Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Buffet
Fast food
Snack foods, all-you-can-eat buffet, and drinks. Brown rice available. Some curries contain cheese. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-23:30.
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92-93 Chapel Market, Angel Islington, North London, England, N1 9EX
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74 Reviews
First Review by Jemima
aleahmeta
Points +109
Must try if you’re in London - Edit
Seriously the best food ever. Right off the Angel stop, this Indian restaurant is ALWAYS a buffet, all vegetarian, labels everything with vegan/veg and encourages you to bring your own alcohol for free. Super cheap (less than 9£) for a solid meal. They also give free meals to the homeless daily. Check it out
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Cheap , Buffet
Guest
GreaserBob
Points +34
Cheap but just ok food - Edit
The food was fair but mostly lukewarm. It’s just ok for the relatively affordable price.
Read morePros: Many vegan options, Quick, Cheap
Cons: Lukewarm to cold food, Lot of pseudoscience displayed on the wall
Guest
Tashkittylee
Points +281
Cheap and tasty - Edit
Really tasty and authentic food. Decor was unusual to say the least
Read moreReally enjoyed it and only 8.95 pp
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KillerZombie
Points +174
Great food - Edit
Great food, friendly host, all you can eat buffet
Read morePros: Loads of vegan options
Guest
StefanoE
Points +493
A moody gem - Edit
Been coming here for years including pre vegan. I now live 250 miles away but always visit when in the area.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-07-28
Pros: Very reasonable , Nice food
Cons: Can be moody
Guest
MariannBB
Points +3594
Rare decoration, tasty food - Edit
In the 100% vegetarian all-you-can-eat buffet there is a wide selection of vegan food as well, clearly marked. 3-4 types of fresh salad to choose from. The walls are decorated with pro-vegetarian promotional materials all over the restaurant, which is quite unique. You can bring your own drinks, which keeps the cost of your meal low.
Read morePros: wide selection of VG food, bring your own drinks, interesting decoration
Cons: could be a bit cleaner
Guest
fosstuff
Points +162
Fills you up but - Edit
Quality is not great - and might be luke warm. If you’re strapped for cash it’s fine and I love the ethos but they could bother a bit more about the quality of food.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan stuff, Good ethos
Cons: Relatively cheap, Quality hit and miss
Guest
Emily94
Points +82
Hit and Miss - we wont be returning. - Edit
I have been here three times and each time it goes more downhill.
Read moreI'll start with the few good points –
• It's all vegetarian, no meet here! A couple of dishes have paneer but everything is labelled. Once my partner accidentally put the non vegan curry onto his plate and the staff did not mind at all when he had to go and apologise and ask for a fresh plate.
• You can bring your own drinks which helps to keep the price low, I think it is meant to be just alcohol you can take, but they have never said anything about us taking our own soft drinks in.
• The décor is interesting. Lots of things on the walls to read while you eat.
And the not so good..-
• It isn’t the cleanest – the restaurant was quiet but there were lots of tables with dirty plates left on then. We had to brush the other peoples old food from our table before we sat down.
• The food is average – I don’t think you ever expect the food to be excellent at an all you can eat buffet, but it really isn’t that great. For instance – I couldn’t tell any difference between the ‘mixed vegetable curry’ and the ‘aloo and peas’. Everything is very oily and bulked out with lots of potato. The fried things like bhajis and pakoras are hard and greasy.
• Go at the right time – we went at 5pm on a Sunday and lots of the curries were running low. There was no bread/chapatis/naans and we were told there wouldn’t be a restock until 6.30pm. It felt like we were eating the leftovers from lunch time, but still paying the normal price.
• The price has gone up every time we have visited - £6.95, £7.95 and now £8.95. It used to be good value for a nice meal.. but unless you are going to pile your plate high and have many sittings, it no longer offers good value for money.
• They do not accept card payments – cash only.
