Cafe Tiffin

My friend and I came in for an early dinner and we were not disappointed! I had heard that Indian food in London was a must-try so we set out to try one and this is the place. Aisha took such great care of us throughout our meal and was attentive and made great suggestions. We had the garlic naan (we ordered more!), butter chicken, chicken biryani, and the king prawn poori. It was all AMAZING!

Quite possibly the best Indian in Clerkenwell (The Tamil Crown comes close though!). We had a fantastic night here. Super welcoming team, cozy vibe, recently redecorated. BYOB with complimentary corkage which is a nice touch.

We love this place! Have been here many times over the years and the food is great and the staff really friendly and attentive. A special shout out to our lovely waitress Aisha :)

It’s back! First night reopen and the new interior is really well done. Lovely new lights. Service v good, and despite being the first night after a long refurbishment the kitchen is on form: food as tasty as it ever was. So happy they’re back. No alcohol served so the focus is on the food. (BYOB).

The team is very friendly and the food excellent. We loved this small place🫶🏼.

We recently dined at Cafe Tiffin and had a wonderful experience. The food was delicious, and the variety of flavors catered perfectly to both kids and adults. We particularly enjoyed the spicy Chicken Jalfrezi, which was bursting with rich, fiery flavors. The Butter Chicken was another standout, with its creamy, mild sauce that was comforting and delicious. The Vegetable Biryani was fragrant and flavorful, providing a perfect balance as our vegetarian option. The naans, especially the Cheese Naan, were fresh and paired excellently with all our dishes (as well as being a hit with the kids). Overall, the meal was a fantastic blend of spicy and mild dishes, ensuring everyone found something they loved. The service was friendly and efficient, making our dining experience even better. We will definitely be back!

Some of the best curries in London hands down. We have a curry club who have met once a month for years and we have to say this is definitely up there. The chefs special and the lamb gosht was incredible. We are definitely coming back here again. The naan is so soft, light and fresh. Staff are so nice and helpful.

Second visit to this great little gem. Delicious food in good portions at reasonable prices - and lovely, attentive staff. 5*!

Very well made food in nice neighborhood setting. Dishes are flavorful and staff are kind and attentive. I reccomend trying some of the chefs reccomendations - delicious!

These jerks charged me £1.3 for water, which is clearly marked £0.95 on the menu. They also told me it was 500 mL, but only gave me 330 mL. Now they know why they got £0.00 for service. The food is OK, certainly not bad, but not spicy at all. it tastes a bit generic. I cannot give patronage to place that charges more than their menu prices. I'll never be back.

This is a really good place to get food to go. The location is nice but if you choose to have food on site you will wait an hour before being served your dish. I think they do this so you buy a lot of appetizers. I would highly recommend the cheese Naan, excellent. Their homemade lemonade is also original and very good. They have excellent vegetarian options including their dhaal and motor paneer (yes, I like cheese, who doesn't?). They also do a lot of Pakistani food, I have tried some of it and it is good and quite different from Indian food.

Friendly, reasonable, delicious. London is known for its Indian food. We were extremely pleased with this pleasant, unpretentious, reasonable and friendly restaurant on a recent visit to London. It can be very difficult to find open restaurants in London during the Christmas holiday. Fortunately, Cafe Tiffin maintains very flexible hours. If you have a chance, this restaurant is definitely worth a try.

Really excellent neighborhood curry house. Menu has a meal for two for £23, which includes: 2 appetizers- Lamb tikka- grilled tender with the right amount of spice. Onion bhaji- large and crisp on the outside, however could have used some dipping sauce. 2 mains- Chicken tikka masala- tender chicken with some of the best masala sauce I have had. Very rich and with a hint of spice. Perfect with the naan. Lamb jalfrezi- also good sauce and included vegetables. Abounded actually eating the chili peppers. Side vegetable- Cauliflower- I digest the actual name for this dish, but tender cauliflower cooked in curry spices. Peshwary naan- oven fresh with crisp outer edges and a soft center. Rice- no complaints here. The staff took pride in their freshly made food. The waiter recommended the "chefs special" next time as the dish cooked for the employees. He has very considerate and made sure we enjoyed our food. Also the place was byob. If in the clerkenwell area and looking for a low key good deal curry, I recommend this place wholeheartedly. Can't wait to return.

Cafe tiffin service is excellent.all the dishes were good, except it appears the chef like it a bit sweet. When curry. Is served sweet, It kills the experience. If the food is served without the added sugar, it would have been four stars review.

This is our local affordable Indian takeout go-to. The vegetable sides are generous portions and super flavourful, the proteins are similarly delicious and our orders are typically ready within 10-15 mins - no complaints!

What a lovely Indian, a little gem, when I say little, I mean it, there's only about 6 tables in the place, the reason I found this was it was on Tastecard, so that meant 2 for 1 on starters and mains. The location is great, just next to the famous Electrical Olive Oil shop... The staff were super friendly when I booked up and when we arrived, the table was waiting for us and the prices in general were cheap anyway without any discounts. They also do BYOB, which is perfect!

