The Famous Curry Bazaar

4.1

20 Reviews

£26 to £40

Indian

Good for groups
Outstanding value
Innovative

The Famous Curry Bazaar fits seamlessly into Brick Lane and its horde of curry houses. Owned by London brothers, the Ahmeds, it's been serving excellent Indian and Bangladeshi food in a laid-back setting for 20 years. Just remember to keep your eyes peeled while dining — star rugby players, actors and TV personalities have been spotted dining here. Even the likes of Chris Martin Russell Brand has given the restaurant the thumbs up.

The Famous Curry Bazaar menu plays things straight, offering a selection of familiar Indian dishes. There's butter chicken, cooked in fresh cream and almonds, delicately flavoured king prawn passanda, and lamb tikka with a sweet and sour edge.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Indian
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–1:00 am
Phone number
020 7375 1986
Website
http://www.thefamouscurrybazaar.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
77 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
Neighborhood
Spitalfields
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Shoreditch High Street station<br /><br>Liverpool Street station
Additional
Beer, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Vegetable Somosa£3.50
Mix vegetable stuffed & covered with thin pastry fried in vegetable oil
Mixed Starters£4.95
Pakora, veg somosa & onion bhajee
Onion Bhajee£3.50
Onion spiced, covered with gram flour & deep fried
Vegetable Pakora£3.50
Mix vegetable coated with bread gram & deep fried
Aloo Chat£3.95
Slices of potatoes cooked with cucumber & onion in a chat masala sauce
Malagatani or Dall Soup£2.95
Lentils
Garlic Mushroom£2.95
Cooked with fresh chopped garlic
Plain or Masala Papadam£0.70
Chutney
- per head£0.50

Non Vegetarian

Famous Lamb Chops (2pc)£6.95
Meat Somosa£3.50
Mince meat stuffed & covered with thin pastry fried in veg oil
Tandoori Platter£6.95
Lamb tikka, chicken tikka and sheek kebab, lamb chops
Prawn Puree£4.95
Slightly spiced prawn served on an unleavened bread
King Prawn Puree£5.95
Slightly spiced king prawn served on an unleavend bread
King Prawn Butterfly£5.95
King prawn coated in butter and spiced then deep fried
Tandoori Chicken (1/4)£4.95
Pieces of chicken marinated with yoghurt, tandoori paste & spices baked in clay oven
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£3.95
Pieces of chicken or lamb marinated in yoghurt & tikka spices baked in clay oven
Sheek or Shamie Kebab£3.95
Spiced minced lamb & fresh herbs shallow fried
Reshmi Kebab£3.95
A round shaped minced lamb cooked with butter with egg omelette top
Chicken Chat£3.95
Breast chicken sliced with cucumber in chat masala sauce
Chicken Momo£4.95
Spring onions, coriander, turmeric and green pepper

Tandoori Dishes

Chicken or Lamb, King Prawn marinated in a blend of freshly ground spices, herbs and homemade yoghurt, barbecued in a tandoori clay oven, served on a platter with fresh green salad

Famous Tandoori Lamb Chops (4pcs)£11.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£8.95
Tadoori Chicken (Half)£8.95
Tandoori Mixed Grill£12.95
Tandoori King Prawn£14.95
Chicken or Lamb Shashlick£10.95
King Prawn Shashlick£14.95
Tandoori Ponir Shashlick£10.95

Masala Dishes

The most famous dish – marinated with special herbs and spices grilled in clay oven and then cooked with a special chefs sauce made from a variety of mild spices and fresh cream (mild)

Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn£12.95
Tandoori Chicken£10.95
Vegetable£6.95

Vegetable Special

Vegetable Makaney£8.95
Vegetable Sizzler£8.95
Vegetable Mint Korai£9.95
Ponir Korma£8.95
Ponir Masala£8.95

Curry Dishes

Cooked with medium spices, very saucy

Chicken or Lamb£5.95
Prawn£6.95
King Prawn£10.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£6.95
Tandoori King Prawn£9.95
Squid£5.95
Vegetable£4.95

