I came here for dinner with a friend, it was an underwhelming experience. Food is nice but not worth the price and not what I was expecting from a restaurant of this calibre, I have had butter chickens and biryanis in plenty of places that tasted the same or better for much cheaper. What was also odd was the staff member who seated us pulled out my friends seat but not mine, he also opened up her menu for her but just handed me mine without opening it. I am not fussed about having my menu opened or seat pulled out for me, but I do not understand the different treatment of guests who are seated at the same table. All the other staff were friendly, and service was quick and good.

Whilst in the Mayfair area, decided to have lunch here. Decided on trying their lunch menu options which are wide and varied. Enjoyed the best Chicken Morsels starter and certainly the most delicious Butter Chicken in a long time. All the other options were great, served in generous portions. Excellent decor and fantastic service. Certainly worth a visit if in the area.

It was very unfortunate I did not feel I had the same experience as other reviewers. For starters we had the octopus, soft shell crab and goat. I can say the octopus is cooked well where it does not taste rubbery but flavors overall was lacking. The main courses included the Stone Bass (waiter's favorite), butter chicken which was supposed to be the most popular dish and the lamb biryani. Again flavor was extremely lacking. The mint chutney that was supposed to accompany the stone bass was very bland. The chicken was tough and similarly the fish was not cooked well with it having the common theme of no flavor. The Naan literally tasted like cardboard and it was the first time in my life where I did not finish my food at a Michelin restaurant which was very disappointing 🙁. The table next to us seemed to enjoy their food at least. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to recommend this establishment to my friends.

This is a hard review to write, I honestly wanted to love this place a lot more. I've had a few Michelin-star meals, so my expectations were high, and unfortunately this fell short. The food is quite good, it's just not up to the level of other restaurants at similar price points, leaving me with little to say in Jamavar's favour.

Coming from India, our expectations are really high when it comes to authentic Indian food. And this restaurant is everything you can expect when it comes to flavours, service and ambience! Cannot wait to go back! The hostess (Jumana) was a delight to speak to :) absolutely fabulous

Came here upon the recommendation of a colleague that works nearby. The place looks absolutely stunning from the moment the curtain opens. The lavish decor helps set mood for what is going to be a delectable meal. The waiters are very helpful and will help guide you through the menu with relative ease. We came while the early bird special was still being offered (I believe before 630pm) and this provided us with the best value as we could sample everything on the menu with 3 people. The food was phenomenal, hands down some of the best Indian food I've had outside of India. We will definitely be recommending this restaurant to friends and family visiting London.

We had the six course tasting menu. It lived up to its expectations of Indian food with modern presentation that clean and controlled. My fav was the crab and lamb chop. What I liked was the restaurant truly Indian staff vs. from greater South Asia (nothing against anyone, just adds to the authenticity of the place). Deepak was the restaurant manager at our time. Great service!

Jamavar was a great experience, but there are a few things that could have been improved to make it earn its Michelin star. First, most of the food was spectacular. We got the tasting menu and were very glad we did. The dishes had complex flavors and textures and were really well executed. This isn't your takeaway Indian food! The things that could be improved: -The cocktails all tasted a little "off." They were either too sour or sweet, too heavy on one ingredient, or too watery/weak. Stick to beer or wine here. -The portions of the tasting menu are very generous, so by the time we got to dessert, none of us could really enjoy it because we were too full. A better move would be to offer chai or coffee with some petit-fours-style light bites to close out the meal without making it feel like a chore. I would definitely try the tasting menu if it's your first time here, but after that, I'll be ordering a la carte.

First time in this Michelin Star restaurant and YOU have to definitely go! Phenomenal experience, top notch food, atmosphere, and wait staff. Every single dish we ordered was full of proper Indian flavour, like never tasted before. IT WAS FIRE!! The service we received was so attentive, polite & amazing. A restaurant for the special occasions like we went for our first wedding anniversary, they made us feel welcomed and gave us an amazing experience. Definitely a lifetime customer! Can’t wait to come back!

