Ivory Arch Restaurant in Southwark

The green banana curry is the best. Be warned, it had quite a bit of a kick. The inner venue at the back is way nicer than the shallow dining area at the front of the shop.

I have seen Indian toilets cleaner than this place. The waiter was smelly and a cheat. The whole place has an atmosphere of unhygienic doom. Hope it gets demolished or seriously refurbished.BUT the food actually tastes great when I took it home. So not a 1 star for the overall experience. People eat with their eyes, right?

Had an amazing time in London and the Ivory Arch restaurant made my experience so much better! The best food I have ever tasted in my life! Such wonderful employees and the owner, Bahar is absolutely the best guy in London! This restaurant has made me want to come live in London so I could have access to the delicious food whenever I need it!

My wife and I found this place by complete chance and it is definitely NOT your run of the mill Indian restaurant. Located under a railway arch it has cool, ambient lighting and bags of character. All curries, sides, breads and rice were cooked to perfection! Compliments to the chef as well as the owner who was a real character and great host. The only negative is that we didn't discover this place earlier! Top class all round. We will definitely going back with friends.

Just did a search for," Ivory Arch." I was very surprised to find not much reviews. I have been eating in this restaurant for the last 3 years with over students. It is a very popular place, the food is cooked to order, so you know its always fresh. The prices are very reasonable, even for students. And the food is amazing .... nothing short of amazing.They also do a night called, " Soulful Sundays @ the Ivory Arch with Open Mic," its a live music night with a full band. The Sunday night is also very popular, very busy.

I have seen some mix reviews about this great establishment. Some are just too rubbish to be true! I am a local customer, I know this restaurant to be over 28 years in business under the same ownership. It has pioneered home delivery, live entertainment, private hire, events. The Ivory Arch is a land mark for the Elephant & Castle. I simply know the restaurant for, " friendly staff and delicious food."

Went in here to get takeaways and wondered why it was empty. There was one member at the front of house and he was on his phone the entire time while I was there. He didn't care at all about taking my order and when I asked for some takeaway cutlery he acted like I was interrupting his important phone conversation. The curry was bland and tasteless, you can get better supermarket curry and the staff will be friendlier too. This place is a joke and a disgrace to catering. Now I know why no one goes to this place.

The Elephant & Castle is changing so much that its very hard to find anything from the past. The Ivory Arch is an old trusted friend that my colleges and I use. We have just finished a wonderful evening there, eating and drinking. As always we were treated kindly and served the best curry ever, it gets better every time. I noticed, that they have a night called, "Soulful Sundays with Full Live Band & Open Mic." Interesting, I think I may take, " A Nose."

I've been using the Ivory Arch restaurant since 2005. It has an extensive and varied menu, also a fantastic Vegetarian section. I was told the Ivory Arch has been running since 1986, under the same family ownership. The Ivory Arch is a little confusing because it is 2 restaurants. The main restaurant is fully licensed and serves Indian food. It has a stage and dose live events( Live Bands, Open Mic ) and private parties. The smaller restaurant is ideal for groups of students or people who want a snack, hot drinks, meal deals with counter service. I like the Ivory Arch, the food is quality and fresh, the customer service is very friendly and familiar.

Waste of money! Even though it looked like it had some potential judging by the atmosphere, the food was not good at all. Not to mention the train noises above that made the whole restaurant shake. We had a curry that tasted like a dessert with chicken because of all the sugar and a very bad tasting vegetarian main. Please, don't go there!!