Yup, and that goes for all cuisines. If they need to beg you to come in then the food isn’t doing the job. (Also he walked away when he asked what’s best so he could find whatever they needed to get rid of so he can sell it to him 😂)
Those restaurants are not Indian restaurants. They don't give Indian taste at all because the chefs and owners are all Bangladeshis. Go to a Bangladeshi owned and Indian owned restaurant in London and you'll see what I am talking about. I don't know if there is a way to finding which restaurant is 100% Indian but there should be one.
@@RogueCylon Doesn’t even have to be West London. East Ham is amazing too, so are Ilford, Upton Park etc. In general if the restaurant says pure vegetarian there’s a 99% it’s genuinely Indian and will serve genuine Indian recipes not watered down British versions
@@morriganlefay5438 There's much cheaper elsewhere in London but the issue is indeed that it's much higher quality 😂. Nobody said cheap had to be bad and at £15 it's not that cheap, you can get excellent Indian food for less just about anywhere else in London, especially areas known for Indian food like Harrow, Brent, Ealing (Southall), Newham (East Ham, Upton Park), Ilford etc.
@@samsunnahar1436 Oh yes the Islamophobia, ask the Hindu's in Bangladesh about that, you know the ones currently being hunted down and murdered by the Muslims.
I've lived in England for a year and none of the 'Indian' (most of those were Bangladeshi) restaurants give the taste of authentic Indian food. They use way less spices and add too much cream or milk or butter and more importantly the vegetables in England don't taste the same as the vegetables in India, especially the onions and potatoes.
As an Indian, I would recommend you to have more of the vegetarian item such as the starters Pani Puri or the Aloo Chat that you had. Also there are some more classic Indian desserts as well you can try. Love the video though ❤
True mostly authentic Indian dish is vegetarian but Bangladeshi and Pakistani made cheap version of indian food which is ugly and untasteful. So first check who is the owner of restaurant
@@Raj-mb6uk they never said they are indian, they just cook indian food. Or even maybe they have indian cooks, cause a restaurant needs a lot of people to run.
I was about to type the same in the comment!!! Any good restaurant throughout India could dish out almost the same quality or sometime even better dishes at fraction of this cost... Miss home!
As an Indian who has been in London for just a couple of years, gymkhana is actually much much better than what people who have not eaten there think. We went a few weeks ago and it was absolutely hilarious how much better the food was there than most Indian restaurants in Kolkata, Mumbai or bangalore (the places I have stayed in). They know their food very well. i went there to make fun of the two michelin stars and complain about the price, but was left speechless after the meal. The biriyani+pomegranate raita is more suited to my palette than 300-400 biriyanis I have had during my time in India.
Why don't Bangladeshi and Pakistani restaurants just say that they are Bangladeshi and Pakistani food? Saying it Indian, fools the people looking for Indian cuisines and they loose interest to come again. Have some respect.
I can't lie Harrison thank you for brightening my day like you're one of the people that makes me feel better i just love your personality you honestly amaze me!
thank god for these people from all over the world love there food. i lived in london 10 years never forget southall the indian food there amazing. cant we all connect thru food love everyone wherever you from i shake your hand
Harrison you need to try out a cheap vs expensive Chinese like go to one in Chinatown first then maybe go to Hakkasan or hutong in the shard that will be an amazing idea❤
Your First restaurant was Bangladeshi, not Indian. A lot of people don't know this but around 80% of the "Indian" restaurants in London are either actually Bangladeshi or owned by a Bangladeshi. You should have gone to Southall to find a real Indian place for this experiment.
Today i finished binge watching all your videos and was thinking to myself ' whats life gonna look like now' and you drop this video!!! Thanks mate, made my sunday!!
i'm learning from the first bit of this video that a british man is a better haggler than me, who's lived in india all my life. this is just embarrassing. great video though!