Celebrated our anniversary today Sunday 12 September 2021 lunch time. Service was absolutely spot on. Actually the best I have experienced in a restaurant. the manager Deepak was very efficient and ran the floor with precision. All staff were friendly and did not need prompting. The environment and the decor were really good as well. The food was really flavorful.. not too big portions but to be expected of a fine dining establishment. The chef really does know how to make the food sing. Drinks and desserts were also top notch. It is not cheap but the set menus do help keep the price reasonable. My little one was made to feel comfortable as well even though not too many people would associate fine dining restaurants being child friendly although do be mindful they don't allow children late in the evening. Nice touch was a anniversary message and cake complimentary of the restaurant which was much appreciated. Definitely will visit again for our next special occasion. Good luck to the restaurant and its team.

You wouldn’t believe how many times we’ve walked passed this restaurant and taken in the amazing aromas. Well on saturday we finally went in for the first time and I can now promise you we will never ever walk past again. The food created by chef Surender and his team was absolutely stunning and matched by excellent service from one of the friendliest teams I’ve ever met. The restaurant is on Mount Street which is just a ten minute walk from Bond Street station. As we approached we could already smell those wonderful aromas so we couldn’t wait to get inside. We entered to receive a fabulous welcome from Sumala who it was a pleasure to chat to throughout our visit. She escorted us to our table and left us with the drinks menu. My wife started with the Quencher - hapusa gin , rosemary , olive , orange bitter and tonic. For myself I chose the Vintage Negroni - strangers & sons gin , cinnamon infused campari and antica formula. While enjoying our cocktails we were presented with the menu’s. These consisted of a Lunch , A La Carte or our choice of the Six Course Tasting Menu which I can now say at £105 was excellent value for money and believe me you will leave feeling full and satisfied. The menu started with a Tellicherry Pepper and Garlic Soft Shell Crab accompanied by a plum chutney , garlic chips and homemade garlic pickle. I can tell you now this dish was incredible with flavours I never experienced before. This was followed by the Lobster Idli Sambhar a black pepper spiced lobster with rice lentil cakes and a vegetable stew that was quite simply delicious. The dishes just kept getting better and better in the form of the next course a Malai Stone Bass Tikka with mace , green cardamom , avocado and mint chutney. The following three courses you were given a choice. This started with the fourth course. My wife chose the Kuti Mirchi Ka Tikka - chicken morsels , chilli , pickled radish and yoghurt. I opted for the Adraki Lamb Chop with royal cumin , fennel , ginger and carrot salad. My wife absolutely loved her dish and I can honestly say I’ve never tasted a lamb chop like it. As I told our waiter Yogy who was very engaging throughout that the lamb was my dish of the day. Now it was time for the main course. Here we had the Malvani Prawn Curry with king prawns , coconut milk , tamarind and a traditional malvan spice mix. The other main dish was the Old Delhi Butter Chicken with suffolk corn-fed , chargrilled pulled chicken , tomato and fenugreek. These were accompanied by jamavar dal , palak paneer as well as unlimited pulao rice and mixed breads. My wife loved the prawn curry and the butter chicken was amazing. I can easily say that the flavour combinations of each dish were incredible leaving your palette dancing with joy. I enjoyed the main course with a delicious and creamy Mango Lassi. After a nice little break we moved on to desserts. Here we shared the Chocolate Bounty of valrhona milk chocolate , coconut , chocolate crumble and cardamom cream as well as the Kesar Mango Rasmalai with wheat biscuit , alphonso mango cream and berry chutney. We finished with a glass of port and an Imperial Old Fashioned with rampur indian single malt , amaro montenegro , salted honey and mumbai bitters. This brought to an end an absolutely stunning lunch. The food was incredible , the cocktails were a delight and the service was so friendly that made you feel like one of their family. They were always interested in what you thought about each dish and really couldn’t do enough for you. If you love indian food then I would highly recommend a visit here where I can honestly say you will not be disappointed. We as we told the team will definitely be back again sooner rather than later. Thank You to all the team for an amazing dining experience and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Fine dining Indian cuisine which feels slightly healthier than your average Indian restaurant. The food is exceptional and the service is really great! Make sure you don’t book a table for 2:30pm as the kitchen closes soon after. The lamb shank is outstanding ! @dantesboxes @thetripfeed

