Preem And Prithi

Absolute legendary service. A busy night was no obstacle for a friendly chat and an extra pint. Friendly staff and service. Great food, the balti special with lamb and spinach was great. 10/10 would go again!

The only thing worse than the food here is the service. Aggressive, unfriendly, and the food is very bland. We didn't get a chance to taste others, but there must be better places in Brick Lane.

The first restaurant we hit on Brick Lane where we weren't immediately accosted outside. So that was a plus. It was all quite mixed. I had a lamb korma; the sauce was pretty good (though nothing special), but the lamb itself was pretty tough and not great quality. However, my boyfriend's dhansak was rather tasty, and the paratha we shared was yummy. I suspect given the number of places on Brick Lane, I won't return, as I'll try other establishments first, but it was perfectly acceptable.

Well, it's time for my very first review for Indian food! Not that I don't enjoy this delisious cuisine normally, it's just that usually I reserve it for takeaway or home delivery. Of course, if one wants a curry, you go to the infamous Brick Lane in East London. There are restaurants after restaurants with jolly folk standing at the entrances trying to entice you in with the promise of a free drink or poppadoms. We chose Preem Prithi for my first Brick Lane experience. Simple interior, small space at the front with further seating at the back and polite staff. On the occasion I have went to indian restaurants, they have followed a simplistic formula, quick service, a great selection of sauces partnered with the meat of your choice and traditional sides. Food normally arrives quickly, and it is very much an in and out experience. Preem was not much different. We were greeted with the normal poppadoms and array of dips ranging with refreshing to spicy. We opted to just have mains as it was lunch time. We had Chicken Rogan which was chicken sauteed in a medium curry sauce with chunky fried tomatoes. Musallum chicken, slightly hot stewed in a special kashmiri massala, rich in taste. For sides we had the okra, nan bread and pulao rice. The food was good, quite reasonably priced and all in all it was an okay experience. This is not a mould breaking Indian restaurant, it does what it says on the box, it serves up indian food. I cannot compare it to others on Brick Lane having only tried this one, but although I did not have a bad experience, I think that variety is the spice of life and you should try whichever you want on Brick Lane, as there is enough choice.

The food at Preem is disgusting. The service at Preem is horrible. Why do people go to Preem? Because they don't know better, or the main reason, because they are open late and serve booze. The last time I was in there they wouldn't let us leave until we bought more food. Apparently they didn't think our order was big enough so they sent two men over to our table to yell at us (we were two girls). It was really intimidating and sort of gross to do to get us to order another £6 dish. I've been there other times though where they've just been passably rude. Those times the food really steals the show. The food is the same as most of the Brick Lane eateries: sub-par. All of the dishes are essentially the same with different names. Would give them one star if it wasn't for the late night vino.