SHOLA Karachi Kitchen

Pakistani restaurant · White City

SHOLA Karachi Kitchen

Pakistani restaurant · White City

SHOLA Unit 6 Media Works, Wood Ln, London W12 7FP, United Kingdom

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At Shola, we roast and grind our own spices, select the very best ingredients, and take our time to make food that gives a true taste of Karachi in London.

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@infatuation

"Shola Karachi Kitchen is your new safe word when shopping at Westfield stops being fun and starts feeling like a full on bodily assault (we give it 20 minutes). This Pakistani restaurant in White City whispers “frenzied shoppers can’t hurt you here” with its baby pink benches, rattan light shades, and fresh flowers on the tables. The food is suitably stress-free with slow-cooked daals and decent tamarind wraps, all served in cardboard boxes. No one is worrying about dirty dishes here, and neither should you. The main event is the Karachi crunch burger—a crispy piece of fried chicken in a buttery bun with tangy mayonnaise, served with fries that are heavy on masala spicing. Befitting of the space, this isn’t a messy, multiple-napkin job. While this isn’t the best Pakistani food in London, it’s a solid option for a quick, restorative meal. photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch" - Sinéad Cranna

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@eater

"Pakistani chef Aida Khan followed up a series of successful supper clubs with training at Leith’s School of Food and Wine; Shola Karachi Kitchen is the bricks and mortar result. Khan’s menu focuses on curries and grills, but a light bites selection includes crisp, fried okra chips and chicken pakoras lighter than air." - Kate Walker

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@eater

"Leiths-trained chef Aida Khan hosted a television travel show in Pakistan that took her across the country documenting the regional breadth of Pakistan’s culinary repertoire before relocating to London to start a series of supper clubs. Her first restaurant Shola Karachi Kitchen aims to showcase how Pakistani food can be both nutritious and hearty. There are no unctuous curries on the menu, yet the flavours and preparation is rooted in traditional cooking techniques. The charcoal grilled lamb shoulder, with hints of pepper and cinnamon has the requisite level of pleasing smokiness. The chicken karahi, a staple on Pakistani dining tables that requires honing in on the ratio of ginger, garlic, and tomato to create the right balance is very well executed at Shola. The tangy khatti daal and tamatar ka cut — dishes that are typically found in home kitchens of Hyderabadi families in Karachi — are an ode to the city’s cosmopolitan nature and its diversity of immigrant cuisines. Go for the food but stay for the inviting pastel interiors and a memorable playlist that alternates between evergreen ghazals and 90s Pakistani pop music. Serves alcohol." - Rida Bilgrami

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Babar Hassan

Google

Visited Shola kitchen for lunch. This place has the best Pakistani food in London, just not the taste the aesthetics, the kitchen, the setup, the team and hospitality is superb! Starting with the Bun kebabs, it will land you right into the heart of karachi food street Buns road. The bun kebab at Shola is no less than what you find in karachi buns road! Tried beef qeema, a must reminder of how great qeema can taste when cooked the karachi style. If you’re looking for the best qeema in the London, this is it. Think no more. Malai chicken, biryani, bread selection up to the tea, desserts and everything else offered is amazing. A modern space with yet a real desi taste which will surely tantalize your taste buds!! A must go if you are in the area, a must go even if you are not!

Aakanksha

Google

I ordered Palak Paneer bowl for £11pounds, and as you can see the photos, I only got gravy with no paneer. It feels like a loot with such a high price for a chain like regular restaurant for a lunch menu. The food quantity was also very less. It was more filled with coleslaw salad Vs actual food item which I ordered. Less gravy, no paneer, more rice and even more coleslaw salad. Very disappointed and sad. There is a height of cost saving!

