Ganapati
Indian restaurant · Peckham
38 Holly Grove, London SE15 5DF, United Kingdom
Highlights
Authentic South Indian cuisine, home-style dishes, and flaky parathas
Authentic South Indian cuisine, home-style dishes, and flaky parathas
"A little Indian oasis on a back road off of Rye Lane. Here they serve up traditional home-style Keralan cuisine, and boy is it tasty! The enticing scents of spices that greet you when you enter will have your belly rumbling, and the friendly staff will take great care of you, making the whole experience warm and such a treat! The Thali option, served in the traditional Indian metal dishes, is the perfect answer to those indecisive about which yummy dish to pick. They also do a mean banana lassi." - Studio A4 E+F
"Ganapati is a snug Peckham restaurant serving traditional dishes done extremely well, like thaire vadai (a lentil doughnut soaked in yoghurt), poppadoms with spicy garlic pickles, and rich mattanchery chicken curry. Our favourite place to sit is the greenhouse-like area that feels like it’s outside while being totally covered. There are few things more therapeutic than tucking into their meaty lamb curry while hearing the rain hit the glass roof. Or come on a weekday afternoon for the thali and you’ll get a filling, delicious lunch for under £15." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley, daisy meager, sinead cranna
"The kerala paratha at this South Indian spot in Peckham has the feel-good energy of an Adam Sandler romcom. And the conservatory makes Ganapati a place where you’ll happily spend a whole afternoon. Located on a quiet street corner, this excellent restaurant serves delicious thali weekday lunches with enough food to keep you satisfied for at least six hours. We’re talking creamy chicken curry, rice, poppadoms, a refreshing raita, and a mung bean salad." - heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"“Ganapati’s chicken thali is the type of meal that causes you to worry that if you take a breath between bites, your stomach might tell you you’re full and you’d have to stop dipping the paratha in the creamy, sweet, and slightly spicy chicken curry sauce. An excellent lunch. It’s satisfying, exciting, and might end in a nap. Oh, and it’s great value at £12.50.” — Rianne Shlebak, Staff Writer" - oliver feldman, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"An excellent paratha is something we’d go out of our way for. And Ganapati, a cosy South Indian restaurant on Holly Grove, has exactly that. There’s a menu of exciting things like savoury lentil doughnuts soaked in yoghurt, poppadoms with spicy garlic pickles, and our favourite thing here: the thali. Come on a weekday afternoon for one of the most filling, delicious lunches around for under £15. Our favourite place to sit is the greenhouse-like area that feels like it’s outside while being totally covered. When it’s raining, there are few things more therapeutic than tucking into their meaty chembra lamb curry while hearing the rain hit the glass roof. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager, riaz phillips