Overall, it was a disappointing experience and we won’t return. There are too many other good, cheap, vegan options available now in north east London that I can’t imagine this long running establishment will last much longer unless it makes some improvements.
Pros: All vegetarian, Bring your own drinks, Interesting decor
Cons: Poor food, Not good value, Not a clean environment
Guest
Without_Cruelty_Blog
Points +713
Cheap All You Can Eat Indian Buffet - Edit
Cheap food, bad service. Would recommended as the food was very affordable but don't expect too much in the way of service - my partner and I, despite being the only people in the restaurant for around 30 minutes, were paid no attention and felt a little awkward and uncomfortable. It's also silent in there, which was weird, some background music would be a welcome addition.
Read moreIt's £8.95 for all you can eat - lots of carbs, salads, fried sides and curries. They also offer BYO for no extra charge.
Pros: The Price , Location , Decor - Lots of veggie quotes on the walls
Cons: No ambience , Bad service
Guest
missykat
Points +20
👌 - Edit
Delicious and affordable vegetarian dishes!
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PlantbasedMimi
Points +24
Love it! - Edit
I used to go there all the time when I was vegetarian, but then when I became vegan, I became weary of Indian food because of ghee.
Read moreI visited this place today after over 3 years and all I can say is that I wish I'd gone there sooner!
The food is awesome and clearly labelled as vegan - most of the food there today was suitable for vegans, other than just two dishes with paneer.
I'll be going back again very soon!
Guest
pitdesi
Points +62
Decent food but you could do better - Edit
Lots of crazy words all over the place extolling the virtues of vegetarianism and whatever else the owners want to promote (not drinking cold water is one of them... Apparently cold water causes cancer). It's an experience. The food itself is fairly mediocre and is now £8.95, so you can probably do better elsewhere.
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Rowse
Points +1063
All you can eat buffet - Edit
This place is cheap (if you have a big appetite) and cheerful. The food was pretty average for an Indian/South Indian restaurant and there is no bhel poori! However, it is all you can eat, so if you are hungry you could eat a lot for £7.95. The decor is interesting, but it can be a little disconcerting to read about health problems while you eat! (ie: it’s destroying your body to drink cold drinks ... while you sip the beer you brought with you!) Almost all the food was vegan, so that was nice. But I wouldn’t rush back.
Read morePros: Almost all vegan, Cheap(ish) cafe
Cons: No bhel poori!
Guest
vsmith889
Points +123
Quirky restaurant - Edit
Great value for money, unique decor. Buffet-style food with mostly vegan food. BYOB. No corkage.
Read morePros: Very affordable , Free for homeless , Very friendly
Cons: Cash only
Guest
KaosPhoenix
Points +131
Always awesome, in many ways. - Edit
This is our favourite place anywhere. Always a flavourful, cheap buffet with lots of variety, bring your own beer (they don't sell alcohol but will let you buy alcoholic drinks elsewhere and drink them at the table) - and they provide free takeaway meals for the homeless!
Read moreLots of love, veg veg veg veg veg veg veg.
Pros: lovely atmosphere , cheap *and* good, funny walls (lots to read)
Guest
EeolaMay
Points +36
Sehr gut - Edit
Viel Auswahl, gute Kennzeichnung und leckeres Essen. Die Atmosphäre ist sehr cool, weil überall Plakate über vegane/vegetarische Ernährung hängen.
Read morePros: Viele vegane Optionen, Gute Kennzeichnung, sehr lecker und günstig
Cons: Die Currys sind teilweise etwas ölig
Guest
davem
Points +44
sublime. A London institution. - Edit
Fantastically informal, cheap, trashy buffet diner with great food for the price. The semi-accurate propaganda is great fun, and their news clippings are a treasure to discover and explore. One of my favourite restaurants in london - I used to eat here several times a week.
