Delhi Grill

Not been here before, we tried it on spec and pleased we did. Excellent food and very good service. There is an off licence nearby where you buy your drinks. Will definitely go back again.

Food was quite tasty. Service was absolutely fantastic. I would definitely recommend. I found a hair in one of my appetizers after I was almost completely finished (No biggie… this happens all the time in the food industry… ppl have hair… ppl cook food). I notified them, not expecting much as I almost ate the whole thing. But they were very apologetic, brought me a whole new appetizer, and took it off my bill. The owner or manager even came over to personally apologize. Very impressed with the service. Food was great as well.

As far as the menu is concerned, there seemed to be a decent balance of well-​known «classics» and obscure dishes. But you should definitely go for the later if you’re looking for something traditional as the classics seem to be «adapted» quite a bit (and as a result, aren’t quite spicy enough).
For more detail about what we tried:

Refreshingly small menu that doesn’t overwhelm you.
One of the best takeaway packaging in London! They even give you chutney for your complimentary papadum.
And I definitely recommend getting takeaway, unless you don’t mind the very strong (albeit delicious) smell and heat coming at you from the kitchens.

I went there for dinner, chose it based on the Unilocal rating score and I wasn’t disappointed. Very friendly staff and tasty dishes. This is a real Indian kitchen and they know how to prepare the food properly. TV was showing Indian pop music videos the whole evening. I got exactly what I was hoping for. Good food and an authentic atmosphere.

Tasty Food! Bad Service! Food is authentic and tasty. It was spicy but not too spicy. And everything was presented so nicely! Overall quantity was less than usual but was made up in the taste. Order the chicken makhani and lamb biryani (the meat was very tender and flavorful).
Sadly, the service was a bit spotty. The servers are just standing around and have to be called multiple times to come over. However, the amazing food definitely makes up for it.

I have to say I disagree with the previous reviews. I would definitely not qualify this as a five star Indian restaurant!
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad, but not really separated from any of the other cheaper Indian restaurants in London.
Food was decent, had daal which tasted like it should, a curry. I will go again, but because it’s close!

got the butter chicken. was good, will go again since it’s close.

Best butter chicken I’ve ever had and fresh naan. Really doesn’t get better than that. Prices are reasonable for the appies but get a bit pricy with entrees.

The best Indian food in Angel. Great setting, vibe and staff.

After looking at the menu we were really unsure what to go with, but our waiter was very helpful with his suggestions. You pretty much can’t go wrong with whatever you order. Great service and great food, I would definitely go back.

Couldn’t wait to have some Indian in London, so when I saw dehli grill was highly rated an right next to a tube stop, I jumped on the opportunity. It lived up to expectation. My friend and I had the butter chicken and lamb biryani. Both were excellent, but the butter chicken was the superior dish. It came as described and the buttery flavor was really discernible. Everything was so good, I ordered the chicken tikka plate after I finished and that too was fantastic. Service was great and we were even left a carafe of water, which seemed like a rarity on my trip. Dehli grill comes highly recommended.

Wow! A simple, yet classy and clean place with great food and great service, all for a surprisingly low price. My wife and I ordered samosas, a chutney tray, naan, two main dishes and a bottle of wine. Everything was excellent. We were completely stuffed and very happy with everything, including the service. After a 10% tip our total bill was £35, a real bargain! Highly recommend this great place for Indian cuisine.

incredible chicken and fish tikka. top 3 in london. and for the price, its probably the best indian i have had. The entrees are decent but the kebabs here are what is to die for.
you are not going to be disappointed and it wont break your wallet.

Where to start?
The chutneys/​toppings for the poppadom are all amazing. I think I singlehandedly finished off the beetroot one, it was that good. Honestly, I probably could have made a meal of just the chutneys and a naan. More on the naan in a moment…
Ok, let’s get one thing out of the way: this isn’t the kind of restaurant where you can be uptight about the flow of food arriving and order that it arrives to your table. It says clearly enough on the menu that Tandoor items come out prior to Pot dishes, so either plan accordingly or sit tight and snack on more poppadom and chutney until your friends give you the side eye for being a glutton.
These are the dishes I had the pleasure of sampling:
*Vegetable Pakora: crisp, light, not oily, fresh and still tasting of vegetables. Delightful.
*Vegetable Samosa: delicious and crunchy shell with smooth and spicy filling.
*Potato Somethingorother: ok, not the official name, obviously. It was sliced and battered potatoes with coriander mixed in. Again, nice and fresh with a discernible potato flavor and texture left. Yummy.
*Peshwari naan: the best I have ever had. No sultanas (THANK YOU!!) and the perfect balance of sweet and savory. I may or may not have slathered it with the beetroot concoction that I seem to be mildly obsessed with. Don’t judge.
*Pilau rice: I won’t get excited. It was rice. Nice rice, but still just rice.
*Saag aloo: so, so spicy and fresh. Unlike any saag aloo I have ever had, in a good way.
*Chicken Karahi: wonderful chunks of tender chicken in a thinner sauce flavored with onion and coriander.
One thing I want to note about the food is that, unlike other Indian restaurants I have been to, the dishes all taste distinctly unique. In the past, I have never been that thrilled with Indian because most everything tastes very similar to me. At Delhi Grill, each dish was unique and well-​prepared.
Definitely going back.

