Namaaste Highgate

Could not fault this place. If you want a chic aesthetically pleasing dining experience without compromising on food quality, this is the place!! Easily one of my favourite restaurants to go for Indian cuisine and not overpriced either (Bear in mind I’ve not been for a few months so prices may have increased). Portions are potentially slightly smaller than other places but they make up for it in quality ingredients. Lovely staff and great location with parking just outside and local transportation. Lots of pubs if you want to pop out for a drink afterwards.

I asked for recommendations for vegetarians, and Razu kindly recommended the Jackfruit and artichoke Biryani, and he wasn’t wrong, it was absolutely delicious, I enjoyed every bit of my time at the restaurant and Razu made sure to make me feel very welcome and comfortable, I tried the mango lassi with pistachios and was magical. Great place, grate food, excellent service from the waiter. Highly recommended it!

Unusual menu - but have no fears - everything was really very good - we had lots of starters and fewer mains. The duck and apricot curry was ordered with some trepidation and it was astonishingly good. Love to see Puri on the menu. We sat outside on a sunny Sunday with our dog and had a quite delightful time in a beautiful part of London with warm friendly service. We have been twice now will be back.

Lovely restaurant, they don’t hold back on the flavours (in a good way)! Food is presented interestingly, on platters with fake old newspaper (not REALLY old newspaper, thank goodness). I feel overall that it was worth it, just, and I am torn between leaving 4 or 5 stars… but it was so quiet, and a bit on the pricey side for a ‘street food’ lunch. If you don’t think about price it’s edges into 5 stars, but loses one for value, for me. Two courses and a glass of wine each came to £70 inc tip, in total (for two people).