Read morePros: cheap, cheerful, not super slick
Cons: not super slick
Guest
vegan.footprint
Points +94
Indian Veg Bhelpoori House - Edit
The food was bathed in oil. All fried with poor hygiene. Being a vegan in a 100% vegetarian restaurant, it was disgusting to see the cashier/owner eating a chicken drumstick at the counter. I could not eat anything after imagining whether the food was prepared in a non vegetarian kitchen.
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megan-victoria
Points +28
Great food, great price. - Edit
Really nice food- they had a good variety of dishes and the flavours were incredible. It was really reasonably priced, but remember to bring cash as they don't take cards.
Read morePros: Great food, Low Cost
Cons: Only take cash
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tendaystogo
Points +269
delicious and good value! - Edit
Delicious buffet with lots of dishes including curries, salads, daal, pakoras etc and everything clearly labelled as vegan/not. So yummy and good value - £7.95 I think after 5pm or I think it was £5.95 before then. Will definitely return!!! Also had a yummy soy mango lassi - never thought I'd have one again since being vegan but it was freshly blended and tasted so good, it cost £2.95. Staff were helpful and friendly :)
Read morePros: clearly labelled vegan, wide variety, delicious and good value
Guest
lucretia.269
Points +202
Great place! - Edit
All you can eat for 7,95.... and you want to eat it all! Almost everything here is vegan (you gotta ask the staff) so you have lots of delicious vegan dishes to put inside your happy belly :)
Read morePros: Delicious, Cheap, Friendly
Cons: Dishes aren't labelled with their names, Non-vegan food are not labelled, Doesn't look really clean
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gdwasmund
Points +62
Buffet - Edit
All but two of the dishes were vegan and everything was clearly labelled. 7.95 for all you can eat. The food was delicious and they kept the fresh food coming!
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TBR
Points +383
Weird place, great food. - Edit
OK, so the food options are really badly labelled, the staff don't seem to be very happy, but I LOVE this place. The walls are covered with pro-animal-rights propaganda which is very entertaining. And the food is delicious and very reasonable. Plus they also feed homeless people for free.
Read morePros: Yummmmmmm.
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sssophiec
Points +110
best curry ever! - Edit
Love this place. No frills just cheap and delish!
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BeagleLondon
Points +289
Fantastic!! - Edit
Amazing food, mostly vegan (with clear description to indicate what the dish contains), and cheap. The food is really delicious and the atmosphere is cozy and friendly. Staff are all very nice and friendly too! Great place to meet up with your friends! BYOB but there is wide selection of beverage there too - including vegan lassi!
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craigmc
Points +35699
disappointing - Edit
only two dishes from the whole buffer were not vegan. so lots of choice.
Read morenot really sure what to say as it was a real poor show. I'm really not sure how there are so many positive reviews.
six salads available, two bahjis both of which were really poor quality and cold, half a dozen curries which looked like they cost have been sat there since my last trip to London. no bread and no service.
it has a lot of vegan. choice and is good value, but i wish find it hard to recommend
after a good night's sleep undecided to reduce my review to 2 starts. vegan food but poor food
Pros: lots of vegan , good value
Cons: poor quality, poor service
Guest
bencarr95
Points +85
Very good and a great bargain - Edit
I'm from the States and here on a study abroad. I was pretty thrilled when I saw the sign for an all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet at such a low price and within walking distance to where I'm staying nonetheless. I decided to go in for tonight and was not disappointed. Almost all of the dishes were vegan, so naturally, I got a bit of almost everything there. Most of the dishes are clearly marked with what they contain, the ones that were not marked were pretty clearly vegan (vegetables and stuff). It was all very flavorful and I was certainly satisfied. The area is a bit tight, so be mindful of that, but it was fine by me (what cheap restaurants aren't crammed in London?). The decorations on the walls prevented me from getting bored and I learned some fun facts. There are some beverages for sale too, and you are allowed to bring your own (it seemed that most people did). I only have a week left in the UK, but hopefully I'll have the chance to come back.
Read morePros: Price, Food, Ease
Cons: Tight space
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