Amba's Kitchen - Piatti

Tindli By Chef Karnavar

➤ 5-7 St. James_s Road,, Croydon I-CR0 2SB, United Kingdom

Piatti • Cafés • Vegan • Indian • Asiatic

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"We tried out a Kerala Christmas meal at @tindlibychefkarnavar in Croydon which showcased traditional dishes that would be included in a Christmas/Easter meal in a Kerala Christian household. It was a large spread and the overall quality of the dishes was good. The service was ok. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch"

The Little Coffee Shop

➤ 107 Sanderstead Road, CR2 0PJ, Croydon, United Kingdom

Piatti • Cakes • Coffee • Ice Cream • Chocolate

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"My best friend lives nearby to this lovely little coffee shop and I thought it would be nice for Christmas to get her a selection of Christmas treats from here as I know she uses it regularly and I have popped in here with her for milkshakes and cakes, when I have been to visit her and her lovely girls. The customer service from this small business was incredible, she knew my friend by name and even knew that she had already ordered a Christmas cake from here and kindly recommended switching the Christmas cake in the order for one of her favourite Guinness cakes. Seeing as she had been so accommodating and friendly I asked as a special request if she could put English muffins in as they were a fond shared childhood memory of ours and Corene replied straight away and said she could, no problem. Such a lovely touch that you would probably never get from a large corporate company. I already felt great that I had supported a small business and their customer service really made it a very pleasant experience. I know this year they have extended their range due to covid to provide fresh eggs, milk, lockdown essentials for lots of the locals to have somewhere easy to get these things in a difficult time and just wanted to spread the word of how wonderful they are!"

Karachi Cuisine

➤ 1113-1115 Rd, SW16 4XD, London, United Kingdom

Piatti • Fish • Buffet • Chicken • Biryani

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"Following the principle 'good ought to be sought ', we scanned through reviews here on TripAdvisor to look a good Nihari place and found 'Karachi Pakwan '. I called ahead to reserve a table and to get a 'feel ' for the service/people, it went well. Upon arrival, we were greeted by Nofel as soon as we entered the restaurant and seated. We were pleasantly surprised by the inviting ambience, warm plates, clean cutlery and spotless glasses. (You 'd be surprised how rare the last 3 are at Pakistani restaurants) Our host recommended masala fish whilst we 'd wait for our main which we thought tasted excellent. Our main, Nihari with Kulchas was served at our requested time. The kulchas were fresh and perhaps the nicest we had at any Pakistani restaurant. Nihari was good enough, albeit I did think it could have done with a bit of (fat) trimming. Regardless, the taste didn 't disappoint. We had no room to try their recommended falooda (or even a sweet paan) but we shall in our next visit. The restaurant is about 90 minutes drive from us BUT worth it. Our previous Nihari restaurant (in West Hendon) is half that distance but declining service had costed them our custom of 10 years. We shall be returning to Karachi Pakwan for more."

Chutney's Shirley

➤ 244 Wickham Road Croydon, Greater London CR0 8BJ, CR0 8TG, United Kingdom

Piatti • Beer • Indian • Buffet • Delivery Services

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"I took my adult son for brunch this month in April, as we wanted to see if the restaurant was dog-friendly since he has a new puppy. We also wanted to see if the food was as good as it used to be. Unfortunately, it did not meet our expectations on both counts. We both ordered a large breakfast, I am a pescatarian so I had a veggie breakfast while my son had a Full English. The mushrooms and tomatoes tasted like they were from cheaper suppliers, which was disappointing. I had visited this cafe about six years ago with my partner and it was amazing back then, easily the best cafe in that area of Wickham Road. However, both my son and I felt that it had declined in quality since then."

Basil Grape

➤ 46 George Street, Croydon I-CR0 1PB, United Kingdom

Piatti • Wine • Sushi • Pizza • Italian

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"Good location, excellent platter and wine. Service and organisation could be better. We had booked a table in advance but no table was available and we had to wait. Then we had to wait to order; once we ordered we had to wait ages for food and had to remind the staff. What should have taken an hour or so eventually took over two. They could get many more covers if they speeded things up a bit. I would, however use the restaurant again as the food and wine were excellent."