
4.1 ·
Pop into The Mosque Kitchen on Nicolson Square for a cheap, filling curry among locals and students. Pick a vegetarian or meat curry with rice and eat in the busy, informal canteen.
Full description
The Mosque Kitchen is an informal, budget-friendly canteen on Nicolson Square serving curries with rice, doner, burgers and similar dishes on disposable tableware. Reviewers describe the vegetarian curry as authentic and the portions as enough for one person, and note a customer mix of all ages and backgrounds.
Experiences are mixed: one diner found the presentation careless for the price. With a 4.1 rating across over 2,200 reviews, it is best treated as a fast, cheap, local lunch or early dinner of around 45 minutes, suited to solo travellers and families.
The Mosque Kitchen is an informal, budget-friendly canteen on Nicolson Square serving curries with rice, doner, burgers and similar dishes on disposable tableware. Reviewers describe the vegetarian curry as authentic and the portions as enough for one person, and note a customer mix of all ages and backgrounds.
Experiences are mixed: one diner found the presentation careless for the price. With a 4.1 rating across over 2,200 reviews, it is best treated as a fast, cheap, local lunch or early dinner of around 45 minutes, suited to solo travellers and families.
Duration
45 min
Best time
lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening
Intensity
Easy pace
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Reviews
Affordable canteen on Nicoleson Square. I ordered vegetarian curry with rice. The taste is authentic and portion is enough for one person. Customers are of all ages and ethnicity.
L.D
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