Irana Indian - East London

I just did another interesting taste test between 2 Butter Chicken Curries made at 2 of East London's leading curry shops (and both of them in Berea): Red Chillies in Chamerlain Road and Irana in Glaston Street. Both businesses are clean and presentable, both with friendly and professional staff and both of them give very good service. I had to compare apples with apples, so I decided on a regular sized Butter Chicken Currie with rice, to use as a common denominator. You will see in my picture that Red Chillies gives you more curry than Irana, as their curry take away container is bigger that Irana's, while the size of the rice is almost the same. Irana served a mixture of white and yellow rice and Red Chillies served white rice. The price at Irana was R109, while Red Chillies charged R90. Now for the most important part, THE CURRY COMPARISON: Irana's Butter Chicken Curry was yellowish in colour, the chicken breast was cut into larger cubes and it was dryer than that of Red Chillies. Still, the spices used was flavourful and delicious. The Butter Chicken Curry from Red Chillies was more orangy in colour, the chicken breast was cut into smaller cubes and the curry had a lot more gravy. It had a distinctly different and slightly sweeter taste that that of Irana, but also had a delicious blend of spices and lovely flavours. Both of these establishments serve a good quality and tasty Butter Chicken Curry and are well worth a visit. Well done guys! I can't wait to compare both of your Beef Curries!

Best Roti in South Africa , great service and exceptional family restaurant Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

We had a variety of bunny chows and curries here and they were delicious! Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: R 100–150

Irana is my lunch spot whenever I'm in East London, great tasty Indian cuisine. Friendly service and great atmosphere. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: R 200–250 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Mutton Curry, Thai Green Chicken Curry, Indian Curry

Irana has THE BEST curry in East London. Wonderful and friendly staff. Highly recommended. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5