Pakhtoon Restaurant - London

The service was terrible at this restaurant. We ordered starters, but they forgot to bring them. The food was very poor quality and surprisingly expensive. I would recommend avoiding this place.

The restaurant was nearly empty when we got there, which was a bit concerning in a bustling city. It felt like more of a spot for quick lunches or takeout dinners. However, the service was attentive and the food was delicious. The prices seemed a bit high for the portion sizes, possibly due to the additional charge for individual bottles of water.

Good food and good service, was expecting more based on the reviews.

I had been meaning to try Pakhtoon since noticing that it had replaced the rather uninspiring kebab joint that used to have the site. My expectations took a dip with the menu, which didn 't seem terribly well put together (or error checked). But when the food arrived, it was a very pleasant surprise. The team in that kitchen can cook! The style is a little more 'home spun ' than 'high street ' Indian, and all the better for it. Tandoori salmon had great flavour, just enough char, but still moist and soft inside. Lamb curry, despite the nondescript name, was rich, with balanced, fragrant spicing; not at all hot. And the dal was deep and creamy, almost (but not) to a fault. It wasn 't flawless the plate for the salmon was far too small, making it tricky to eat, and the salad alongside it, dry and un dressed but mistakes were easy to forgive. If you 're in the Marble Arch area, and fancy something more rewarding than the standard chains, and different to the many Middle Eastern places further up Edgware Road, Pakhtoon is well worth a try.

The chicken biryani and fish curry at this restaurant were wonderfully aromatic and spicy. We also enjoyed the perfectly spicy garlic naan. Sitting at a window table, we watched the traffic on Edgware Road. Although the restaurant is small, it was not busy when we arrived. The Indian food was very authentic and reasonably priced for London.