Elahee Tandoori

This is a small local restaurant. My friend and I visited on a Friday evening and it was surprisingly empty. The food was excellent. The papadams were fresh and crisp, which is always the first test. The chicken sandal was just right: plenty of chicken in a sauce that was spicy without being ridiculously so. The staff are friendly and the prices low: £45 for four papadams, two starters, two main courses, two rice's, one vegetable, one naan, two ice creams and three soft drinks. The only downside - apart from the emptiness - was that it doesn't have a licence.

Elahee is a real time capsule to ‘old’ Hornsey, before the gentrification settled in. Family owned, this place is a BYOB and the service is always excellent, friendly and engaging. The food is so good in fact that me and my partner almost always order the same thing. This is not a swish and sparkling fancy restaurant but a local place with an excellent reputation and very reasonable prices, there’s a reason that the locals always go back!! Best Indian in North London hands down.

If you are in the mood for tasty Indian food, but don't want to empty out your pockets this is the place to eat. They make the most delicious chicken pakora in whole London, but there are also some other dishes you should definitely try out, in fact you might as well try everything as it all tastes amazing. The decor there isn't something special, but after all I consider this place to be a take away one, so it doesn't really matter. The important thing is that they work in a very clean and well kept environment so you don't have to worry about the quality of your food.