tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post6693227806326445899..comments2024-03-27T11:45:40.393+00:00Comments on Cheese and Biscuits: Jaffna House, TootingChris Poplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-40888929020046381672010-11-17T12:57:53.142+00:002010-11-17T12:57:53.142+00:00Apollo Banana Leaf is by far the cheapest in Tooti...Apollo Banana Leaf is by far the cheapest in Tooting. You'll feel that you're robbing them. It's also BYOB. They have Cream Soda on the drinks menu! Their Masala Dosa is excellent but they have such a varied menu I often see people over-ordering and subsequently asking for doggy bags.<br /><br />Kastoori may be in decline, as I have heard the building they occupy could be about to be redeveloped, leaving them homeless and they have sadly dropped their standards.<br /><br />Sree Krishna Bhavan has started to improve heading towards its former glory days. The Chicken Malabar is exceptional.<br /><br />Lahore Karahi and Mirch Masala are both great and dependable and BYOB. The onion bhajee at Mirch is like no other onion bhajee. Utter sin.Hossmohttp://www.twitter.com/hossmonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-60155959194582922282010-11-02T13:33:04.713+00:002010-11-02T13:33:04.713+00:00Su-Lin: There's plenty more that looked good w...Su-Lin: There's plenty more that looked good we didn't try - I'm just going to have to go back!<br /><br />Russell Burke: I walked past the Apollo and it was rammed - a very good sign! Thanks for the tip<br /><br />Juice: Yes, all good :) Although from what Jonathan says perhaps Kastoori is past its best?Chris Poplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-57676214553575366092010-11-01T10:09:35.821+00:002010-11-01T10:09:35.821+00:00That aubergine dish sounds like it's something...That aubergine dish sounds like it's something I NEED.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-31341976527478309742010-11-01T00:16:22.777+00:002010-11-01T00:16:22.777+00:00Great review and by the looks of it a find too.
K...Great review and by the looks of it a find too.<br /><br />Know exactly what you mean about nipping down to Tooting - guess I better get dup there soon anyway nearer than Wembley wher I normally go for Sri Lankan.Gastro1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12100960618329536493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-63020784878463266422010-10-31T11:18:36.413+00:002010-10-31T11:18:36.413+00:00That Naan looks incredible. Like the others have s...That Naan looks incredible. Like the others have said, it's good to have an alternative to Kastoori to head to (and interested to hear that it has gone downhill).Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869758511823956737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-70130400836108376972010-10-29T18:19:44.494+00:002010-10-29T18:19:44.494+00:00Mmm, I'll have to make a pilgrimage down there...Mmm, I'll have to make a pilgrimage down there. I've been to a couple of Sri Lankan restaurants up here in central/north London but neither of them have really been as good as the real thing.<br /><br />Speaking of which, it wouldn't be an authentic Sri Lankan restaurant without rather patchy service. Some of the food takes a long time to prepare which could account for some of it. In Sri Lanka we soon learned that you need to order your food at least an hour before you're actually hungry. Sometimes we would wait two hours for food (often a restaurant will warn that if you order rice and curry it will take two hours, but even when we ordered other things it would take nearly as long).<br /><br />Island time is all part of the experience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-75198861645110940912010-10-29T16:04:53.100+00:002010-10-29T16:04:53.100+00:00I like it too.I like it too.Douglas Blydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246988475977393027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-49249638530333395252010-10-29T15:15:04.150+00:002010-10-29T15:15:04.150+00:00I love uttapams. Especially with a ton of green c...I love uttapams. Especially with a ton of green chilli and onion in them, coconut chutney on the side. They're not too hard to make either, though they do require a bit of rice grinding and leaving overnight.<br /><br />Will have to check this out. Have been to Apollo Banana Leaf, but didn't find it that great.Sharmilahttp://www.sharmilaonfood.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-78927437840215748892010-10-29T13:56:39.395+00:002010-10-29T13:56:39.395+00:00what about the mirch masala and the lahore karahi ...what about the mirch masala and the lahore karahi and the kastori. All good stuff?Juicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530044640675366479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-29561175035911504592010-10-29T12:25:26.100+00:002010-10-29T12:25:26.100+00:00Do also check out the Apollo Banana Leaf just a bi...Do also check out the Apollo Banana Leaf just a bit further down the road. I think it's better, on many dishes, and offers some different Sri Lankan options to the Jaffna. have been going to the Jaffna for over 10 years, and dearly love the place, but ABL is definitely worth a look. The best Dosas, though, are at the Vijaya Krishna (Kerelan, not Sri Lankan), the uttapams there are great too. It's about 10 mins walk away along Mitcham Road. The Kastoori is a sad shadow of it's former self.Russell Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629114960198457097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-6767658624479526212010-10-29T11:43:52.964+00:002010-10-29T11:43:52.964+00:00"...and it's only out of a misplaced sens..."...and it's only out of a misplaced sense of duty that I'm sharing Jaffna House with you now"<br /><br />You're a good man. Thank you!<br /><br />I used to live so close to here, but now so far away (well, in London terms anyway). Shame.Bradhttp://www.gastronoms.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-39947467694728557302010-10-29T11:33:23.524+00:002010-10-29T11:33:23.524+00:00Oh yes, I forgot all about the mutton rolls - they...Oh yes, I forgot all about the mutton rolls - they are rather good. Maybe next time, along with the missing string hoppers...Satanic Holinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714574906766462051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-68806433371113861242010-10-29T11:32:11.932+00:002010-10-29T11:32:11.932+00:00Souns ace. Slightly different food but similar vib...Souns ace. Slightly different food but similar vibe - have you tried Jai Krishna on Stroud Green Rd? Fantastic place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992044165369788749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-55955513959522543722010-10-29T11:31:09.233+00:002010-10-29T11:31:09.233+00:00It really is like eating in someone's front ro...It really is like eating in someone's front room here! Erratic service aside, the only problem I find with this place is that it is way too easy to over order, as the food is so tempting and so cheap. <br /><br />BTW - I feel duty bound to let your readers know that Jaffna House sell string hoppers (Sri Lankan rice noodle cakes), which are ideal for dipping into curry.Mr Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327242172810414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-42800312300855634962010-10-29T11:30:34.139+00:002010-10-29T11:30:34.139+00:00You've had uttapam's before (diff spelling...You've had uttapam's before (diff spelling) at Ganapati? or maybe you didn't. Anyway that's irrelevant what I wanted to say was that I used to work with a lady who used to make stacks of them, AT WORK. So we would have piles of them fresh once a week or so. If she went on holiday it was a serious crisis. She used to make little fried lentil balls too. That was a rubbish job that I stayed in far too long, because of that food.Helenhttp://www.helengraves.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-15007865127168928712010-10-29T11:10:49.824+00:002010-10-29T11:10:49.824+00:00Ooooh, you are indeed lucky to live so close to it...Ooooh, you are indeed lucky to live so close to it! I've wanted to go for ages but I've never made the trek down there. A friend ages ago said their mutton rolls were excellent?Su-Linhttp://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-47360072584111087042010-10-29T11:10:04.305+00:002010-10-29T11:10:04.305+00:00Great review, Chris.
Wish I'd known about thi...Great review, Chris.<br /><br />Wish I'd known about this a couple of months ago when I was having to visit someone at St George's every day! Would have gone a long way to making the experience rather more pleasant.<br /><br />Good to have alternatives to Kastoori, too, which - IMHO - is overratedaforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.com