Taste of Kerala in Croydon

This place is a heaven of South Indian rich foods. They have wide varieties of dishes that makes your mouth water. Overall, it's a very calm, pleasant and a peaceful place to have good food and spend quality time.

Undiscovered gem! Highly recommended, very authentic and delicious dishes

The most authentic keralan restaurant in england! We have been coming here for years and it has never disappointed us.

Food amazing, Service also good. Must try the restaurant

Lovely food. Amazing service. A bit cramped with baby pram, but everyone was kind and understanding.

Delicious food. Is nice every time.

Delicious authentic food with lovely service, we will be back!

I had a very disappointing experience with this food parcel service. I ordered food for two, including two biryanis, but they only sent one salad. It’s very frustrating when basic items like this are missing, especially when you’re paying for a full meal for two people. The attention to detail and quality of service is seriously lacking.Definitely not happy and will think twice before ordering again.

Good food with great hospitality.

Certainly the best authentic kerala restaurant I've tried in the UK. It isn't a fine dine restaurant but who cares as long as food is delicious. I can't rate less than 5*s for the authenticity of this restaurant. Staff are good and efficient but lack communication skills. Fish thali, parata, appam and chicken biryani are my favorites. Food is lot cheaper than other restaurants and it's real value for money. I've tried this place many times and would certainly recommend.

We’ve been frequenting the taste of Kerala for the past couple of years and have never been disappointed. The food is great. We’ve even catered big orders and our guests have always praised the food. Maria has been exceptional. She’s always cheerful and makes sure you enjoy your experience at Taste of Kerala.

Authentic, quick, delicious and incredibly good value - really enjoyed it. The daily meal was fantastic - fish, chicken, veg, yoghurt, rice, bread, pickle-£8 I will be back!

Delicious food and friendly staff

Visit this place to have authentic Kerala beef dishes and kappa biriyani.

Dilshi served food with love and respectful. Very clean environment and food was delicious Thanks Dilshi

Very good and tasty and a quick service as well….

Best customer service and tasty food.highly recommend

The chatti choru was delicious and came in a generous quantity—I savored it so much that I couldn’t finish it

Very tasty food and staff are very friendly, I do highly recommend to this restaurant 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Really bad experience. Ordered biriyani looks like frozen, other food item delivered cold and not cooked properly.waiting period more than an hour .First time in uk this kind of bad experience.

I recently ordered from taste of kerala for a birthday function and had the food delivered. I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude and appreciation for the exceptional service and delicious food! The delivery was timely, and the food was hot and fresh. Our guests loved the variety of dishes we ordered, and everything was packed neatly. Thank you very much

Nice south indian food especially ada payasam

The food was delicious.I tried the Mutton biriyani which was very delicious and a good portion as well.The atmosphere is amazing.Well decorated,good service.Stuff are very friendly.I would recommend everyone to have a visit here and try their food.

Customer service is vey bad , food was below average, but price is very high dont go to this restaurant in Croydon very very disappointed. The person who in the bar very arrongant .

Maria is the best very respective and delicios food

Very good service Very authentic indian kerala

Brilliant- the paratas, Chicken 65 and payasam was amazing. The staff were excellent and attentive.

Great food, very clean and cuased no problems... lovely atmosphere and really IS a taste of kerala - from the plethora of decor all the way to the authentic food on the plate. Loved it and will 100% return for another endeavour on the journey of Kerala's extraordinary cuisine! 😋

Great food and great service! The dosa is delicious

Service , Food,Atmosphere excelent

Excellent South Indian food and service

I had a disappointing experience at this restaurant. I ordered a starter, and it was a disaster. The oil used was clearly rancid, giving the dish an unpleasant taste and smell. For main course, I ordered Biryani, and unfortunately it was bland.Worse, that same rancid taste was present in the biryani too, I am unsure when they last changed the oil. It took almost 30 minutes to get the order too.

Extremely delicious food and such a warm atmosphere. I particularly enjoyed the boli with payasam as a desert

I recently ordered food from Taste of Kerala for a party, and I couldn't be more impressed with the service and quality. The delivery was right on time, which was crucial for our event, and the food arrived hot and beautifully presented. The menu had something The portions were generous, and everything was well-seasoned, making it clear that a lot of care went into preparing the food. I also appreciated the packaging; it was secure and kept everything fresh. They were very professional from the start,from placing the order with Maria till the delivery to the venue.They did the right follow up over the phone during the course and made sure everything went as planned.Thanks to the team.Overall Taste of Kerla provided an exceptional catering experience, and I’ll definitely be ordering from them again for future events. Highly recommend!