Cafe Tiffin is my quick, inexpensive neighbourhood Indian takeaway in Clerkenwell. Their vegetable sides at £3 each, which is a steal - plus it means you can have a few flavours without paying like crazy. It's often quiet, so orders are made promptly, and you can often find discounts (e.g., here on Yelp, or they do Tastecard). My personal favourites include daal masala (as I search London for good daal dishes, this one isn't bad), chana masala, and their chicken korma (which as another reviewer also noted is quite sweet, but I'm learning that's a very London phenomenon). The service is absolutely lovely and they may be the most polite people I've ever been served by in London (consistently, too...which I can tell you because I kind of go here a lot). They also have delivery via Hungryhouse and likely others, if you'd rather).

I thought this place was just ok. I ordered the lamb "rogan" (could be misspelled, going from memory here) and it wasn't as flavorful as I had hoped. There was nothing wrong with it, but there just wasn't the "explodes with flavor in your mouth" aspect. We also ordered naan (just fine) and samosa. The samosas were small (just in case you're used to the US version which seems to be getting bigger and bigger and bigger!) so order a few extra - they were very tasty. Bottom line - Indian food in London should be AWESOME. This place didn't quite reach that level for me. If you're visiting the Shoreditch area, give this place a try, but compare it to a few other spots just to make sure.

Top notch authentic Indian cuisine. Showed up at 10pm on a Sunday night craving a light Indian meal and we were warmly welcomed right in. We were decently familiar with Indian food in the past but our server gave us a great break down about the food and what we should order. We started with the papadums, super light tortilla-like crispy chip that you add up to 4 different sauces/toppings to. It was so good and cost almost nothing. We ended up splitting a recommended entre, the Handi Ghosht [lamb]. It was soooo good. My girl loves the spiciest food in the world which is uncommon to see in Britain so they actually made a special sauce just for her with the extra chilis. Also made sure to order rice with it. The meal was so genuinely good and the portions were great. This is absolutely the place to go if you're looking for some authentic Indian food

This place had great food and great service. It is a nice cozy restaurant. I will make sure to recommend it to family I have living in London. It is also kid friendly. My son can be kind of picky, but not at this restaurant. We ordered 3 dishes to share, some garlic naan and some rice amoung 2 adults and 2 kids. All was eaten. The mango lassi and the lemon drink were also excellent.

I live right around the comer from here so I visit quite often. It is a small place hidden off the main road. The first time I was here I ordered the tandoori chicken. It was perfect. The flavor and spices were spot on. The naan is a little thicker than normal, but I don't mind. It taste great. My complaint with this restaurant is the sweetness of their curries. Any dish I've had that is prepared in a sauce is like eating candy. The butter chicken was so sweet that I couldn't eat it. I lived in India for a while and never experienced this. So if you don't want diabetes, stick to food from the tandoori. It limits what I can order here, but what I can get is always tasty.

Nice flavour, dhal was well made and light (not doused in cream). Came twice for take away and they were courteous and quite fast.

We were looking for Indian food in Clerkenwell, and Yelp found us this sweet spot a couple minutes walk from AirBnB. The Village Style Bhindi, aloo gobi, saag chana and saag paneer were wonderful. Reasonably priced, great service, and they were doing brisk takeaway business. We'd love to give it another try.

I thought Tiffin was very, very good. I had a fried paneer appetizer that arrived on a sizzling grill, marinated lightly in light spices and served with lots of very thinly, fresh onions. It was a very generous portion. For the main I had Murgh Madu and Saag Bhaji and rice of course. This would have been plenty of food for two, and it was just fantastic. I (sadly) left quite a bit behind. The spinach was lightly cooked and "dry" (instead of goopy with a coconut or tomato sauce); the taste of mustard and other spices (and ghee, although it wasn't greasy, this was really deliciously buttery!) was dominant, but this was not like most Indian veg dishes where the said vegetable is only a vehicle for sauce. The Murgh Madu was very sweet--I love sweet Indian curries, and I suspect that some would find this too much so, but if you enjoy a yogourt, (maybe a bit of coconut?), cashew sauce with sweet bite and spice, and extremely clean, delicate, boneless chicken breast, you'll love this. I love when the flavors of dishes are each very distinct and do not all taste as if they came from the same skillet and when they are cooked just enough. Nothing was overcooked, but very fresh, spiced in very particular ways to the dish, and as savory as can be. Service was excellent, and I really liked that my server asked me (and other tables) whether we were ready for our mains--I've never had this happen! But it was nice b/c it meant that another table finished their glasses of wine that went with their appetizers, and then moved onto the next courses (and different wine) when ready. Of course, it's all cooked right at that moment, and so it was as fresh as could be. This is a lot out of the way for me, but any time I'm nearby, I will go and drag everybody I know to join me.