Monsoon

Monsoon is the Indian takeaway for the Mount Pleasant corner of East Barnet, a residential parade set well back from the main road bustle. The kitchen maintains a comprehensive subcontinental menu — tandoori, biryani, dansak, balti, masala, seafood specials, thali and a full vegetable selection — covering more ground than many takeaways twice its size. Breads range from naan and peshwari to chapatti and paratha. Delivery reaches EN4 and neighbouring north-London postcodes. The Mount Parade position gives Monsoon a captive neighbourhood following; residents of the Cockfosters-adjacent streets who want Indian food without driving to East Barnet Road come here first. Evenings only, seven days a week. The kitchen's dansak and thali options are indicators of a menu built for people who know their Indian food rather than a simplified list designed for the uninitiated majority.