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Dishoom

4.6 (612 reviews)
Open 9:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Black Daal
dean p.

Fantastic experience! All dishes were great with the Black daal and goan fish curry as stand outs. So was the dark chocolate dessert which came to celebrate a birthday.

Arpitha B.

You have to visit this place when you go to London! The food is delicious, price is very reasonable, ambience is so pretty! They even provide drinks and snacks while you wait. Reserve a table way ahead of time. Server was very knowledgeable! The okra appetizer was delicious! Kheema samosa was good! Rumali roti was fresh! Chicke curry and pav paji are also a must try!

Many large parties can be accommodated
Navin K.

One of my favorite dining experiences in London because of the association with restaurants in Bombay, where I grew up. Visited with extended family and we had a lovely time trying various drinks - both alcoholic (like Colaba Colada) and non-alcoholic (like Kala Khatta Sharbat), plus an assortment of snacks and entrées I grew up on - like pav bhaji and murgh malai. Prices were reasonable and service was decent. Seating was a bit tight and it was a tad too loud for my taste. Bathrooms were clean. Happy to try other Dishoom locations in the future.

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Van D.

Dishoom came highly recommended by other travels and friends as a must try Indian restaurant while visiting the UK. There are multiple locations, but this one by the Coal Drops Yard was the closest one to where we were staying. We made reservations in advanced and dodged the long wait. The folks who came right before us without reservations were told they had to wait 60-75 minutes. There are some nights where walk-ins are even turned away because they're so busy. The interior was very dimlit and intimate. Every table was full the whole time we were there. We were table to the bottom level. Service was really slow. Not because staff was inefficient but it seems like each wait staff had to manage many tables. Everything was slow from getting the menu, to waiting to order, to getting the food, and waiving down for the bill. My boyfriend and I shared the Dishoom Chicken Tikka (£14.70), House Black Daal (£11.50), Grilled Greens (£7.50), and a Garlic Naan (£5.40). It's important to note that this chicken tikka is a dry rub version and not the curry masala version you typically think of. The chicken was moist and well flavored but in some spots there was more seasoning than others so it seems inconsistent. The house black daal that came highly recommended is a slow cooked lentils cooked for over 24 hours, which makes it too mushy for my liking from a textural perspective. It was also really spicy. The grilled greens during our visit was split peas and broccolini. They were simple but a nice relief to the rest of the meal. Their version of the garlic naan was soft and bready, not flakey compared to some other versions I had. It could have used more garlic for my liking. My boyfriend really enjoyed this meal and considered potentially the best Indian restaurant he has experienced. I live in an area with a large Indian population and I have been to many Indian restaurants so I can't say I was as impressed. Also the long wait between things was a turn off. If you decide to come, bring your patience.

Chocolate Chai, breakfast Mango Lassi
Gillian Gail A.

Dinner: DISHOOM CHICKEN TIKKA, MASALA PRAWNS (Spicy a little) with roti. It was soooooo good. The flavors were incredible! Cooked and seasoned to perfection. Breakfast: chocolate chai and Chai immaculate. Mango lassi yummy! Big Bombay the eggs were so good with the beans and bread! The specialty naans were good! The naan was my favorite! Can't wait to go back when I'm back in London! Everything was so good. We went to dinner; there was a little bit of a hold up in the kitchen but they handled us very well kept us updated if they were still going to serve food. Place was nice, clean and well operated! We waited and when they gave us our food it was 1000% worth the wait. We ordered the naan but couldn't get it but they replaced it with the roti and it was stillll so good.

Grilled prawns
Neeta M.

This place is an experience! The food will remind you of the taste from India. Their speciality is the bun maska Pao with chai - yummy! The prawns and biryani were superb too! If you are a loyal customer and have a key, on week days, you can roll a die and get the meal for free if you get a six. I thought it was just a fantasy- but we got a six and the entire meal was on the house! Loved the vibe of this place - everyone serving us was super warm and helpful. I love buying extra things from their shop as I leave / to carry a piece of the experience with me. I always visit Dishoom during my trips to London!

