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Meraz Cafe

56 Hanbury Street, London E1 5JL, England (East End / East London)
0207 247 6999
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Ranked #1,134 of 11,700 restaurants in London
Price range: $13 - $25
Cuisines: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
Neighbourhood: East End / East London
Restaurant details
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
Neighbourhood: East End / East London
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London, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Staff were rude and aggressive. Made my friend cry on her birthday. It's a shame because I have been to this restaurant before and the food really is delicious, but after this experience we won't be going back there again.

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Hingene, Belgium
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

Even though it's a first time I eat Indian in the UK, the food tasted very well. I cleaned out my bowl very thoroughly! The reception and service during diner was very good. Anf also very positive: the low prices!

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

This is the place I always eat when heading out for food in Brick Lane. You can see into the kitchen and it's clean. The staff are always helpful and the food is consistantly good. I've tried most of their dishes and they are all excellent. You can bring your own alcohol and they'll happily give you glasses but they... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

went back to Brick Lane after a two decade gap, the place looked a bit different but still had the same buzz. A lot of the places I remembered were still there but I was advised to try Meraz. Very friendly cafe with no frills but with some really tasty food at a very good price. I have been eating... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

Not fine dining just good cafe style Good food nice fresh poppadoms and pickle tray tarka dall very tasty as was all the other dishes we had no hassling to come inside another bonus was the BYOB with a discount was offered at the local offy so very happy hope to go back and would defiantly recommend

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Ipswich, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013 via mobile

We visited this restaurant on 16/3/13 before going on the Jack the Ripper tour. We went after looking on trip adviser first because when you walk down brick lane nearly all the restaurants have someone outside trying to entice you in with a choice of free drinks or starters its very off putting you can't even look at a menu... More

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Fareham
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2013

Had read about this cafe on tripadvisor and so visited on 19 February 2013, it did not disappoint. Tarka Dal and steamed rice excellent, plentiful and inexpensive, thank you. I will be back next time I have meetings in London.

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London, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2013

This is in my opinion the best Bangladeshi on or near brick lane. I've been going for many years & really love the food. It is a little spice at times, but that's just the way I like it. It's worth going for the specials - I think the nihari (Saturday's special) is amazing. I've tried a lot of other... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2013

This is probably the restaurant I go to most in London (probably about once a month), it is perfect. The food is always good, I've never been served something that I haven't loved, the service is great and prices even better. 1 tip, I would recommend the specials they are out of this world.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2012 via mobile

I don't often go ti an Indian restaurant But this restaurant is a good one to eat Indian food. With the meal, i suggest you to ask rice with coconut. It was different and delicious. Before ordering the food ask the spiciness level. The food I ordered was very spicy but the waitress hasn't told it in advance and there... More

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