"One of the many joys of eating is the sharing of everything. Be it food, drink, or intimate stories from your teenage years. At Namak Mandi, this sense of sharing is only intensified when you plan ahead and pre-order a quarter, half, or entire lamb. The Pashtun restaurant in Tooting operates at a million miles per hour, but once you’re sitting cross-legged on cushions upstairs—surrounded by friends, loved ones, and what can only be described as a jurassic amount of sumptuous, slow-cooked lamb on a bed of rice laced with sweet carrots and raisins—you’ll find your own pace. The room isn’t fancy and you’ll need a wad of cash but, trust us, this isn’t a meal you’ll eat or forget in a hurry." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing