Located on the Old Brompton Road in South Kensington, Thali serves up authentic dishes from throughout India, many with an appealing modern twist. The grazing style restaurant focuses mainly on North Indian cuisine but also showcases curries and tandoori specials. The menus are based on family recipes, handed down through generations, and enhanced by head chef Dila Ram. We love the sound of tandoori wild boar, for example, or snow crab patties with mint, coriander and spices. The thali offers a selection of dishes, as does the tasting menu – both provide a good introduction. The décor, an interesting mix of cosmopolitan London meets the mystery of the East, ensures Thali attracts a vibrant mix of local foodies and fashionistas. Diners looking for a casual bite are welcomed upstairs to the candlelit restaurant, while the ground floor is reserved for private dining.
** Winner of 2019 London Curry Awards - Fine Dining restaurant of the year **
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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
4.7Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.4Value
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Thali impresses with "superb lamb curry," "best fried spinach anywhere," and "authentic, flavourful, delicious food." Diners praise the "kind and attentive service," "clean and modern environment," and "amazing ambiance." Recommended dishes include the "chilli paneer" and "butter chicken." Despite occasional service hiccups, Thali remains a "hidden gem" and "highly recommend."
235 Reviews
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OpenTable Diner VIP
San Diego9 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 27, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
What a great place. The food is wonderful!! The lamb dishes are awesome.
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Hale VIP
Washington DC22 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 21, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Great food and service! The butter chicken is as superb, and the rice pudding was one of the best. Highly recommend.
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Anita
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 28, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Authentic, flavourful, delicious food with excellent service. The only tiny minor issue is the door lets in a cold blast of air every time others come and go - a heavy curtain perhaps would solve that? Do go and enjoy though - you won’t be disappointed.
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Tara
Houston3 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 21, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Best Indian restaurant I have ever been to. Impeccable service, large portions, great value, perfect flavor. Highly recommend!
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David
Charleston1 review
5.0
Dined on September 11, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
An amazing experience provided by Thali, led by its expert proprietor Vic.
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Matt
London20 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 12, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 4
The food at Thali is to die for! What it lacks in ambiance and space (it’s a little cramped and when full the service can be impacted a little) it more than makes up for in the food. This is a place to seek out and enjoy!!
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Bethany VIP
London11 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 30, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 3
Ambience 4
I love the food here but the service is hit or miss.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
London6 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 25, 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 4
Thali reduced portion size which is dissappinting
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OpenTable Diner
Austin1 review
2.0
Dined on July 22, 2024
Overall 2
Food 2
Service 2
Ambience 4
This is one of the most overrated restaurants we've visited. While blasted everywhere at the venue with a wonderful Conde Nast review - we got a bit of pretty standoffish service (server told me the answer to my questions is in the back of the menu instead of answering them). We selected the Chicken Tikka, a coconut based curry and the closest to a butter chicken. Three garlic naans and play rice. We love Indian and we eat it all over the world. This was very dry chicken, sauces were quite good but not at the spice level we were told and the waitress did not seem interested to customize. Ambiance was nice even though to be honest we were the only ones there. So mediocre at best food, tiny portions with standoffish service and premium prices. No thanks.
PS On our flight back to Cyprus my son (who's been eating Indian since he was three so fourteen years) said that the chicken tikka on the TUI flight was better than Thal ..... and for a much larger portion.
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GayleK
Sacramento1 review
5.0
Dined on July 2, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We loved our dinner at Thali. Service was great and the food was delicious. We would love to eat there again if ever in London.
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FAQs
Thali does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats.
Thali is rated 4.7 stars by 235 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.