Unquestionably delicious food, but sadly they seemed more interested in fulfilling their Just Eat etc orders than dealing with their seated customers. We counted 20+ orders go out as we waited 50 minutes for our mains. Such a shame as if they'd nailed the service it would have been a great night.

Exceeded expectations, every dish was packed with flavour and extremely well-executed - the chicken tikka for example melted in the mouth. The lunchtime/early evening tasting menu is great value, and was more than enough to satisfy this very hungry diner. Highlights were the starters and tandoori dishes (especially the stone bass), but the curries were also very good. Didn't think I could manage a dessert, but they forced a complementary one on me anyway as it was my birthday, which was a fantastic touch (and absolutely delicious). The cocktails are well worth delving into, even the virgin ones were great.

Really enjoyed the food and the staff were very friendly

The lamb shank and palak paneer I got was good. The biryani my friend got was totally bland and barely had any meat in it. The pistachio milk cake was the highlight of the meal. It’s also quite loud in there so it’s not the sort of place you should go to if you want to be able to hear the person sitting opposite you speak.

We had the sapphire room for a friend’s birthday lunch and it was great! The service was fantastic and the food delicious. Plenty of great vegetarian options and the paneer tikka was one of the softest and melts straight in your mouth! I’m not usually a fan of Indian desserts but the gajrela, milk cake and sorbets were all incredible!

An absolute MUST visit! From the reservation booking team to the exceptional floor staff the experience was magnificent. Everything we ordered from the menu was scrumptious and even did a takeaway bag right at the end! Lots of parking on the street outside and also easily accessible by London tube system. Have already highly recommend it to friends and family!

Must visit! Delicious and authentic fine Indian cuisine - every dish was very flavourful and aromatic. Highly recommend trying one of the grilled dishes in addition to the traditional curries! Love the interior and vibe too.

Decided to randomly make a booking to this place after hearing that the food was good. We went on a weekend but it would have been better if they let you order from the regular menu instead of 3 course thing. The food actually tasted good but the portion sizes were tinyyyyyyyy and there was some random lady that kept watching us for no reason which was kinda weird- if you're seeing this don't stare at random people 🙄

Sweet touch on picking up my note that I had left with my reservation and arranging a complementary cake / dessert for my Mum - since we were there to celebrate Mothering Sunday! She was overjoyed. Mateo and the Indian gentlemen (should’ve asked his name - my bad!) who served us all evening were just so amiable and hospitable. Lovely experience. And the food - well it was incredibly delicious! An evening well spent! Cheers, Jamavar team. Surely making another reservation very soon!

The place so far is quite good. I would say that the service is the highlight of our visit here. The vibe is ok, the place gets rather loud, to am extent that we needed to half shout to hear each other. The selection on the menu is fairly unique, that's another benefit of the place, an interesting fusion of modern and traditional asian food. Due to location, prices are higher than normal. If you want authentic food then this is not the place. Haleem was tasty and creamy, but it's again something that doesn't shout authentic, however I guess that this is not the main purpose of this place not the clientele. Lamb chops were mediocre and the taste was leaving something to be desired, the were well cooked but the spices did not extract the flavor of the meat as much as it could have been done. The rice on another hand was perfectly cooked and tasty. The overall experience was mixed and hence three star review.

