For authentic Indian Gujerati cuisine, go to "Vijay's Chawalla restaurant which is in Upton Park, London. This is a veyr good indian vegetarian food- and the restaurant is actually owned and run by INDIANS'S...They have good food and it's very affordable indeed. It's been mentioned in Timeout magazine for being "cheap as chips" and "pucker" food ison the menu as Jamie Oliver would say.

I would also like to mention "Satyan" restaurant in East Ham, London which brings us brilliant for south asian cuisine... I have eaten here many times and actually taking my mother there for ther birthday next week!

Bhavna Gami, London,

For authentic Indian Gujerati cuisine, go to "Vijay's Chawalla restaurant which is in Upton Park, London. This is a veyr good indian vegetarian food- and the restaurant is actually owned and run by INDIANS'S...They have good food and it's very affordable indeed. It's been mentioned in Timeout magazine for being "cheap as chips" and "pucker" food is on the menu as Jamie Oliver would say.

I would also like to mention "Satyan" restaurant in East Ham, London which brings us brilliant for south asian cuisine... I have eaten here many times and actually taking my mother there for ther birthday next week!

Bhavna Gami, London,

Nothing wrong with posh, inventive indian food - Just got to Mumbai or Delhi and you will find lots of fusion cuisine Mr 'traditional values'
however I agree this list is inadequate so:
Regency in Queensbury
Tayyabs in Whitechapel,
Masala Zone
Mauyra in Stanmore
good for North Indian food
Sakonis
Chennai Dosa
Rasa
Woodlands
all have various London Branches and great for South Indian food
Rooburoo in Islington - fun and Inventive
Tiffinbites - great for lunch

Outside London - Haveli in Manchester in Rusholme used to be great, Bobby's In Leicester and Shimla Pinks in Glasgow and Birmingham...

Indian/Chinese fusion food worth a try:
Raw Lasan (Stanmore)
Blue Ginger (Kenton)
Yum Kims (Brentford)

Anjum's show wasn't bad but I agree she acted like a poor man's Nigella - bring back Madhu Jaffrey!

Sonal, London,

As Anjum suggested Gaylords I gave it a try. The food was not great and the lamb was chewy. Fortunately the portions were quite small so I did not suffer too long. Other than that the service was poor and it was not cheap. No I am not going again.
Anjum, if you really want to give us inside tips then tell us of those small hidden away family restaurants that offer good food and friendly service at a reasonable price.

Greg, Stuttgart, Germany

thanks for introducing me to the asian cookshop, they sell everything i need to cook your recipes and delivered it nextday to my door! keep up the good work anjum!!

patricia, glasgow, u.k

Rani in North Finchley is an excellent Indian vegetarian restaurant.

Anne, Whetstone, London,

This women needs to leave London! Birmingham, Bradford and Glasgow have some of the best Indian restaurants in Britan.

james, Leeds,

The best Indian in London is Mirch Marasala, or if you want a tasty freshly cooked seek kebab and naan's , with a typical asian atmosphere, go to Shahi Naan Kebab in Southall. As an Indian, British born and bred in England, I am ashamed of Anjum's recommendations, they are terrible. Reminds me of the curries I had during school dinners! Her TV programme was a laugh too. Saeed. Fulham, London.

saeed, London, GB

Quite a disappointingly narrow focus in this insight into the best Indian restuarants. A significant proportion of the country do not live in London!! I grew up in south wales, spent several years in Birmingham (ah, student days), 5 years in Liverpool, and have now just relocated to Sheffield. In each of these places I have eaten at delicious Indian restaurants (Misbah Tandoori, Monmouth; Dilshad, Selly Oak; Passage to India, Liverpool; Ashoka, Sheffield) in all these places. I do not necessarily expect Anjum to have an inside out knowledge of every Indian restaurant but an acknowledgement of restaurants outside of London would surely have been appropriate given the celebration of this favourite British dish.

Jamie, Sheffield, UK

London Schmondon. At least I live in Birmingham, so I'm spoilt for choice for good Indian food.

Ems, Birmingham,

Sizzlerz indian restaurant, Hay Lane Kngsbury is absolutley superb and I would recomend it to anybody. Not only is the food nice but it also the atmosphere really nice . The chef is wicked.Everyone should go there!!!

MOGUL, London, UK

Amazed to find that on a recent business trip to Kuala Lumpur there was a Chutney Mary's restaurant. Not quite as good as the one in London though.

