Anokha

A beautiful East meets West 5 star rated restaurant tucked away behind the Gherkin & city of London buildings next to The Guild Church of St Katharine Cree. The restaurant is situated in a beautiful historical grade 2 listed building with a lot of history going back to the East India Company. The restaurant is very close to Aldgate station and not to far from Liverpool street Bishopsgate and Petticoat Lane Market. Parking is free after 7pm but its a short walk from local stations. The restaurant has a grand and beautifully designed entrance which winded you down a beautiful stairwell to a basement covered with exquisite decor and a photo wall of A listed celebrities who have visited the restaurant. The design and interior was beautifully laid out and gave you a feeling of calm ambience atmosphere. The restaurant is beautifully laid out with a capacity of 150 people at any one time. Staff greeted us at the front and were very friendly and bubbly as we got seated. Once seated you felt a sense of relaxation looking around you again beautiful Indian style decor and design with a modern twist. A range of drinks were ordered with poppadoms with chutney and pickles which came onto table very quickly. We ordered the house speciality starter which was a mixed platter as below: Starters: prawn dhamaka grilled salmon lamb tikka chicken tikka seekh kebab grilled king prawn onion bhaji The starters were beautifully presented, hot, tasty and full of flavour and spice to accommodate each of our taste buds and again didn’t take long to arrive on table. The mains we ordered was a mixture of items below accompanied with white rice and biryani; Laal Maas lamb curry Butter chicken Shahi gosht Biryani Badshah baagh king prawn Chicken special Monk fish curry Tarka daal Mains were delicious, with great flavours beautifully spiced, well presented and at the right temperature to be eaten straight away. As each of us tucked into the food we conversed how Indian food has changed and how Anokha was reimagining the way Indian food tastes and is presented for the modern day food connoisseur . Again there was something there for everyone and we all tried everything and loved all the dishes. Compliments to the Chef!! After the main we relaxed and enjoyed a nice cup of tea. We were with the Grand Tea Master himself Sheikh Aliur Rahman OBE London Tea Exchange recognising his OBE. Thank you to all staff at Anokha it was a wonderful relaxed evening with lovely food to eat with lovely friends.

We have been blessed to have visited this restaurant while arriving to London for the first time . Coming from Toronto, Canada we have many Indian restaurants , which we have enjoyed but never had we had the experience of truly tasty True Indian food. Almost a rebirth for my wife and I when we tried this amazing food for the first time here. Everything was incredibly well balanced, and each dish was better than the next. First we started with the Tandoori lamb chops and the complex seasoning along with the grilling style truly brought out the Flavours of the meat which were so amazing.We wanted to lick the bone. As we started with our appetizers, we then continued with the Tandoori king prawns which had so much meat and must have onion bhajee . Which was light and crispy and a delicious combo to pair with. From the appetizers we knew we were in for a treat and a night of Flavours. When ordering dinner we had Vegetable biryani , Mixed vegetable curry , Jhinga Malabar , garlic naan and chicken masala. The fresh ingredients truly were tasted from the quality of the meats and seasoning blends. We couldn’t of been happier to be eating at this restaurant and to have honour of meeting the Owner Aziz and his lovely staff who treated us like family. Thank you for hospitality and can not recommend this restaurant enough! Vegetarian options: Indian food. Dietary restrictions: They have many vegan options as it is Indian food.

Great food! I went for the Gulap Chilli Gosht as a main course, which was delicious. We also had the Tandoori Platter to share, and again, this was a good range of tastes and flavours, including chicken, lamb and seafood. Great decor as you enter and go down the stairs to basement level. Pretty full when we went on a Weds lunchtime, so clearly a popular choice!

honestly the best restaurant experience i’ve had this year so far. not only was the food spectacular but the service was exceptional. all of the employees were extremely friendly and helpful the manager and our server salah especially. a complete 10/10 experience and i’ll definitely be coming back

Delicious and such good value! The bajis were fantastic highly recommend and good servings for the curries. Staff were attentive too. Got busier as the night went on so would recommend booking!

My favourite Indian restaurant. I have been a regular for as long as I have been working in the City and realised that I never reviewed it before! Highly recommended as apart from the amazing food and the new vegan menu, the service is always top notch

We came here with our 6-year-old daughter. We had a wonderful time. The service was excellent and the food was great. They went above and beyond for us. We will come back!

Very delicious food. Experience and the service was too good. Definitely one to try Lal-Mas and Onion bhaji. Our server Salah was very friendly and informative. Definitely recommend to friends and family.

Delicious varitey of food, with a gorgeous decor too. Salah our host for the evening was also very kind and easy-going! Would highly recommend this gem of the EC area

Went to this restaurant with family to celebrate sisters graduation. I have to say the hospitality and the service was so good. It is the best in class I've seen. The food was so delicious. We literally ordered half of the entire menu. Top quality food. Very tasty. Very authentic taste. They take pride looking after you whilst you are in their restaurant. Definitely will visit again.