Preem Restaurant (London)

Preem Restaurant

Brick Lane, London

After enjoying the festivities at Winter Wonderland, we took a short bus ride to King's Cross station and walked towards Brick Lane.  Brick Lane is the famous row of Indian/Pakistani restaurants here in London, and reputedly serves the best of these cuisines outside India/Pakistan.  Nearby is also a weekend market that specializes in Asian food, which is also a destination in itself. 

The night we went was certainly busy, with the streets and restaurants buzzing with people.  DJKung's cousin, who was with us that night, took us to Preem.

Crispy papadums in the foreground. 

Sauces for the papads.  Clockwise from top left: sweet sauce (tamarind based?), a harsh chili sauce, a light yoghurt-based sauce, and onion slices.

Veggie samosas with salad.  The sauces went well with the samosas too.

For our mains, we ordered family-style and got a veggie curry dish, chicken biryani, lamb curry and lemon rice. 

Everything was pretty good, but I must confess to a personal bias towards the joints we have back home in NJ.  I find that the curries are richer and more flavorful back home.  Then again, it's too soon to tell, since we've only tried one restaurant out of the dozens here.  Now that Brick Lane is on our radar, it is definitely a must-revisit destination for us.