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Charsi Karahi

1553 London Rd, Norbury, London SW16 4AD, United Kingdom

Charsi Karahi
Afghan restaurant
4.3
449 reviews
8 comments
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CV6G+X9 London, United Kingdom
+44 20 3620 4898
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Zohan
Zohan107 days ago
I have been here many times with family. I should have wrote this review before.
Amazing taste of lamb. It is expensive, but for the taste, I wouldn't mind going here again and again. Also, the sitting place is nice and cozy for families. The staff is also mostly good, and environment in general is great.
Mohammed-Hanif Tarajia
Mohammed-Hanif Tarajia229 days ago
If you haven't eaten here yet, why not!? This also means you actually haven't eaten good food. And lastly, this place has the best lamb, chicken, meat you will have.
Travel Zone
Travel Zone291 days ago
Chaplin kebab and lamb CHARSI karahi were average. Naans were good. Need to improve the quality n taste.
Mouhamad Youssouf
Mouhamad Youssouf291 days ago
The food here is just one of the best in town. The pulao, mix grill and lamb Karahi are top notch. The sitting experience where you get a private space is also good. The food takes a while to come (around 15 mins). I believe it's because they are cooking it fresh. And you should try the mango lassi when you go there. Would totally recommend for a family night out.
Shahnoor Khan
Shahnoor Khan352 days ago
Charsi Karahi and Chapli were good but Kava was without any taste and Kheer barely had any sweetness in it.
They only accept cash and it wasn't really advertised openly. They don't even offer tap water which is basically a must for any restaurant.
Khalid Chaudary
Khalid Chaudary2 years ago
Karahi in the house!!! Greeted with respect, and allowed ample time to order chicken karahi with medium spices. The chef was knowledgeable and understood the spiciness and the amount of naans we would be able to eat!!! After a 30 minute wait, food came out piping hot - absolutely delicious, and authentic. After food, we were treated to peshwari kehwa, with traditional sugar pieces - the drink was on point. This place is a whole in a wall, and if you don't mind that, the its an absolute jem that will genuinely surprise you!!!
Ikhan
Ikhan2 years ago
Came here with 10 people/a couple of families, The room we were given was not clean, food particles was on the carpet which we had to ask to be hovered and food area wiped down.

The room itself had nails sticking off the walls and could do with a update. The smaller booths looked better and the largest room was more modern. The layout of the place and seating is unique and has character. Definitely dated and not to everyone's taste.

Service was very slow, as they said it was being made fresh. So a pre order is advised. The food was good with quality ingredients used. I would eat again.

This is more a group of guys place who are into their meat, lounging and not so concerned about the atmosphere.

The other disappointment was they asked for cash saying their card machine was not working. Ended up doing a transfer.

I would order the chops, chapli kebabs and kabuli rice again as a takeaway. Honest food, for the price though would expect a better dine in experience. Wouldn't take the family or go again unless it was a small group of guys.
Imran Ali
Imran Ali2 years ago
Whilst the service was good the place lacked overall hygiene and authenticity.

Karahi, tika and chapli kebab all lacked the authentic taste nowhere near the proper charsi karahi.

Most annoyingly they did not accept cards, there were no signs on this either - close by atm was chargeable, pretty annoying when unprofessional businesses want to dodge tax by not allowing card transactions!
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