I would be so uncomfortable bartering for a meal. Talking about cultural differences and that considering both countries were once connected millennia's ago 😅
We never bargain for food in India either. For vegetables at farmer markets, sure, but never food. Even in the sketchiest places in the seediest parts of the worst Indian cities I think you'll never find a place where people bargain for food. That was very weird and uncomfortable to watch. Even if he's Bangladeshi, I don't think there's that much cultural difference between Indians and Bangladeshis that they bargain for food, that guy was just weird.
Mate, Brick lane don't have Indian restaurants they are all Bangladeshis. Good that you went to Gymkhana, Can suggest you few other Indian Restaurants called Asha's and Chourangi. Try them when you have time.
We have lots of Thai restaurants here in Bullhead City AZ, but only one Indian restaurant (Indian Oven). They have a nice lunch buffet, and off the menu wonderful lamb curry. Now I'm drooling again!
THE BIG DIFF IN THE TWO PLACES APART FROM THEIR PRICE IS ONE IS PROB RUN BY A BANGLADESHI AND ONES ACTUALLY INDIAN IVE SEEN MULTIPLE OF THESE IN SOUTHHALL TOO
Going to India, I advocate for a translator especially if you are a foreigner. Immersive translate is what works for me . I love it since it works like a mini dictionary too. Plus it allows you to choose a translation tool of choice from options like Microsoft translate and Baidu translate
Great to see authentic Indian cuisine at Gymkhana!! However, it's a pity to see the hijack of indian cuisine by blending Bangladeshi dishes and presenting as some unpalatable and unknown 'bhunas' and 'dhansaks'!!! One good consolation is that southern Indian cuisine isn't exploited by anyone, and whatever SI food we get here in the UK is close to the original.
5 star Michelin star food= Indian grandma's biryani. In the US there are not many good Indian restaurants like in England. Authentic biryani is time consuming to make but you got the cooking skills to make it in a video!
Please look for a genuine Indian restaurant before you compare/evaluate. Have you ever seen a Pakistani or Bangladeshi restaurant? They all call themselves indian. If the guy is muslim, there's no way its an indian restaurant. The 13 pound restaurant was a Pakistani.
Preem is a restaurant in London, England with a staff of Bangladeshi heritage. Here's some information about Preem: Location Preem has two restaurants on Brick Lane, one at 118 Brick Lane and another on the adjacent site. The smaller restaurant at 118 Brick Lane. That's a Bangladeshi restaurant at first.
those guys are from bangladesh , I'm Indian bengal, there should be a high difference, Bangladeshis use much mashala/spices+oil to give it taste, its maybe taste good while u eating, but not good for long term eating Indian use butter, spices but they do it uses much of techniques to make the food taste good i recognised the first guy should be bangladeshi just by his look 😂
Barganing for food! No one does it in india mate , and we love bargaining .
I haven't seen anyone bargaining for food in a restaurant or street shops in India
Yeah man this guy is weird. I have seen bargaining in flea markets and general shops for things but never for food lmao. @@browngb6628
@@browngb6628 that was exactly his point bruh
@@cerealwithwarmmilk my point was an addition bruh.
Bruh bruh
Bro we indians are harcore bargainers, ....but we don't do bargaining for food 😂😂😂😂
Sooo true
ok ranjeet
@@cowabunga9438 ok joe
@@cowabunga9438Racist
When they beg you to eat at their empty restaurant, it's 100% trash
Yup, and that goes for all cuisines. If they need to beg you to come in then the food isn’t doing the job. (Also he walked away when he asked what’s best so he could find whatever they needed to get rid of so he can sell it to him 😂)
Ain't that the truth!
Yes, it reminds me of prostitutes soliciting on the streets. Annoying and tacky.
Not true.
not always, but it definitely means it might not be popular
Those restaurants are not Indian restaurants. They don't give Indian taste at all because the chefs and owners are all Bangladeshis. Go to a Bangladeshi owned and Indian owned restaurant in London and you'll see what I am talking about. I don't know if there is a way to finding which restaurant is 100% Indian but there should be one.
I don't know about foreign people but i as indian can easily tell a pakistani tho bangladeshi are hard lol
True that!