Had a fantastic experience for my birthday the staff and manager where extremely attentive. The manager helped with food allergies and made sure we were all catered for. Was given a beautiful complimentary sweet plate for my birthday. Soft shell crab to start was so tasty. Malvani prawn curry for main was sublime! Mango rasmalai for dessert was amazing. Malabar potatoes are to die for! The whole evening was fantastic start to finish, we loved every minute. Felt like a VIP all night. We will definitely be back! The atmosphere, music and decor are all top notch! We couldn't fault a single thing. Thanks to all the staff who served us for incredible service. And compliments to the chefs who created the best food we've ever had!

This is the best restaurant in the city! The quality of food is worth every penny. Mouth watering flavor, ambience is amazing, very friendly and humble staff. A must visit. Only suggestion is masala tea was not good and could have been better! It wasn't well flavoured! Additionally, the quality of milk (seems like it's prepared using milk powder) wasn't good. Compared to quality of food, tea could have been better. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Authentic place delicious food and drinks, great place to take friends and family for curry.

We had heard good things about this restaurant so decided to check it out with my family. We weren’t impressed at all. Let’s begin with the decor and ambience, it’s really not that special. When it comes to food the starters were OK, but not great, and we did try a huge variety. Main course was very disappointing. I’ve had much better Indian food at many other places which haven’t cost me even half as much as what we paid here. The cocktails were pretty good but they are ridiculously priced at £14/£15 per cocktail. We had children with us so asked if they could just give us some plain chicken without any spices, we were told this is not possible as everything is pre-marinated. I would have thought that a restaurant which charges the kind of prices they do would be a little more accommodating. We then ordered their butter chicken which we were told would be made plain, even that had chilli and was too spicy for the kids so they were left hungry. So not impressed with the service either. If you’re looking to be ripped off for simple Indian food, which doesn’t taste great then go here, but I would definitely NOT RECOMMEND IT!!

This is more than a restaurant it is seriously an experience! We kind of stumbled upon Jamavar, we were on our way to another restaurant and the exterior of the restaurant totally grabbed our eye. This restaurant has incredible ambiance, the staff were amazing in making recommendations to us, and the food/drinks far exceeded our expectations. We will definitely make the drive again to explore more of the menu. A wonderful gem in the heart of London's Mayfair.

Pretty much exactly what you want from a fine dining Indian restaurant. Stylish interior, great service and tasty food. The tasting menu is good value at £80pp and will absolutely fill you up. Highlights were the lamb chop, stone bass, black dhal, and prawn main curry. Nice touches included offering more breads when we had finished ours and also allowing switching of desert from the tasting menu for the sorbet on the a la carte menu. Cocktails were innovative too and had a good list. If you’re looking for high end Indian cuisine, it’s a great choice. Sister restaurant Bombay bustle is fantastic too by the way

The food here was lovely and great service too. I had a great 30th Birthday here , it was a Sunday and we had the Lunch menu, we all enjoyed our food. The cake at the end for me was a lovely addition to the day thank you so much! 😊

Very pleasant recent experience at Jamavar, Mayfair. The tandoori chicken to start is an absolute must ! All food is served very fresh with the most amazing flavours, the staff were extremely polite and attentive throughout the meal. Atmosphere was fairly busy for a Thursday evening although this did not steer the service whatsoever. This takes a mid week curry to a whole new level ! Highly recommend - but be prepared for the bill £££.

food not great - its seems when they cannot get the flavours hit the dish with chillies and spice to cover any taste or lack off - this was a takeaway - packing and names very posh but food is what matters and was a let down total let down - almost very amateur cooking skills implemented- sorry not worth going there - plenty more places for half the price and much better food

Beautiful food, lovely management

Excellent food and drinks. Although the food portions were small, the flavour really made up for it. The drinks also had a right balance between alcohol content and flavour. Aside from the food, I loved everything from the decor, ambience, service, and food presentation. I highly recommend this restaurant, however do note that it is a bit on the pricier side.

Very pleasant experience! Very well made tasty fresh dishes, wonderful service and nice interior in the restaurant.

