Gymkhana London - Buy Reservations

Their food is absolutely delicious with amazing presentation. Their staff is very friendly and helpful. Would give this place a 10/5 in terms of taste, ambiance, service.

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A night to remember, amazing service, incredible food. We sampled a great deal of the menu, everything was perfect. Our waiter was very professional, he know the menu, the ingredients and the level of spice, everything was served with an explanation and a beaming smile, I loved that guy.
I would revisit Gymkhana without hesitation, if you want to experience some of the best Indian food in London this is your destination, you will not be disappointed.

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We had the tasting menu at Gymkhana, stand outs were the Aloo Chat and Biryani, other courses were good but not exceptional for a restaurant of this reputation and price. Service was very friendly but extremely rushed. Just as soon as we would finish one course, the dishes were taken away and in less than a minute, the next course would arrive. This made the overall meal less enjoyable. We have heard better experiences from others, so perhaps the rush was isolated to our meal, but will likely try a different high end Indian spot next time in London.

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Excellent Indian cuisine at a busy restaurant. However, even though the restaurant was very busy, the service was excellent.

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If you like Indian food, do not hesitate to make a reservation here. Yes it’s Michelin, but it’s not stuffy, tiny portion, make you uncomfortable Michelin. This is regular portion, delicious food, fantastic service Michelin. Highly recommend the Samosas for a starter and Chicken Masala for main plate. Waiter brought me a birthday dessert on the house even though I had not indicated anything about celebrating my birthday (they got this information from the reservation website which requires a birthdate). This was a pleasant and unexpected surprise. At time of booking, I indicated that my wife and I had to make a 7:30 show at nearby Picadilly theater (Gymkhana opens for dinner at 5:30). Upon arriving at the restaurant, waiter was already aware without me having to bring it up and assured me they would get me out in time for the show. Reasonably priced for the caliber of restaurant. Would eat here again and recommend to others.

-Michael

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Having been to a lot of the high end Indian restaurants in London and the South East, i can say that the food at Gymkhana is up there with any of them. We went for Lunch and enjoyed the lunch time menu which included an incredible Alou Chat dish for starters and some excellent chicken and fish dishes for main course.

We enjoy spicy food and the spices used whilst hot were not overpowering and all the dishes were very tasty as result

To go with the food the service was excellent and we can see why the restaurant now has a Michelin Star

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My husband and I visited Gymkhana today, having received a voucher from our son for my husbands birthday. From the moment we walked through the door, we were made to feel very welcome. All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the decor superb. Our table was located on the lower ground floor and both restaurant areas were buzzing. We elected to have the set lunch which, at £35 for 3 courses plus a selection of pappadums, we felt was excellent value. The staff talked us through each course and the food was absolutely “out of this world” and incredibly flavoursome. The “piece de resistance” for both of us was the Aloo Chat, but every dish brought new taste sensations! This was an Indian food experience, the likes of which we have never had before! It may have been our first visit but, despite the fact that we live in the Midlands and therefore it’s not exactly on our doorstep, it definitely won’t be our last! Thank you Gymkhana for making a “birthday boy” and his wife VERY happy!

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Flavorful and fun food, amazing customer service and true fine dining experience. Really enjoyed the rose tea as well. Extensive cocktail and drinks menu as well!

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Lovely lunch - set menu (excellent value). Restaurant has a lovely vibe and atmosphere. Staff are a credit to the restaurant, all very polite and friendly. Nothing too much trouble to explain and we were not rushed at all. Food tasty and delicious.
Felt very well looked after and would return in the future.

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Top notch food and service. Knowledgeable staff - not just the server, but literally everyone we encountered. Friendly and efficient, superlative. No wonder it's a Must on everyone's list - you can't miss with this place!

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Honestly, this was one of the most disappointing dinners I’ve organised in my life.

I booked “The Vault” last night for a joint birthday for myself and one of my best friends, for a party of 10 people. The room itself looked lovely, the menu sounded delicious online, and the booking process was easy. On the day of our reservation, I dropped off a custom birthday cake for our booking ~2 hours prior, went elsewhere for drinks (because we were told their bar couldn’t accommodate us at the time) and returned for our dinner at 9pm.

Our first issue was that we were seated in our private area 30 minutes after our assigned time… This should never happen when you have a private space specifically reserved for an event, especially in a Michelin establishment. 9:30pm finally rolled around and were escorted to our private area, where there were remnants of chocolate dessert on the birthday girl’s chair - thankfully was spotted before she sat down and her dress was ruined. It took another ~40 minutes for our first course to arrive. The entire service was very disorganised, with staff having no knowledge about dietary restrictions even though these were flagged well in advance, and these were not taken seriously (ie. I was asked by two separate staff members if I was fine with cross-contamination with my gluten allergy, which I am not, and why I flagged this issue in the first place. This proved to be a big issue for the first
course as they assumed I would be ok with traces and they didn’t seem to have a backup plan). Dishes that were served were not properly described, with our server simply stating “this is vegetarian” or “this is dairy free” and hurrying out of the room, leaving us perplexed about what we were eating next. There were several mentions of “you can’t have that” directed at people with dietary requirements, which should have been replaced by simply flagging “this serving has gluten and dairy.” My guests and I unanimously agreed that some dishes that were made to suit restrictions (ie. Dairy free biryani) would be better left out of service completely due to lack of flavour - of course it was made to accommodate our requests, however, surely the chef could have come up with something better.

Drinks came extremely late, portions were forgotten for each course we had, orders were missed, and the thermostat was broken - we requested upwards of 8 times for the AC to be turned off (it was freezing and blowing cold air directly onto a few of the guests), and were told to cover the vents with menus to “fix” this problem, which got blown around by the force of the air coming through, hitting two guests (and clearly providing no resolution).

Absolutely worst of all, we were informed that the custom 2-tier birthday cake that *I personally dropped off 2 hours prior* was accidentally served to the wrong group. How on earth does a discrepancy like that happen in a Michelin star restaurant? Needless to say, the evening was ruined after that, and we left before the dessert course was served. No one took accountability for this error. The manager was vaguely apologetic and only removed ~£200 off our bill, with an invitation for myself and my friend to come back again in the future on him - needless to say, we won’t be taking him up on this offer.

Now, instead of looking fondly back at memories of this birthday celebration, everything is completely overshadowed by this absurd evening and disaster with their service staff. I am so unbelievably disappointed with Gymkhana and the way the evening unfolded.

I do need to mention our sommelier, who was very knowledgable, had lovely recommendations, and spent a lot of time with our group explaining a lot of unique wine positions from the regions we hadn’t tried a certain grape variety from. The bar bar staff on ground floor also deserve to be noted - their cocktails were excellent, and those gentlemen were very friendly with fabulous suggestions.

If you want good Indian food, I recommend going to Dishoom or Darjeeling Expeess instead. I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant to anyone. AVOID.

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The food was outstanding with excellent flavors and portion sizes. Service was also brilliant and always arrived at the precise time we needed them like they read our minds. Would especially like to mention Lloyd who was very attentive and pleasant. For a Michelin starred restaurant prices were also quite reasonable and less than what we expected (including service charge!).

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