South Woodford

Sakura Hot Food and Buns

Amazing Japanese Dishes, so many choices for both veg and non veg. I've only had the veg dishes and I can say that each one was so tasty and would highly recommend their Bai buns, gayozas, sushi...list is endless. Definitely worth a try if you haven't and looking for quality food. You get free snacks while you wait for your collection. Great customer service...amazing chefs.

I recently tried the Japanese takeaway Sakura and was thoroughly impressed by the quality of their food. The standout dish for me was the lamb buns - they were perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor. The katsu was also excellent - the breading was crispy and the meat was tender. Overall, I would highly recommend Sakura for anyone looking for delicious Japanese food to take away.

Best Sushi/Japanese in the area by a million miles and I've tried the main 3 on a number of occasions. This place tastes the best but is also somehow the cheapest. Go figure. On certain days you have to wait an hour to get your food, so I recommend ordering ahead of time on the phone or online. There are queues outside on busy days for a reason. Highly recommended.

Always love this place don't live in the area anymore but still come back! Everyone is super friendly and smiley and welcoming. Beat sushi and best teriyaki!!

Honestly our absolute favourite takeaway! It needs 10 stars. The Chicken Karrage buns are too good. The staff are so lovely and friendly. We are so sad to move away from the area for a while, and will definitely be stopping by whenever we pass south Woodford.
Thanks for all the amazing food! James & Darcey

We don't sell any alcohol or pork. Everything is Halal.

Sakura

🔴 @grandtrunk_road 🔴 Located in South Woodford
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A hidden gem of east London. And a spot that is on Michelin guide. We are getting a lot of renowned chefs from central London, in East London. Half the stuff members are from the famous Tamarind. Food reflects the idea of the journey of grand trunk road, which is the longest road covering India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and even Afghanistan. The menu has a little bit of all of these with the modern touch
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Pictured above are:-
🔳 Peshwari Lamb Chops (£28.50)
🔳 Lahori Murgh Kebab (£17.95)
🔳 Awadhi Dum Gosht Biryani (£21.95)
🔳 Amritsari Butter Chicken (£18.95)
🔳 Royal Lamb Shank (£21.95)
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The peshwari lamb chops was spot on. High quality chops, excellent flavours plus tender and soft. Exactly how lamb chops meant to be. And french trimmed style chops tend to never disappoint. Defo must try 
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Lahori Murgh Kebab is always a must order in most Indian places. As you can judge most chicken quality with these dishes. These were chicken thigh and it was excellent. Only thing would’ve wanted is more flavour element to it. Like thick flavour paste on the chicken.
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Biryani was flavour town. It had all these flavours and aroma hitting my nose. Had small chunks of green chillis as well, as requested, as I love my spice. I love my saucy Biryanis but these again for pilao style Biryani was epic. This is the only Biryani dish they have and I can see why they are confident with the one
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Butter chicken better than most other butter chicken. I know alot of place do tangy butter chicken which I personally don’t like. This had good flavours. And added spice to it and gave a little kick, it’s not the best I’ve had but defo a really tasty one
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The royal lamb shank is slow cooked dish and  had a taste of Nihari to the gravy. I think the shank wasn’t cooked fully hence why it was abit tough on the outside. As I saw other videos, the meat pulled apart. Wasn’t the case on my shank unfortunately. Defo must’ve been a one off situation
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All in all defo a great spot if you want central London quality food in east London. Service and all that as expected from a Michelin guide

- Lamb & Chicken Halal
- Alcohol Served In Premises

@halalhunt's review of Grand Trunk Road South Woodford on Instagram

Grand Trunk Road

A real mixed bag ranging from sensational deserts to an awful pseudo biryani.
We went for a birthday celebration and this was a convenient location, saving us the trek into town.
Ambience and decor were conducive to fine dining. The tables were full but it was not noisy and no awful music.
One of our party has a serious shellfish allergy and they were very considerate about that.
The starters were very good. We got about 6 I think. Grilled chickens and fish. All the fish dishes were perfectly cooked.
We ordered truffle and mushroom naan which had no taste of truffle or mushroom. Very disappointing.
The major disappointment was the lamb biryani. This was not a biryani by any stretch, it was more like a pilaf. The lamb pieces contained inedible grissly bits which is unforgivable bearing in mind what they were charging for it.
The aubergine dish was right up my street.
The deserts were sensational. We ordered mango brulee and a weird sounding avocado and rose icecream, which is worth going back for again and again.
I also ordered a coffee which was surprisingly excellent.
This is a pricey place so they cannot serve substandard food if they want customers to return.

Service was absolutely amazing, couldn’t fault anyone at the shop. However the food on the other hand, the flavours didn’t satisfy my pallet. Flavours were alright, but nothing to scream about. Nice experience, but if you want pure flavour, better at a local spot.

