Peter Morrell tastes one of this restaurant’s four Christmas menus which all offer an exotic mix of tastes, flavours and textures. Salaam Namaste is conveniently located just a short walk away from busy Russell Square in London. It has cool, contemporary décor and the well upholstered banquettes and seats make it a comfortable and relaxing space to eat.
I have been to this restaurant a couple of times but this time with my family and the visit was absolutely fantastic .. The food was delicious like it was authentic Indian style with lamb chops the best out of all .. We had mixed grill which was cracking as well ... Overall was happy with our visit with everything going the right way the staff was friendly and the manager was coming to make sure we are been offered the best of them .. So I recommend this place to all !
This place was my go to place for modern Indian food! I would recommend this place to anyone who lives in Bloomsbury area and wants to have some tasty Indian food! I have been here n number of times and have had so many takeaways. It felt like Home food away from home. I have tried almost all the dishes they have to offer in the menu. Tandoori Portobello mushroom, chicken tikka and Hyderabadi biriyani were my regular dishes and mango lassi in the drinks!
Also a special mention to the amazing owner and the courteous staff.
Perhaps it is one of the few places in London which serves food which has authentic Indian taste and flavours .
I am a vegetarian , so on my multiple visits had the opportunity to try all that they have to offer .
Their Biryani was extremely good , though .
A nice small restaurant with a cozy atmosphere. Ordered the dahi Bhalla which was very good. The paneer gravy was a little sweet but the dal was nice and creamy. The yogurt with cucumber and pineapple was good too. The service was good and the place had a feel good ambience.
Ordered the butter chicken, naan, daal and pulao rice for take away. The staff were very pleasant and polite. The food was really tasty and I was pleasantly surprised. Will definitely try them again.
Last week I was invited for dinner at Salaam Namaste in Bloomsbury. As with most reviews, I always try not to read up too much on the restaurant or its menu in advance, so it comes as a nice surprise. I knew that it was an Indian restaurant (one of my favourite cuisines) but that was about it. My friend Kelly joined me and we met at Russell Square station and walked for just under 10 minutes to the restaurant. It was a little bit in the ‘middle of nowhere’ down a side street and to be completely honest, it didn’t look to be anything particularly exciting or different from the outside. But we were still looking forward to seeing what food would be on offer.
Nice food, poor service. Above average Indian food for the centre. A few beers at the Perseverance and then round to Salaam Namaste (its quite popular - we had to book).
Apparantly the Blairs have eat here, according to a review. The space is average and could do with touching up.
The food once we ordered arrived quickly and the whole thing felt rushed with a waiter literally filling our wineglasses everytime we gulped. Arrived back on the pavement 40 minutes later and squiffy.
Will I go again? No.
Love it, love it, love it. Great food, very delicate, affordable and good service.
This is not your average South Asian slop house. They do a variety of dishes from across south Asia reaching right up to Afghanistan. Everything is beautifully presented and delightfully subtle in flavour.
This is way up there if not better than the likes of Benharis, which is overpriced tosh by the way.
Salaam, Namaste rocks.
Salaam Namaste is located down one of the many back streets of London, not far from Russell Square Station and has recently undergone a revamp of both its menu, and interior. The restaurant has won lots of accolades in its time and most recently become the winner of ‘Best South Asian Restaurant’ at the Asian Curry Awards and both The Guardian and Evening Standard have praised it in its time. I made my way down to find out exactly what head chef Sabbir Karim has up his sleeve to make this restaurant so well talked about. Chile has long been investing lots of money into the marketing of one its favourite grape varieties Carmenere, something they say works very well with the loosely termed ‘curry’ and surprisingly i think it does, on the whole - though not with everything (unless you're drunk). Salaam Namaste serve a bottle from well know producer Concha y Toro, a must to go with your meal. Some poppadoms and chutneys arrived before the meal, something us British can't live without before
Love the starter with those special Street food dishes
Lolly pop chicken
Lamb mix grill tika cook to perfection
Main seafood curry is great
Lamb and spinach curry was great
Chicken dishes and flavoursome even the milder one
Over all I love. Great quiet location , love the food. Keep up the good dishes
This is a small and non discreet restaurant but a great find. We had the lamb samosas to start which were spicy and gave a kick. The butter chicken with garlic naans are recommended. The naans were fluffy and freshly made. The blank lentil dhal is also recommended. We had the vegetarian briyani and it was delicious. We rounded off the meal with masala tea. One comment was that the masala tea could have more spices. Overall we enjoyed the food very much and will certainly be back!
Loved it!!
We walked in near their closing time, but they still served us so well. The manager was really courteous, and the food was delicious. Would definitely recommend it! <3
Really friendly staff. We ordered take out and got the food very quickly. The samosas and garlic naan were really really tasty, we also got some chips as an extra, which was a grateful surprise. We would love to order here again soon.
Honestly so lovely, i don’t write reviews often but this place deserves the 5 stars. Amazing service, the food is gorgeous and portions quite generous. As someone from Asia, the food tastes rich and authentic, plenty of flavour and spice. Have been here twice now and amazing both times. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but honestly so worth coming back. Definitely recommend!!
Tasty, authentic and distinct Indian food only 15min walk from Kings Cross and close to a great back-street boozer (The Duke). My veggie Jalfrezi was oozing with taste and the array of freshly prepared vegetables were really succulent. Although quite busy they fitted 6 of us in on a Saturday evening. Not cheap at £28/head for pappadams, curry & drinks but worth it
Amazing food, service was wonderful. Nice little place and did not feel like tourist spot, more local feel. I would recommend and would go again when I am back in town.
Great little find, super friendly, excellent food … laal mass to die for , paratha, so tasty… excellent all round and good value …
Absolutely loved this place! Lots of vegan and gluten-free options.
We had the tofu starter, followed by 4 vegetable side dishes and rice. All were perfect. Took our leftovers home and ate them for lunch the next day - still delicious!
First time in this restaurant tonight was very freshly cooked was a good service as well the only thing I did not agree with was the 12.5% on top of your bill I did not pay to hat as I much prefer to leave a tip for the waitress in which was much better
as I asked where that went and it goes towards there wages which is wrong but still good food from starter to main worth a visit but do challenge to hat 12.5%
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