Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Gluten-free

Vegetarian Indian restaurant with a focus on Kerala and Ayurveda cuisine. Offers dosas and thalis, including vegan, nut-free, and gluten-free dishes. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-22:00.


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53 Reviews

First Review by sarahhh

Rowse

Points +1063

Vegan
06 Nov 2021

Delicious South Indian vegetarian restaurant

Have been going to this place, sister restaurant of Kayal, for a long time. The food is excellent and the staff are lovely. My only gripe is they seem to have no idea what the word ‘exclusively’ means. They advertise as being ‘exclusively vegan’ and boast about it all over their menu, but they aren’t remotely an all-vegan restaurant. They have some vegan options, yes. But it is most definitely a vegetarian restaurant, with a reasonable selection of vegan options. Our waitress told us last night that none of the wines are vegan, despite some being labelled as such. It’s such a confusing picture, and doesn’t fill you with confidence! The food is lovely, I just wish it actually was a vegan restaurant.

Pros: Lovely food, Good atmosphere

Cons: Says it’s vegan and it’s not!

BruceCornfoot

Points +24

Vegan
28 Oct 2021

Great Southern Indian Food

Good select of veggie and vegan food as well as GF options.
Tasty and interesting, but if you are not familiar with the "pancakes" ask for help!!

Pros: Ambience , Options

Gwenio

Points +53

Vegan
31 Aug 2021

Vegan Thali dinner

Great selection of dishes on the menu. I opted for the Thali because you get loads of little tastes of the bigger dishes. Not the cheapest curry house in town, but well worth paying a bit extra. Friendly staff and good people-watching from the seats outside. Would come again.

ola_del_mar_baltico

Points +779

Vegan
18 Aug 2021

Always fresh and tasty

Lunch menu is the best in terms of what you get, other menu items are a bit expensive for me (a student) but still very tasty.

Pros: Clearly labelled vegan options, Friendly staff, Beautiful interior

Cons: Non lunch menu items are slightly expensive

AmyVCaroline

Points +2733

Vegan
14 Jul 2021

Best curries!

Most of the menu is vegan. Staff are lovely. Dhosa is perfect. I love the Thali so I can have a bit of as many things as possible!

spl

Points +103

Vegan
02 Jan 2021

Excellent takeaway!

I had a herb takeaway this evening full of fragrant, tasty vegan curries. Before the pandemic, I had previously been a number of times to the restaurant and was always happily satisfied. I was pleasantly surprised that the takeaway is just as good!

Pros: Many vegan options , Ask and they can turn veggie dishes vegan

OatmealRaisin

Points +154

Vegan
14 Oct 2020

We mean ‘Business lunch’

I’ve lost count of the amount of times we’ve eaten from here. It’s always great food. Def recommend kathrika curry (eggplant), herbal lentils, dosas, kallapam, paratha, and lemon rice

The set ‘business lunch’ is insane. Three curries, dosa, and rice with chutneys for under £6

Pros: Lots of options and can make choices gf or vg, Delivery available

veganinvenice

Points +82

Vegan
10 Sep 2020

Excellent food and service

Cozy place, covid restrictions in place, very friendly. Delicious food choices.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Tasty food, Great Service

BhavishaJules

Points +27

Vegan
19 Aug 2020

Tasty

Also has vegan options too

Pros: Many dishes, Vegan food , Vegan pudding too

the.hungry.vegans

Points +364

Vegan
18 Feb 2020

We love it here!

A gorgeously decorated restaurant with a friendly atmosphere and fab menu!

The menu is vegetarian and vegan, but most vegetarian dishes can be veganised.

The portion sizes are large and the prices are really reasonable.

The dosas are huge and delicious and we really recommend the vegan thali!

Pros: Lots of choice , Friendly, Delicious!!!!

V3ganJames

Points +846

Vegan
17 Feb 2020

Fab food, fab atmosphere

Loads to choose from. The decor inside the restaurant is lovely.
Had lentil doughnuts to start and the thali for main. Both beautiful. Tried the banana starter too, light and delicious. Would definitely go back, there’s so much to choose from. Haven’t even started to work my way through the Dosa section of the menu yet... 5 stars for sure.

Pros: Vegan food clearly labelled , More choices than you can shake a stick at, Flavours and uniqueness

Cons: None

naomip123

Points +4699

Vegan
06 Feb 2020

Amazing set meal

I go here about once a year with my parents, and it never disappoints. The set meal includes so many different types of curry, all of which are scrummy, as well as lovely breads. This year, I couldn't quite finish it all (there's a lot!) so I took it home and enjoyed it the next day too.

Pros: Amazing variety, Authentic Indian, Staff are good at knowing what is vegan

Tamsinfm

Points +226

Vegan
24 Nov 2019

👍👍

Lovely restaurant , and really helpful staff , all vegan food is clearly labeled including wines, the food is out of this world , my non veggie friends like it as it just tastes so good, they have a business lunch deal till 5:00pm on a weekday which is great because you get to try a few small portions, and the Dosa's are great deffo recommended them. And food and drink I would say is very reasonably priced. 😊

Pros: Lots of vegan options ; even vegan dessert

pascaleehd

Points +382

Vegan
16 Oct 2019

My favourite Indian in England!