Delhi Grill is situated half way along Chapel Market in Islington and is definitely worth checking out. I’ve eaten here a few times since it first opened and again just a few days ago. Good to see the standard has remained consistently high.
What separates Delhi grill from many other Indian restaurants, in my view, is a freshness in the dishes and flavours. The menu is fairly simple: ‘from the tandoor’ and ‘from the pot’ with some decent side dishes to accompany if desired.
On this occasion I ordered the lamb rogan gosht which delivered on being super tender and well rounded depth of flavour. The dahl was as good as other good dahls I’ve had. The bhindi (okra) was simply prepared, green and fresh. The food here is also distinguished by a welcome lack of lack of oiliness in the dishes that is sometimes found in other places.
A nice touch was a selection of four tiny freshly prepared toppings that was provided which included some simple chopped small green marinated chillis, a beetroot based smooth chutney and a zingy coriander one. These boosted the freshness quotient even further.
On previous visits we also enjoyed poppadoms which were also distinct for the range of fresh chutneys that accompanied them.
The restaurant itself has a nice casual feel with a collage of Indian newspapers and posters on the walls and the guys that work here are really friendly and attentive.

This place is somewhere between 4 – 5 stars. Not everything is perfect always (I’ve had specials here that missed the mark… but on the up side, when they asked and I was feels cozy enough to answer honestly, they actually wanted to know what had missed and took it seriously). I like that they take chances and offer up more than the standard curry house fare.
Also, the staff here are super sweet and make it a truely nice place to chill with friends and have a meal.

It’s been a long time since I’ve really been excited about a restaurant. This place is a gem! Hidden on Chapel Market, it invites you in by young waiters, a casual feel and great smells.
The menu is small but great. I loved the chutneys – colorful, flavorful, and presented brilliantly. Everything we ordered was bursting with unique flavor and heat – cauliflower, chick peas, okra, spicy chicken, lamb chops.

The service could be better – the guys are sweet but it gets busy and hectic in there and we were a bit neglected.
Oh, and price is totally reasonable and they take Amex.

After reading such awesome reviews from some esteemed Qypers, and chatting to the nice people behind Dehli Grill’s twitter account, I was really excited to come here. But it wasn’t the five star experience that I was hoping for.
That’s not to say that it was bad. it wasn’t at all. I had a very enjoyable meal here (and it’s handily positioned by Angel Station, and the Cinema, where we headed after). The menu is short, but everything we tried tasted good. Lamb chops weren’t as good as I was expecting, but the lamb rogan josht was excellent. I couldn’t feel my ears properly afterwards.
Slightly more expensive than I was expecting. Our meal actually cost us £18 a head (with beer). I don’t know of many Indian restaurants in Angel and I’m certain I’ll come back here again. The staff are friendly, and I like it, even though it doesn’t quite hit top marks for me.

If I was a lamb, I would cut off my lower half and give it to Delhi Grill to turn into some kind of tasty dish so that I could eat myself, safe in the knowledge that I couldn’t be any tastier.
Deli Grill is easily my favourite Indian restaurant. Easily.
From the first time I tasted those little lamb-​chop starters and that beetroot dipping thing that they give you with the poppadoms, I knew it was going to be special.
So far, I’ve eaten pretty much everything on their menu and their isn’t a weak link. The specials are just that. The last two I had were egg curry (not the kind of thing that if usually go for, but well worth branching out) and the handi gosht, which was on the bone, which must have been seasoned with ground delicious and marinated overnight in a blend of fresh awesome.
The restaurant floor is over seen by friendly, attentive and knowledgeable staff, who honestly want to know that you’ve enjoyed your meal, which adds another pleasant dimension to the dining experience.
Also the food is cheeeeeeaaaaap.
If you can spend more than £15 per head (excluding drinks), then you are a bigger eater than I.
But your not, so you won’t.