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Aruni G.

On our last night in London, we were lucky to eat here despite not having a reservation. We walked in and waited about an hour for a table for 6 people. The place was really noisy so it was a bit hard for us to hear but they did their best to seat us in a less noisy place. There was some confusion on number of people as we had updated it to 6 from 5 but they first gave us a table for 5 instead of 6. Because it was loud we had some communication issues with our waiter re: a couple of orders, but he quickly and calmly fixed it. He was even so nice as to mark up a menu to make sure I would avoid ordering anything with bell peppers, since I don't eat them. Everyone was just so pleasant and attentive and catered to our situation with our 80 year old aunts and preferences. The cocktails were well done and my favorite food items were the black house daal and the lamb chop! I wish they had one of these restaurants in Austin, TX. So yummy!

Vada Pau
Karisa A.

Dishoom lives up to the hype--an absolute must-visit! Ambiance & Service: The King's Cross location is spacious with a stylish modern-industrial vibe. Service was friendly and efficient. Food & Drink: - Chocolate Chai & Chai: Both are excellent--chocolate chai is a must if you love hot cocoa vibes. - Okra Fries: Crispy, flavorful, and perfectly spiced. - Vada Pau: Soft roll with a spicy fried potato ball--delicious but packs heat! - Mattar Paneer & Cheese Naan: Rich, flavorful curry with super soft paneer; the cheesy naan was the perfect pairing. TL;DR: Flavorful food, stylish space, and standout chai--Dishoom definitely earns the hype!

House Black Daal
Chris S.

Second time here - pretty much a must-go every time I'm in London. As soon as you walk in, you walk into a warm haze of incense smell. There's a very rich smell of cardamom, cinnamon, chai, and various other spices. We ended up ordering: Dishoom House Chaat ($10) Side Chili Broccoli Salad ($8) Nali Nihari Biryani ($26) House Black Daal ($10) Naan Food was amazing - slow cooked lamb shank into a biryani was the highlight. Gravy was addicting and wanted to spread it onto everything. House Chaat was also very refreshing, good balance of citrus, sweet, minty, and savory. This was The server was very kind to recommend a drink, given it was a very hot day. We got the Blushing Colada - would recommend. Super refreshing for a hot day. Dishoom never disappoints!

Bill Y.

Highly recommend Dishoom King Cross. Everything is perfectly and great service! The lamb rice tastes amazing.

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Ajay K.

How does London have better Indian food that India itself?? We stopped by the King's Cross location and we were glad that they were serving up lemonade to the folks who were waiting in the long line to get in. Once inside, we got the chai, the Kati roll, the ruby chicken with garlic naan, and the lamb samosas. Everything was excellent and up to the high bar that Dishoom sets for itself. Can't wait for them to come to America!

Parker W.

The best Indian food I have had the pleasure of indulging in! The service was great and any questions I had were answered politely. The British just seem more polite and polished than my American bredren.

mango lassey
Estefanía C.

from los ángeles and I cannot help but reminisce on the best Indian food i've ever had. I visited this restaurant twice during my trip to london and wish I had one of these back home. The inside is full of warm lighting and beautiful architecture, art and decor. The vibes here def matched the food. The service here was great and our waiter was very kind and attentive. Get the lentils if you are unsure of what to get!!!!! i need a lifetime supply of these. Everything you eat here will taste amazing!!!! Review #2 I will miss you dishoom I will probably reminisce over this last dinner forever because I don't really care to visit London

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Food is delicious. The mutton pepper fry and ruby chicken were great. Service is on the slower side. No wait on a late Monday afternoon.