Amazing South Indian cuisine. SO SO TASTY! One of two places in the area that I would ever bother going for a curry. The staff are extremely friendly and remember me every time and the food itself outstanding. Good portion sizes, fair prices and the tahli always leaves me full and satisfied. A MUST GO. Highly recommend. The interiors and even cups / cutlery are also on point.

Pros: Loads of vegan options , Incredibly tasty food , Super friendly staff.

hesta

Points +50

Vegan
22 Aug 2019

Eat here - it's awesome!

I went here for dinner tonight & had one of their signature dishes. This was a 3 course meal with soup starter, a thali main course & coconut rice desert.
The food was exceptional. The main course was huge - 8 separate dishes with bread & rice. All 3 courses for around £17! Wow!
The restaurant was clean & tidy with lovely decor & waterfall built into the wall.
The staff were all exceptionally attentative & polite. They couldn't have been more professional.
I wish we had somewhere so exceptional in London. I can't fault this place & I'm guessing others agree as I visited on a Wednesday evening & nearly every table in the restaurant was full by 8 o'clock. I'd come back to Leicester again just to eat here.

Pros: No meat or fish on the menu. , Loads of vegan options.

Cons: I honesty didn't see or experience any!

ABradley

Points +11

Mostly Veg
27 Jul 2019

Fantastic tasty food

Delicious Keralan cuisine - huge range of dishes, all vegetarian and many are or can be vegan too. Their dosa are huge and filled with fantastic fillings and even the vegetable side dishes are perfection.

Grahamk5

Points +138

Vegan
15 Jul 2019

Delicately flavoured, comforting food.

Modern looking, spacious and nice decor. Excellent choice of vegan food and deserts alongside vegetarian options. Friendly staff give very good recommendations for which dishes to try. Was here on a trip and visited the restaurant twice as I enjoyed it so much. Will come again when I return to Leicester.

Pros: Really friendly staff who make you feel valued.

Jeremywhite

Points +286

Vegetarian
05 Jul 2019

Wonderful food

Great food, great drink, reasonable prices and friendly staff.

Pros: GF and vegan options. Love it

Teapig

Points +33

Vegetarian
27 Jun 2019

Really good food

Walked past this place so called in the next day for lunch. They do a lunch menu and two lunch deals which came with 3 curries, a side, rice and a dosa.
Food was really nice, the inside is very well decorated and it’s close to the train station. Really recommended.

Pros: Lots of options , Great lunch menu

MarthaGreally

Points +434

Vegan
21 Jun 2019

Best curry in Leicester!

Herb is phenomenal. I’ve never had anything that I didn’t love. The kadala curry and the koonu curry are my favourites. The pooris are delicious and the rice is fragrant and flavourful. All veggie and loads of vegan options :)

Pros: All veggie and vegan , Lovely staff, Delicious

SarahPBow

Points +56

Vegan
25 May 2019

Fun, reasonable and a lovely looking restaurant

Great ambience - really well thought out interior and made it feel like a classy dining experience.

Fun to try things that you'd never heard of before.

Pros: Half the menu is vegan, All marked as vegan, Lots of options that you wouldn't normally try

Cons: Alcohol is still pricey, Didn't notice if there were any vegan naans

ide-Marie

Points +6

Non Veg
10 Jan 2019

excellent food and service

Really interesting menu with super helpful and friendly staff who didn't need to be asked for information on the dishes and brought another dish to complement better one of our choices. It was lovely the food was from one region. I chose the Thali feast and that was huge. I liked everything. We discovered lots of things with only one dish which may be an acquired taste (nice but very different). Made me want to go to Kerala!

Updated from previous review on 2019-01-03

Pros: regional food, fragrant, helpful staff

LauraRhysPiggon

Points +24

Vegan
11 Oct 2018

Amazing

Fab surroundings,delicious fresh food at amazing prices and lovely and accommodating staff,can’t wait to go back!

Pros: Restaurant lovely , Staff very accommodating , Food delicious

ShaunMcG

Points +217

Vegan
16 Sep 2018

Best restaurant in Leicester?

This must be one of the best restaurants in Leicester, if not the best.

It is on Granby Street, very close to the rail station.

Don't confuse it with the Kayal (opposite). The 'Herb' is the better of the two, and it is all veggie/vegan.

You could tell the care that had been taken preparing each dish. Fresh ingredients combined with originality made each dish very tasty.

Very pleasant atmosphere. Excellent service.

We will be back.

quicksand

Points +49

Vegan
03 Apr 2018

unexpected and great

We didn't know what to expect at first, but left loving it! Staff was super nice, well informed what was vegan (also says it on the menu) and even made a dish vegan especially for me. Prices are great and I loved the fluffy white bread which was vegan and the fresh mixed fruit juice! Would come again

Pros: all vegetarian, prices, vegan options,

sarahhh

Points +349

Vegan
31 Mar 2018

so much choice!

Friendly and helpful staff, good quality food, many many vegan choices on menu (will take you a while to decide from the 80 items) across breads, rice, curry etc. They intend to add almond and soya milk to drinks menu soon too.

Pros: many vegan options, fresh juices, great service

Cons: only cows milk for drinks (so far)




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