• CLOSED: Woodlands - Marylebone Lane

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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Beer/Wine

Re-opened summer 2014 after renovation. Modern setting and features South Indian vegetarian cuisine. Directions: Jubilee/Central line take Bond Street station exit, or Central Line take Oxford Street station exit. Reported closed August 2021.


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15 Reviews

First Review by natz

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Points +21840

Vegan
11 May 2021

Woodlands

This is a great option when you're in the mood for some good veg-friendly Indian food. If you're vegan, ask for the vegan menu.

First, I highly recommend the dosas made vegan, they're delicious. We had a spicy one filled with potatoes and peas accompanied by a coconut chutney and sauce. We also ordered a vegan vegetable jalfrezi, which was also good, but not as good as the dosa. The vegan roti was very dry and almost cracker-like, which was disappointing. Overall, this is a solid option.

This_Is_a_Simulation

Points +333

Vegan
13 Apr 2019

Authentic South Indian food

Haven’t tried anything else apart from their dosas and I can say it is as good as it can get 6000 miles away from south of India.

rev.j.p.rinehart

Points +132

Herbivore
17 Feb 2019

Good dosa

My dosa was delicious, if slightly expensive.

HilaLee-OrCohen

Points +26

Vegan
30 Sep 2018

Review

Nice Indian food - delicious, nice environment and Great service.

Pros: Tasty, Lots of vegan options, Great service

Cons: A bit expensive, Curry doesn’t come with rice, The dishes are small

sukhdeep

Points +59

Vegan
23 Mar 2018

great, tasting authentic food!

Would’ve given 5 stars if not for their card machine not functioning when we dined

missy*FR

Points +80

Vegetarian
19 Feb 2018

Nice place and friendly stuff

Vegan options available, delicious curry and ginger beer!

Cons: Sides have to be ordered separately

kool_kitchen

Points +862

Vegetarian
11 Feb 2018

Nice south Indian cuisine

The Maryelbone branch is pleasant.

The papadums are standard. The highlights are the cashew nut pakoras, a bhel poori with pomegranate.

They also make killer dosas, like their paper one.

It's a bit pricey but very tasty.

Pros: cashew nut pakoras, bhel poori with pomegranate

Cons: Bit pricey, could use bigger portions

ChanDrkit

Points +59

Vegan
12 Jun 2017

no onion no garlic

The waiters are very helpful. it's really difficult to find a no onion no garlic vegan hot dish, but they help, thank you very much

mattblack

Points +21

Vegetarian
25 Jan 2015

Simply awful...

One of the worst Indian meals ive ever eaten.Tepid food,badly cooked.AVOID!

Pros: none

Cons: cooking

JT_Vegan

Points +34

Vegan
11 Oct 2013

vegans be warned

While this is a vegetarian restaurant, and they even boast having a separate vegan menu,sadly they do not take vegan seriuosly. I was disappointed that the server and manager came to my table four times to retrieve items they had claimed were prepared vegan that were in fact not. It's never good when someone asks how vegan are you with a vegan menu in hand! It breaks my heart to have this complaint of a vegetarian restaurant.

Pros: they were nice-ish apologizing, clean

Cons: false claims and lack of understanding

ashwinn

Points +787

Vegetarian
02 May 2013

edible not delightful

This wasn't stellar Indian food

Pros: location, fresh juice

Cons: bland food, pricey

Gudrun

Points +4901

Vegan
24 Nov 2012

Yummie South Indian Food!

Delicious South Indian veggie food, lots of choices, also for vegans. I had a vegan thali, i.e., a variety of dishes served on a platter in small metal bowls along with a dosa (a pancake made from rice batter and black lentils). Staff was friendly. The place was nice and clean but a bit crowded, they had to send people away so I was lucky that I had made a reservation. Not cheap, but the food was really worth it!

Pros: excellent food, variety, all-vegetarian place

gin_and_tonic

Points +92

Vegetarian
27 Apr 2012

Good selection of Indian veggie food

Tucked away in a side street,its easy to miss. They have a huge selection of dishes, many of which you don't see at your local curry house.

Service was fast and efficient and the decor is clean and crisp. They don't do paneer from the tandoor at lunch time, so I had paneer tikka masala, rice, chapatti and an orange juice. The food is very well done, but it came to around £18 with service, which is a bit steep.

A good place for romantic evening meals or business lunch on expenses. A bit expensive, for me, to be an everyday lunchtime venue.

Pros: Wide range of foods, Vegan friendly, Well cooked

Cons: Price

lovintheveg

Points +81

Vegetarian
18 Oct 2010

great indian food

My aunt and I ate at the Woodlands while in London. I had CHANNA MASALA- Tender chick peas simmered in a delicious tomato & light masala sauce. Ideally eaten with a bathura. I did order the bathura, which is a VERY LARGE fluffy bread. All of it was delicious. Indian is my favorite ethnic food and enjoy trying different restaurants.

To drink I had the orange and apple juice. Very refreshing.

Pros: food

natz

Points +133

Vegetarian
19 Mar 2009

Great South Indian Food!

We went to the Woodlands restaurant by Piccadilly Circus but doesn't seem to be listed on this website for review - i'm sure they're the same though. Walked in without a booking on a Sat evening and they were happy to accomodate us. Nice bottle of wine and too much choice on the menu, especially for vegans!! Good to try lots of Indian dishes you don't usually get in your standard curry house. We had a mushroom masala dosa which was huge, a veggie curry (can't remember the exact type) and two types of breads to go with (much nicer than usual Naans). We didn't order a starter and whilst the portions looked huge we could have eaten more so would recommend two courses or ordering some sides with main. Didn't get offered a dessert menu so no idea about those. Bill came to the same as we pay in Bham so i'd call that cheap in the centre of London on a Sat night. Recommended!

Pros: great food, fast service, cheap for london

Cons: sketchy service (no desserts offered), smallish portions




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