I had a Lovely experience in Jamavar. The service was very good with friendly staff, the atmosphere is charming, it would be great for dates! Especially at night. The food was luscious and astonishing. The prices were a bit above average, but overall it’s good

The food is great here, the best Indian restaurant in Mayfair. Service also is fantastic. Thank you guys for making it memorable visit.

Amazing service and delicious food. The waiter was very thorough and helpful when making selections of food and drinks. No regrets there. So tasty. Hands down the best I have tasted. This place is an absolute must and definitely visit again. This is probably the first time I have visited a restaurant and actually walked out stuffed!

Amazing food and great service. We really liked the interior which is cozy but classy. Keep it up and thanks to the whole staff. Definitely can recommend this for a nice night out (fancy) dinner. The food is amazing.

Good food but service was poor. We got a 2.30pm slot reserved until 5. Their kitchen closes at 3, so we had to rush with order. Starter, mains and dessert had to be ordered together. We are still eating dessert when bill was placed on the table. They already started cleaning and hoovering whilst we are still seated there. Never book the last slot.

Loved my lunch at Jamavar. I did the four course lunch option which was very reasonably priced. Special mentions for the tulsi chicken tikka and the berry rasmalai dessert which were both incredible. However, the third course in the lunch menu is far too much for one person. Thali sized portions would be best in order to reduce waste (the restaurant kindly packed leftovers for me). Overall the food and ambience were great and the staff were nice. Note to the restaurant - I initially thought the restaurant was closed for a private event because curtains were drawn and I couldn't get the door open. Even the hostess struggled to open it which isn't the best first impression to make...

The food was lovely, the place beautiful and cosy. But the service WOW it was perfection. Everyone was so nice and attentive to our table and everyone around. This place is perfect for curry lovers. Thank you very much for your great service and beautiful food.

Was implored to try this Michelin Star Indian eaterie in Mayfair. Reviews appeared a bit hit and miss. Perservered with my intention of booking a birthday dinner for my 13 year old. Ordered, amoungst other items, soft shelled crab, paneer and butter chicken of which the latter, my son exholted it was the best he ever tried. Service was effecient and attentive. We opted for the ras malai dessert which was a different take on the tradational style. Yes, we would revist, depending on the fact that I wont be paying.

Absolutely loved our experience at Jamavar, one of our top all time dining experiences. Every single dish was exquisite (I particularly recommend the lobster nerulli and the sorbet dessert), service was very good (polite, informative, attentive). I would be very hard pressed to fault the experience. In terms of price obviously it is a very expensive restaurant, however not more than I had expected and I did not feel it was unreasonable for the experience.

Food was authentic and decor was well done (probably one of the best amongst the Indian Michelin * restaurants). Prawns and stone bass were surprisingly delicious - cooked to perfection with well complimented seasoning, sauces and sides. One star being docked mainly because the mains (butter chicken and kid goat) were nothing to wow about. I had better butter chicken at mom and pop shops that aren’t even close to being recommended by the Michelin guide. Otherwise service was decent and atmosphere was perfect for a weekend lunch. Still worth a visit if you’re around the area, if anything - for the amazing starters.

One of the best experiences we’ve had. The attention to detail and care by the staff was second to none. It’s the best service we received in a restaurant. We were made to feel we were the only guests at the restaurant that day. Thank you.

Authentic North Indian butter chicken if you craving 😋😉

Trishna was our go-to place for Indian until we discovered this place. The Trishna exec chef who moved to the restaurant has since moved on and this place may have just lost its one Michelin star (for whatever that stands for in London these days...sigh) but for us the cooking is exquisite and accomplished. Their biryani is outstanding. Only quibble is their rather overpriced wine list. This is our go-to Indian now. Excellent service.

Amazing food in an up scale setting. Butter chicken excellent. Cocktails delightful. Will be going back post lockdown.

Fantastic takeaway

Loved the food and service.

