Restaurant
Name: | Indian City | |
Previously: | City Spice | |
Area: | Blackfriars | |
Address: | 4 New Bridge Street | |
London EC4V 6AA | ||
Phone: | 020 7353 5525 | |
Website: | indiancity.co.uk |
Visits to this restaurant ...
1. 25 Jun 2009 | | | 2. 25 Feb 2016 | | | 3. 29 Sep 2022 |
Visit Report
Visit Number: | 251 (visit 3 of 3 for this restaurant) | |
Date of visit: | 29 Sep 2022 | |
Cost per head: | £40.00 (2 beers) |
Serv | Amb | Beer | Start | Nan | Rice | Main | Veg | VFM | Score | Comments | |
Overall | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.15 | |
Jeff | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7.8 | See Jeff's comments |
Graeme | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7.9 | See Graeme's comments | |
Brian | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7.4 | See Brian's comments |
Tim | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | See Tim's comments |
Neil | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.6 | See Neil's comments |
Mark | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7.3 | See Mark's comments | |
John | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 | See John's comments |
Dave | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7.6 | See Dave's comments |
All Comments
Jeff - This place, in Ludgate Circus, is excellently situated and all the pubs and bars around were stuffed full, as was I after our meal as quantities were large. The restaurant was buzzy and we had a good table. Service was pretty quick I thought, despite (or perhaps because of) how busy it was and the waiters were funny and engaging. My starter of duck tikka was very tasty, main of lamb kerahi was pretty good although the meat was perhaps not of the finest quality. Rice and vegetables were perfectly acceptable. There were bottled Cobra and Kingfisher, and a round of small shot glasses of Baileys were brought unbidden to the table. One of my most enjoyable visits and I'd be very happy to see this one in our top 6 for next year.
Graeme - This was a top meal - one of my best with CurryMarks. I had King Prawn Puree to start and Chicken Dopiaza for main - both were excellent and good portions too. I went for non-over-garlicky selections as I was due to have lunch with some of my tennis group the following day and didn't want to blow them away. The service was very good too - efficient, accurate and quite funny. I marked the VFM quite highly as, at £40 p/h, it was a decent price for the quality of the meal in this area of the city. I had a good chat with Diggers and Rats about guitar 'accessories' - it was very interesting but left me realising how much I have to learn.
Brian - Ambience marked down due to being wedged against a wall. Another duck and fish meal. Tikka starter was tender but not particularly plentiful, and the waiter-recommended fish main was very good. Sides and rice all good, company excellent, Punch Tavern a bit on the busy side, but the reasonable weather meant outside drinking was ok.
Tim - The place was busy when we arrived and stayed full all evening. The spicy poppadoms seemed a little less crispy than usual and had a different sort of bubbled texture; they tasted fine though. The starter of mixed tandoori was pleasant; the salmon was flavourful, but the lamb was slightly tough. The main of duck jalfrezi was a good size, and tasty, though not too spicy. Veg, rice and beer were all pretty standard. The keema nan had a nice crispy texture and I liked the herbs, but it didn't have a lot of meat; however when I mentioned it to the manager, he brought a new one packed full of meat. I hadn't meant it as a complaint, just a comment; I thought the service throughout seemed pretty good. We finished with a round of mini Baileys and the overall cost was not too bad (with the discount).
Neil - Service was good considering how busy the restaurant was (a change from last time reading the comments) and food fresh and tasty. Given Tim's negotiated discount the VFM was good as well. Only complaints were that the Chicken Rogan main could have been slightly spicier and the rice was a tiny bit dry. Enjoyed the free round of 'mini-Baileys', the small glasses only had just enough space to fit a single ice cube! That said, portion sizes were all good so maybe not much space left anyway.
Mark - Over 6 years since we had been to Indian City and remarkably it actually cost less than last time! (So much for inflation.) I enjoyed the meal and the service and it was a most enjoyable evening all round. I suspect it won't be as long before we return so well done Tim for the suggestion. Nice to see cameo appearance from Richard.
John - King Prawn Puree followed by Chicken Xacuti (or something like that – basically CTM with chilli). All ok - nothing special.
Dave - Struggling to remember too much about this curry - have a vague memory of getting lost between pub and restaurant - even though pub was 2 doors down. Think the early start in the pub following our hidden London tour of Piccadilly Circus tube was not a good idea.