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Pamban Chai Coffee House

Pamban Chai Coffee House

Camden Market, North Yard Chalk Farm RoadNW1 8AH, London, United Kingdom

Cafe • Vegan • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"Vegetarian Vegan Options WHAT I HAD: Tumeric Vegan Chai £4.00]; Sri Lankan Lamprais £10.50] – (Vegan Mutton A historical Sri Lankan and Dutch influenced rice and curry served in a banana leaf with beetroot, aubergine, cashew nut curry and onion relish. I was in Camden pretty early in the morning, so most shops weren’t opened yet. I across PamBan and it had an interesting menu (coffee and hot food? Yes please! , so I decided to have my breakfast here as I was really hungry. You order and pay at the counter, and it will be served to you. I had the Vegan Sri Lankan Lamprais with Tumeric Vegan Chai. The Lamprais was very flavourful with an interesting combination of sweet, savoury and spice (it’s not spicy though if you’re afraid of spice . My mum enjoyed her mutton Lamprais. However, I felt a bit cheated with the Vegan Lamprais because it’s essentially the same but without any curry. Without any substitution to a non-vegetarian (Chicken/Pork/Mutton Lamprais, this makes the vegan Lamprais dry and way more expensive (it is the same price as any other Meat Lamprais . As much as I enjoyed the mix of flavours, I wouldn’t recommend the Lamprais if you’re getting it vegetarian/vegan as it just doesn’t justify the price. Even the meat Lamprais, I do think it’s a bit expensive as well as there wasn’t a lot of meat in it according to my mum. The place is spacious and airy, with a soothing and warm atmosphere. The staff were really friendly, helpful and attentive. We enjoyed our coffee and chai. Overall, the Lamprais we had was flavourful and unique but overpriced for what we got. They do have a lot of other interesting dishes on the menu and baked foods, so I will possibly visit Pamban again if I am in the area for good Chai, Coffee and snacks. If you are thinking of trying Pamban, do keep in mind that the prices are slightly higher compared to other stalls in Camden Market, but it is one of the shops/café in Camden Market that has nice spacious and comfortable seating if that’s what you are looking for."

Noir Lounge

Noir Lounge

1302 High Road, London, United Kingdom

Asian • Indian • Cheese • Bar-lounge


"We visited Noir on a Saturday evening with friends and on arrival discovered the table is right of the restaurant entrance. Hardly the intimate meal with friends with people in and out all around you. I booked weeks in advance and shocked at this is the best table they had for us saying they are fully booked everywhere. The table itself was wobbly and I requested they fix that before food to avoid accidents. The waitress knew nothing about the dishes and any questions we had in regards to the portion size and whether a Mocktail was fizzy or not. She brought over another waitress to assist who was no better and needed to repeat the order a few times to get it right. It would help if the blazing music was slightly lowered, it’s a restaurant not a club. Now the food, it has to be the worst food we have possibly ever had. The Preeti Puri which is their take on Pani Puri was tasteless. The chaat had a very soggy papri and no crunch. The burgers tasted like cardboard and the worst of all was the Mac and Cheese. A packet Mac and Cheese would have been a better decision as they made theirs very funky leaving a sour taste. Also the need to add Cheetos crisps over food is really not required. Based on the experience I refused to pay service which totalled the bill to £262 instead of the initial £295. Irrespective of the cost which really was not worth it, we have planned an evening out. We booked childcare and merged our diaries, and this did not live up to the even basic of expectations. On informing the waitress I won’t be paying service, there was no openness to ask why or how they could improve the experience. The lack of customer service is astonishing. Save your evening out, don’t bother with this place."