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CLOSED: The Vegetarian's Paradise
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Vegetarian
Indian
Buffet
Veggie restaurant featuring all-you-can-eat Indian buffet for lunch and dinner. It's a short walk from the Russell Square underground station. DEC 2015 REPORTED SHUT INSIDE IS EMPTY.
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9 Reviews
First Review by tablemoonspoons
Tomericko
Points +218
simple place. nothing special. - Edit
Small and average variety, everything is vegan except for three souses.
Read moreIt's a good place only to fill the tummy.
Some of the things are spicy.
Guest
Veganswife
Points +315
Good but not sensational - Edit
Bloomsbury is a rich environment for vegetarians. Most Indian restaurants will offer arrange of vegan options, so this one has stiff competition. It's strength is that everything is vegetarian, if not vegan, and it's lunchtime buffet is very cheap and good value. The food in the buffet is food, but not sensational.
Read morePros: Price, location, All vegetarian
Cons: competition from better local vege cafés
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Miggi
Points +2703
Cheap all you can eat place - Edit
Directly opposite Alara Wholefoods, I wouldn't describe this as a "paradise" but it is a cheap Indian Buffet for central London. There is a fairly limited selection, and the dahl (usually one of my favorites at any Indian place) was very watery, but the rest of the options were quite tasty.
Read moreEverything bar 2 of the dips were vegan.
In future I would probably walk the 10 mins to one of the places in Drummond St in preference, but if I had limited time I'd give here another try.
Pros: Cheap, Almost all vegan
Cons: limited selection
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nigeltart
Points +130
Great value but nothing special - Edit
Cheap buffet restaurant. Food ok but nothing special.
Read moreDrummond St (several Indian veggie restaurants) is only 5 mins away, just the other side of Euston station. I won't be coming here again.
Pros: Amazing value, Decent food
Cons: Mediocre, A bit shabby
Guest
beitme
Points +149
Worth a visit every now and then - Edit
The food is inexpensively priced for either eating-in or taking-out. I've only chosen the latter thus far; it's a good bargain if you don't mind finding a place elsewhere to sit down and eat. Tastes good, though it is a bit greasy. They're open late which can be quite nice for those last minute occasions.
Read morePros: good value, open late
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jollypig
Points +3086
Great food and soooooo cheap - Edit
I went for the buffet both times I've been there. It's only £4.95 for lunch and £5.95 for dinner. The food was great and amazing value. It's a bit of a cafe-type place and not the most up-market, but it's clean and has a nice atmosphere. Go there!
Read morePros: Tasty food, Great value, Buffet or menu option
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Joloco
Points +311
Not impressed - Edit
"The Vegetarians Paradise"? That's a little optimistic!
Read moreFrom outside, we weren't sure whether to go in - the decor looked tired and old - but we thought we'd give it a go anyway. Unfortunately our first impressions were proved right! The paper tablecloth on our table was dirty, the menus looked grubby and the tableware wasn't as clean as you'd like it to be.
The whole place could do with some renewal - the walls were chipped and marked and the radiator behind us was filthy! The waiter was helpful but not particularly friendly, and often seemed distracted as he was the only member of staff present for most of our visit.
The range of food was pretty good, and the mains are small and cheap so you can get more than one per person and share them, which is nice. The food itself was mostly good - nice starter, good naan breads, a decent sag aloo, and lovely mushroom bhajee. The tarka daal was watery and bland though. Good range of drinks on offer, and reasonably priced too. (No alcohol license, however.)
Overall, this could be a very good veggie curry place if the owners took some pride in it, but there's much better all over London and I can't recommend Vegetarians Paradise over any of them.
Pros: Cheap, Reasonable food
Cons: Lacklustre service, Tired décor, Cleanliness
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Jemima
Points +484
Nice little restaurant - Edit
From Russell Square station, go straight down Marchmont St in front of you until you reach the restaurant which is on the left side of the road.
Read moreThe restaurant is decorated in cottagely Western style with checked tablecloths on the small tables. There is a bar on one side for drinks which is something you see in many Indian restaurants.
It was very quiet when we went, with only one other couple there. Probably because it was new years day.
It was an all you can eat buffet for lunch. This included appetizers such as pappadams and other fried items, about four curries and rice and naan as well as dhal and some other dishes and some Indian sweets. There were also relishes and chutneys.
It was decent, if not quite absolute the best I've ever had. There were some very nice sweets and it is the biggest range I have seen at an Indian restaurant so far, about 4 or 5 different kinds. Check whether these are vegan though, they may not be.
There was one person on the floor and he was friendly and quite casual, chatting to us about a few things before leaving us to ourselves to eat lunch. He let everyone know before he packed up the buffet to give us an opportunity to get another helping if we wanted.
It was just over GBP5 for the all you can eat lunch. Very good value.
If Bhel Poori House at Angel is the budget buffet and Rani is the deluxe this one fits in the middle and would probably be my choice of place to go most often if I had to choose.
Pros: great value, convenient location, pleasant space
Guest
tablemoonspoons
Points +135
a good local bet - Edit
so there are no other reviews for here at the moment. i only went here once and it was a while ago. its not worth to travel to get here, but i remember it being okay and if your in the neighborhood its a good bet to check it out.
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