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Zaffrani

4.0(29 reviews)
1.0 miIslington
£££

Excellent Indian restaurant with a mainly local clientele hidden away on Cross St in Islington…read morebetween the A1 & A104. Food was great & service (late on a Friday evening) was attentive, The ambiance was modern (less ornate than many similar restaurants). They have recently expanded from 45 to 95 seats - presumably an indication of their success. Meal for 3, with wine, came to £99.

Disappointing experience. I've become a big Indian food fan, so I was excited to run across this…read morespot in the neighborhood. Atmosphere- the place could use some work. The menus weren't cleaned, they were torn and literally had sharpie hand written over things that are out. Just reprint new menus. Service- there is a younger guy that's in there that is very nice. The older guy with the mustache, not so much. He was huffy and rushed us and didn't answer our questions about the menu. It's a huge menu and we didn't understand some of the items. We just randomly ordered a few things because he made us so uncomfortable. Food- the paneer and spinach croquettes were tasty but could have used some salt. The chicken biryani was so damn hot. We asked him in advance how spicy it was and he gave us a noncommittal not too spicy and well it was. We had to order another raita just to eat it. The daal was interesting. It had too many vegetables for my taste. The man brought out a dish we had not ordered on accident. Because we had no explanation of the items we didn't even realize it. We were mid dishing it out when he came over and asked if we wanted to keep it since we didn't order it and then ended up just grabbing it since we didn't order it. Weird and bad service.

Delhi Grill - Black lentils

Delhi Grill

4.3(48 reviews)
0.7 miIslington, Angel
££

This place was underwhelming at best. Though I didn't expect top tier Indian, I fully expected it…read moreto rival other Indian places I've been to. For starters, we had the prawns and veggie samosas. Prawns were good and my family enjoyed the veggie samosas. Please not there are only 2 to an order. Entrees included black lentils w/garlic naan and chicken biryani. One can't handle spice and is lactose intolerant, and she was sniffling through the whole meal lol. The black lentils were good but the full flavor wasn't there and it wasn't as creamy as I've had in the past. The best ones I've had were in Thailand, but this didn't even come close. For both the lentils and the biryani, we had to add salt to try to enhance the flavor. We decides to give dessert a try and it was just okay. Initially we planned on order the gulag jamun, but it came with Cornish (vanilla) ice cream and I wanted pistachio. They were very inflexible and would not swipe out the ice cream even though they physically have to put the vanilla scoops on top. Overall, we wouldn't be back here. The quality of food is mediocre at best and hospitality could use a facelift.

Our first night in London and hubby wants Indian food. We've all heard that you can find some of…read morethe best Indian food here. A last minute rezzie at Dishoom was a long shot, so we were pleasantly surprised to find Delhi Grill a few blocks away from our hotel. Please note that they are open on Sundays - even though the Yelp page says they are not. Hopefully, that info will be corrected soon. Upon entering, your eye is immediately drawn to the myriad movie posters on the walls and to the lively Indian music videos playing on TV. I especially liked the many murals that dot the restaurant. For our party of 6, we ordered a variety of dishes to share along with 3 cocktails and a beer for the adults. All Of the cocktails were refreshing, tasty and were made with fresh fruit and/or herbs. Of the 3 cocktails we sampled, we liked the Ginger Refresh the best. The Elderflower & Strawberry Refresh and Mango Mojito were just as delicious. The Mojito uses fresh mango purée so be sure to stir well to incorporate the fruity yumminess! Let's talk about what we ate! Although the portion sizes are small to medium size, we felt that the 9 dishes we chose were satisfying for our party of 6. Everything we tried was delicious. Some of the stand out dishes were: tandoori paneer, chana, lamb biryani, spicy butter chicken and kurkuri bhindi.