We had Fish Express meal from here. A very budget friendly meal which costs only 7.99 and includes fish fry, fish curry, cabbage thoran, rice, sambar, puliseri and salad. 😊

Really enjoyed the authentic Kerala food and the calm and quite experience. Must try their kerala meals!!!

I was chased away from restaurant just because I came for take away…I was standing in cold weather…. My question is that , does they give 50% offer for take away or are they giving it for free…We pay and we literally do self delivery…. When my wife asked manager’s number , the respective lady who sent me out refused to pass on the phone or give his number and never even accepted her mistake…… My kind request , please don’t lose your self respect…You have a variety of other restaurants with much tastier food and good hospitality….. NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WORST HOSPITALITY…

The foood was great, affordable and tasty option

My husband went to get take away just now…In the waiting time ,he ordered for tea.A lady working there told that the tea will take time to be prepared……She told him to move from 6 chair table to 4 chair table..Then she told to wait outside because other customers are coming…So my husband called me standing outside in cold asking me if he really needs food from that restaurant…..When I called the restaurant,the respective lady took phone and she was not even ready to accept the mistake….She kept on telling that it’s just a take away…..The service is worst and treating customers soooo badly…We have better restaurants with proper service….I was a valuable customer and recommended most of my Frd’s but now this restaurant is out of list…. If you want proper frdly service, please don’t take a chance and waste your time in this restaurant…. Being my 10th Wedding Anniversary, my husband went all the way travelling in bus for 40 mins to take away food as the delivery isn’t acceptable at my place…. Thankyou Taste of Kerala for making my Day the best….

Very delicious food The food was delicious and the service was really great

Amazing food as always. Renovation makes the place look even better!

The food and serivice was good But mutton biriyani was not that much good as expected, meat was so hard

Been there recently for a coffee n snacks .we ordered uzhunnu vada n puffs which happens to be the weekend special . We were very disappointed, vada was not at all good , not fresh , fried in used oil. Puffs was burned and wasnt fresh as the egg inside was still cold .the bru coffee was good but takes too delayed to get to the table.Overall an unpleasant experience.

Always a smile with good food and great atmosphere 👌 Absolutely love the food and we definitely go whenever we can ....

Great food and Great Service, One of my favourite Restaurant.

Good place to have some fun and good.

Good quantity and quality food.

I ordered parotta and Kerala chicken fry yesterday 10/01/2025 while the taste was not fine it taste like fried in used oil the aftereffects were extremely concerning. I have never experienced such a reaction from a meal before and am very disappointed. I began to feel unwell and developed severe diarrhea. It was clear that the food was not prepared in a safe or hygienic manner. I hope the restaurant takes immediate action to ensure food safety and prevent this from happening to other customers. Sadly, I will not be ordering from here again.

I ordered two boxes pf chicken fry,chilli chicken,porota and beef and pazhyampuri.such a bad food quality.The chicken fry was smelling because the oil they used was used before for frying fish thats what I felt.Always disappointed by their food.Kindly focus on your food quality.My and my family’s stomach is upset.Kindly provide with good quality of food.I paid £49.16 which was really a waste.

One of the best Biriyani in town. I would strongly suggest this place. Hygiene wise its so good.

Chicken biriyani was very good, payasam was great too…excellent experience altogether. ( take away order for collection)

Palkappa was very nice, staff was friendly and awesome food

Love the food here, amazing appams and prawn masala. Also love the sardine fry and flaky parotas. Newly refurbished with backwater-beach cafe vibes 🌴☀️

The taste has gone down. Maybe the chefs have changed. The heating was not good. Shivered all the way

The delicious food, impeccable service, and charming ambiance made for a memorable experience

If you want to try authentic Kerala food at really good price,try visiting this place. Great hospitality and great food

Food was average. Ambience is pretty decent though

Amazing food.... Amazing pricing!!! Really worth it....

Homely experience, nice food and ambience

Ooooo it was super 👌 affordable Cutomer service is awesome.... Good ambience... kerala style wall pic and traditional interior make a feel of nostalgic feeling...

Delicious food and excellent service. Definitely recommend and will return if am in the area.

I am your regular customer, the food is really tasty and authentic, but the dishes looks and tastes different during different visits. As I am a Restaurant Manager, I noticed that the mallu waiter with glasses was doing really good job there during the busy period than the other staff and I noticed he was really hardworking, hats off to you. The atmosphere is good for families and friends.

Amazing food!! Best service by Maria! We'll be back👍

Very nice food and good hospitality really recommend Special thanks to chef Gokul

I just watched the video and there is nothing like beef biryani. There are other shops in Croydon that serve this well.

amazing quality Must try chatti choir and bamboo poratha.💯

Good food and filled the heart and tummy with tasty and delicious food , thanks Gokul and basil for the great chatti chore

Very welcoming place , felt like home specifically with the flavour and aroma

Good food ,wort of every penny, thanks Gokul and basil for the tasty food

Very tasty food and nice service. Spicy dishes and lovely traditional bread called appam! 😃👍

Good customer service and great food! Will sure come back. Much love

Nice food and prividing excellent customer service.

