Le Chamarel in Haringey

I can only imagine that the one star reviews are from owners of other restaurants. It's even more likely that these Mauritians have been offended by the owner's unsmiling demeanor. Or even MORE likely, if you're Mauritian yourself, you'll know that plenty of Mauritians cannot but help bring their own people down when they're quite clearly successful and very good at what they do. Jealousy is not a useful trait.Visit this little restaurant with confidence. Over the last 3 years I've eaten various dishes from the menu: different versions of biryani, min frire, du riz frire, the different legumes, and - my favourite - bouillon crab, which was absolutely incredible. Come to think of it, I've had several curries at Chamarel too. I am also guilty of having eaten every single one of the desserts they have on offer, buying the puddin manioc far too many times.Even the salads and pickles are perfect. I am Mauritian - my grandmother and mum cook Mauritian food every single day - there is no way anyone can say that this food is not authentic Mauritian food! The gateau piment is so good that it's as though you've bought it from a street vendor in Camp Diable!It only feels expensive because in Mauritius we're used to paying 12 rupees (about 30p?) for a pair of dhall puri so paying £2 here seems expensive. But it obviously isn't.Visit Le Chamarel and see for yourself! I'll be there (again) very soon.

Really great tasting Mauritian food. Crab soup, absolutely delicious. All my friends love it when I bring them here. UPDATE: Post COVID-19, the restaurant is now running as a takeaway only service.

Whoever is posting 5 star reviews of this place and saying this is “excellent Mauritian food” either don’t have tastebuds or don’t know what Mauritian food actually is.Absolutely appalling service, trying to charge us extra right in front of us, thinking that we didn’t understand creole? And the food wasn’t even worth it, not even in the slightest. Cold, dry, flavourless food.So disappointed that this is the Mauritian cuisine you are trying to sell to people. Not a good representation at all - with not only your food but also your behaviour and attitude.As a Mauritian, i’m embarrassed and EXTREMELY disappointed of the owners of this restaurant and the standard of the food… or lack thereof.

As someone who travelled across London to try authentic Mauritian food, I was shocked at the lack of respect that the staff showed us.The men serving us were grumpy - one of them running out of the store whilst taking our order!We got some samosas (which were rubbery), gatteux piment (tasteless) and dhal puri (chewy).The staff then had the audacity to try and double the price of the items, luckily we understood creole and caught them out. Despicable.Do not shop here. If you do, keep track of the amount you’re supposed to pay. Do not get scammed.

Food was lovely, staff were very pleasant. So glad I bought loads of food - it was all great!

The chicken briani was on point. Fried noodles well.. it is not the same as home but delicious. Service is friendly. it is great to just go to a place and be able to order these food from home.

I was missing Mauritian food so much that my husband found this lovely restaurant in North London! Lovely people and lovely food! I can't recommend the restaurant enough!

Really enjoyed our time there. Sidiq looked after us exceptionally week. Recommend the Briani and the desserts can be taken as a take away as they pack it well and the Briani portion is huge such that it’s impossible to have both.

Chamarel is our go to restaurant whenever we feel like eating mauritian food.The best dishes so far have been the rougaille crevettes and cari ourite!A must try if you are around.Ordered briani for eid and it was the best briani we had for a long long time - all our guests loved it!

Came here for a family meal, tried a lot of traditional Mauritian dishes. For starters we had gateaux piments (mauritian falafel) and gateaux arouille (sweet doughy fried balls) for starters along with dhall pourri (traditional bread)- all were really tasty. I had the Poulet Mine Frire (chicken fried rice), which brought back childhood memories! My family tried the biryani, this was the only let down as we found that it didn't taste authentic. For dessert I had Poudine Mais (Corn Maize pudding) - this was the highlight for me, it was beautifully done. The staff are helpful and very attentive too, thank you for a nice experience all round.