Been twice, once many years ago and yesterday. Yesterday's meal was utterly scrumptious, packed with flavour. The set menu is excellent value although would forgo the dessert next time as it wasn't so good.

Chicken 2 way was excellent as was the lamb ghost. Ordered an extra peshawari naan as it doesn't come with many peices per person with the set menu. This too was high end naan. If I'm being critical the poppadom portion is very small.

Overall a great dining experience. Service is attentive and friendly.

Service was excellent, the starters were top class. However the main was not great at all. The lamb biryani had no taste and was boring a baby can eat that no spice. The chicken tava was not great at all. Overall I gave it 3 stars due to the very expensive bill and the main was bad.

This amazing michelin starred restaurant gave me an extraordinary service as well as exquisite meals.. huge variety of the menus + staffs are very knowledgeable on what to recommend with a courtesy. Thanks for the amazing experience and I hope to visit again soon.

NOIR South Woodford

Wow! I have been completely bowled over by the food, the presentation and service. The waiters were extremely friendly and attentive. The menu had a good variety of food to choose from and in fact I was spoilt for choice. The flavours were spot on and for me the Byriani was the star of the show. Great ambiance and lovely decor. I would highly recommend.

Nice venue, good food and the best staff service we have received today from Santa in busy time , very kind sweet and helpful girl.

Excellent venue,  delicious food and friendly staff. When I found out they also have a shisha lounge I was sold.

If you can get passed the dreadful undertrained staff in the door I wish you luck
As for the food I never got that far
As a 63 year old I booked for my wife and I but was stopped on the door as I tried to confirm booking
Avoid avoid avoid

Noir

Sahara Grill (Leyton)

It's been a while since I last visited this place, and was curious to see if the quality had gone down or not. We ordered three different burgers, and half a chicken. All dishes were fantastic and delicious. Sure, it's expensive and it can get busy. But, the food will not disappoint you.

Wahab was really welcoming. He made sure our food came quickly and the service was  brilliant. We ordered a Sahara Chicken steak and Fried rice with Prawns. Excellent service, excellent food. 5/5

Food is good. Service was good. A bit pricey.

Food was Amazing and the service was excellent. Thankyou Wahab for exceptional service.

Wait was a bit lengthy but its because we went on one of the dine out days so the place was packed out. Food was really great and service was good.

Everything on our menu is Halal. We don't serve alcohol or pork. A Halal certificate is available upon request - please ask a member of staff.

Sahara Grill

Ookii Sushi

The staff here were really friendly, the service was quick, and they even gave me a free miso soup to wait! It also tasted nice and fresh.

Great sushi, generous amount of fish in each dish and decent value.  Will definitely be a regular haunt from now on.

From the Sakura sushi people, this place does fabulous sushi and never disappoints.  Genuinely can't recommend them enough!!

Amazing experience. Love the deco.
Love the sushi options.
Well done guys.

New offshoot from Sakura sushi. Top quality as always

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JustEat UK

Wood Oven BBQ

Always enjoy coming here, good food at a reasonable price. Never disappoints. Best Turkish in South Woodford for sure

Really disappointed with our takeaway order. I ordered the chicken burger which was £7 and it was literally just a bun with a thin chicken patty, no sauce, lettuce etc. Very disappointed, particularly as this was meant to be my main. Though my wife had a chicken shish which was good. The rice was nice too. Sadly won't be coming back though.

Wasn't expecting after midnight anything open, the manager I think was nice & accepted us to dine in, we ordered lamb & chicken shish kebab, very large portion of mixed meat, chips, salad, rice for £10.00 good price, variety beverages. Warm bread, dips & Turkish delights on the house was nice treat. The hot chili sauce was the best dip 😋 Under 30 pounds for 2. The manager wasn't rushing us, which was nice hospitality & good customer service. Definitely recommend & will be back again.

Fantastic place. As good as crystals in holloway and that is saying something.

Its noisy so not intimate. However the staff are very welcoming and not pushy.

Nice restaurant, enjoy it particularly as a lunch spot in South Woodford.

Food is great quality and one of my favourite local restaurants.

Wood Oven

Deliveroo UK

Thai street

Amazing food - fantastic flavours. One of the best Thai restaurants I’ve been to. The red curry in particular was amazing and the duck was very tasty. They offer good cocktails as well. There were antibacterial gels on the tables which I thought was a nice touch. The staff were very attentive however the atmosphere wasn’t very warm - they did not offer any smiles or any eye contact. The restaurant was also very loud. The loudness may have been an issue because there was no music playing in the background, so the atmosphere felt almost canteen-like. However I definitely recommend coming here just for the food itself.

Great food and flavours, one the best local Thai restaurants I've been to. The noodles where spicy but very tasty. Service was great and the menu is not over completed which is great. Highly recommended.

