Govinda's Soho Street

Great healthy thali options. Staff’s are nice, the area is very clean. Service is quick, staffs are accommodating. I have seen other reviews, no it’s not really a restaurant - some people expected. It’s more like a canteen, a community kitchen serving hearty meals for everyone 😊🍛 price is right if not less for what you get! There are limited seat inside and some outside no wait. I have been here multiple times and will always recommend if around TCR or Holborn

If I have to describe this place in one word then it will be *enchanted*. This is one of the rare place in London where you can go blindfolded to have pure vegetarian food with divinity. This restaurant is blessing for Krishna devotees who comes for bhakti upstairs and have pure blessed food downstairs with love and emotions. It may look a bit compact due to overwhelming demand for Thali (full plate meal). Seating arrangement are cozy with little space to move around. It could be demanding for movements restricted people to use washrooms in below ground level. It runs in busy soho street, usually during weekends and Hindu festivals it will be fully packed.

I came across here accidentally and found a lovely vegetarian dishes! (reasonable price helped me✨) I might come back. A lady guided me to the seat was friendly, and a guy at the till generously allowed me to have both poppadom and bread roll😋 I’m so satisfied, thank you so much.

Govinda’s is one of my top vegetarian spots in London because it’s simple, wholesome, and full of flavour. The food feels home-cooked and nourishing, with clean ingredients and just the right amount of spice. I usually order The Large for £10.95, which already feels like a complete meal, but when I’m extra hungry I go for The Deluxe. Both are hearty, balanced, and deeply satisfying. They have many kinds of lassis and drinks like mango, rose, mint, and buttermilk. The staff are kind, the atmosphere is peaceful, and prices are very reasonable for central London. When I’m travelling in London alone, I never miss a visit to this restaurant since I first read about it in an article. There’s a temple upstairs, and even people who weren’t planning to visit often end up coming in for a meal. I saw people walking by and deciding to try it while I was dining outside — that’s how inviting this place is. 💚

What an awesome experience. The food is definitely authentic and delicious. Above all, the staff are genuinely filled with love and greet you so warmly. I travel the globe eating out daily, and this beats any restaurants I've been to in the last 50 years. This is the best gem of London. A big thank you to all the staff showing me that humans are beautiful. Hare Krishna.

Very lovely food, and staff were so lovely. I’m a wheelchair user and though you usually order at the counter they took my order from my table!! Super satisfying and good for the price too.

Some of the best Indian vegetarian food I’ve had! Highly recommend their mango lassi and thali. Would love to try their other foods they had on display such as the lasagne and cakes as they all looked quite good. We went in the evening and luckily, we didn’t have to queue for a long time for the food and it was easy to get a table. It gets quite busy! The staff were lovely too 😊

I have always thought of Govindas as making and serving good quality, affordable (though not fancy) food with love. This curry was ok, but not the tastiest, and the serving size was small for the price. The service was ok but the staff took their stress out on me when I asked how big the small and large serving sizes were - a very valid question in my opinion. Prices are about the same as other eateries, which have nicer decor and more options. I won’t be coming back unfortunately.