@@warriorblack832 nah they're very easy to tell. their faces are usually more circular and have eastern-ish features
Try speaking in hindi
Bangladeshi don't speak hindi
Exactly Spitting in food Totally ruin the dish and muslims r known for Spitting so better to avoid
If you’re going to an Indian restaurant go to Harrow, Southall, East Ham etc. not Brick Lane 😭😭
Real 😭😭😭😭
Brick La e used to be the place, and legit. But that was a LONG time ago. West London for sure.
Isn't the point though that he's looking for the cheaper, low quality ones to compare to the super fancy expensive one?
@@RogueCylon Doesn’t even have to be West London. East Ham is amazing too, so are Ilford, Upton Park etc. In general if the restaurant says pure vegetarian there’s a 99% it’s genuinely Indian and will serve genuine Indian recipes not watered down British versions
@@morriganlefay5438 There's much cheaper elsewhere in London but the issue is indeed that it's much higher quality 😂. Nobody said cheap had to be bad and at £15 it's not that cheap, you can get excellent Indian food for less just about anywhere else in London, especially areas known for Indian food like Harrow, Brent, Ealing (Southall), Newham (East Ham, Upton Park), Ilford etc.
99% of "Indian" restaurants in Brick Lane are Bangladeshi
Just like all the 'hyderabad' spots all over East London 😂
they are owned by bangladeshi ,it isnt bengali food which is still under indian cuisine but that's not what they serve
@jjose3829 they serve Bangladeshi cuisine under the name of Indian cuisine coz of the overlying Islamophobia amongst the white British population
@@samsunnahar1436 Oh yes the Islamophobia, ask the Hindu's in Bangladesh about that, you know the ones currently being hunted down and murdered by the Muslims.
@@samsunnahar1436 Yeah butter chicken mango lassi saag all well know Bangladeshi dishes
The bangladeshi restaurants should stop telling they are indian ones.....they should infact introduce bangladeshi foods instead of Indians
Bruh it's the same thing
@@spec_wasteddamn you its not
@@Hardik-n8i show one difference
@@spec_wasted the food itself is different man
@@spec_wasted the food itself is different man
the cench "alright" got me
Allllllright
@@HarrisonWebb97 niiiche
I've lived in England for a year and none of the 'Indian' (most of those were Bangladeshi) restaurants give the taste of authentic Indian food. They use way less spices and add too much cream or milk or butter and more importantly the vegetables in England don't taste the same as the vegetables in India, especially the onions and potatoes.
I can feel your taste bro
‘there was no availability for three months’
‘You know I didn’t think there’d be this many people here’
😂😂
Damn you're good
As an Indian, I would recommend you to have more of the vegetarian item such as the starters Pani Puri or the Aloo Chat that you had. Also there are some more classic Indian desserts as well you can try. Love the video though ❤
Thanks for the tips! Definitely next time. Thanks glad you liked it
There are nothing like a good Aloo Gobi. I like the recipe found in the DVD special features of the movie Bend It Like Beckham.
As an Indian I would suggest you to continue eating more non veg food @@RoulinBrooks
As an indian, i would suggest you to have more NON VEG items.
True mostly authentic Indian dish is vegetarian but Bangladeshi and Pakistani made cheap version of indian food which is ugly and untasteful. So first check who is the owner of restaurant
i think you should start a series of eating food of every Indian states, cuz each state has their own kind of unique cuisine
Exactly 💯
Fact
Are you from Kashmir?
Love Sundays because Sundays = new harrison vid
nah they are not indian just Pakistani and Bangladeshis larping as indians in the name of indian cuisine restaurant.
But the food is part of Indian cuisine , so............
@@shayanraj7840 Hey, I can cook a pizza so I'm Italian
@@Raj-mb6ukCorrect response 😂
@@Raj-mb6uk they never said they are indian, they just cook indian food. Or even maybe they have indian cooks, cause a restaurant needs a lot of people to run.
Come to India and you will eat like the expensive restaurant with just that 17 bucks. Also, it will taste far better
i cant wait to come, one day!