Delicious food, especially Duck Mappas. Have refurbished the restaurant, good ambience now and good staff!

Food is very authentic , service is excellent, place is very clean. After long time felt like being in Kerala. Keep rocking guys

Taste of Kerala provided the food for our staff Christmas party. From start to finish the food was delicious and the service was exceptional. Thoroughly recommended.

Our popular restaurent. We had many takeaways ,sometimes delay to get order but overall we love Briyani, masala dosa etc and Goan lady speak to us very simple and soft words on food no complain at all

Family meal, lovely staff, food was amazing and food was made to how spicy or mild you wanted it, would definitely come back, price for food was amazing and good quality

Nice Service. 3 course catering service at the Thornton Heath bus garage Christmas Party and long service Award ceremony

Works long service awards and Christmas party

amazing food must try: Kerala Chicken Fry, squid fry and the meen pollichathu. decent potions and total value for money!

A hidden gem with amazing Kerala food!!

Must try and the food is really good.

Amazinggg food!! Great service! A must try!

10/10 food, great staff and atmosphere, ordered the chilli chicken

Exceptional service by Pranav and good value for money.

About the taste of kerala , the food really took me straight to kerala ,pure nostalgia … the authenticity of flavour were actually great . Its a great place for a food dates or just casual dinners or any meals. Specially the kanthari Mandi is a must try. Must visit 😊

This is my favourite restaurant . I always come here with my friends to enjoy drinks with delicious starters and mains. Parotta super, chattichoru super and Kanthari mandi is amazing.

Wow , food is delicious and the service as well thank you

Teast of Kerala is a must-visit for authentic Kerala cuisine! The Express Meal is the star, featuring delicious Kerala Fish Curry and Sambar, all for just £7.99! Their Porotta and Beef are full of flavor, and the Masala Dosa is delightfully crispy. A truly amazing spot to enjoy the taste of Kerala!

This is hands down my favorite foodie spot in London! They have been serving authentic Kerala cuisine for over 17 years in Croydon, and it’s no surprise why they’ve stood the test of time. Their budget-friendly menu is absolutely worth it, and the express meal has become a local favorite. The highlight for me is the beef ulathiyathu—it’s simply mouthwatering! Oh my goodness, the flavors are unforgettable. Beyond the incredible food, the management and staff are exceptionally kind and friendly, always making you feel welcome. While many restaurants have come and gone, this gem remains the number one choice in Croydon. A must-visit for anyone craving genuine Kerala flavors!

I like the food and the service everything was good.. Perfect experience

We decided to visit this Kerala restaurant in Croydon yesterday, drawn in by its glowing 4.1-star rating and nostalgic promises of “authentic” food from home. Spoiler: the only authentic thing here was our regret. We ordered 3 Kizhi Porotta with Beef – their special of the day – and 5 appams with Fish Molly. The service started off well; a sweet Malayali lady greeted us warmly and made us feel welcome. But that’s where the good part ends. The food took forever to arrive, and when it did, we realized patience doesn’t always pay off. The beef in the Kizhi Porotta was clearly cooked from frozen – rubbery, thick, and the complete opposite of what you’d call “fresh.” The porottas? Burned. All three plates. For a dish labeled as their special, it felt more like an afterthought. Here’s a suggestion for the management: if you’re going to serve frozen meat, at least have the decency to inform your customers beforehand. When people come to an “authentic” Kerala restaurant, they’re hoping for fresh, well-prepared food, not something that’s been defrosted and overcooked. Transparency matters, especially when you’re trading on nostalgia. We gave our feedback to the waiter, who was genuinely understanding and even offered us a discount. Kudos to her for handling it so well, but we paid in full and asked her to pass the message to the kitchen. Hopefully, they listen. And to top it all off? Today, all of us are dealing with stomach issues. Make of that what you will. If you’re considering this place, my advice: ask about the freshness of the ingredients before you order. Or better yet, just go somewhere else.

I cannot recommend this place enough. Maria was our server and am glad she was. Her recommendation was top notch. Will definitely come back with family.

Nice food and services. I recommend this place.

Beautiful service, tasty food and friendly staff. A great place to hang out with friends after a busy day

Super itz not yesterday, itz today. So grab your best combo(porotta beefroast)

Porata and beef combo was fantastic. Really good.

Good food, great service, and a nice atmosphere. Would recommend!

Top notch starters! Good price!

Great food, particularly the starters. Service was good and the staff were friendly