Taste of Pakistan Restaurant and Take away
Pakistani restaurant · Whitton ·
Authentic Pashtun cuisine: chapli kebabs, naan, karahi
Authentic Pashtun cuisine: chapli kebabs, naan, karahi
"London is massive. The traffic can be unbearable. And we’ve had a personal vendetta against the Piccadilly line since we can remember. But travelling nearly to the end of it, to Hounslow, is worth it for Taste of Pakistan. Better yet, cure any holiday comedown by rolling straight out of Heathrow and into this excellent Pashtun restaurant. Come dinner, it’s heaving. There are 4x4s pulling up and groups piling into the vast, white-lit dining room, before filling their table with juicy kebabs, bubbling karahis, and giant naans that hang from hooks like taunting sirens for anyone outside without a reservation." - daisy meager, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley, heidi lauth beasley, heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, sinead cranna, jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, heidi lauth beasley
"Curry recommendations can send you all over London, but you’ll find the silkiest charsi karahi and the most gargantuan Afghan naans close to Heathrow Airport. If anything, Taste of Pakistan is more hectic than a departures terminal. The Pashtun favourite is more akin to a club, with 4x4s pulling up outside come dinner and hordes of friends and families settling into the pared-back, white-lit dining room, ready to take down frisbee-shaped chapli kebabs and mountains of kabli pilau. A restaurant with this much buzz often has a face and Taste of Pakistan’s is Naseer—proprietor and all-round guv’nor—who works the room making sure everyone is happy. Needless to say, they are." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Taste Of Pakistan near Heathrow is a destination, and it’s almost always chock-a-block. The large, bungalow-ish dining room is made for one thing and one thing only: feeding friends and family London’s finest Pashtun food. Sizzling chapli kebabs, luscious karahis, and giant naans on hooks dominate this room, as does Naseer—the owner who makes sure everyone is as happy and satisfied as possible." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"If you want to walk into Taste Of Pakistan for an impromptu chapli kebab, you better get down to this Hounslow spot on a midweek lunchtime. Come dinner, it’s guaranteed to be heaving. This Pashtun restaurant is a destination. 4x4s pull up to its driveway and groups pile into the vast, basic, white-lit dining room before filling their table with juicy kebabs, bubbling karahis, and giant naans that hang from hooks like taunting sirens for anyone outside without a reservation. Naseer, the owner, happily holds court and checks whether your velvet-smooth charsi karahi is OK (it’s excellent) and whether you need to make another booking (you absolutely do)." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing, daisy meager
"People go out of their way to get to Taste Of Pakistan. Piles of friends, families emerging from gleaming 4x4s in the driveway, and pretty much anyone who wants to eat some of London’s best Pashtun food. Much of this restaurant’s energy comes from Naseer—the guv’nor—who is Hounslow’s answer to both Phil Mitchell and Stanley Tucci. He moves around the gleaming white room checking in on your chapli kebab (crispy, juicy), asking if your Peshwari naan is big enough (billowing), and ladling kabli pulao (outstanding) for you. Lunch is a breeze but if you want to have a big blowout dinner, then booking is essential." - jake missing