Yawar, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Is there like outside London?

dave, the North, Lancashire

I'd recommend that the BBC starts filming outside of London. Must we watch the middle classes watching "footy" and eating Curry?
London is not alone in for the strength of it's Indian food. Try Birmingham, Bradford, Leicester etc. I have recently been working in Bangalore and the posh London restaurants listed are not in keeping with traditional values.

Tom Herlihy, Birmingham,

Did you know that there is a branch of Lahore in Hendon North London?

Manish, London,

If you want real Indian food, go to a restaurant full of Indian people eating it and enjoying it.
I'd recommend Sakoni's on Ealing Road, Wembley, esp. their buffet lunch. Also have a branch in harrow.

Priti Patel, pinner, middx

I don't like eating out. I prefer to hollow out a crusty loaf and fill it with skimmed milk. DELICIOUS!

Nathaniel Howland, Tulsa, Oklahoma

What do you expect? most of the so-called indian restaurants and stores are run by pakistanis and bangladeshis trying to cash in on the Indian name.

gabe, dub,

Try Jashan nr Turnpike Lane tube. Deeply unfashionable area, so no-one in the Commentariat will ever get there.

Rob, London,

Time to stop all this absolute codswallop about so called"organic" food.
It is complete hogwash-a story put about by the Soil Association, who are a large marketing organisation who are actually quite good at that, however they use the false reasons that "organic" food is better for the environment, wildlife and the consumer. All of these points are absolutely wrong and cannot be held up in a properly constructed and scientific discussion.
David Milliband, when Drefra Secretary said "organic" food was a lifestyle choice and he is right (for once!)
If it makes people feel god that's OK, but there is absolutely no justification for it doing so!
And everyone who buys "organic" food is actually being takenf for a gentle ride, and some times a Very expensive ride.

Pitts, Northampton,

loved the program please can we have the recipe for coconut & beetroot samosas

Dave Ward, Croydon, Surrey

I think Ms Anands comments hit the mark. I have lived in Southall since childhood and currently work in Tooting, . Although there are a plethora of Indian and Sri Lankan restaurants in both of these areas, the standard of food is appalingly low in the majority of places, and do not approach the quality found in similar areas in Birmingham or Manchester. Lahore Kebab House aside, the same applies to an even greater extent in Brick Lane. There are a couple of notable exceptions but generally the food is substandard and greatly inferior to food eaten in Indian homes. The restaurants mentioned in this list buck this trend and go some way to enhancing the overall standard of Indian restaurants in London.

nikhil sharma, London, England

Way to go Harrow and Rashmi. Ms Anand offers 2 restaurants in Chelsea and 1 in Notting Hill, where I'm sure the food is great, but is as authentic as tikka masala. If people want REAL indian food, go to restaurants serving REAL Indian people in places like Wembley, Southall, Tooting, or Leicester. THAT is what she should be promoting if she wants to promote a greater understanding of Indian food.

I'm not objecting to their inclusion, they are very plush restaurants with imaginative cusine (I've been to Chutney Mary and others), but this selection just panders to middle-England's stereotypical view of indian cooking.

I dont think anyone seeking to understand authentic "English" cuisine would suggest the Fat Duck or Mr. Ramsay's restaurant(s)...

Sonal, Surbiton, Surrey

I don't believe you need to have a level of restaurant cooking to be a TV chef: you need to be able to cook, explain how you made your food and be able to connect with the viewer. I thought she did all these, though you did have to go to the BBC website to get the actual recipes.

Indian food fan, London,

How can you forget Mirch Masala?
You are simply reviewing overpriced and far from genuine eateries where most Indian people would be insulted in going!
Palates are sophisticated and most people know good from bad- are youu saying you would actually take your frieds there?
Get a life!Try any of the Brick Lane, Southall Tooting or Birmingham eateries and get a real genuine tasteand plenty of loose left over.

Rashmi Panchal, London, England

anjum anand is rubbish!!! Trying to be a poor, dolled up version of Nigella Lawson of the Indian cuisine variety. To be a TV cook, you need to have done some level of restaurant cooking and I simply haven't heard of her. Probably one of those 'manufactured' TV 'props'.

Indian Cuisine fan, harrow,

East is East in Whitechapel is also very good. It is slightly further away from Brick Lane, but worth going down to. They have a great Lunch time buffet

Preeti, London,