I was about to type the same in the comment!!! Any good restaurant throughout India could dish out almost the same quality or sometime even better dishes at fraction of this cost... Miss home!
But pay $1000+ for ticket to India
Too hot....😅
lol no in expensive resturant a coffee breadtoast cost 17dollars
Indian food slaps
My fav
It slaps harder than my dad on results day.
@@haxor7050funny guy
Said by an Indian
@@haxor7050funny guy
As an Indian who has been in London for just a couple of years, gymkhana is actually much much better than what people who have not eaten there think. We went a few weeks ago and it was absolutely hilarious how much better the food was there than most Indian restaurants in Kolkata, Mumbai or bangalore (the places I have stayed in). They know their food very well. i went there to make fun of the two michelin stars and complain about the price, but was left speechless after the meal. The biriyani+pomegranate raita is more suited to my palette than 300-400 biriyanis I have had during my time in India.
Thank you so much for your feedback!!! ❤
Why don't Bangladeshi and Pakistani restaurants just say that they are Bangladeshi and Pakistani food? Saying it Indian, fools the people looking for Indian cuisines and they loose interest to come again. Have some respect.
U are expecting respect from terro rists
Brick Lane has Bengali restaurants, not Pakistani ones. And Indian food overlaps significantly with us.
That -3£ was wild.😂
I can't lie Harrison thank you for brightening my day like you're one of the people that makes me feel better i just love your personality you honestly amaze me!
yay! indian food is the best
The best!!!
Never
@@SKEA8 what is then?
@@SKEA8 cope for your weak tongue
@@SKEA8 i think you eat shit..
Loooove indian food, and that looks amazing 😍🤤 you hit the jackpot with the one in Mayfair!
Mayfair restaurant is real Indian food while Brick Lane is Bangladeshi food. Not sure why these Bangladeshi people call their restaurants Indian?
Indian here, its very strange to see someone bargaining at foodplace.
Ya I don't think even small dhaba or road side corner does that in india.
thank god for these people from all over the world love there food. i lived in london 10 years never forget southall the indian food there amazing. cant we all connect thru food love everyone wherever you from i shake your hand
Harrison you need to try out a cheap vs expensive Chinese like go to one in Chinatown first then maybe go to Hakkasan or hutong in the shard that will be an amazing idea❤
I can do that for you!
@@HarrisonWebb97 yeah that would be an awesome idea because of the high amounts of Chinese culture in London
Your First restaurant was Bangladeshi, not Indian. A lot of people don't know this but around 80% of the "Indian" restaurants in London are either actually Bangladeshi or owned by a Bangladeshi. You should have gone to Southall to find a real Indian place for this experiment.
Today i finished binge watching all your videos and was thinking to myself ' whats life gonna look like now' and you drop this video!!! Thanks mate, made my sunday!!
I kinda got into Harrison late but I seriously love his content!! I want that food so bad! 🤤
watching people try desi dishes makes me smile always
Harrison's videos feel more like watching Gordan Ramsay but a little calmer.
Eat from restaurant that is owned by Indian not Bangladeshi
For authentic taste because Indian restaurant use Indian spices
bruv if you want to have proper local Indian style of food must visit Hounslow east or East Ham....! I recommend East Ham.
The first restaurant can't be Indian because Preem isn't a common household name in India.. It's Prem.
2 minutes into this video doesn't look like you talking to Indians but guess either they Pakistanis or Bangladeshis
As an Indian I agree 😂 they sound more like Bangladeshi and Pakistani people I can understand cuz I am an Indian Muslim 😂.
They r Bangladeshi , pakistani are not that dark
@@chadd498 MKC dono mulko ki 😂
@@AbhishekKent yeah true but I hate Bangladesh more than Pakistan
@@chadd498have you ever been to Pakistan?
he's the most british brit i've seen. all this geezah needs is a ciggy and a pint and he's 'avin' a right old laugh
The Indian Arfur Daley was hilarious. I wonder if 'er indoors cooked your naan bread. 😂
2:28 like if he was doing a drug deal 😂
cench is pretty famous there
man
To Western people Indian Spices might as well be drugs cuz they literally don't use them 😂.