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Delhi Grill - Mango kulfi

Mango kulfi

Delhi Grill - Veggie samosas

Veggie samosas

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Chicken biriyani

Dishoom - Pathia Prawns

Dishoom

4.5(817 reviews)
2.2 miShoreditch
££

Not just "hyped", dishoom deserves the recognition!…read more SERVICE Amazing service, easy to make reservations online, and easy to check in and get seated once your entire party has arrived. INSIDE Spacious, clean, and plenty of seating both upstairs and down. MENU For larger parties, they recommend their prefix menu which includes a various sampling of lots of delicious items. FOOD 10/10 I haven't eaten Indian food much, but was thoroughly impressed. From my mango lassi which was perfectly sweetened and tart to buttered buns, fried okra, black Dahl, garlic naan, and lamb skewers, everything was delicious. I esp loved the lamb skewers! We ordered a side of garlic naan with cheese which is basically a quesadilla and it was super cheesy and delicious as well. OVERALL Would def recommend Dishoom when visiting London. It'll definitely be a hit in your books!

There isn't much I can add about Dishoom that hasn't already been said. As a huge fan of Indian…read morefood, I can honestly say I haven't had better. The food was exceptional -- aroma, flavors, spice levels, portions; everything was perfect. While visiting London, a local friend invited me to Dishoom, knowing how much I love Indian cuisine. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon around 5PM, and the place was already packed. They don't take reservations for dinner unless you're a large group, but trust me, the wait is worth it. They have a fantastic bar where you can grab drinks while you wait for a table (they give you buzzers). I tried the Negroni and another tequila-based cocktail (sadly I can't remember the name), and both were phenomenal. Shared plates are definitely the way to go at Dishoom. We ordered the gunpowder potatoes (incredible), an appetizer with potatoes and pineapple (not my favorite; the pineapple threw me off), monkfish curry (amazing), and chicken curry. It was a lot of food for just two of us, but I couldn't stop eating. I seriously wanted to bottle up that sauce! The service was surprisingly impeccable, especially considering how busy they were. We ended up spending about £110 for an incredible dinner, and we nearly couldn't finish everything. Lastly, the ambiance! Inspired by Iranian cafes in India, the atmosphere at Dishoom is eclectic. I loved the dim lighting, unique decor, and the lively pace of the restaurant. Just go!

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Dishoom - Dining Room

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Dishoom - Fried okra, butter buns

Fried okra, butter buns

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Bar waiting area

Brigadiers - Tandoori Masala Jheenga (£24)

Brigadiers

4.6(70 reviews)
2.2 miThe City

After going down a Reddit hole determined to find a less touristy Indian restaurant, I was so glad…read moreto have come across this place. The service was amazing. As soon as you walk in, they offer to hang your coat. The young lady who was our server for the evening gave us the best recommendations--I wish I knew her name. She was so patient with our many questions and didn't steer us wrong. My friends and I started with the wings as an appetizer. They had the perfect amount of grill flavor and were very saucy and well seasoned. There was no classy way to eat them--they were that good. For our entrées, we ordered the goat shoulder and the half rack of lamb chops. The half rack is more than enough for one person, especially with naan and rice. The reviewers were not lying when they said you must try the lamb chops. They came out sizzling, and we laughed because it took us back to dining at Chili's (iykyk). Perfectly seasoned and incredibly tender. The same goes for the goat shoulder. This was my first time trying it, and I was very impressed with how good it tasted. While I'm not usually a dessert person, you must try the carrot pastry. Think of it like a McDonald's apple pie (the old-school one), but with warm carrot filling on the inside and a sprinkle of pistachio on the outside--just 10x better. Everything here tasted spectacular, including the chili naan. Can't wait to come back and try more dishes.

This was the Indian place we chose in London and I'm so happy we did. Gorgeous decor, warm and…read morewelcoming service and exceptional food. The best part of our meal was making new friends with the two young gentlemen at the table next to us. My husband and I were twice their age but we all enjoyed lively conversation and watched the football game together on the television as we sat in the outside garden area. This restaurant was right near Watling street where we pub hopped in the shadow of St. Paul's cathedral. London is magical and Brigadier's is part of that magic.

