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Karnavar, Croydon, Greater London

Karnavar

4.4
4.4
310 Reviews
£25 and under
Indian
  • Innovative
  • Good for special occasions
  • Romantic
Our Head Chef Manoj Karnavar created the Karnavar fine dining restaurant menu with his 19 years of culinary experience in five star hotels like Fairmont Dubai, Marriott in Mumbai, Renaissance in Goa, Savoy, Claridges and Mandarin Oriental in London.

Karnavar with the concept of creative twist in traditional Indian cuisine. Get ready for the treat with your family and friends for a remarkable dining experience. Since opening April 2014, Karnavar received couple of awards and achievements,

SHORTLISTED IN FINAL LIST FOR MENU OF THE YEAR IN THE WHOLE OF UK*
BEST NEW COMER OF THE YEAR 2014 IN BRITAIN*
LISTED UNDER TOP 10 INDIAN RESTAURANT 2014 IN UK*
NEW COMER OF THE YEAR 2014 – BRITISH CURRY AWARDS*
LISTED NUMBER 1 UNDER TOP 10 BEST INDIAN RESTAURANTS IN LONDON*
LISTED UNDER TOP 3 RESTAURANTS IN CROYDON*

* Visit www.karnavar.com for more details about out awards and achievements.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, South Indian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Brunch Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    020 8686 2436
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Manoj Karnavar
  • Neighborhood
    Croydon
  • Cross street
    Southend, Croydon
  • Parking details
    Spice yard car parking within 100yards +street parking free after 5 pm
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 310 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

310 Reviews
  1. alanatcroydon

    London

    238 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    238 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    A modern Indian restaurant which we use fairly regularly. It is not a pile-it-high place. Menu is pretty much unchanged in recent years.

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  2. Kirsten

    London

    27 reviews

    4.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Karnavar never disappoints. Fabulous food, my favorites are definitely the king prawn kebab and black lentil dhal.

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  3. C4SKI

    London

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 20, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and amazing service by all staff! We had the 5 course tasting menu with incredible wine pairings. Our waiters were knowledgable and a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommended!

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    London

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Good food but Inattentive service

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  5. SMK1

    London

    95 reviews

    3.0

    95 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    This was my second visit to Karnavar in South Croydon and I'm happy to say so much better than first! This time there were other diners which gave the place some atmosphere. The food is great, with some unusual combinations. It's wonderful to get a Biriyani, which tastes as good as if you were in Karnataka.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Kent

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 20, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Delicious food, an interesting menu; much closer to The Cinnamon Club in style than a standard Indian restaurant. Decent cocktail menu and wine list. It is a relatively small space so was quite loud on a Friday evening. Perhaps go during the week if you like a quieter experience.

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  7. CaterhamGobbler

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 23, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    In general the food was excellent, with well balanced spicing on the majority of dishes. The only dish that was disappointing on the tasting menu was the lamb main. While the lamb itself was very nice, the yam accompaniment was poorly judged, both too large for a tasting menu and very stodgy.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Manoj and his team continue to provide high end Indian/Keralan cuisine. The Sunday buffet lunch is very good quality with numerous interesting and delicious choices and excellent value for food this good. The individually prepared dosas and pancakes are not to be missed!

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  9. Mike

    London

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Waited to find the right excuse to visit this Michelin listed restaurant so Father's day was the the right time. Opted for the Fathers day brunch, which included starters, dosas live station. After which came the meat selection of salmon pakoras, tulsi seekh kebabs and chicken masala morsels with their dips. Once we tackled them came the main course, I chose the chicken makhani which came with an assortment of sides which at first looked less then adequate but that's was just a mirage as we were stuffed. It was good to see the chef come to check on us several times even explaining the various fusion miracles he produced. It all seemed to good to be true, as usually Indian food is judged by how quickly it can blow your head with the chillies. Here the heat was something that sat in the background to the depth of flavour that needed to be experienced beforehand. Had we found the jewel that lied in croydons Nile? Learning afterwards that the meat was all halal and not authentically prepared meant this was just another restaurant that had succumbed to pressure of a minority religious belief. Why does food have to be messed around with? I am in with diversity and acceptance. But it just seem to be going one way. How many Pakistani, Persian, afghani, turkish, etc restaurants cater for the non-halal contingent? Food for thought that! Shame that this would be our first and last visit to Karnavar.

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  10. NikkiM

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 9, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The food at the restaurant was very good and I would recommend it. We had the 5 course tasting menu with the wine pairing. When each course was bought out the waitress described each dish as expected and they were all very interesting dishes. However, when the wine was delivered (by a different waitress) no description was given. The best we managed to get was "it's the second wine" and "it's the dessert wine" which was a bit disappointing.

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Google Map for Karnavar

62 Southend, Croydon, Greater London CR0 1DP

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Southend, Croydon
  • Neighborhood
    Croydon
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Brunch Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, South Indian
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Spice yard car parking within 100yards +street parking free after 5 pm
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Manoj Karnavar
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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