Naan Staap®

Awful experience. The main door is broken and doesn't shut properly, so the entire store is freezing, especially in mid-December. There was no heating, and it was extremely uncomfortable inside. The tables were also very dirty and stained, which made the place feel unhygienic. I also ordered a karak chai which used to be around £1.50, but I was charged £3.20 for a medium. That price increase is unbelievable and doesn't match the quality or experience. Really disappointing.

We had been on our way to get take away kebab rolls from Tayyabs, which is our go-to place in the area. However, it was raining and miserable and we didn't fancy eating out in the rain. I hate eating in at Tayyabs but that's another review, so we saw this interesting looking place with amazing looking karak chai in the window so we ducked in. It was quite empty when we arrived and we had a ponder and ordered a stuffed bread each and a couple of chai. We were 4 people and we had the achari chicken naan, potato and cheese naan, lamb qeema masala naan and lamb dum paratha. We tried both the masala and karak chai, and it was great there are full flavour, less sugar and no sugar options! We had the less sugar, and it was plenty sweet enough! There's a clean loo and nice clean tables and booths. We were still hungry so ordered a portion of bhatura, which is 3 pieces and only £1.95! We had channay, with egg on top, but the flavour wasn't one we were used to, so that was the only dish we weren't so keen on. To finish, we had to try the karak maska, which wasn't on the menu, but we saw it on a screen advert, which was clotted cream sandwiched between 2 pieces of brioche bread loaf, and a cutting chai cupful of karak chai to pour over the top. You then eat with a spoon. Utterly divine! Would highly recommend and would also go out of my way to go here. There are a few branches around London, but none really in convenient locations to me, just like with some of the other mini chains of desi places. :( The service was very polite and super patient with the inevitable uncle complaining about the cost of a cup of chai, but seriously the quality of the chai was top notch, possibly made with condensed milk, and so delicious and mouth watering, I couldn't fault it at all.

We visited NaaAn Stap and ordered Aloo Paratha, Palak Paneer Paratha, Lamb Gravy, Cajun Naan, and Karak Chai. The Aloo Paratha was decent, and the sauce on the side was nice. Unfortunately, the rest of the food was quite disappointing. The Lamb Gravy was far too oily — it felt like it had way too much ghee, which made it heavy and unpleasant. The Palak Paneer Paratha wasn’t good either. On top of that, the customer service was slow, which made the experience less enjoyable. Overall, apart from the Aloo Paratha and sauce, the food and service left much to be desired.

Peri Peri Chicken Naan and Chicken Qeema Masala Naan was yummy! Freshly made, crispy and fulfilling! Mango Lassi was also good. Staff was friendly. Would definitely come back again!

We visited Naan Staap – New Road, London on Monday and had a great experience. My wife ordered the lamb bhuna with kalwanji naan, and I had the lamb hareesa. The food was very fresh, full of flavour, and thoroughly enjoyable. What really made our visit special was the atmosphere — chai, Ghulam Ali’s ghazals, and especially Taimoor Khan, who was an excellent host. He was extremely polite, friendly, and welcoming with all customers, and it was clear that many regulars know him well. Naan Staap has several branches in London, but we would definitely return to the New Road branch again, mainly because of Taimoor’s outstanding hospitality.

Excellent food, service is pretty quick and food is made to order, very fresh. Fantastic service, the cashier was keen to explain the menu and incredibly helpful. He was very polite and accommodating. Thank you.

We had come to try the lamb bhuna curry with the naan, the curry came in a small steel dish but completely drowsed in oil, I am south Asian myself and have never seen curry served like this, when we asked a staff member they proceeded to just give us a tin and tell us to tip the oil out ourselves, shambolic service and it wasn’t busy at all to think they couldn’t assist with this, we felt uneasy having the curry and as expected it did not taste great as well as it being a really small portion size.

Had the samosa chaat, aloo masala naan, and the chicken keema naan. The samosa chaat was unparalleled - extremely flavourful and delicious. The naans were crispy on the outside and super soft on the inside. Best had when hot. It cost me around 18.5 pounds which was pretty decent for the portion size! Will definitely visit again for the soul-warming food.