Taste of Rajasthan - but with a contemporary twist

Chokhi Dhani London | Best Indian Restaurant in London | Rajasthani Food

Travelled nearly an hour across London to get to this restaurant. Booked as a surprise for a special friend of mine by her daughter who had been before.

I have to say I was very impressed! The staff are welcoming and efficient. Seated quickly. We were so busy catching up that they did have to wait to take our order's, but the staff were very patient with us.

Everything ordered came out and was truly delicious, from starters to mains (we didn't have dessert). The thali was ordered by my friend and I sampled some of it and everything was delicious. We ordered two main dishes, two rice and one nan between two adults and a child and it was just the right amount for a lunch (I hate wasting food!).

The exterior and interior are well decorated, with lots of Rajasthani statues and painted walls, lovely wooden staircase, just beautiful.

Would definitely go back to Chokhi Dhani as the food was just so delicious, not overly hot, but beautifully balanced! Unfortunately I didn't get to take pictures of the food, as we started before I thought to take any. 100% worth the hour tube ride.

Wonderful Indian restaurant with lots of character. Very quiet on a weekday evening for dinner. Recommend the vegetable samosa to start. Dhal makani and Murg Makahn are highly recommended. All pair well with naan and roti. Also try their lassi drink. Price was reasonable and service attentive. Will come back again.

Stunning restaurant in the heart of Battersea. Gorgeous architecture design on the outside. We went a while ago for an anniversary dinner. Whilst food was good and presented beautifully, we were bitterly disappointed when staff refused to allow us to take our leftovers with us when we left. Clearly food waste is not an issue for them even though as customers we paid a high price. The reason why it was surprising was because we have been to more higher end, Michelin star restaurants that  have allowed us to take food back with us.
Willing to give it another shot in the future but not any time soon.

Visited on Saturday, 22nd November evening with wife. I had called an hour before to reserve seats but we found a few tables vacant.
Service was excellent. Even though the place was crowded and buzzing, we got served and attended promptly.

Now for the food. We both ordered Maharaja thali which is meat based. I was assured meats are all halal. We could have gone for one veg and one meat thali but the veg thali had tandoori paneer and paneer kadhai instead of Laal Maas and chicken tikka which we did not find appealing . Also, the main dishes on the thali (such as Laal Maas, chicken and daal baati) if ordered beyond first serving would cost extra. So we went for both meat. Daal, chawal and roti were unlimited.

It was my first time experiencing Laal Maas, Daal Baati Churma and Sangri. In addition there was Gatte Ki Sabzi, Kadhi Pakoda, pickle, chutney and Gulab Jamun. Also usual accompaniments like papad, salad etc.

I must say all the dishes were delicious. I have never had these Rajasthani dishes before so I do not have a reference point but for what it was, we enjoyed them all. Each dish had a unique flavour and quite distinct from run of the mill 'tandoori' variety.

Sorry for the late review but I really had to write it. As soon as we stepped in the restaurant we were greeted with a smile and the restaurant looked fabulous. The food was amazing. We had maharaja thali and the quantity was so much we were really full. Laal maas and kadhi were the star of the platter, I have never had this super authentic kadhi before in London ever. The food was super delicious and out of the world. Our servers were super sweet and they really did a very good job. We came for our anniversary and they made our day really special. I loved everything about the restaurant and would 11/10 will recommend to every single person I meet. A huge shout out to Ugendar our server and Pranavi for making our day.

Halal Status for Chokhi Dhani Nine Elms