Tayyabs- a Pakistani Restaurant
Last week I went to a wonderful Pakistani restaurant in East London that serves traditional Pakistani food from the Punjab region. This restaurant is so popular that we arrived at 10:30 PM on a weeknight and it was still packed! My dining companion tells me that if you go any earlier, there are long wait times for a table.
I can see why this restaurant is so popular. The decor is simple, but the food is fabulous. A restaurant that puts more effort into pleasing my stomach than pleasing my eyes is my favourite kind of place. I have to confess I don't remember the name of everything I ate because I didn't do the ordering, but I'll do my best to describe each item.
We drank mango lassi because lassi goes so well with spicy food. The mango lassi was OK, but it was a bit bland. Perhaps it was because they used sugar instead of honey as a sweetener. I much prefer lassis sweetened with honey (for an excellent mango lassi in London, go here). We also snacked on popadoms, which are thin, crunchy flatbreads.
For the main course, we shared Dry Meat, a mixed platter of chicken, beef kabob, and lamb chops, Rice, and a sweet version version of Naan bread. While the rice was mediocre, everything else was fantastic. The dry meat had a wonderful spicy, smoky flavour. The lamb chops were divine! Tender, and perfectly seasoned. My absolute favourite part of the meal though was the sweet naan. Naan is a puffy flatbread. The sweet flavour and light texture of this naan is the perfect companion to spicy, hearty food. I've had lots of varieties of naan, but this is the best one I've tried.
I enthusiastically recommend a visit to this restaurant and I guarantee you won't be disappointed:
I can see why this restaurant is so popular. The decor is simple, but the food is fabulous. A restaurant that puts more effort into pleasing my stomach than pleasing my eyes is my favourite kind of place. I have to confess I don't remember the name of everything I ate because I didn't do the ordering, but I'll do my best to describe each item.
We drank mango lassi because lassi goes so well with spicy food. The mango lassi was OK, but it was a bit bland. Perhaps it was because they used sugar instead of honey as a sweetener. I much prefer lassis sweetened with honey (for an excellent mango lassi in London, go here). We also snacked on popadoms, which are thin, crunchy flatbreads.
For the main course, we shared Dry Meat, a mixed platter of chicken, beef kabob, and lamb chops, Rice, and a sweet version version of Naan bread. While the rice was mediocre, everything else was fantastic. The dry meat had a wonderful spicy, smoky flavour. The lamb chops were divine! Tender, and perfectly seasoned. My absolute favourite part of the meal though was the sweet naan. Naan is a puffy flatbread. The sweet flavour and light texture of this naan is the perfect companion to spicy, hearty food. I've had lots of varieties of naan, but this is the best one I've tried.
I enthusiastically recommend a visit to this restaurant and I guarantee you won't be disappointed:
Tayyabs, 83-89, Fieldgate St. London E1 1JU
020 7247 6400 / 020 7247 9543 / 020 7247 8521
Nearest tube is Whitechapel
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