I would freely admit that I am definitely no expert on Indian food. Until I moved to London five years ago I’d never even had so much as a take-away. I’ve made an effort at broadening my horizons since then by taking a few adventures into Indian cuisine: a few trips to Tooting, down Brick Lane and so on. I’ve tested out a variety of baltis, jalfrezies, kormas, bhunas……..the list is endless, but my favourite Indian restaurant is in Stoke Newington of all places, Karnaphuli lurks at the not-so-trendy end of Church Street.Their attitude to service is different, you are genuinely waited on hand and foot without being smothered. Their food is impeccably fresh and purports to be without genetic interference, totally free range and without any artificial flavourings or colourings. It tastes good to boot. I love their King Prawn dishes, with genuine king prawns, no tiddlers. Their Sag Aloo is delicately spiced and the naan breads are airy and evenly cooked, never burnt. At the end of your meal they bring chocolates and a strange, slightly fizzy, slightly alcoholic pineapple shot which despite many attempts I can never get a straight answer as to what exactly is in it.
The wine list is varied for an Indian Restaurant with choices from Chile, France and South Africa. I’ve also tried a few home deliveries and despite being marginally outside their delivery range my food always arrives on time and temperature with courtesy. The quality of food is the same high standards of that served to sit in dinners.
Can’t recommend it highly enough.
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