The time had come for me & a dear friend to have a major catch up session. She has got one of those Taste London cards that give you either a 2 for 1 meal deal or 50% discount for selected restaurants. Seeing that I'm the one with the "special needs" in regards to food I did a bit of searching on their website and found Imli. They advertise their food as Indian tapas and that's pretty much what you get. Small taster portions of extremely tasty Indian food. I had the roast vegetable salad and aubergine masala for mains and a mango & basil sorbet for dessert. My friend (who's omni) had the stuffed paneer and chicken makhani with Indian caramel custard for dessert.
We went there on a Thursday evening and it got very busy very fast, with people queueing for tables. They must've hated us, because we took ages to decide what to eat and then kept eating very slowly because we had so much talking to do. The waiter got a tiny bit impatient, which made the dining experience only 4 instead of 5 star for us. Also, when I inquired about the dessert the waiter was unable to tell me if the caramel custard had dairy in it (it said it was made with coconut milk, but I thought I'd better check) and pretty much clueless what vegans eat. I would've expected a bit more of an Indian restaurant, which goes through the effort of labelling their dishes vegetarian and gluten free.
That said, we were both very happy with our choices and would definitely go there again. With the Taste London card we paid around £12 for the food and a non-alcoholic drink (drinks are not included in the discounts).
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