Restaurant
Name: | Red Chilli | |
Area: | Whitechapel | |
Address: | 137 Leman Street | |
London E1 8EY | ||
Phone: | 020 7481 3300 | |
Website: | www.redchillicurryclub.co.uk |
Visits to this restaurant ...
1. 27 Jun 2013 | | | 2. 27 Mar 2014 | | | 3. 27 Jun 2019 | | | 4. 27 Jan 2022 | | | 5. 25 May 2023 |
Visit Report
Visit Number: | 259 (visit 5 of 5 for this restaurant) | |
Date of visit: | 25 May 2023 | |
Cost per head: | £40.00 (2 beers) |
Serv | Amb | Beer | Start | Nan | Rice | Main | Veg | VFM | Score | Comments | |
Overall | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.28 | |
Neil | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7.1 | See Neil's comments | ||
Dave | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.2 | See Dave's comments |
Richard | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 | See Richard's comments |
Jeff | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.2 | See Jeff's comments |
Jon | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7.1 | See Jon's comments | |
John | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | See John's comments |
Graeme | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5.8 | See Graeme's comments | |
All Comments
Neil - Blimey, the Brown Bear has gone downhill, only one ale when the board said six and very slow service indeed. Prices also now London standard so this no longer my favourite curry night pub (see past comments). That said, it's stumbling distance from the curry house which had a pretty good showing, only downside was that the rice was a tad dry but my mixed veg starter was tasty and spicy, whilst the Spinach Paneer main was flavourful and although quite mild (even for me) it did say that on the menu (doh!). VFM reasonable given no discounts and a free round of baileys.
Dave - A very enjoyable evening at the Red Chilli. Returned to the griff set menu after last month's off piste adventure. The prawn puri was excellent - scoring a perfect 10. The chicken curry was ok but having initially been concerned when it was announced as a "madras" I was then a bit disappointed that it was even more mild than usual chicken curry strength. Nan breads were nice and crispy and veg good. Good banter and the curry club showed how far we have moved with the times by rewriting the famous anthem to "David Griffin identifies as a woman - we respect her right to do that".
Richard - Good value, good nosh and a pre in the fabulous Brown Bear, what's not to like? We had a very good mixed grill of £14 for 4 and then I had a biryani with included side for £10 with very good garlic naan.
Jeff - Brown Bear still cheap but not a place I have ever warmed to. It was a change to visit the Red Chilli in the summer - the room was not particularly busy and a bit smaller than I remembered. Three choices of bottled beer were available, and the waiter soon got the hang of the quirks of our centralised ordering system. We chose a 4-person starter which at £14 was very reasonably priced. Lamb Kerahi was a little disappointing as it had a little more sauce than I like - the veg and rice were OK. A free liqueur was negotiated at the end of a reasonably priced meal. I'd be happy to return if I was in the area, although it's a little off the beaten track.
Jon - Another pleasant evening out with the Curry Marks club at the Red Chilli. I went for never-before-seen calamari starter, which didn't really work for me, followed by a Tandoori Mix Grill, which did the job much better. The garlic chilli rice was excellent. Overall it was another decent display from a consistent performer.
John - Sheek kebab and garlic chilli chicken... all of it worth a Len Goodman
Graeme - I had an excellent night for conversation / banter both in the pub and the restaurant. However, I thought the meal was a bit ordinary. My main of Garlic Chilli Chicken was not particularly garlicky or spicy (so it did not do what it said on the tin). The dish did include a whole bullet chilli which was really hot - I think Tim ate mine but it was too much for me. I had a Mix Selection starter which was nice. The service was polite and accurate but very slow. I thought the vfm was just OK, bearing in mind the slow service and my disappointing main course.