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Taste of India Pure Vegetarian LTD

293-295 High St N, London E12 6SL, UK4.2 (3785 reviews)020 8472 9779websitemap

High-volume independent pure-veg restaurant on High Street North (3,800+ reviews) spanning South Indian, North Indian and Indo-Chinese, with tiffin and spice customisation; food consistently rated above the occasionally brusque counter service.

Why it's listed: Taste of India Pure Vegetarian (E12, adjacent) — independent pure-veg restaurant with 3.7k reviews; meat-free menu, strong vegan-compatible offering.

Profile last updated 5 July 2026.

Taste of India Pure Vegetarian LTD — photo
Photo: Gurunath N · Google
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The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
Three-tradition pure veg menu: South Indian (dosa, uttapam, tamarind rice), North Indian curries, and Indo-Chinese.
'vegetarian dosa snacks, thalis, tandoori favourites and tiffin'; 'great mix of South Indian… North Indian… Indo-Chinese'editorial+reviews
Kitchen-wide dietary regime
Pure vegetarian ('Pure Vegetarian' in the registered name).
'Taste of India Pure Vegetarian LTD'; vegetarian_restaurantname+types
Service modes offered
dine in · takeaway · tiffin service
'…and tiffin in simple and modern space'; meal_takeawayeditorial+types
Price band
Midrange, seen as affordable for the quality.
price_level 2; 'pricing provided excellent value'price_level+reviews
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Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Occasions customers use it for
destination dosa/thali meals · budget family dinners · spice-customised curries
'worth it… even accounting for the price to get to and from central London'; 'happy to customise them to make them spicier'reviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
tamarind rice · mini uttapam · gobi manchurian · chole bhature · palak paneer · mango lassi
'tamarind rice tasted just like my late grandmothers'; 'Gobi Dry Manchurian starter – absolutely outstanding'reviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
brusque counter service at peak
'Service may be different on a busier day'reviews
Service character as customers describe it
Warm and attentive at the table for most, but one front-of-house order-taker is repeatedly described as unfriendly; visibly diligent cleaning staff.
'service can sometimes feel a bit unfriendly; one of the ladies taking orders'; 'their cleaning staff are ver[y]…'reviews
Value for money as customers see it
Affordable for the quality — 'one of the best Indian restaurants I've ever been to' at everyday prices.
'it is an affordable meal as well'reviews
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Only the owner knows it

Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.

We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.