@@Aman_Mondal yeah haha
@@Aman_Mondal fr haha
started binge watching all the vids a few weeks ago totally obsessed, love from India ❤️
Every Sunday
The fact that we get free videos on UA-cam by Harrison is truly a gift; keeping the knowledge and entertainment alive. 👍🤷
Hey the fact that you watch them, you are the gift. Really appreciate it thanks for allowing me to do this!
@@HarrisonWebb97 When they beg you to eat at their empty restaurant, you know it will be shit (mostly likely) lol haha
i'm learning from the first bit of this video that a british man is a better haggler than me, who's lived in india all my life. this is just embarrassing. great video though!
The Central Cee alright at the end of the call was funny
That was Biff Byford.legendary vocalist of British,Rock / Heavy Metal band,SAXON...but he does look a wee bit like Gandalf the Gray!😂
The consistency of these videos mate!! Let's go Harry! Love watching these every week keep it up! 👏
Damn you're a snack
I would be so uncomfortable bartering for a meal. Talking about cultural differences and that considering both countries were once connected millennia's ago 😅
We never bargain for food in India either. For vegetables at farmer markets, sure, but never food. Even in the sketchiest places in the seediest parts of the worst Indian cities I think you'll never find a place where people bargain for food. That was very weird and uncomfortable to watch. Even if he's Bangladeshi, I don't think there's that much cultural difference between Indians and Bangladeshis that they bargain for food, that guy was just weird.
Mate, Brick lane don't have Indian restaurants they are all Bangladeshis. Good that you went to Gymkhana, Can suggest you few other Indian Restaurants called Asha's and Chourangi. Try them when you have time.
We have lots of Thai restaurants here in Bullhead City AZ, but only one Indian restaurant (Indian Oven). They have a nice lunch buffet, and off the menu wonderful lamb curry. Now I'm drooling again!
Love these vids Harrison, keep it up!
Thank you! I’m on it
i'm so glad you popped up on my feed the other day. i love this channel!
so kind! thanks
Brick Lane, one is Bangladeshi, not indian mate...
Bangladeshis and Pakistani will always say they are indian to gain your trust...
great video...... gotta go.....omw to my fav Indian restaurant here in NYC. You're the cutest guy
on UA-cam......
I'm not indian but dayummm indian cuisines are so good, i remembered my Indian friend taught me to cook authentic butter chicken. Divine.
No way the first restaurant was actually Indian.
That '' £3 worth sauce'' got me😂
7:54 okay ✅ ✅
Come to India mate and do Delhi & Kolkata...the smells, spices, colors, vibe...oh your're gonna love the food bruv!
That guy definitely is not a Indian, most likely a bangladesi
Love it when you channel your Hugh Laurie 😊 I’m addicted now 🤓
With 17 bucks you can have the best meal in India dude 😂
THE BIG DIFF IN THE TWO PLACES APART FROM THEIR PRICE IS ONE IS PROB RUN BY A BANGLADESHI AND ONES ACTUALLY INDIAN
IVE SEEN MULTIPLE OF THESE IN SOUTHHALL TOO
They are Bangladeshi but they dovm business on Indian food
Solid show bro. Love it.
4:43 idt so it's indian
im just impressed that he knows what a saag and a daal is right off the bat. not bad
If its not spicy it's not Indian.
Bargaining restaurants is a new concept for me. I don't know how to feel, it's wild
0:24 racist
It was not
It was totally racist cancel ✖️
White europeans are
I think it's not racism but more of stereotype, Ignorance and awareness and that is fine ig.
The three falcons on Orchardson street London nw8 serves authentic Indian food. Yum
12:13 I like this dal over this one. Probably every Indian mate. Everyone likes dal makhani over the yellow (moong) dal.😂
Going to India, I advocate for a translator especially if you are a foreigner. Immersive translate is what works for me . I love it since it works like a mini dictionary too. Plus it allows you to choose a translation tool of choice from options like Microsoft translate and Baidu translate
You should try Peruvian food if they have any in England I'm curious if they have many
What is Peruvian food like ?
