Simply my favourite restaurant in London. The food is amazing, the place is super nicely decorated with old photos and information about the place and the staff is very polite. My go-to food is always lamb korma and cheese naan... No other restaurant is as delicious as Punjab. Thank you for all the times youve fulfilled my expectations!

Looking for Indian - Punjabi food with nice spice?? Search ends here. I shave been here many times and always the best. Sometimes there is lineup to get in. Amazing food, staff, location.

This is amazing !!!!!!! It was our first time visit this place and It was delicious to the point that we ordered extra curry and nan. Will definitely go back.I normally do not leave reviews but this place I have to log in and write the review to support you guys. Thanks to both back of house and front of house. You made our day. 😊😊

Oh guys, this is simply the best Indian restaurant in London!!The oldest in Britain, from 1946!!!The place is full of history, pictures of the big family are all over the dining room.Clean and tidy, staff is amazing, polite and kind!But lets talk about the food.Had a mint chicken, spicy lamb and cheese naan. Meat was juicy, tasty, simply delicious.Good balance of spices, and lamb wasnt dry.If you want to eat proper Indian food, this is the place to go in.Highly recommended.

The food was brilliant. Butter chicken was the best. The Indian dessert was very impressive. Very good service.

Indian food is usually always a good choice for vegan diners and the oldest Punjab restaurant in London has some great vegan choices. We enjoyed the vegetable biriyani, which was a little spicier than some weve tried, Bombay aloo, a chickpea curry and a subtlety sweet pumpkin curry. Excellent service and truly delicious.

Fantastic place to enjoy authentic and delicious North India food. Welcoming place with a homely feel. Be sure to read their history on the back of one of their menus.

This is the best Indian restaurant I have been to in London. The food is great, the staff are very polite, the atmosphere is nice and the location, very close to Covent Garden station. The menu has many options for vegetarians and non vegetarians. I loved the old pictures on the walls.

Have liked this place for decades. Good N Indian / Punjab food. Great dishes (like the pumpkin!). Top staff, great attitude. Sadly now discovered by the drunk after work office crowd, and the seating density is not sensible in post COVID times without much better ventilation. Go only when quiet!

Excellent service our curries were very tasty especially the lamb one that my husband had xx

Good food and great service in a Covid safe environment - very pleased to have visited!

Punjab is a special place. Ive been coming here for years. Always top quality food and service. You will never be disappointed!

I loved the food and the staff was very polite. I recommend it to everyone who loves Indian food.

Great Punjabi food. I loved the chicken korma and the cheese naan. As an Punjabi I approve this food

Decided to drop in since this was in the neighborhood and had good reviews on Google. Was quite disappointed both with the food and the service. It was by far our worst dining experience in London.

Never been there before, found out the restaurant is easy to locate. The food we ordered was awesome. Staffs service are amazing. I would definitely visit again and recommend others.

Came here 30 years ago when I worked around the corner. Now only visiting London as a tourist and this restaurant is still as good as it was then. Highly recommend and will definitely call back next time.... hopefully not quite as long between visits though!!

Exquisite.. try it even if you think you dont like food from India

Food was super tasty, good sized portions and the staff were very attentive - they even gave me extra chillies in my curry when I asked for it! They also knew we were celebrating an anniversary so they brought out some ice cream with a sparkler which was very cute! Will definitely be returning.

Good hospitality good food good prices. Thanks guys!

Worst experience ever. The taste of food is horrible. They served us cold papadoms with last days onion salad( it smelled bad). And curry and Briyani was not eatable. Along with horrible food there service deserve negative rating. They took papadoms plate without our permission and my friend was not complete yet. And when I asked the waiter to give our leftover Briyani takeout he gave us the box and told us to fill it ourselves, this behavior shocked me. Even when we completed the lunch they didnt serve us a tissue. And most importantly they took 10% service charge after this horrible service.It was worst experience, please think twice before going this this restaurant.

We ordered Veg.food. very good, reasonably priced, £66 for 3x of us including soft drinks and one portion of desert. On the downside was the pickle that was horrible with the stale smell of oil. Also when you say optional service charge ,10% amounting to £6.6 should not be included in the bill and should be left to the discretion of the customer. I found the takeaway that they served when I was force quarantined in President Hotel, near Russel Square to be even better both in quality and quantity..overall not a bad experience.

