyone looking for an unpretentious, good-value, classic local British-Indian restaurant.

Visited for a late dinner - the lamb chops and vegetables were excellent. Tapas style small portions or meal size large portions - your choice, all packed with a zesty sizzle and tongue-waking flavours. Definitely going back again and often. Great find for east / north London locals.

Veg thali - small portions, 'mushroom' dish absent. Chutney tray - not delivered.

First time order the food was better than I expected would really recommend