House Specialities

Butter Chicken£9.95
Chicken Tikka with yoghurt, fresh cream, ground almond and butter sauce (mild)
Chicken Makaney£9.95
Chicken Tikka cooked in special yoghurt sauce with a touch of fresh cream and nuts (mild)
Chicken or Lamb Passanda£9.95
Delicately flavoured mild dish cooked with fresh cream, ground almonds
King Prawn Passanda£12.95
Delicately flavoured mild dish cooked with fresh cream, ground almonds
Murghi Masala£11.95
Tandoori chicken cooked with egg, minced meat and fresh cream
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Mint Karahi£10.95
Highly spicy cooked with herbs and mint spices and served in a traditional Indian iron karahi (wok)
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Achari£10.95
Medium with chef's own recipe, lime, mango sour traditional taste
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Sizzler£11.95
Medium cooked with capsicums, tomatoes and onions, served on sizzler
Garlic Chicken Chilli£12.95
Medium spiced with fresh garlic and chilli
Mango Chicken£9.95
Chicken cooked with mango pulp and fresh cream
Chicken or Lamb Rezala£10.95
Chicken or Lamb cooked in exotic rezala sauce, made from a secret recipe and spices, flavoured with yoghurt and green chillies
Chicken or Lamb Shashlik Bhuna£12.95
Tender pieces of marinated chicken or lamb, skewered with pieces of capsicum and onion grilled in the tandoor
Duck Tikka Bhuna£12.95
It's a famous recipe for those who love duck, new dish in the menu, made from secret recipe and spices
Tawa Chicken or Lamb£9.95
Chef's special recipe with fresh tomatoes, capsicum, fresh green chillies, garlic and ginger, the distinct combination of ingredients provides a mouth watering dish for spice lovers
Gosth Kata Masala£10.95
Diced deboned meat from leg of spring lamb, braised golden brown in sliced onion, ginger, garlic and ungrounded gram masala prepared in thick sauce, medium hot
Bombay Blast£10.95
Cooked in specially prepared hot sauce using the finest naga chilli which has a very unique taste, very hot and a must for lovers of hot curr
Meatthali£13.95
Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka, Tandoori Chicken, Meat Bhuna, Chicken Bhuna (raitha, rice and nan)
Vegetable Thali£11.95
Bindi Bhajee, Aloo Gobi, Tarka Dall, Chana Masala (raitha, rice and nan)

Balti

The following popular dishes have been prepared maintaining their original flavours with the addition of unique balti spices and herbs

Chicken or Lamb Tikka Balti£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn Balti£12.95
Tandoori Chicken Balti£9.95
Famous Special Balti£12.95
Garlic Chilli Chicken or Lamb Balti£10.95
Saag Chicken or Lamb Balti£10.95
King Prawn Jalferezi Balti£13.95

Hot Dishes

Jalferezi Dishes

A delightful Fairly hot dish topped with capsicum, omatoes, green chillies and thick sauce

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn£13.95
Vegetable£6.95

Madras Dishes

Fairly hot curry dish

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn£13.95
Vegetable£5.95

Bangladeshi Specialities

Shatkora Dishes

Shatkora is a round shape green fruit, it comes from the sylhet of Bangladesh. This unique fruit has a lovely fragrant and a sour flavour in the dish

Shatkora Chicken or Lamb£9.95
Shatkora Chicken or Lamb Korai£11.95
Shatkora Prawn Bhuna£9.95
Shatkora King Prawn Bhuna£12.95

Ureebisi Dishes

Ureebisi is the seeds of Bangladeshi runner beans. These seeds are cooked with mild spices and finished with green chillies and coriander

Chicken or Lamb Uribisi£8.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Ureebisi£9.95
Fish Ureebisi£12.95
Prawn Ureebisi£9.95
King Prawn Uribeesi£12.95

Fish Dishes

Fish Curry£8.50
Fish Masala£9.50
Fish Kufta Masala£9.95
Fish Kufta Vegetable£9.95

Hot Dishes

Vindaloo Dishes

Very hot curry dish

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn£13.95
Vegetable£5.95

Medium Dishes

Bhuna Dishes

A thoroughly garnished dish with onions, garlic tomatoes, capsicum and selected spices, medium hot

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Dopiaza Dishes

A medium dish with quantity of seasoned onions and capsicum

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Rogon Dishes

A special preparation with pimerto and garlic gamished with onion and tomato, (Medium)

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Dansak Dishes

A beautiful combination of spices with lentils, garlic and sugar, producing a hot sweet and sour taste

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Squid£10.95
Vegetable£6.95

Pathia Dishes

A little dry hot, sweet and sour dish prepared with garlic onion, puree, black pepper, sugar and lemon

