Clipper Restaurant

Reviews

• Meghana D.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  Excellent value for the price. Everything is very fresh and tasty.
  
  They also hand out discounts for fun.
  
  Unlike the other places on brick lane it's usually quite full.
  
  We ordered the vegetable biryani (which was very fresh and nice), channa masala (which was okay) and the chicken vindaloo (which was spicy as hell just the way I like it).
  
  Don't miss out on the poppadams.

• Fernanda S.

  star star star star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  I was looking for a place to take my uncle, he wanted to have a nice curry while visiting London and since this is not my specialty I came to Yelp and search for a place. The reviews were not so up to date but we decided to try this one out anyway.
  
  When we sat down the restaurant had probably four tables, and to waiters, which I consider a good rate.
  We ordered king prawn to start, and I got a garlic naan and a chicken masala curry as a main course. I'm not very good handling things with coriander, but I managed to put all the green away and enjoy my curry. It was good, but not excellent.  
  The service was very "confused" and whenever we asked a question he would answer something completely different than what we wanted to know.
  
  Since 2010 the price has obviously raised. So now an average curry is about 9 pounds. If you wish to pay less come on weekdays after 1pm, they have a 20% discount.

• Sumit C.

  star star star star_border star_border 31 May 2026

  The lunch special is a decent deal for 7 pounds or so, but the food just wasn't that great.
  
  I had the kebab which was decent. The saag chicken was the worst I have ever had. The sag was literally chunks of tomato and onion with some spinach sprinkled on it... So not a rich creamy sauce you expect.
  
  Overall not a great experience.

• Nava N.

  star star star star star_border 23 May 2026

  I've been to Clipper twice now and both times have been great.  It's a bit of a challenge to walk fairly far up Brick Lane past all the other restaurant recruiters, but it's worth it!
  
  The staff are so super friendly.  The main fella recognized me even though it had been about 5 months between visits and chatted with me as though we were friends who go way back.
  
  The food is really, really delicious.  This recent trip I ordered the Hyderabadi Lamb which is basically just a big lamb party with big pieces of lamb as well as lamb mince.  Paired with the garlic rice, oh yum.  And the lime and chili chutney (or is this considered a pickle?) is to die for.
  
  Both times I've visited there's been a fairly large crowd inside, not a ghost-town like other Brick Lane establishments, which I think is fairly indicative.

• Sheila S.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  Clipper is a great value on Brick Lane, and I was pleased with my experience!  We "negotiated" at the door for a complimentary drink with dinner and 20% off our bill.  Inside, we were please with the neat and clean decor and attentive service.
  
  We feasted on papadams and chutneys to start, then butter chicken, saag paneer (stewed spinach with cheese), vegetable curry, rice and garlic naan.  We were pleased with everything we ordered and thought the quality was satisfying especially considering the very affordable price point.
  
  Our meal was 25 GBP for two people and we left full and happy!