We had a lovely evening with great staff serving fabulous food.

as a fan of indian food, i can say that it is really great

It's an experience, great recipes not really meant for someone like me who can't have red/ green chillies but the menu, service and ambience are great. A bit pricey especially for the small portion size but guess that's what happens at any Michelin star! Overall good food if you enjoy the 'Masterchef' version of Indian cuisine

Excellent food. We tried the weekend lunch set menu. The best part were the first and second course -mmmmmm mmmmm! Every single dish was excellent - aloo chaat, sea bass, lamb chop - so so so good. My husband hates fish and he couldn’t get over how great the sea bass was. The mains we had were butter chicken and goat and came with rice, spinach, daal and naan. These tasted really good too but the first and second course just overshadows everything. I’d say excellent value for money - pricier Indian food but definitely worth it.

amazing service and food. Will cater for any dietary requirements.

I’ve dined here before several times and have never been disappointed on this instance the standards have slipped immensely and thought this experience should warrant a review ! Being fair the food was good, BUT respectfully a word of advice to the chef your Old Delhi butter chicken was too runny and was fishing for the chicken. Definitely not worth £24.00, suggest you visit India and get your recipe right ! I was given a window in order to finish my food the moment my time ran out the lovely attentive waiters and waitresses became somewhat unfriendly. And was ushered downstairs for our deserts and assured someone would attend to us either at the bar or to a table to finish off our evening. We accepted as being totally honest we were late by 15 minutes and had advised them in advance. Hands up our fault ! We stood around like nobody’s and were ignored for 10 minutes ! Enough was enough we went upstairs and asked for our bill and expressed our disappointment and got a simple shrug from a lovely waitress and paid the bill in full and in good faith and left. The manager could not be bothered to walk over and be courteous and speak to us noticing we were dissatisfied. Jamavar management you need to be smart and deal with the little issues with your business rather than shrug and rush your customers regardless if we are regulars, big spenders or a Bollywood actor who have only been once to your establishment. Keep humble during these difficult times, I’ve always spoken highly of your restaurant and recommended you but you’ve let yourselves down today immensely !! I’ve spoken my mind and please kindly refrain from giving me a pathetic response as you have done to all your other previous dinners who have taken the time out to leaving an honest review of their experience. I am doing this to help others from having to waste their money and valuable time and to enjoy themselves elsewhere and where they will be appreciated. PART 2. Next day. We all have upset stomachs !

Delicious twist on traditional Indian food, great wine, lovely decor and great service. Lovely for a special treat.

Tasty food. Overpriced for what it is. I guess you pay more for the location. The waitress at the front needs to lose the attitude and be more welcoming.

The food at Jamavar is delicious. The staff are friendly and attentive. I had prawn, chops and butter chicken with the chocolate mousse to finish. Very good on all accounts.

loved our lunch at Jamawar today. we opted for a set lunch and got amazing sides with it. well priced and authentic food with great ambience. amazing service too. highly recommended!

Great authentic Indian food. Very generous portions. Nice variety. Definitely worth the experience. Would definitely recommend this again and again.

Place looks amazing and service was great but the food was really poor! Don't know how this place has the accolades it does??? I can only assume the day I went was an off day but honestly I've had much better Indian food for half the price!

We got a 3 and 4 course from the early bird dinner menu — majority of food was delicious. The desserts were a miss for me as the flavors didn’t work together. Staff was very attentive and helpful. Decor was nice.

Lovely staff, so sophisticated. Loved it! Best place to celebrate a birthday.

Been here to eat countless times, food is consistently great even for vegetarians. The eat out to help out offer for October offers their tasting menu (which is already well priced) at £10 off, which I'd strongly recommend. In short, never had a bad meal here and looking forward to the next one.

Definitely top 5 Indian restaurant in London, on level with (Zaika, Dishoom, Bombay Brasserie.. etc), everything related to the food was perfect. Restaurant is relatively small but still looks very chic. Can’t recommend this enough, very very good Indian food, every penny is worth it!

