Again-eating in London- help needed

[mmertens]

Hi all,
I'm visiting Blighty with the family next week. Staying about 4 days in London, doing the tourist thing with the kids (age 11 & 14). I've been scourging the web for some good food suggestions as the OH lumbered me with restaurant selection). We want to show the kids a typical british Sunday roast in a very british pub, and also a good (real) Indian food place. I know there must be masses of places.... would any one of you know a fully reliable online restaurant guide that offers that level of selection (i.e. pretty pub with good roasts etc), or maybe there are some names everyone agrees on?

I did look in the restaurant list on PH but nothing jumped out immediately.... any suggestions more than welcome!
Thanks,
Maarten

[grumbledoak]

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/

Roast (London Bridge) is good for, er, roasts. Maze (West End) my overall favourite.

[Wadeski]

Tayyabs in whitechapel for indian food. Dry meat curry, masala fish and lamb chops to die for.

any of Ramsay's gastropubs (maida vale, docklands, chiswick etc...) will do a good roast.

[shirt]

mmertens said:

pretty pub with good roasts

i think the spaniards inn could be ideal. you can take the kids to play on the heath beforehand and entertain/scare them with dick turpin stories depending on how good they are!

http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=240

[Mobile Chicane]

The 'Brilliant' restaurant for Indian food. Southall is an interesting area to visit in general tbh. Lots of 'emporia' along the High Street, plus a market on Saturdays.

[Noger]

Agree about Southall. Also worth considering Wembley for Gujarati food.

[dbroughton]

If you are gonna do a Ramsey place or Roast for Sunday lunch then a cheap curry in Southall will be the ticket. Brilliant is good but I also like the cheap cafe style places like Gifto's lahore Kharai. Take your own beer/wine and eat till you explode with the locals.