Heart of Balham - HOB - (Near , london)

Efe Zeybel I’d been seeing this place at the top of the delivery app for a while — probably because of good ratings and heavy promotion as a new spot. Eventually, I decided to try it out. A friend of mine in Italy had told me it wasn’t anything special, and I kind of agree. I chose the “make your own panza” option with chicken and mozzarella, but honestly, I didn’t really like it. The truffle fries were okay, just average. Overall, it’s not bad at all, but there’s nothing particularly special about it either. Worth trying once out of curiosity, but probably not something you’d order again.

Ahmed Deedat I came on the 13th February 2026. During lunch time around 13:00PM I was by myself and just wanted to eat something homeish vibe food. I was greeted at the door by Harry, he was cleaning at the time and I felt like I was interrupting him, but he had a big smile on his face and reassured me, I wasn’t. (I still felt bad) He sat me down on a table for 1 and passed me the menu. He came by 2 minutes later asking if I’m ready and I said yes. I ordered the chicken biryani box. (£5) Harry was very nice and polite throughout the whole interaction and kept an eye on me. The wait was very good, only around 5-6 minutes. The food now, the biryani was very unique I had a good 6-7 pieces in the bowl. The texture of the rice was soft and the ingredients they had used, you can smell and taste that it was fresh. I honestly enjoyed the food a lot. Would definitely come back here with family and friends to try more dishes. Oh and also they had really good Asian Bollywood instrumental calm music in the background to set the atmosphere.

Simon Lill Fantastic location, venue and lovely staff. We visited for a Christmas time Boxing Day birthday so we ordered from the a la Carte menu for a change. All organised before hand as we were a large group. Arrived at the perfect time for pre drinks as the restaurant filled steadily. Great atmosphere, great experience, thanks to the team.

Jamie Today we went to M&S for a few supplies before christmas. We were astounded by the overwhelming customer support by staff member Pete, who after seeing we were looking for a trifle with a longer used by date, went out of his way and came across moments later to find us after we had left the aisle with the trifles in. He greeted us with a lovely new trifle with a longer used by date which he had just unveiled from its sparky new packaging. Pete really went above and beyond and we will be frequenting M&S again soon and cant wait!

Jack Morris First time visiting this gails. The interior is nice, and had a great selection of fresh pastries. The croissant was very nice! Coffee was made well. Toilet and customer seating places were well maintained, but my main issue is with the woman that served me. No smiles or eye contact, made me feel like a burden coming in to place my order. At least the person who gave my coffee was nice enough to give me a smile and wished me to enjoy my day. Please work on this! If you are charging such premium prices then your service needs to match it!

Loni Popped in for a spontaneous Sunday brunch and we loved it! Very friendly and efficient service, the food was delicious and excellent value for money! Great menu variety too! Always busy but never too crowded! We’ll be back for sure!