Mr Kebabish - Croydon

This is fairly basic décor, with Pakistani TV. Its close by Sumner Road bus stop, two stops out towards Thornton Heath from West Croydon on the 64, 109, 198, 250 buses. The seats are more comfortable than fashionable. I have eaten here four times and had no tummy problems. It is more basic and Pakistani food in good quantity, than the superior cooking and decor, but sometimes stingy portions at nearby Sri Lankan restaurant Kalpa. The most recent visit I asked for a Chicken Biryani with some sauce and sat down. It seemed to take about ten mins, which was odd, as they had trays of the stuff. When it came it was pilau rice covered with a generous portion of Chicken Curry! It being cold, and after 2, I was too hungry and devoured the meal. Something got lost in translation. The bill was £8 rather than the £5 biryani price, but I was pleased with a good lunch. A previous time I came by at the weekend after a beer tasting and asked what was in the large food tins. One had Brain masala so that had to be sampled. It was fine and tasty, a good curry, quite soft texture, good tomato and coriander curry sauce. The customers come in for take away business a lot so it is not that warm in here in winter, but the food is good. Toilets were clean. Be clear when ordering and make sure that the server has understood, and you should have a decent meal.

Despite inspections from council. This place has not complied with food standards. It's evident as you enter the place. It looks dirty and I can only image it's the type of place where there's no anti bac soap in the cooks kitchen area. After reading how poor the condition of the resturant is online I no longer vist here.

Poor customer service order naan bread on the phone when arrive there to get them guy at the counter said the person who took the order did not tell us and he has gone, refused to serve me or make order there and then. What a waste of a journey. Its a shame i was a very regular customer..... i wont be going back there again

If you value your health you should not eat from this place (has been awarded a zero hygiene rating in the Croydon Advertiser please use google to find this article as I cannot upload link). I had to learn my lesson the hard way. Poor customer service on two separate occasions. Ordered 5 whole chickens for collection. Waited nearly an hour and still no food ready. The order was clearly given to someone else and the staff tried to cover this up. Had to wait another half an hour for my actual order which was clearly overpriced, with no discounts or apology offered. Food portions are ridiculous as I ordered large chips and was surprised that it was half filled in a very flattened box. Staff very stingy with portions and prices! Even the complimentary sauce was watered down to 70% water 30% sauce. The salad? Just a handful of stale lettuce. The grilled chicken does taste ok but I do question the cleanliness of the kitchen after reading the article. Never again Mr. Kebabish. There are better choices around the area

I went to this area for a Sri Lankan Buffet at nearby Dosa n 'Chutny. No! Buffet now only at weekends. So I went to their competition, Dosa Lounge on St James ' Road. No! Restaurant closed down! Mr Kebabish had just one other diner in there and a loud Pakistani TV channel. Pretty basic décor typical of Lahoree cafes. There are lots of trays of the curries available and 2 mounds of biryani. So I went for Chicken Biryani and asked for some sauce for it. He asked which? Chicken curry sauce . It was served very nicely with scraps of lettuce on a small plate and a double chutney holder with sweet yet spicy red chilli flecked sauce and a minty yogurt. The Biryani was on the salty side but a generous mound with chicken bits on the bone, curry sauce quite tasty and underneath the rice, which worked well on a coldish day. The mint yogurt was a great addition that improved the meal. I left pretty well pleased and for only £5 back out into the cold mean wind outside.