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Empress of India

Description: 15 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JE. Tel: 020 7379 6330/020 7497 0426

Newest Review: ... wanted an authentic curry, I would probably go to Brick Lane, or something in the East End, so this is not surprisingly West End Curry, not too aggressive, nothing that is going to cause the masses grief. And so it was. We only had a light meal. My wife had the Chicken Biryani (OK, but a bit light on chicken). The waiter was more than helpful in adjusting the spiciness. I had the tandoori ... more

... chicken. For me, the outcome of a tandoori chicken is the make or break for an Indian restaurant. Do they care about their tandoori? Some come out bright red and piquant, so a bit pallid and bland. This one was somewhere in the middle. It came out a so...more

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Empress of India (390 words)
by - written on 04/06/01 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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We are only slightly amused – mod satis, but only just. The Saturday night feeding frenzy in Covent Garden is at its worst during the tourist season. Not only is everything full from about 7 pm, but there is such desperation that one is pleased just to get sat down. Just off Charing Cross Road, not really in Covent Garden, but more Covent Garden Borders, is the Empress of India. London is full of non-descript Indian Restaurants, catering to the national addiction to curry and all things tandoori. Now, if I really wanted an authentic curry, I would probably go to Brick Lane, or something in the East End, so this is not surprisingly West End Curry, not too ... Read the complete review