"Pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff"   My Rating
7 chloecupcakes	Posted on: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
	Review: Visited Govinda's a while ago with my mum and sister. The vegan options are limited and were both spicy when we visited. The staff were friendly, and the food was simple but good. No vegan desserts! Nice atmosphere, great location - very close to Oxford Street.   Pros: Nice atmosphere - seemed very clean * Friendly staff * Great location Cons: Food was rather spicy! * Very limited vegan options * No vegan desserts! :(
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"nice indian food"   My Rating
3 mirjam	Posted on: Thursday, June 18, 2009
	Review: The food is good, but the vegan options are limited. We had the small thali, but because the other curry had cream in it, we had to go for the spicy option (which was a bit too spicy for us)   Pros: nice food * reasonable price * Cons: limited choice * *
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"Delicious Food"   My Rating
2 edmt	Posted on: Monday, June 23, 2008
	Review: I loved it. The food was great, the restaurant itself is very clean and kind of cosy. A 3-portion meal was about gbp 4.00. I totally recommend it.   Pros: excellent food * good value * friendly staff Cons: * *
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"Decent place to grab smthng to eat"   My Rating
86 Jemima	Posted on: Wednesday, June 04, 2008
	Review: Central location. Blonde wood, light coloured, pleasant cafeteria vibe. There is artwork on the walls – paintings of Indian scenes when I visited. The person with me said he liked it but not enough to pay 700 pounds for it. Patrons are many and varied. Hippies, Subcontinental people, travelers, young, older, groups and pairs and singles. The queue at dinner time is constantly coming out of the door. You might have to sit next to someone else as it may be the only space you can find/ some tables are grouped in quite big groupings – you may have less people in your group. Dinner ends at around eight thirty pm at which time the Hare Krishna followers gather outside and sing the Hare Krishna mantra. They were led by someone playing an electric ukulele on when I went. Amongst items on the menu, there is all you can eat thali, there is also quiche, pizza, calzone and lasagna. Deserts are mostly Western except for laddu. There is a drinks fridge with soft drinks and you can get lassi, tea and coffee. I had thali which was hearty and tasty. There are some choices you can make, depends on what is currently available at the counter. They bring in new things as others run out/ they are ready. I was full with just one serving. I had lassi which was strawberry! It was a bit thin and quite sweet. Had pieces of strawberry in it so maybe it was made from fresh strawberries. I had strawberry cheesecake for dessert. Fairly tasty and filling. You need to order and pay at the counter, where Hare Krishna followers serve you. At six pounds ninety-five for the all you can eat thali it is great value.   Pros: good location * pretty tasty and good value * casual, quick, suit all types Cons: a few things tastier than others * *
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"Great Potential - Adjustments needed"   My Rating
123 JohnnySensible	Posted on: Thursday, May 17, 2007
	Review: Visit sometimes - eat lightly - drink herbal tea - relax & sing the "Hare Krishna Mantra" to yourself - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Krishna I used to enjoy working there. It could still be & really should be the best restaurant in London. Great location - Soho St. / Soho Sq. - just off Oxford St. The current managers insist on using dairy products which are cruelly produced on UK farms - their founder Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada protected cows & insisted that they die only from old age. There are plenty of vegan dishes in their Hare Krishna culture but they hardly ever cook / prepare them these days. Was a glorious place to eat & meet in the "Punk Years" - 78 / 79 / 80 - Poly Styrene, Chrissie Hynde, Laura Logic, Boy George were all regular visitors - then all menu items were the "prasadam" / temple offerings of Sri-Sri Radha London Isvara - the deities who live above the restaurant on the 1st floor - the temple entrance door is just to the right of the restaurant. Pop your shoes in your bag & bob upstairs to visit them if they are awake! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radha_Krishna_Temple   Pros: "My Sweet Lord" memories * Great art / photo's * Lots of wood & greenery Cons: Bad toilets * Cruelly produced milk * "Pretty Vacant" staff
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"Fresh and wholesome"   My Rating
32 Sernicki	Posted on: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
	Review: No gimmicks, no frills and no rush. A place to get real wholesome food at a nice price. The vegan options are good and the service is polite and friendly. I always feel relaxed in this place and not rushed to finish my food and get out. Also you are a few feet away from Soho Square which is a little bit of green space to sit and let the world go by as your food digests. A must place for all vegans.   Pros: Fresh * Clean * friendly Cons: * *
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