Really lovely food and atmosphere. Went with friends, we got the dumplings, chicken satay and squid for the starters which were all very good. The prawn pad thai also tasted great!

Great experience first time here, good food , good range of main choices just missing a cocktail range of drinks. But they offer to bag the food and take home and they do a take away service if you don't plan to eat their too.

Tasty food, perfectly spiced and friendly service.

Our chicken is Halal, we also serve fish and vegetarian dishes. Our lamb and beef is not Halal.

Thai Street

Meat-inspired Turkish menu with a smart-casual dress code

Mixed Grills all round! 🍗

This was our third time at Lokkum and since we enjoyed the  mixed grill before, we knew it would be wrong to go for something else! As always, the lamb shish was tender and the chops and Adana were full of flavour! However, the chicken shish was a tad bit dry. For sides, we ordered chips and bulgur rice, which was a little bland. The calamari was crunchy and we mopped the delicious cheesy mushrooms up with bread! The drinks at Lokkum are also lovely; we ordered a pina colada, mojito and strawberry daquiri. All in all, a great experience!

Settings: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Overall: 7/10

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@twopeasfoodies's review of Lokkum South Woodford on Instagram

Mix grill from the up market @lokkumlondon. I really liked this mix grill, nice thick juicy cuts of chicken and lamb. .

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@halalfoodguy's review of Lokkum South Woodford on Instagram

Lokkum Bar & Grill

Great service, well thought out interior, very spacious with parking for guests. The food is tasty and nicely portioned. The cocktails are well made. Great for big groups.

First thing first, food is reasonable.  I enjoyed the food.  The restaurant is well decorated but not loud.

Friendly service and staff tried to help me to get WiFi as their WiFi was down and reception in the area is really appalling!

Food 8/10, service 8/10, ambience 8/10, value for money 7/10.

Fantastic food and fantastic atmosphere. I really recommend if anyone is looking for great turkish food. They have set menus where you can pick and choose some of your favourite dishes.. all in all, a  five-star experience.

Had a lovely time at Lokkum to celebrate our anniversary. We were served and looked after by Ibrahim, who went above and beyond to give us a great service. Food was delicious, our steak came as expected, along with the starters (which were recommended and got our approval) and of course the desserts 👌🏼 It was also great to hear that their Künefe was freshly made. Will be returning

We went with a party of 12 for a Sunday lunch and it was quite quiet. Our waiters were friendly and helpful. The decor is pretty and perfect for taking photos. Food was great, however i feel like for Turkish food in London, it is on the pricier side and there are many turkish restaurants with similar food for lower prices (but here you pay for the decor and space). I had the lamb beyti which was juicy and saucy but there was so much yoghurt, it was hard to not waste it. The baklava for dessert was delicious and not too sweet.

Lokkum

Zest salad bar

It was very busy when I went in, albeit with the 'eat out to help out' going on to take into account so I would take the 'busy hours' chart with a grain of salt during those days. Aside from the long wait, the food was delicious. I got a Chicken and Avocado wrap and it was clear it was made with all fresh ingredients. It was big enough to fill me up however, not sure I'd justify the price on a non discount as it's London prices normally. Would recommend though :)

I tried this restaurant for a takeaway lunch. We had the Chicken Escalope and the Veggie Wrap. Overall terrible quality, the chicken was basically stale and looked grey in colour. We both felt slightly unwell after eating some of it, the rest we threw in the bin... The venue looks nice but it really is all substance with no quality. I cant believe how bad it was...and totally overpriced!

We ordered through just eat and when the food arrived there was no frozen yoghurt or yummy yoghurt. Which is fine, things happen and orders can go slightly wrong. What we did have a problem with was how rudely we were spoken to on the phone.
 
When we rang to explain the situation we received a very sharp and condescending reply. We were told that a message had been left on our phone explaining the lack of frozen yoghurt and that the other item was being delivered. 

All we said was that we hadn't seen the phonecall before they bit our head off, stating that they had indeed left a message. We didn't dispute this but they shouted that just eat will issue a refund for the frozen yoghurt and then hung up the phone - before we could even explain our position.

It's a ridiculous way to speak to a customer and I am not sure we would have been spoken to in such a manner if we were there in person. We don't want an apology, just for others to know how rude this person was who represents this business.

All the gear but no idea! Zest looks beautiful from the street but there is no vibe inside. The food is so basic, they didn’t even bother to toast the bread for our breakfast and because they microwaved the eggs all this awful sweaty egg water was on the plate! Juices where delicious but the whole thing was way over priced and just a disappointing experience. Staff should put in a bit more effort to talk to customers and check how things are going instead of just standing in the kitchen chatting. I wouldn’t go back!

Delicious salads, pasta and drinks. Excellent customer service.

Only our roast chicken is Halal at the moment.

Halal restaurants in South Woodford