The Tamil Crown is a London restaurant known for its unique take on Indian-style Sunday roast dinners, offering a blend of traditional British roast elements with vibrant South Indian flavors. It is a sister restaurant to the acclaimed 'The Tamil Prince' and has expressed ambitions for a Michelin star. The venue provides a lively atmosphere, particularly on Sundays.
Customers highly praise The Tamil Crown for its delicious Tamil/Indian cuisine and intense flavors. The Indian-style Sunday roasts are a significant draw, with meat options like lamb shank and chicken generally receiving positive feedback for tenderness and taste, though some noted the lamb could be fatty or chicken slightly dry. The vegetarian roast, however, received mixed reviews, with some finding it more akin to a regular South Indian meal. Starters such as okra fries, onion bhajis, and chicken lollipops are consistently highlighted as exceptional. Service is frequently described as friendly, happy, and accommodating, contributing to a great atmosphere, especially on Sundays. While some consider the restaurant pricey, others find the meals well-priced for the quality. A practical note from some customers is that the dining hall is located up small, narrow stairs, which can be challenging for those with buggies.
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The Tamil Crown is located at 16 Elia St, London N1 8DE. It is part of the same culinary family as 'The Tamil Prince', a well-regarded establishment in London's food scene.
Sundays are particularly recommended to experience their popular Indian-style roast dinners. It's also a great spot for dinner any day.
5
Oh my god! One of the best restaurants I have ever been to! It was my first time trying Tamil cuisine and it didn’t disappoint. We had the beef uttapum which was delicious. We also had the aubergine curry and coconut prawn moilee which were to die for. They also have some gluten free options which is great. I wish I lived in London to come back to this gem. I 10000% recommend it. The staff was also very nice.
Improvement definitely required with the Vegetarian Roast! It totally missed 'The Roast' it was more like a regular south indian meal.
The meat however, was a great experience. Huge plates, great combination. A bit too much I could say. The chicken was a tad dry and the lamb not as tender as I hoped. The concept was great, service fabulous, great energy and delicious flavours.
The onion bhaajis were yummm!
The meals were well priced at a max of £35.
The service was happy and cheerful.
PS. It was late Sunday dinner so I will certainly be giving them another go to hopefully change this review.
A group of us visited after the place went viral on instagram. We ended up hiring out a private room for an occasion.
The okra fries, onion bhaji, and chicken lollipops were, incredible. I could’ve easily finished all three starters by myself. Each one had that perfect crunchy texture.
For the main, I went for the roasted masala lamb shank. The meat was cooked well, it remained tender and came off the bone. Having said that, it had a lot of fat. Some of the vegetables, I didn’t enjoy. They personally seemed a bit undercooked.
The place is quite pricey for the quality of food served however we had a great time! The atmosphere was amazing for a Sunday. As was the service from the staff so thank you to them.
these guys are shooting for a Michelin star, the food is absolutely delicious. huge with a density of flavors, first real competition to dishoom in London I've seen, had well. my recommendation would be to have a mango lassi, the onion bhaji, mint chutney, lamb Curry with the the coconut Jasmine rice, and gulab jamun which I didn't get to try and instead had the okra fries which would be nice with cocktails. but the lamb had perfect tenderness and flavors and the mint chutney was tasty and the mango lassi had intense flavors and even the rice was delicious. very well done and great stuff. would definitely come back
We had heard a lot about the Tamil Crown and struggled to get a booking for a while so expectations were high.
We booked a table of 6 with our baby daughter, upon arrival we discovered the dining hall is up very small narrow stairs. We had a big buggy and our daughter was asleep so not an ideal start.
We went for a Sunday roast and had a choice of veg, chicken, lamb or fish. I chose chicken. The food arrives stacked on the plate and the flavours were nice.
The negatives; it was spicy, all of it, with the exception of the roti - we had to ask for Yogurt (my wife and family are Indian too). As well as that the flavours just didn’t work together, lots of the same thing. We ordered extra gravy (£5.50) and this wasn’t needed and was spicy too.
The staff were very nice, polite and accommodating and the location was decent. Overall though, the food let the experience down so we will not be returning.