A “tourist” restaurant by all metrics, but the food is delicious. A little over priced from their peers on Drummond Street or Brick Lane. Also, no wifi.

This was our first time eating at The Punjab and Im so glad we did. The restaurant was an absolute delight. Great intimate atmosphere, family pictures and the restaurant story on the back of the menu really added to the family feel of the restaurant.My one year old daughter was having an off day, she cried and screamed and everything in between. The staff were absolutely wonderful in helping us entertain her. She was even offered a lolly. Thank you for your understanding and kindness.The food was delicious, especially the paneer butter masala. It was incredibly delicious. We will definitely be returning again and again when visiting London. Great to know its also none halal for any meat eaters.

Butter chicken was good with low salt. Salt lassi was good too. Service was quick.

Oldest Indian Punjabi Restaurant in London and taste is just awwweesome.. food is delicious, very well cooked. Service is fast.

Always delicious. Very homely taste of black lentils. But the last time I visited them I suffered from a very bad abdominal pain and bloating. Would suppress my desire to visit again now unfortunately.

Food was good and customer service was great.

I ordered the chicken tikka masala, as its considered one of the national foods of the UK, lamb goshti, garlic naan and bulleit naan. The chicken tikka masala was a little too lemon-y for me and bulleit naan was spicier than expected. Overall, my favorite part of the meal was the lamb goshti.I definitely prefer Dishoom in regards to food, atmosphere and service, even if I had to wait longer for a table.

Food was nice but service was not! I called for a reservation and they told me I do not need one. I went to the restaurant and I was told I had to wait outside until all my friends are there before we could sit down and they asked me politely to wait outside. The restaurant wasnt even full.

We has the most beautiful meal here with outstanding service and atmosphere. An absolute gem to find in the heart of London. A must visit!!

Great Amar’s mint chicken

Taste speaks for itself, Excellent food, great helping staff dishes are customized as per your need.

Fantastic meal, full of flavours and tastes. Excellent staff...highly recommended.

The Indian restaurant not to be missed. A few steps from Seven Dials, Neil’s Yard and Covent Gardens. This is a landmark Indian restaurant and its just very very good. Prices are reasonable and service is first rate! We will return! Wanted to show more of the food but we ate it too fast 🤣

Ive seen mixed reviews, bit we found it outstanding. Excellent service and good advice from the server, the food was absolutely brilliant as were the staff, highly recommended

Tasty food, friendly staff

Second visit with 3 stars: I have to a bit lower the rating after my second visit. I had the same dishes that I had in my first time but unfortunately now they were not as good. I asked to have them very very spicy but they were just moderate. Also the portions seemed smaller than in my first visit. And their katchumber salad is not really katchumber but overpriced minced iceberg lettuce together with some cucumber and carrot. However, I will visit in the future again, hopefully with the same quality that I experienced in the first time.First visit with 4 stars: i had very pleasant experience here. The atmosphere is calm and friendly, the service is excellent and the food absolutely delicious. They have plenty of vegan options and they are willing to make the dishes spicier if you wish. Everything is fresh and well made.I would love to give full five stars but even if the food was well seasoned in general, it was slightly too salty, and that was taking over other flavors. I believe if there would have been less salt, all the other flavors would have had much more space and taste would have been wonderful. Hope that will be the case in the future since salt is quite overpowering. But yet, already now, they were very good in general.

Love the food here. Garlic naan tastes lovely and so was the chicken curry.

Excellent food for both meat eaters and veggies. The staff were polite and quick, making sure what level of spice I wanted.

Very friendly staff and very good fast service. The food is good but not excellent.

We. Visit central London quite often and came across this restaurant and thought it could be an authentic Punjab restaurant but when we visited, it was a Friday night and we were offered a 2seated table in front entrance and was very uncomfortable and we changed the place and when we did that, the waiter was angry and gave a staring look and from then the hospitality was very bad.The food is not authentic Punjab food and it’s customised to local Brits taste and very overpriced for the qty they serve.