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Brigadiers - The bar area

The bar area

Brigadiers - Afghani Lamb Ribeye Kebab Skewers (£13)

Afghani Lamb Ribeye Kebab Skewers (£13)

Brigadiers - Tandoori Masala Jheenga (£24)

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Tandoori Masala Jheenga (£24)

Punjab Restaurant - Chicken korma

Punjab Restaurant

4.2(661 reviews)
1.5 miCovent Garden
££

Absolutely love the historic vibes this restaurant gives. The pictures on the wall and story in the…read moremenu of when the restaurant opened and how it has continued serving Londoners was so nice to see. I ordered the butter chicken with naan, a platter of tandoori chicken and poppadoms. The food was really good! The butter chicken was so creamy and the tandoori chicken was cooked so well. Ended the night with a mango lassi which was perfect. The service was quick and the waiters were helpful.

After a day at the British Museum, we went to Punjab Restaurant for dinner. Founded in 1946, it is…read morethe oldest North Indian Punjabi restaurant in the UK. I love Indian food, and Metro Vancouver has a huge Indian population, so Indian food is comfort food. The restaurant's wall was decorated with various historical photographs, and right above our table was a photo of Vancouver, titled "Well-dressed Sikhs walking along the street in Vancouver, Canada c. 1908." Although over 100 years ago, I immediately recognized the location -- the corner of Granville and Hastings. How coincidental is that, to be thousands of miles away from home in a different continent, and to come across a photograph of the very street corner I cross multiple times a week! I don't recall what my husband had (a chicken dish), but I had Acharri Murgha ("chicken curry cooked in a traditional pickling spice mix") and it was delicious! Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal -- it was a taste of home! I also had a couple of glasses of wine, but each glass was 250ml, so I was pretty tipsy. In the washroom, a woman, another tourist, started conversing with me, but she only spoke French, and despite being drunk and rarely speaking French, I was able to have a semi-coherent conversation (she was also a bit tipsy). I had a drunken conversation in French inside an Indian restaurant in England! Anyway, Punjab Restaurant is one of the best Indian restaurants I have been to, and it is no surprise that it has been around since 1946. [Yelp collections: Europe 2024; London, England]

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Punjab Restaurant - Historical photos

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Punjab Restaurant
Punjab Restaurant - One of two rooms

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One of two rooms

Drury 188-189 - bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich

Drury 188-189

4.8(73 reviews)
1.4 miCovent Garden
££

When I walked by the window and saw the incredibly awesome pastries, I decided that I had to eat at…read moreDrury. There was a considerable line outside waiting for a table. I decided to return early the next morning, and we were seated quickly. The staff is friendly and attentive. The cafe is quirky with shelves of vintage books and customer napkin art. You read that correctly - napkin art. A craft of water with fresh mint came out quickly. We ordered Americana coffees and I had the Eggs Drury. The food came out fairly quickly. My poached eggs were served on a massive bed of bacon and fresh made English muffins. The English bacon was incredibly delicious. It is no wonder that there are lines waiting to dine here. My husband had one of their premade breakfast sandwiches, made on fresh rolls, which he loved. There was a service charge added to the bill. I would definitely recommend and return.

Drury 188-189 was our first stop in this last visit to London and it truly set the bar for the rest…read moreof the trip. I ordered the chorizo sandwich; the bread had a good crunch and the sun dried tomato added a bonus pop of flavor. The real winner and bar-setter for me was their iced vanilla latte. I'm not sure if it was the espresso or the vanilla syrup they used but it was probably the best latte I had. Inside the restaurant has lots of character and you can get more info on the decorations. Employees were kind and handled the business of the day with ease. If anyone happens to see this from the cafe, I'd really love to know what vanilla syrup is used as I'm still thinking about that latte weeks later!

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Drury 188-189 - Cute cafe

Cute cafe

Drury 188-189 - Napkin art!

Napkin art!

Drury 188-189 - Eggs Royale

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Eggs Royale

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