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Korai Dishes

Chicken or Lamb£9.95
Prawn£10.95
King Prawn£13.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£10.95
Vegetable£6.95

Saag Dishes

Cooked with fresh spinach

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Mild Dishes

Malayan Dishes

A mild dish cooked with pineapple and cream

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Kashmir Dishes

A mild dish cooked with banana and cream

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£8.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Vegetable£5.95

Korma Dishes

Very mild with creamy textute

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Vegetable£5.95

Methi Dishes

Medium spicy cooked with Indian exotic frnugreek leaf

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn£13.95
Vegetable£5.95

Ceylon Dishes

A hot dish cooked with coconut powder

Chicken or Lamb£8.95
Prawn£9.95
King Prawn£12.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95
Tndoori King Prawn£13.95
Vegetable£5.95

Chana Dishes

Medium hot with chick peas

Chicken or Lamb Chana£8.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Chana£10.95
Vegetable Chana£5.95

Biriany Dishes

Chicken, lamb or prawn cooked together with pilau rice and delicate Spices complete with vegetable curry

Famous Special Biriany£11.95
Chicken or Lamb Biriany£9.95
Prawn Biriany£9.95
King Prawn Biriany£12.95
Vegetable Biriany£7.95
Squid Biriany£9.95
Tandoori King Prawn Biriany£13.50
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Biriany£10.95
Tandoori Chicken Biriany£10.95

Side Dishes

Bombay Aloo£3.75
Spicy potatoes
Mushroom Bhajee£3.75
Sag Bhajee£3.75
Spinach
Cauliflower Bhajee£3.75
Brinjal Bhajee£3.75
Aubergines
Bindi Bhajee£3.75
Okra
Vegetable Bhajee£3.75
Kodu Bhajee£3.75
Muli Bhajee£3.75
Chana Aloo£3.75
Chicken peas and potatoes
Sag Aloo£3.75
Spinach and potatoes
Aloo Gobi£3.75
Cauliflower and potatoes
Vegetable Curry£3.75
Chana Masala£3.75
Motor Ponir£3.75
Peas and cheese
Sag Ponir£3.75
Spinach and cheese
Tarka Dall£3.75
Lentils garnished with garlic
Dall Samber£3.75
Lentils with vegetable

Rice

Plain Rice£2.50
Pillaw Rice£2.95
Saffron rice
Egg Rice£3.95
Peas Rice£3.95
Mushroom Rice£3.95
Mixed Rice£3.95
Special Rice£3.95
Keema Rice£3.95
Vegetable Rice£3.50
Mixed vegetable
Ghee Rice£2.95

Bread's

Plain Nan£2.95
Garlic or Peshwari or Vegetable Nan£3.50
Keema Nan£3.95
Egg Nan£3.50
Chilli or Culchi Nan£3.50
Garlic Chilli Keema Nan£3.95
Cheese Nan£3.50
Plain Porota£2.50
Stuffed Porota£3.50
Puree or Chapati£1.50
Tandoori Roti£1.50
Cucumber or Onion or Plain Rathia£1.50

What 20 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
3.8Service
3.8Ambience
4.1Value