A very good service provided by this restaurant. I’m on a holiday and these boys delivered with there high class food. Keep it up well done

Took 3 guests to this amazing restaurant last night. Food was amazing, good selection of drinks and incredible service. Highly recommend a visit

Was a great delight! Found on google maps around me, very friendly staff, very informative about dishes, fast time to table but still very fresh! Go grab some samosas!

One of the best places for Indian food in London by far, but also just a wonderful place for good food in general. Ive ended up trying a number of different dishes here and never been disappointed by the quality and flavors - especially since so many Indian places in England have an odd penchant for easing up too much on spiciness and making everything sweet. Not Punjab, thank goodness! The staff are also very professional and polite. Cant wait to eat here again soon.

Visited here with my girlfriend after a recommendation from a friend. We were not disappointed as the food was delicious and the portions were filling. We had the chicken wings, poppadom, pahalwan amars mint chicken, baigan, karahi paneer, kadu sabji, butter naan, pilau rice. The service was polite & efficient and the restaurant was nicely decorated. Will certainly return.

Always love coming here. Prompt service and the waiters speak hindi and punjabi too. The daal is great and recommended. Has some great decor too. Authentic Punjabi north indian cuisine.

Reasonably priced, central location. Staff are attentive and food arrives really quick.

Delicious chicken tikka take away, spicy but not fatty, for £5, it saved my Saturday’s lunch!

We walked by this restaurant and decided to give it a try, because there was a long line up (at least an hour) at the other one we planned to go… and we are very lucky to find out this India restaurant is as good, friendly staffs and their foods are so yummy that we kept order more…

I’ve been past this restaurant over 500 times in my life, before the pandemic, I’ve seen a que outside on many occasion. Heard so much about it, as a cabbie I’ve even recommended it to customers in the back 😳 . I’d thought I’d take my son there! What a let down. I’ve tasted much better at my local and in our opinions the portions were too small, even my son agreed it was a waste of money. Didn’t taste fresh at all. Some of the dishes were clearly from frozen as they were depleted of taste. I was very very disappointed. I won’t be going there or recommending them again 😞.

Amazing food, service and naan. ideal noise level- bustling place but for some reason just the right amount of noise.

A nice place to have a proper North Indian dinner, the waitress are moving extremely fast and are friendly and handy. About the food I would give a 3.5 to 4 from 5 stars I had some lamp plus a few other dishes, it was tasty but a little bit to spice for my taste , even the sweet kitchen was spice, but I believe this chief choice. P.S the curry was magic.

This place is absolutely amazing, Id rate more stars if that were possible

I was disappointed as I am from punjab. Nothing like food back home, it was bland and service was poor and premises unclean.

Evening meal on 12 July 2021. This was our first trip away since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. We had promised ourselves that once it was safe and sensible we’d go to The Punjab. It was also our wedding anniversary. Needless to say we felt safe and secure (social distancing was in place, track and trace, masks etc.) The food was fantastic, every bit as good as we remembered and exactly the treat we’d looked forward to for so long. And they even gave us a free dessert as it was our anniversary! Thanks to the team at The Punjab. Hopefully it won’t be another 15 months before we’re back!

As ever, excellent food and service at a decent price. I first ate here more than 30 years ago and its always a pleasure to eat at the Punjab!

I wouldnt even give it 1. My wife and I were really looking forward to this meal, being punjabi ourselves and hearing that this is one of the oldest Indian restaurants, we were really excited!Tandoori roti not edible! Chicken karahi was like the curry had been frozen and reheated. The chicken was so hard i couldnt even pull it apart. The paneer masala was bland, the daal was the only thing edible. If your looking for good punjabi food, this isnt it id try elsewereI never leave reviews like this but honestly it was a waste of £50

We visited this place. Very tasty food we ordered village daal maki was tasty and veg kofta spicy but amazing garlic naan was lovely . Very tasty. Very lively atmosphere. Lots of birthdays which made it even more exciting. Worth visiting and not over priced.

Great food! Nice waiters, quite affordable for a restaurant, portion sizes could be slightly bigger

First visit since 1986. Still brilliant!

A very average Indian restaurant. Staff were unhelpful and we felt unwelcome. Food was OK, nothing special. Far from impressed!

