quilon

a michelin star restaurant with south western indian food - never heard about. and to hear raving reviews from a european colleague was surprising.

so we ended up at dinner there. and for two and a half hours. we didn't realize howgoodit was. the small poppadums with both spicy and sweet chutneys was great to start. the crab cakes and mini dosas were good. the black cod blew me away. the wine was great. and the chilli sorbet and the chocolates at the end with cappuccino rounded off a delightful meal. strongly recommend this one to everyone in london.

was there for a business dinner and as most of our partners were german and american who wanted to taste indian food our obvious choice had to be quilon , the ambience was sober yet with the hustle and bustle of a busy restaurant , food wasgoodfor all that we ordered and surely a taste closer to southern indian was savoured .

i thoroughly enjoyed my lunch. tasty food,goodambience and friendly staff. i will be there again when i am back in london next. authentic kerala cuisine.

went to quilon with high expectations but was disappointed. the prawn masala wasgoodbut chana masala was pretty average. the fish was overcooked and quite dry and this was their signature dish so that says something. the lemon rice was good. overall pretty average experience.

need to book a table 3-4 hours before. ordered the lamb biryani and mangalorean chicken. both were well cooked. for rice one can chose something other than plain rice for the mixed taste. the rasam also is a must to go well with the food. overall decent food andgoodambience. slightly on the higher side as far as the price is concerned. 3/5.

warm ambience, enjoyed serenity - agoodchange from hustle bustle of most of the restaurants;goodfood but it should add more options on vegetarian side! hot rasam was refreshing. baked yogurt was excellent - not to be missed.

very impressed by this restaurant did not know what to expect as it was last minute booking.

they were very friendly from the telephone booking to the waiters at the restaurant.

we ordered quite a lot for two people we started with the masala dosa for starters and for mains we went for prawns masala ( excellent a must try ) and lobster butter sauce ( boring nothing much happening catered to the english ).

as well the mango curry was very nice and the okra fried both were verygood!

the tomato rice as well is very nice and a must try.

over all a very nice place for your south indian food !!

food 4/5
service 4/5
ambience 3.5/5

i am sitting in the restaurant right now was free to write a review as it has a very slow service. we ordered the food at 10:05 pm and its 10:45 n only one starter has come.

food isgoodbut i only recommend if u guys have a lot if time in hand only then come to this place

verygoodambience... perfect hangout place with family and friends. snacks are delicious but low on quantity. wish their menu had few more choices. if you are a vegan, you may struggle a bit.... but waiters are able to revise you some tips and can suggest few (on the fly dishes) not in the menu....

quilon is quite a sophisticated, upmarket michelin starred restaurant at 51 buckingham gate. quilon provides modern south-coastal inspired food from india, their specialities include lobster butter pepper fry, crab cakes and aapams.

i went to quilon during my stay at the iconic st james court hotel. i was craving indian food with agoodfine dining experience and thought of quilon instantly since it was just 2 minutes away from my hotel. the restaurant is beautiful from the inside, i could not help but notice the amazing art inside the restaurant they had paintings from popular indian artists like parish mehti and s.h raza.

i ordered a portion of the crabcakes, and a seafood platter that consisted of crab cakes, prawns and a fish i think the platter was called the fisherman's catch, the crab cakes were nice they were seasoned well and cooked to perfection. the rest of the platter was very average and lacked flavor. for mains i ordered the lobster and some kind of chicken curry that i cannot recall with malabar paranthas. the lobster was cooked very well and tasted very good, the chicken was a disaster i did not like the chicken at all it was very heavy and lacked spice.

i would only go to quilon for the lobster and the crab cakes the rest of the food is average..

visited twice during my london visit last year in november...goodindian food and nice ambiance.. as it is owned by indians and most of the waiters are indian so they understand indian taste and people..good hospitality and verity of indian cuisine are available.. they start with spicy rasam for drink and baby papads ...if you are staying near buckingham gate so you should try this.. really good

quilon is one of two michelin starred restaurants in london that specialises in coastal indian cuisine,  the other being trishna.  it is in the taj hotel and has had a major refurb in the two or three years since i had last been there, which has left it with a nice modern look that is much better than the previous one. poppadoms etc. the poppadoms here were pretty good, they also came with a nice selection of 5 sauces and chutneys, of which two or three were excellent. to start we shared 3 starters, char-grilled scallops with mango chilli relish were very well cooked with subtle spicing that added to the dish. the best dish here was the excellent ‘kothu lamb’ with onion, chilli, ginger and tomatoes, this was very soft and well spiced. herb crusted tilapia with mustard sauce was also nice but not asgoodas examples that i have had in india. scallops and kothu lamb of the mains that we had the stand out dish was the prawn masala, this co

there are only six michelin star indian restaurants in london right now - a number which i expected to be a lot larger. i guess the main reason for there not being so many is because both service, and decor are sometimes not at the forefront of an indian restaurants mind. some however, like quilon know that indian food deserves this kind of environment and attention to detail. i’d been meaning to try it for some while so we decided to go along one saturday and try out their incrediblygoodvalue for money set lunch deal. a piggy bank savings worth of £24 will get you three courses, poppadoms and chutneys, amuse bouche, petit fours and a coffee of your choice. i don't even know how they manage to make any money - by the time we'd left i felt feeling though i had robbed them. head chef sriram aylur grew up on the south-west coastal area of india, a mecca for fragrant seafood dishes. watching his father cooking in the family restaurant as a young boy made sriram fall in love with food whi

there are only six michelin star indian restaurants in london right now - a number which i expected to be a lot larger. i guess the main reason for there not being so many is because both service, and decor are sometimes not at the forefront of an indian restaurants mind. some however, like quilon know that indian food deserves this kind of environment and attention to detail. i’d been meaning to try it for some while so we decided to go along one saturday and try out their incrediblygoodvalue for money set lunch deal. a piggy bank savings worth of £24 will get you three courses, poppadoms and chutneys, amuse bouche, petit fours and a coffee of your choice. i don't even know how they manage to make any money - by the time we'd left i felt feeling though i had robbed them.

head chef sriram aylur grew up on the south-west coastal area of india, a mecca for fragrant seafood dishes. watching his father cooking in the family restaurant as a young boy made sriram fall in love with food which eventually left him travelling across the globe cooking in some of the most prestigious restaurants, palaces and private events. it wasn't until 1999 when siram opened quilon and in 2008 gaining its first michelin star - which it has kept hold of ever since.

walking in to quilon was like walking into an oasis, neutral warm colours, no lingering heavy smell of spices but instead a fresh zestiness in the air and not to mention the incredibly friendly staff. we took our seat, ordered our wine and were handed some tiny poppadoms (just the right size to put in your mouth all at once) and an array of chutney, yogurt sauces and chili oil sauce dips - they were the best accompaniments i've had in an indian restaurant to date.

for a set lunch menu there was a huge choice to pick from. first was the pepper shrimps, battered and fried then cooked in what the menu said was a fiery masala. luckily everything here is cooked to a medium spice so not to blow your face off, if you'd like it hotter then just ask. the prawns were large, succulent, covered in a lovely crunchy batter. the light covering of masala sauce was the real winner with a lovely deep flavour and strong chilli flavour - but without the intense heat.

cauliflower chilli fry was again battered and fried with spices, and tossed with yoghurt, green chilli and curry leaves. it was full of flavour, crunchy and juicy at the same time and the level of spice was just perfect - cauliflower chilli fry andgoodrom-com on the sofa could definitely keep me happy.

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great ambiance. the place hasgoodfood and and lovely desserts. the rasam is great and do try mango curry. a meal for 4 should cost around. 100 gbp