3/5 Edwin M. 2 years ago on Google
Drummond
St
is
the
non
tourist
trap
version
of
Brick
Lane.
Nestled
behind
Euston
Station,
it
is
a
much
smaller,
and
more
vegetarian
friendly
location
than
the
famous
Lane
of
Curry.
Whilst
there
aren't
as
many
restaurants,
I
feel
there
are
more
varied
options
than
you
find
on
Brick
Lane,
with
its
cookie
cutter
restaurants
that
only
seem
to
vary
in
decor.
Drummond
St
is
quite
popular
with
the
office
worker
crowd
from
around
the
area,
so
do
expect
it
to
be
busy
on
weekday
lunchtimes!
The
Diwani
is
one
of
the
older
looking
choices,
but
fully
vegetarian.
Its
decor
might
be
a
bit
old
and
tired,
but
the
food
is
fresh
and
tasty.
I'll
do
my
usual
pros
&
cons:
Pros:
1)
Handily
located
by
Euston
2)
Plenty
of
room
inside,
and
outside
3)
Friendly
service,
and
relatively
fast
too,
(I
guess
they're
used
to
dealing
with
the
lunchtime
crowd)
4)
The
decor
is
a
bit
worn
round
the
edges,
and
has
lots
of
wooden
tables,
and
small
diners
booths,
but
is
not
the
cliche
British
Indian
restaurant
decor,
and
more
reminiscent
of
what
you
would
find
travelling
around
India
on
the
backpacker
trail.
5)
The
menu
is
smaller
than
many,
but
has
more
than
enough
choice,
and
a
good
selection
of
Dhosas.
6)
The
price
was
what
you'd
expect
for
central
London.
About
£10
per
head
for
a
full
plate
of
food,
and
not
bad
value
imo.
Cons:
1)
The
food,
whilst
nice,
was
nothing
to
write
home
about
imo.
I
went
with
my
mother
and
two
elderly
friends
of
hers,
after
a
funeral,
(as
you
do),
and
we
all
enjoyed
it;
especially
the
one
lady
who
hadn't
eaten
much
curry
before,
and
had
never
had
a
dhosa.
She
adored
it,
and
the
level
of
heat
was
perfect
for
her;
but
the
other
three
of
us
requested
it
to
be
quite
spicy
hot,
and
were
all
disappointed.
The
mango
lassi
I
had
was
ok,
but
reminded
me
more
of
a
thick
Yop.
2)
A
I
said,
I
went
with
three
elderly
ladies.
Though
I
had
mentioned
it
gets
busy
at
lunchtime,
this
was
a
Monday
in
the
arse
end
of
Covid
Times,
so
the
place
was
only
quarter
full
at
most.
Despite
this,
my
mother
was
told
they
were
full,
and
all
the
tables
were
reserved,
(they
did
have
"reserved"
notices
on),
so
were
told
the
only
available
space
was
one
of
the
booths,
right
by
the
service
counter.
Dining
booths
are
tricky
to
get
into
at
the
best
of
times,
but
these
ones
were
either
designed
to
maximise
space,
or
for
Pygmies;
and
were
a
total
pain,
for
not
only
the
three
more
mature
ladies
to
get
into,
but
a
squeeze
for
me
sitting
on
the
outside
edge.
Most
annoying
aspect
of
this
was
that
not
a
single
one
of
the
other
"reserved"
tables
was
used
the
entire
time
we
were
there.
In
fact
the
only
people
to
come
in
were
two
men.
The
place
was
empty!
So
all
that
discomfort
was
for
nothing.
Not
impressed!
3)
Whilst
the
value
was
fair,
it
was
no
better
than
most.
I
also
didn't
appreciate
when
it
came
to
paying
the
bill,
the
waiter
didn't
hand
over
the
card
reader
until
he
had
asked
if
you
wanted
to
add
a
tip
on.
Whilst
I
always
tip,
(according
to
the
service),
I
didn't
appreciate
his
tactic
of
not
leaving
the
customer
to
quietly
decide
for
themselves,
but
making
them
say
out
loud
to
his
face,
yes
or
no,
and
how
much!
If
I
had
been
paying,
it
would
have
been
a
firm
"No"
from
me!
All
in
all,
pretty
nice
food,
not
so
great
experience
overall.
Would
have
gone
again
if
it
didn't
still
rankle
about
the
seating
issue.
Seeing
three
ladies
in
discomfort
for
no
reason
leaves
a
bad
taste
in
the
mouth,
even
if
the
food
didn't.