Delicious food and good selection of options for vegetarians. The service was very friendly and the team even gave us off the menu vegetarian options. While the dishes were not unique in terms of options - the flavour was mind blowing. All the sides can be ordered as main dishes - adding further choice for vegetarians. The team was extremely accommodating and even told us to tweak the quantities to ensure we don’t order too much. We still couldn’t finish everything we ordered and the vegetarian biryani tasted even more stunning as leftovers next day. The prices are as you would expect from a fine dining restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. Thank you for a great dinner!

Really lovely food. The early evening .menu was great and no table rush.

Great food. Great service. Great location. I like both restaurants but my family and I all prefer Jamavar to the famous Gymkhana. The food at Jamavar is much more flavoursome!

We had the Tasting Menu and it was honestly outstanding. We tried things we wouldn’t usually have and the waiter was very helpful with explaining all the different parts of the meal to us. Can’t wait to return

Good Indian in Mayfair, highly recommend the naan

Excellent food!!!

Great food, good atmosphere, attentive staff.

Very good Indian restaurant. Mango Lassi is incredible

Had the most amazing food today !

If your Asian and want a good Indian restaurant this is the place, the food is very good and when you tell the staff that you want the food spicy they oblige in the right way. Staff are very friendly. Halal options available. Even though it was expensive I think it was value for money

Good food , cozy

Butter chicken was amazing, decent service, could be better other flavours were not so outstanding

I visited this beutiful and cosy restaurant, it is one of the best Indian restaurants in which i had amazing experience. Excellent food, friendly staff i can recall chef Surender was just wow! ....took great care... pleasant personality.. No doubt, looking forward to pay visit to Jamavar, over and over again.. Highly recommended..

The food was excellent and the service was very friendly. I can't wait to go back.

Some dishes such as the kofta and the rasmalai were great! Others were okay (Palak paneer) and some such as the dal were below expectations. The presentation of the mains was just awfully sad - meagre looking portions with veggies lost somewhere in thin gravy.

Surprisingly, out of the first 20 reviews I read 15 of them had 'excellent' ratings from 'local guides'. That's a lot of local guides for Mayfair! We made a reservation on the phone, we were told that the restaurant was fully booked, but they had an opening at 5:30 pm. When we reached there, the restaurant was more than half empty, yet they tried to seat us in the basement room, which was a little bigger than a pantry with low ceilings. I insisted on a table on the main floor, and was told that we could come back at 7:30 for that. So we agreed. But as soon as we left the restaurant, we were charged a 100 pound charge for cancelling reservation! But then we had a call in 10 minutes saying a table had opened up upstairs - voila! We were given a table right at the entrance, but at least on the main floor (restaurant was still more than 1/2 empty). And upon asking about the cancellation charge, we were told this was in case we did not come back (so to lock us in and made sure we came back) and that if our bill was, say, 20 pounds less, we would be refunded that. (or that if our bill was 80 pounds less, we would not get that back....) Not to carry on the grudge, we went on to enjoy our dinner and ordered their tasting menus. But the food was very mediocre - dal, butter chicken, and spinach with its one piece of paneer (cheese) could be had at any east London restaurant. The falooda was not indian at all - it had cubes of gelatine, had not a full kulfi but a small round piece of it - Jamavar, please don't scrimp and save on an ice cream scoop - and the 'falooda' was missing! Another curious thing I noticed on going to the toilets in the basement later - all the Indian diners were stuffed in the basement - 'local guides'? the upstairs room seemed to have blondes and foreigners. Curious! The chef needs to learn a little more, and the front room staff needs to learn a lot more! In all, not a Mayfair quality restaurant! There is a thing called a goodwill, and a thing called a badwill, which this restaurant created. If anyone wants a good indian meal in this part of town, please try Tamarind (around for 20 years), Chor Bizaare, or Bombay Bustle.

Thoroughly enjoyed the tasting menu. It was sumptuous. We couldnt finish it all but the taste lingered on..

Not 100% satisfied