Masuma Akther

Google

Visited here last week and for me it was my first time after hearing rave reviews. It did not disappoint. We enquired about an off the menu items (bbq lamb shoulder) and Aida was sweet enough to prepare it specially for us. This was the highlight of the visit. So tender and full of flavour. We also LOVED the chicken biriyani and the naan was the perfect texture and flavour-pillowy and soft. Entire restaurant was very clean including the bathroom. Staff were lovley and accommodating Aida was present the day we visited and you can tell after speaking to her the passion and love she has for her food and business which really translates in the food. Definitely would revisit and recommend to friends and family

Ayesha Khan

Google

There are very few nice Pakistani restaurants in London where you can go for good food and nice ambience. This place is definitely one of them. The quality of the food was great - the starters are AMAZING. They were all really good but definitely try the okra fries and bun kebabs. This is the closest to Karachi food you can get outside of Karachi! In the mains the lamb shoulder was absolutely divine. The staff are polite and friendly, the restaurant itself has lovely decor (kept taking photos!) and I ended the evening with proper chai (tea) which was so good (doodh Patti for those who know what I'm talking about). If you are around the area or what to take your friends/family to a nice Pakistani restaurant that is worth heading out for, I highly recommend this place.

Turyal Azam Khan

Google

Everytime I visited this place, it would be closed but I was glad today was not that day and finally got to try it. The first thing I noticed was the ambience, it was such an aesthetic experience. The staff were super friendly as well. I ordered today's special which was Chicken Karahi and absolutely loved it. The tea I had later was wonderful too. I will definitely come here again and bring my friends here too. My only criticism has nothing to do with its food, ambience and service, it was amazing but it's about the timings which is 11am - 4pm and Monday to Friday. I feel like a lot of potential customers are missing out on some amazing Pakistani food because of this so as someone who would love to bring his friends again, please do look into the timings so a lot of people don't miss out.

Syd Eats

Google

TLDR: overpriced, good staff, limited options. I can’t have dairy 🐄 so options were very limited (1x main, 1x starter). I had the dahl (served with coleslaw and rice). The dahl portion pot was very small, the texture a little watery, it was served Luke warm and I found it uninspired in terms of flavour (I cook and eat it out on the reg). Most importantly however, it was £10 for plain rice, coleslaw and a ladle of dahl - 🫥overpriced. The staff are lovely, the free water station in a nice touch, the decor is beautiful (although the scented candles are a little overpowering) and I’m sure the other dishes are delicious - but if you are paying £10-11 for lunch, why is it in a cardboard box with disposable cutlery? I feel like lowering the price a few pounds would make a big difference to the volume of customers dining.

Arjun Pachory

Google

Visited with some friends and ate more than I’ve eaten in years! The food is absolutely phenomenal— the okra fries, bun kebab and lamb chops are absolutely to die for. The staff were excellent and made sure everything came quickly and fresh, and that we had everything we wanted. The overall vibe is also very interesting to chill with friends or be on a date! Would come back many many times.

Fahad Nari

Google

Lovely food and great service. It's not your regular curry house, chef Aida Khan has put in a lot of thought in creating an authentic experience for her customer. My fav is lamb shoulder and palak paneer with sourdough naan.

Karishma P.

Yelp

sholakitchenuk opened some time ago, but they only used to be open for lunch. Since the beginning of October, they are now open for dinner thrice a week and they serve Biryani! The place is done up in pastel shades and very soothing. I'd invited a friend to join me who was expecting a hole in the wall kind of place. She was very impressed at how trendy this place is. Plenty of customers from the nearby media offices, but I'd called ahead for a table. The food is fantastic! It's like something your grandmother would cook. Aida told us that these were all her family recipes and it shows! The shammi kebabs and the chicken tikka boti were fantastic. I packed additional plates to bring home for lunch tomorrow! The biryani was lovely too. Not too greasy, light enough on the stomach for dinner. The parathas are heavenly, for a hardcore meat eater like me, I could happily enjoy a meal of just the parathas and khattay aloo (stir fried potatoes) You have to go and try her food. I heavily recommend it, for the lovely service and the fantastic food. Shola Kitchen reminds me of the early days of Darjeeling Express, when I could walk in and still get a table