Sagar (Covent Garden)

• It also offers street food from Mumbai and is famous for its crispy gol gappas
• The food quality is excellent and the services are brilliant
• This restaurant is famous amongst Indian students studying in the near by colleges
• In my opinion the only drawback about the restaurant is that their prices and quantities just do not match
• I recommend going here for lunch if you are on a budget
• Since there lunch deals are a superb value for money
• As an Indian student in London finding Sagar just near my university was a blessing for me
• The lunchtime tiffin box is very filling and doesn't cut your pocket
• Masala Dosa served with mouth watering sambhar is a must try along with Mango lassi
• Usually this is how we start as a family of 4
• The service was quick and the upma was the first to arrive
• The sambar was tastless and watery
• We reminded ourselves of what we had read on zomato about this restaurant and hoped that what was to follow would make up for it
• The vadas that followed were drenched in oil and felt as if they had been refried
• I reminded myself that the idlis were yet to come and they would make up for all of this
• My daughters were so hungry by now that not even this was enough to deter them from eating up the idlis
• I couldn't resist checking with the staff if the restaurant had any connection with the Indian chain Sagar and were told there was none
• Thankfully the cheese dosa was fine but the masala dosa left us infuriated
• The potatoes were bland and the lentil crepe was excessively oily
• When asked were told this is how the locals love it
• We requested if we could speak with the chef who was allegedly from Udipi
• By this time the manager arrived and enquired what was our problem
• We tried explaining that is impossible to complain before eating the food
• Some more feedback was attempted at which point the manager concluded that he had enough of us and ordered us to "
• He claimed we were rude ( a 6 year old
• A 2 year old and their parents) and that our feedback was a drama to avoid paying the bill
• Thereafter we dutifully paid the bill and step out on a wet afternoon with 2 traumatised children who couldn't fathom what was going on
• Had seen very high rating in Zagat so went all the way there so with such simple as ambience and ok type of food it was a bit of disappointment
• Uttapam was nice but dosa was so so snd bit soggy
• Service was OK as it was not a peak time but given their staff strength and efficiency seems service in peak times would be poor
• Go there only if you are in the area
• Sagar (Covent Garden) is definitely a hot spot for students
• It is a very clean restaurant with light wooden furniture and golden wall decorations
• Perfectly crispy and accompanied by very flavourful and tasty Sambar made with rich Indian spices
• A nice starter to try is Dahi Puri a pastry based dish with yoghurt
• The food at sagar is pure vegetarian
• The decor of Sagar (Covent Garden) is clean and neat
• The staff at Sagar is super friendly and welcome you with a big smile
• The service is super quick and usually there is not much waiting
• My favourite dish to order at Sagar is their Paper Masala Dosa
• I love my dosa to be crisp and thin with great masala inside and that is how Sagar serves it
• According to me Sagar dosas are better than any other place in London
• The sambar with the dosa is just perfect and adds more flavour
• Their Onion and chilli utthapam is also a thumps up
• Chana etc and is quite filling
• The flavors are so fresh and vibrant that it really does leave you wanting more
• The service is also super friendly and helpful in helping you choose what to order
• Went here with a friend but was highly disappointed with their staff
• Made me feel as though I was back in Bangalore eating the typical South Indian food
• I went to Sagar on my birthday so I was happy about it anyway
• I had heard about it from a friend and was particularly looking forward to eating vegetarian food for a change
• I used their website to book a table and was expecting a call from them to confirm (as mentioned in the pop up message) but did not receive any
• The masala (potato) was good and made up
• The parathas that we ordered were both made in white flour which made them heavy but they were tasty
• The location is prime and easily accessible and offers a good option for Indian foodies to binge in Central London
• Because it was a birthday
• We weren't aware that we were flouting any rules and I wish he had mentioned this to us before and not after we had eaten the cake
• The bhaji dosa was really good
• Even though the palak paneer was not exactly how we get traditionally in India but it was decent enough
• The only dish I liked was the 'dahi puri chaat'
• The south indian dishes were just not good
• An authentic Udupi cuisine if you are a tuluva and you are a veggie
• This is a pure vegetarian restaurant which serves south Karnataka style food and the chefs are from Udupi
• The restaurant is very clean &
• Tidy but unfortunately service was slow and unorganised
• Brinjal bhaji and sambar) all fine but sambar was extremely thin and watery
• Service good with one member of staff but pretty abrupt with another
• It's such good value for money and the dosas are sensational
• Confusing it with India's famous food chain "
• Sagar is the best south indian restaurant in central london and is very light on the pocket
• The waiting time is a bit bad so make sure you call them before hand
• We ordered Mysore dosa which was MOST HORRIBLE WITH POTATO FEELING WITH IT WHICH SEEMED AS IF COOKED BEFORE A WEEK
• Usually I dont write reviews especially if it is bad one since we understand restaurant get busy at times but here
• The service was pretty slow
• They serve excellent filter coffee and their service is also quick
• The first time was mid week during the non tourist season and the place was quite empty
• T bad and the food was slightly better than average
• The potato bhaji was very runny
• Had Vada and Idli which was good followed by South Indian Thali
• The Rasam that came with the Rasa Vada was excellent and really spicy
• All very tasty with the bill coming in at £
• All we have is the micro waved Planet India
• Rasam are wonderful whereas chutneys are not upto its marks
• Average tasting Indian vegetarian food including dosa and Pani Puri which was an absolute joke
• South Indian dishes were also quite average
• It was served cold and was not even properly cooked
• The service was very very poor and the attendants were not paying enough heed to the problems we had

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