I just have one word for the Fabulous. Its tasty, flavourful and they serve in good portions. The service was excellent as well .. will recommend to try Ras malai for dessert... )))

Lousy overpriced experience. They use chicken breast in curries ; it is dry, tough and chewy. No customer service. Rigid rules. Buyer beware. Stay away. So many better places for Indian food in London.

Fantastic meal really enjoyed and fantastic staff

This place is great. It was my daughters first experience with Indian food, after catching a showing of Matilda. Service was amazing, and food was perfectly seasoned and very tasty.They do a good job, keeping the tables moving so even during the theater rush, give them a shot. Wait times will not be too bad.

Delcious Indian food, a wide selection of dishes, excellent currey and a great dessert. As expected, superb service. Came in on 22:00 after a show, an hour before closing, and got a table without waiting on queue.

Absolutely tasty!! Service is great!! They really care about the hygiene currently so I feel comfortable to eat in😬 Now I can understand why the reviews are fab

Outstanding food and service. Easy to understand why they have regular customers from all over the world. Thank you. We were made feel welcomed.

Overall an amazing experience. The food is perfect.

Delicious food, quick service and lovely staff!

Not a pure Indian food , Extreme spice curry is sweet here,quantity is very low ,prices are too high not worthy visiting here for a Indian food.

Great Indian restaurant. Superb taste.

PROSCustomer service was goodAmbience was excellentFlavor of paneer butter masala was EXCELLENTthe Pailau Rice was wonderfully seasonedCONSThe Karabi Paneer was ok. Nothing specialWhen I came in they sat me way in the back. I was the only one there while ALL the other customers were in the front. There were open tables in the front.I was seated in the back and then asked to be moved to the front. It would have been very boring to sit by myself in the back and eatOverallI do plan to visit again and try their other dishes

Amazing foodMagnificent musicI’m definitely coming back

Such an amazing restaurant full of history and love for food and family. It was the first time for me and my friend in there and it was a delightful experience. The food was just delicious, an exploration of flavours in the mouth for every bite. Nevertheless, the service was outstanding. Since it was our first time in there, we were assisted on the choice of the food. We didnt wait too long to start eating and the waiter was making sure everything was fine all the way through our dinner. We are still impressed. This place is highly recommended!!!

My most favourite restaurant in London, hands down. The servers are very friendly. The food is so consistent, and is just as amazing every time. I wish to be back in London just to eat here! There usually is a little wait time, but it is so worth it.

Busy place with very good food and fast service just hundred steps from The Seven Dials Square.Waiters exhibit special nice attitude, Goan-style :)Reservation absolutely recommended, but you can always try to take a queue.Our check was at 25-30 GBP per person for food and beer. It is not an inexpensive place.

Excellent service, nice & tidy interior, tasty food!

Excellent Indian food as expected from this long time favorite.The dishes are prepared and cooked to just the right temperature and consistency. They use plenty of quality seasoning without oversalting the food. The colors pop out with aesthetically pleasing palette.Butter chicken is a must have. Smooth, rich, mild and tender. Who can resist?Sweet lassi is a perfect beverage to wash down the meat and rice.Tandoori king prawns sizzle and dazzle. I shouldve ordered more.Come early and often to get a table. Reserve a table if you dont want to wait in the cold.

We have been to this restaurant for the last 4 years. To celebrate my birthday but this year we were really disappointed.The restaurant staff are great and efficient in serving everyone. As it is one of the busiest restaurants in covent gardens. As its one of the oldest Punjabi places in the London.We queued outside for a short while but thats not too bad as they have external heating and a canopy to keep you dry.The disappointing thing on this occasion is the food.The rice and nan were fine but we ordered a Chicken Jalfrezi and it came out with the chicken pieces cold and the sauce hot. So we sent it back and got another one. But it tasted so bland it didnt taste like a traditional Punjabi dish at all.We complained to the manager or I believe him to be a manager as he had a blue shirt on and the others wore polo shirts.He said thats a shame and we cant have that and that he will sort it.I dont know what he meant by that but I had all ready finished my meal and my wife couldnt eat the Jalfrezi and left it.The waiter cane to collect the dishes and we told him also that the jalfrezi wasnt any food also.We asked the manager for the bill. To find that that still charged us for the curry which we returned once and never eat the replacement. But as it was my birthday I didnt want to ruin the evening any more. So just paid the bill. But I would have expected a restaurant with this level of reputation and that we drove from the Midlands to come here to celebrate my birthday they would have provided better customer service. So that was disappointing.Although they did come out with a complimentary ice-cream with a sparkler in it singing happy birthday. So it wasnt a total car crash of an evening.I am not sure if the business has changed hands or they have a new chief but they seriously need to quality assure what the chief is sending out to its customers. As I have had better microwave Chicken Jalfrezi meals. Which is a shame as this this is a great place or used to be and could be again if they sort the issue with the food.My wife wont come back again which is a shame as it ha been a tradition for us to come here every time we come to London.If you found this review and pictures benificial please like.