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20 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
London
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 19, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
The food was nice, if a bit generic, but way over-priced.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 5, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good value for money and quality food. Service very friendly and will recommend to friends and family. Chris Martin picture and Russel Brand was a bonus. Overall this place can be one of the best I've had in a long time
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 31, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
So we decided to go for the a la carte menu, we were recommended the lamb shashlik bhuna which was a house favourite, a chicken shatkora and a lamb tikka achari, sag ponir and couple of sides. Food was served to perfection no complaints whatsoever. Service very friendly and attentive. Highly recommended
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OpenTable Diner
London
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 25, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
My main issue with this place was that we sat down, the waiter who served us was completely disinterested and I had to explain the deal we had through open table. We hen asked for two white wines and he brought over Rose. When we said this was wrong he pointed to me and said 'you said rose'. He also forgot my friend's other drink and we had to ask a couple of times. We then did get served by someone else who was MUCH more friendly and a very good waiter to be fair. However, the original waiter was serving the table next to us and kept bumping my friend with his bottom and didn't even turn round or apologise! I guess you have to laugh at that one!
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Groveterra
London
134 reviews
vip
3.0
134 reviews
Dined on January 4, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
The Famous Curry Bazaar was very similar to other Indian restaurants I have used in the past, good value but not outstanding
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PhilD
London
65 reviews
vip
3.0
65 reviews
Dined on December 13, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Average at best and the curry was the least spicy I have ever had. Like Lancashire hot pot!
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DeanI
Washington DC
50 reviews
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on December 8, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Had to run gauntlet to get to the restaurant from the folks on the street pushing their own restaurants. Lots of competition on Brick Lane. However, once we made it The Famous Curry Bazaar, we were greeted with a warm welcome. Very good service and the food was delicious.
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KristinM
London
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
My family ate dinner here while we were vacationing in London. The restaurant has rave reviews and they are well deserved. Our food was delicious, and the servers went above and beyond to provide excellent service. They even arranged for us to have transportation back to our hotel, which was across town. Highly recommend, and will go back if we return to London!
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 19, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We booked the famous curry bazaar in advance to avoid any disappointments. It was fairly busy for the time. We were serves by two smart men who were very good with their English and helped us order the food. We enjoyed our meal and service. Very friendly environment and good value for money. Paid £40 for two including drinks
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Tonyw
London
19 reviews
vip
2.0
19 reviews
Dined on April 16, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Went there based upon the reviews. Brick lane curry house, got to be ok... Nope... The food was at best average, the service poor and the bill very expensive. Its all very stuck in the 80's with the menu and the décor. Avoid, I have been to far better around Spitalfields
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The Famous Curry Bazaar is rated 4.1 stars by 20 OpenTable diners.

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77 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL

Additional information

Neighborhood
Spitalfields
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–1:00 am
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Indian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Shoreditch High Street stationLiverpool Street station
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Website
http://www.thefamouscurrybazaar.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7375 1986

The Famous Curry Bazaar

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There’s more to explore

Additional information

Starters

Vegetarian

Vegetable Somosa£3.50

Mixed Starters£4.95

Onion Bhajee£3.50

Vegetable Pakora£3.50

Aloo Chat£3.95

Malagatani or Dall Soup£2.95

Garlic Mushroom£2.95

Plain or Masala Papadam£0.70

Chutney

Non Vegetarian

Famous Lamb Chops (2pc)£6.95

Meat Somosa£3.50

Tandoori Platter£6.95

Prawn Puree£4.95

King Prawn Puree£5.95

King Prawn Butterfly£5.95

Tandoori Chicken (1/4)£4.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka£3.95

Sheek or Shamie Kebab£3.95

Reshmi Kebab£3.95

Chicken Chat£3.95

Chicken Momo£4.95

Tandoori Dishes

Famous Tandoori Lamb Chops (4pcs)£11.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka£8.95

Tadoori Chicken (Half)£8.95

Tandoori Mixed Grill£12.95

Tandoori King Prawn£14.95

Chicken or Lamb Shashlick£10.95

King Prawn Shashlick£14.95

Tandoori Ponir Shashlick£10.95

Masala Dishes

Chicken or Lamb Tikka£9.95

Tandoori King Prawn£12.95

Tandoori Chicken£10.95

Vegetable£6.95

Vegetable Special

Vegetable Makaney£8.95

Vegetable Sizzler£8.95

Vegetable Mint Korai£9.95

Ponir Korma£8.95

Ponir Masala£8.95

Curry Dishes

Chicken or Lamb£5.95

Prawn£6.95

King Prawn£10.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka£6.95

Tandoori King Prawn£9.95

Squid£5.95

Vegetable£4.95

House Specialities

Butter Chicken£9.95

Chicken Makaney£9.95

Chicken or Lamb Passanda£9.95

King Prawn Passanda£12.95

Murghi Masala£11.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka Mint Karahi£10.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka Achari£10.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka Sizzler£11.95

Garlic Chicken Chilli£12.95

Mango Chicken£9.95

Chicken or Lamb Rezala£10.95

Chicken or Lamb Shashlik Bhuna£12.95

Duck Tikka Bhuna£12.95

Tawa Chicken or Lamb£9.95

Gosth Kata Masala£10.95

Bombay Blast£10.95

Meatthali£13.95

Vegetable Thali£11.95

Balti

Chicken or Lamb Tikka Balti£9.95

Tandoori King Prawn Balti£12.95

Tandoori Chicken Balti£9.95