Super delicious food in a fantastic Kingston riverside location! The staff were fantastic, so attentive and polite. We had starters and mains and there is a great selection of traditional food, all full of flavour! An excellent experience and will definitely be going back. Can never understand why people flock to the boring chain restaurants along the river front when Chakra is an option!
The view is amazing and the vibes are really good. The walk down the river side and specially on summer eve is delightful. I really like the humbleness of the staff that work here. The food however I have mixed opinion as few of the were really good and few was just average. Must try is Chicken 65 dry and veg Manchurian dry, it was so delicious both if it. It is little expensive but worth the money, I would really recommend it.
Incredible food, from starters to mains. Didn't order desserts because we were so full!
Service is great, but that's because we came for lunch on a Monday afternoon, so it was empty. Waiter gave great focus to our needs. The restaurant was very good looking, tables were strong marble. Decorations outside and at the bar area were few but clean.
Went for Goat Croquettes as starters. Mains to share were Signature Chicken Stew, Black Dhaal, Lamb Biryani and Peshwari Naan. Portions were excellent!
Mocktails were great tasting. I would suggest improving the presentations, maybe small decoratives on top, more interesting glasses. Would match the presentation of the food better.
Was only at Kingston for the day, but if I lived here, I would eat here at least once a week.
Let’s get the negative out of the way first… restaurant was not very busy but service was extremely slow. I also understand that restaurant management/owners want to drum up business and encourage guests to visit, but one gentleman was a bit too pushy and naggy to any guests that paused at the restaurant menu. Definitely would have been a turn off if we weren’t craving Indian food.
Now to the meal. A bit pricey but delicious butter chicken, garlic naan, and rice. Unfortunately the rice did not come as part of the butter chicken entree order, which was a surprising charge on the receipt. The butter chicken was flavorful, though not much meat was provided. The naan was crispy, buttery, with the perfect amount of garlic. The saffron rice was also a delicious accompaniment to the chicken entree. Overall, a tasty meal along the Thames.
Lovely, accommodating staff and delicious food. We had a birthday party for 10 people and everything was perfect! We ordered lots of food and it was all delicious and reasonable price. Would definitely go again.
Went for bottomless brunch twice now and the amount of drinks are hit and miss depending on your server. But can't really complain too much as what you get for your money is really good value! The food is lovely!
The tables outside come with a great view, but inside is lacking atmosphere (especially compared to the places that have been there before).
I’ve heard great things about Indian cuisine in London and Chakra definitely did not disappoint! Great location and amazing food for a very reasonable price.
My group of 8 shared Paneer Tikka, Gobi Manchurian, Dahi Kebab, Chicken Tikka and Palak Chaat. The appetizers all tasted delicious but the portion sizes were on the smaller side so I’d recommend getting at least one appetizer per person. We loved the Gobi Manchurian the most and ended up ordering another plate of it.
For the main course, we shared Butter Paneer, Saag Paneer, and the Chakra Daal with a side of Garlic Naan. All 3 curries were very flavorful and the spice level was pretty mild!
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Pros:
- amazing view, we went during the daytime and I can only imagine at night it must be beautiful as the resteraunt is overlooking the Thames
- Food was good, I wouldn't say amazing as some things were mediocre at best but other items were good (the paneer dishes especially)
Cons:
- This isn't exactly a downside as I expected this, but the food is very expensive. I imagine this is because of the location but I think £21 for the starter platter is a little ridiculous (see second photo)
- The menu is quite limited. I did look at photos beforehand of the menu, but when we went there it was actually quite limited with there being limited options to choose from as a vegetarian. That being said, it was still manageable
- Service was bad. It felt like the waiters were purposely avoiding coming to our table to take our order and we had to call them at least 7/8 times for them to notice
- Tables are small. At least the one we sat at
You would expect dining tables to be large as everyone would order quite a lot of food but unfortunately there was barely any space and we kept having to move things around to make space to eat.
Overall, nice place, but overhyped for the standard at which it actually is.
Nice serve and food is delicious! The price is around £8-12 for each dish which is pretty nice in London!
Loved the food and the staff is very friendly specially Mitisha she was very co-operative and good with her hospitality and will definitely visit again soon❤️
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