Bhatti

37 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AA

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Covent Garden ain't short of good Indian restaurants, and Bhatti is amongst the best. After all, it's been recommended by Egon Ronay. Housed in an historic 17th century listed building, it is pleasantly bright inside where spotlights highlight the shiny blonde wooded floor and chairs. After a friendly welcome comes the best bit - the menu. There's nothing esoteric or scary on it, just a familiar palate-pleasing list of the dishes you know and love - chicken tikka masala, jalfreizi, vindaloo, madras, lamb rogan ghosh...Pretty much everything is good value; a bottle of house wine costs just under a tenner. Whether a curry lover or curry virgin, Bhatti is a great place to explore Indian cuisine.

room informationseatingstanding
Exclusive hire of the restaurant1 - 100N/A
Main Restaurant1 - 20N/A
Private Room1 - 35N/A

The main restaurant of Bhatti's two storeys can seat a hundred guests. Beneath is the slightly smaller private room which fits from 40 to 60. Parties of up to 20 can order from the a la carte, while larger groups are offered reduced a la carte, set, canapé, and buffet menus. There is an in-house bar - it catches the eye as soon as you walk in - but it isn't suitable for pre or post meal drinks. Open seven days a week.
Cuisine: Indian
Times: Lunch: Mon-Sun 12pm-2.45pm
Dinner: Sun-Wed 5.30pm-11.30pm, Thurs-Sat 5.30pm-11.45pm
Dress code: None
Station: Covent Garden
Payment: All major cards accepted
Av. price: Under £24/€40
Only users who have booked & dined through toptable can write reviews. Why are some reviewers foodies and others nibblers?
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Jun 25th 2008
HD - foodieOverall rating: 7 

Food 7  |  Service 7  |  Ambience 6  |  Value 8  |  Toilets 4  |  Recommended 7

It was great lovely a place where you can get good food for a good price in Central London - the lamb was delicious.

Jun 6th 2008
anon - grazerOverall rating: 7 

Food 8  |  Service 8  |  Ambience 7  |  Value 7  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 7

Bhatti is a very pleasant resturant with a good range of dishes to choose from. Value for money is okay but very pleasant staff and a place i would be happy to go to again.

May 27th 2008
Matthew Hill - foodieOverall rating: 8 

Food 8  |  Service 9  |  Ambience 8  |  Value 7  |  Toilets 7  |  Recommended 8

Bhatti was a very pleasant experience. We went with a group of 7 and everyone enjoyed their meal. The waiter was very friendly and food was served very timely. Recommended if you fancy quite a normal curry out with some friends for a reasonable price, very close to Covent Garden and the rest of the West End.

May 20th 2008
Rich Wagner - gastronautOverall rating: 7 

Food 8  |  Service 8  |  Ambience 7  |  Value 6  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 7

No place like london for Indian. This didn't disappoint.Stay with beers as the only advice was that their wines (by the glass) were not great. But that shouldn't turn you away from this casual indian place in the covent garden area.

May 6th 2008
Anthony Campbell - gourmetOverall rating: 8 

Food 9  |  Service 9  |  Ambience 7  |  Value 8  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 9

Myself and my girlfriend went to Bhatti on Saturday and I was very impressed with the quality of the food. My starter and main were both delicious and the portions were very generous. The service was very attentive (we even picked up a recipe for making chilli pickle) and our food was served promptly but we never felt rushed. The restaurant was a little quiet but I assume that was because we were eating fairly early (it did get a little busier later in the evening). Overall a great night out

Apr 22nd 2008
JG - gourmetOverall rating: 9 

Food 10  |  Service 10  |  Ambience 7  |  Value 8  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 10

Bhatti is an excellent restaurant - especially if you are going to the Shaftesbury Theatre as it is only a 5-min walk. The staff were super friendly and helpful - especially when it came to recommendations regarding the menu - they took the time to ask us our preferences before recommending a dish!! And the food was very good - I would recommend this venue!! Jennie, Hampton

Apr 19th 2008
JA - nibblerOverall rating: 10 

Food 10  |  Service 10  |  Ambience 8  |  Value 10  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 10

We went to Bhatti restaurant on April 18th for a pre show meal. The menu was quite basic. Your bog standard Indian meals. This was fine as everything we wanted was on the menu. We had some poppadoms with pickles, chicken dhansak, chicken balti, sag aloo and onion bhajis. The food was far from bog standard, one of the best currys we've ever had! we also had desserts, an ice cream and a sorbet whch were both nice. The bill came to £50 including a glass of wine and a soft drink. Highly recommended!

Apr 8th 2008
Louise Waters - nibblerOverall rating: 9 

Food 9  |  Service 10  |  Ambience 9  |  Value 8  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 9

Bhatti Indian Restaurant - highly recommend, friendly service, could not fault it. Food was delicious and the waiters checked we knew what we were eating and how to get the most enjoyment out of our selection - awesome.

Apr 7th 2008
KJ - foodieOverall rating: 8 

Food 9  |  Service 9  |  Ambience 8  |  Value 8  |  Toilets 7  |  Recommended 9

We went to Bhatti for a hen night, pre-theatre meal. The food was excellent, all the usual stuff you'd expect (Chicken Tikka, Balti, Buna, Dopiaza, Jalfrezi, etc) but all really nicely prepared, good value for money, especially this central. The service was great too, the manager was very friendly and entertaining, and the food came out promptly and everything we asked for - no mean feat with 15 people. And the restaurant called beforehand to confirm our reservation.Will definitely go back.

Apr 3rd 2008
anon - foodieOverall rating: 6 

Food 6  |  Service 6  |  Ambience 7  |  Value 5  |  Toilets -  |  Recommended 6

Bhatti Indian restaurant in Covent Garden was good. The food was served quickly and was piping hot. I visited with two of my friends and may go back again.

diner ratings

Overall: 7.3
Food: 7.7
Service: 7.7
Ambience: 6.9
Value: 7.2
Toilets: 6.3
Recommend: 7.4

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