Found this place quite by accident on a business trip. Have been back several times since. The Lamb Korma is delicious. The service is very food and it has a great atmosphere. I think it’s a family owned business and has mementos from the past as decoration. Every time I know sometime coming to London from the US, I recommend this place abs they love it too

Great service, lovely food. Recommended

Best cheese naan on Earth? Great service.

Terrible food, staff is rude. Total waste of time and money.

I must say ‘Old is Gold’. Punjab Restaurant preserves the real taste of Indian food at the heart of London with excellent staff. I would certainly visit here every month until my stay in UK.

Tasty food and excellent service

I recommend this carrot-coloured bean soup (I had no idea I was ordering a soup 😅); but FYI the soup was really spicy 😉🐲

To be honest, was a little let down by the food at this place. We travelled from the other end of the city hoping to get authentic punjabi flavours.Ordered ‘kadu puri’ for the entree which tasted great, but ‘kaali daal’ and ‘saag paneer’ were a let down. They just did not have enough flavour, and the saag paneer tasted like boiled spinach with fried paneer cubes.The service itself was great though.Hopefully the other dishes taste a bit more authentic on the next visit.P.s. do suggest ordering the bullet naan

Great food great service excellent atmosphere and not expensive at all will definitely be a regular when ever Im in London keep up the good work guys

Food OK. Real Punjabi food? Hardly. Just a decent curry place I would say. Busy, full. Waiter impatiently wanted me to order everything in one OK - they seem to focus on pushing through as many people as they can? I had to ask for papadum, too (not sure why). Food was OK. Atmosphere too. Not inexpensive.

Very tasty. Only slight negative was the chicken pieces were a little tough. Recommended though.

One of the best Indian food I have ever had. The sabjis are exceptional. The ambiance is simple and plain but the food incredible. You will definitely not want to stop eating as the flavor of gravy makes a special place in your heart. The paneer is great and the chicken is marinated perfectly. Overall this is a must go to place in London.

Pros:- authentic owners, family owned since 1946- good locationCons:definitely over-hypednothing punjabi about their foodthe food was quite blandmore tuned for non-indian peoplequite priceywont recommend

Traditional Indian/Punjabi restaurant with good selection of dishes. Went their twice and tested a large selection of dishes. Appetizers were good (samosas) and good (lamb kebab - very different from what I expected). Rice was forgetable, chicken achari good, and lamb madras unfortunately just spicy with spicy with spicy - not much additional flavor. Nit: I liked their humor on their menu, e.g., how their kebabs was invented by a skilled chef for a toothless maharaja.

Good authentic food, fast and friendly service!

We like this restaurant so much that we ate there twice during our visit to London. The lamb biryani is fabulous. Try the butter chicken. Number 43 is also delicious.

Punjab is an intimate little restaurant conveniently located to the theatre district. It was very busy when we visited, and the layout is cramped. I would not recommend for a quiet or romantic meal because the atmosphere is the polar opposite- you are squeezed so close to neighbouring tables that its difficult to have quiet conversation. For a casual quick meal though we enjoyed ourselves.I got a call just as we sat down to our table informing me that we had less time to eat than wed planned for. To their credit the staff took our orders quickly, filled them in record time and presented us with tasty, filling food without breaking stride. I actually had enough time left over to enjoy another glass of wine, the efficiency was faultless and we made our show with time to spare.

Best aunthetic north Indian food. Hard to beat. Amrit and family run it brilliantlyIf you are in Covent Garden its the best you will ever enjoy for service and value