Love from Norway 😊❤
London has quite a lot of Peruvian restaurants.
Next trip is actually to mumbia... ye i did it and m8 ... u dont know quality and value till u go ... trust me sir ❤
Me chillin in India 🇮🇳 having best indian food 😋
Now I feel like some Indian
Now I feel like some english
Thanks so much for doing this video! I'm from India and so happy to see. Please visit India one day too.
I WANT A LEBANESE OR TURKISH VERSION OF THIS
i knoww right!!
So shawarma at 2am?😅
Great vid as always Harrison!!
First guy said £15 not £14 lol but you ended up getting an Indian for £13 anyway lol cool
Yes that's the way to haggle - you lie a little
He is Bangladeshi and if his mom would have been there he would have paid 16 😂😂😂
DON'T EVER VISIT BANGLADESHI SELLING INDIAN FOOD RESTATURANT. 🙄🙄🙄
the last part of the video has my mouth watering lmaoo
Great to see authentic Indian cuisine at Gymkhana!! However, it's a pity to see the hijack of indian cuisine by blending Bangladeshi dishes and presenting as some unpalatable and unknown 'bhunas' and 'dhansaks'!!! One good consolation is that southern Indian cuisine isn't exploited by anyone, and whatever SI food we get here in the UK is close to the original.
11:27 bro said sag lmao
Harrison, can you do a review on expensive dining at Chinatown? Thanks! 🤷
5 star Michelin star food= Indian grandma's biryani. In the US there are not many good Indian restaurants like in England. Authentic biryani is time consuming to make but you got the cooking skills to make it in a video!
Anyone that gets an Indian meal for one at £306 needs a check up from the neck up.
Very early crew 😁
Let’s go!!!
First time I am here about this. Gotta visit sometime. But Southall has some of the best/cheap restaurants, specially hyderabadi ones.
pls do this again but go to actual Indian owned restaurants and the one charli xcx goes to ❤
Should've gone to somewhere like Southall or Wembley if you wanted an "indian" curry. But it's close enough I guess. I'm going to Gymkhana 100%
lets go under 1 min gang!
you are such a good presenter! so natural and have such the voice for it
Allllright 😭😭😭😭😭
Bro was eating with Indian flag in thumbnail💀💀💀
3:28 bro got scammed its literally 3 pounds in India and there 13 crazy
Bro😂
It's also like 1.5-2 pounds to make in India, while 5-8 there. Have some sense atleast
"scammed" why don't you understand prices vary in different countries 💀
Maybe it's inflation bruh
How old are u bruv 10? 😂😂
I loved this video.... I really wanted you to try Indian food and finally you did .... made my day ❤
Please look for a genuine Indian restaurant before you compare/evaluate. Have you ever seen a Pakistani or Bangladeshi restaurant? They all call themselves indian. If the guy is muslim, there's no way its an indian restaurant. The 13 pound restaurant was a Pakistani.
Make this video in india for true comparison of Indian food
I love watching people eat at a michelin star restaurant for the first (?) time. The enthousiast is so enjoyable
Preem is a restaurant in London, England with a staff of Bangladeshi heritage. Here's some information about Preem:
Location
Preem has two restaurants on Brick Lane, one at 118 Brick Lane and another on the adjacent site. The smaller restaurant at 118 Brick Lane.
That's a Bangladeshi restaurant at first.
harrison mate the first restaurant (city spice) is in fact bangladeshi cuisine...
Omg this second place looks incredible 😳😍
those guys are from bangladesh , I'm Indian bengal, there should be a high difference, Bangladeshis use much mashala/spices+oil to give it taste, its maybe taste good while u eating, but not good for long term eating
Indian use butter, spices but they do it uses much of techniques to make the food taste good
i recognised the first guy should be bangladeshi just by his look 😂