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#7,129 of 15,771 Restaurants in London
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Indian, Asian
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Halal
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All reviews keema lamb brownie chilli dry fry indian food food was great lovely lunch be visiting again starters vegetarian
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Reviewed 4 days ago

Absolutely crap Booked 2 months in advance for a family table. And got told sorry you are on separate tables when we arrived. Took 35 minute to get a drink. Food was average for a Indian place in Harrow. 8 year old who wanted to...use the toilet told sorry it’s out of service. Had leave the place to go home for a kid to use the toilet. Bonkers for the restaurant.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 18 September 2023

Went on a Saturday night, no one greeted at door until about 3 minutes later. Then a waitress came over I asked if any tables free, she asked if made a booking, I replied no. So she said in a rude tone that no booking...no table, everything is booked up. Yet the 2 tables I was next to did not have reserved signs. There was no service from her, where she couldve asked are you here to eat/drink,can wait at bar til a table comes available, was just rude. As I got annoyed I advised the party I was with to leave. Went to another establishment, around the corner and this was a totally different experience. They accommodated us for not having a booking and the staff were so friendly. We ended up staying for over 2 hours. Won't ever be going Purple Flame again simply based on the rudeness of the staffMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 13 August 2023

Took some friends to this restaurant as I had been in May, and the experience was great. Great food and service. Unfortunately, I can't say the experience was as great this time round. Although the food was excellent, we felt rushed, the people serving were...on the point of harassment with the constant asking if you are going to order anything else from food to drink.😒 when I constant you food with plates full your still eating and they'd be asking if you want to order anything else. Also the collection of empty plates etc they'd be reaching over your plates abd drinks armpit un all. 🤯 not good at all. What 's wrong with walking around the table?? Totally unsatisfactory experience this time round. Felt awful recommending this place to my friends. Food is great, but if you constantly feel uncomfortable no point being there.😐More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 6 May 2023

Massive disappointment, booked a table for 15 of us at 5pm on Saturday. The restaurant wasn’t very busy. We ordered, a mixture of veg and non veg items, as some of us are vegetarian. We ordered a Paneer Roll, they gave us a mixed chicken...and lamb roll instead, to a vegetarian. They didn’t understand the fact the boy was vegetarian, they were not apologetic at all. Extremely worrying. They eventually replaced it with a paneer roll. Other dishes we ordered were chilli paneer, Manchurian, masala mogo and mock chicken, they seem to all be made with the same sauce, all tasted very similar. The crispy bhaja’s were extremely greasy. The non veg members of the group enjoyed their food more than the veggie members. When we asked for the bill they had charged us for the paneer roll, after we complained they took it off the bill and an additional 10 %, which is not much at all when the waitress had also spilled beer on one of our jackets. Overall the service was very poor. I don’t recommend this restaurants to vegetarians.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 28 April 2023

I’m from the states and have to say this rocked the socks off any Indian food even Regency Club. Even though everyone recommended regency club, we went here first then there. This was more our flavor profile. This place catered to our flavor profile and...spiciness.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 7 April 2023

I came here yesterday for a casual catch up with a friend. It was a great atmosphere. The team were lovely. The food was delicious and portions were a good size. We had the chicken wings, daal, keema, rice and naan. All were delicious. I...loved the sizzling chocolate brownie as well. It’s very instagram! I got so into it that I forgot to turn my video on. I know that they are also in progress of getting more vegan options on the menu too. I sampled one and that was nice too. In terms of drinks, they have a wide selection of cocktails and mocktails. I ordered a magherita, which was really nice. There was a lychee martini on the menu that I will try next time. It looked really nice. They also have a selection of wine. The Prosecco was a good quality one too. I will definitely be back here. I really enjoyed it. Everyone was so friendlyMore

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 14 November 2022 via mobile

We ordered a selection of starters to share and everything was delicious. Pina Colada was perfect, as was the brownie. Service was superb - Ruhi was welcoming, friendly, personable and funny. We'll definitely be visiting again soon.

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 30 August 2022

Went with the youngest early on a Friday evening. Service was fast and effecient. We opted for some starters to ear instead of mains. Most notable were the Crispy Fried Chicken wings (superb and a favourite), Lamb dry fry (immersed beautifully in spices) and the...Chilli and Garlic Prawns, which were all quality and hit the mark. Yes, I would return.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 29 August 2022 via mobile

We went off family meal out and what a waste of money it was! The servers had no clue what they were doing, what they can offer or what they can makes to begin with there are so many servers walking around but they all...had different roles not all took orders! Some hugs to being drink some to order for old. What a mess!! Then the food came and everything was so spicy we couldn’t even eat it! The kids struggled to eat it as it was made too spicy when we complained we were told that the mains can only be made that way! Nothing can be made mild for the kids! That’s terrible and we wasted £120 on this food that no one enjoyed! When we complained they weren’t really interested. And majority of the staff didn’t even speak or understand English so what we asked for and what we got what totally different. One point we asked for mango juice and the server bought the manager!! Def won’t be going back not worth it the food was terrible and over spiced and the service was worse. Last time we step foot int that placeMore

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 22 May 2022 via mobile

Rated 3 stars only because the service was very very poor. A lot of the staff couldn’t speak or understand English which made it so hard. No one really bothered with us even when we called them, they said give me a minute and then...nothing. However, Food was great but extremely dissatisfied with the service!More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 19 April 2022

We had lovely lunch with our relatives at this nice place thanks to brilliant service by Mr. Hemal. Even the Executive Head Chef/Owner Mr. Kalpesh Amlani visited our table and ensured we were well looked after.. We had great dining experience.. Indeed worth a visit....Good value for money. Subhash Modi Former International Cricket UmpireMore

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 14 April 2022

passion fruit drink very watery chilli paneer and chilli mogo they use tomato sauce and made them sweet kebab was not that good overall we ordered lots of veg and non veg dishes between 10 of us but no one enjoyed we been here 4...years ago and again in april but nothing improved None of us going againMore

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 15 March 2022 via mobile

A five star restaurant in north London, this is my third visit to Purple Flame and I have been to hundreds of Indian restaurants across Europe but this is the best. Just amazing

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 21 November 2021

Ordered chicken lollipops it was too much spicy . Requested to ordered again chicken lollipops medium spicy but they served us again too spicy and that was half cooked from inside . Rubbish food ever had . Paneer tikka didnot have any flavour . It...was coated with tomato ketchup. Very bad experienced today . Please check the quality of food before anyone walk in this restaurant ThanksMore

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 18 September 2021 via mobile

Love this place - been coming here for years and the quality of food has only improved over the years ! Friendly staff and owners who are always welcoming ! The food is very tasty and fresh - some tasty dishes I would recommend is...the Peri Peri Chicken, Tandoori Chicken Wings and the Lamb Mushkaki - also the vegetarian starters are amazing too including the Chilli Garlic Mogo and Chilli Paneer. For mains you have to try the Methi chicken and Lamb Hot Pot Masala.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Yes, Purple Flame offers takeaway services.

Purple Flame is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 3.5
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 3.5