Our final meal in London before we headed back home was absolutely spectacular, thanks to the delicious food cooked by Chef Rohit. A friend of the chef organized this dinner for us, and like many other fancy Indian restaurants, they do have a rather silly children policy, but thanks to our host, an exception was made for us. Kutir's experience begins with it's thoughtful setup. You are indeed welcomed in a home with pretty compact seating. Their rooftop seating is really inviting, but we could not seat there because the restaurant wasn't as busy on a Sunday evening. Aarav, our server made food recommendations which included a brilliantly tasty serving of Crab ~ Pepper Fry (£14), Lamb ~ Black Cumin (£24), Jheenga ~ Moilee (£26), and a Bread ~ Basket (£12). Our little one enjoyed the Double Tadka ~ Dal (£8) with some Steamed ~ Rice (£5). The Crab and Jheenga were absolutely spectacular. Desserts were on the okay-ish end and included Chocolate ~ Peanut (£10), and Cassata ~ Rose (£9) which had a very grainy texture. Aarav was very attentive, and friendly towards our little one. Very very good service. Noise levels were on the lower end, and it was easy to have a quiet conversation when we weren't eating all the delicious food! Highly recommend this place for an absolute unique take on Indian food! read more

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A wonderful Indian restaurant in Chelsea. Hidden away on a side street but in a beautiful building with skylights and great decor. I had a tasting menu and it was superb. Service was great. If you are looking for great Indian food in Chelsea, Kutir can't be beat. read more

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Amazing meal and lovely little restaurant. We enjoyed the gin lunch the other day. The cocktails were the perfect refreshing compliment to a zesty and delicious meal. We enjoyed the chicken tikka, venison, and butter chicken, and each has a unique spice and flavor profile. The staff were incredible courteous and attentive, and made sure it was an enjoyable experience. We'll be back the next time we're in town. read more

Food was amazing and vibes were so too. Aaraw was an amazing server, we loved him. Everything about this place is amazing! A must try!

A lovely setting for upscale Indian food in Chelsea. All the food items we had were good, and the game items quite unusual. Some of the tandoori items were a little dry in my opinion. However, overall, it was very nice and the service was excellent. read more

WOW! Everything was phenomenal from the food to the service. Definitely was impressed with this dining experience everything was great. They have a specific vegan menu which makes it easy to order. Our server Bhavik was one of the best Ive ever had! He made the experience that much better. My favorite item was the aubergine - salan it was so flavorful, a must order!! If you're thinking about eating here do it! read more

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I actually found this place by Tik Tok. A London local recommended this restaurant and boy was it astounding. My father is a big fan of Indian food and continued to rave about this meal throughout the week. I made a reservation online, which is highly suggested. We rang the doorbell and were seated promptly. The staff and our server were very kind and attentive throughout our meal. For our table of four, we ordered three main dishes, three sides, and two baskets of bread. This was the perfect amount for all of us to leave happy and our bellies full. We opted to finish our meal with three desserts. WOW! Masterfully crafted with major flavors and beautiful presentation. The sorbet was my favorite! If you're on vacation or live locally. I would highly recommend this local spot. read more

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Amazing Indian food in Chelsea. Aarw our server was the best! So nice and the restaurant is adorable. Will definitely be back!

Had a nice dinner but wished I was at dishoom the whole time lol super cute setting in a house with an atrium so lots of natural light. Service is a bit overbearing and checking on you every 90 seconds. The upside is that you always have your water glass full though lol Everything is pretty spicy without warning. -Goat keema - ground goat in a tomato ish sauce. Spice builds! Comes with brioche buns. Was initially disappointed bc wanted bigger chunks of goat but it's really good --chicken tandoori. Good not great but keep in mind things were becoming too spicy for me lol kinda a weird disconnected dish with the pate and chaat --yellow daal with separate side of garlic naan. Not garlicky enough. At this point, couldn't tell if daal was hot in temp or too spicy lol Bagh cocktail is good and refreshing but not a must, not a strong drink. Seems like none of their drinks are spirit forward read more

Had the Diwali fixed menu one regular and one game themed Food was excellent Service was attentive Ambiance lovely. Nice wallpaper. It's in an old house and not in an area with a bunch of restaurants read more

Fabulous restaurant in Chelsea, romantic, great food and elegant setting. We were able to get a table without a reservation (we were early) but the restaurant filled up. We had chicken tikka Masala, paneer dish and a samosa appetizer. The dishes were small (for American stomachs ) but the flavors were excellent. Recommend!! read more

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What a hidden gem. This is probably the best meal I had in London and that includes some pretty good meals including one at Dishoom. We took a short shopping date one weekend while we were in London and wound up nearby and hungry and this place popped up although we would have never found it without Yelp. It's a block of the main shopping strip in a row house that you have to ring the bell to get inside. Once inside, we got seated on the terrace, which was lovely and quintessentially London including haven't to step through a (large) window out onto the terrace. The whole experience had the feelings of a very fancy restaurant with the amazing parts of also fantastic Indian food. The service and ambiance was perfect for a date. The service was attentive without being intrusive. The sparkling water sat in a silver dish and somebody refilled our glasses from the bottle at regular intervals. The view from the terrace looked down through a skylight into an elegant dining room. The plating for each dish left nothing to be desired. The cocktails were spectacular, I got an excellent variant of an old fashioned (with peated whisky) and my wife got mango mocktail that was really interesting. I'm pretty sure it was the Jhoom (mango and ginger ale), which is something I want to try at home. When it came to food, we got the lamb chop tandoor/grill as an appetizer and it was exactly what you'd want from lamb. It was deep and earthy with a firm, but not chewy texture and perfectly spiced with a tomato, onion and chili (kachumber?) side to coat the meat as you saw fit. The lamb was probably the best single thing we got. I got the sea bass curry and my wife got the guinea fowl biryani. The curry was lighter and more intricate than the curry you normally get spiced deliberately with curry leaves (which is different from curry) and a bit of a citrus element. The sea bass itself was a great conduit for the curry, but I'd recommend also getting the rice to make sure you can sop up all of the curry sauce. The biryani was also light and bright instead of the easier-to-do rich and earthy. It's not that I don't like rich and earthy biryani, but the lighter and brighter version was different and much more elegant. Better suited to a lunch date. I'm not sure how much the Guinea fowl added over chicken, but it was yummy and certainly didn't taken anything away from the dish. To top everything else, they brought out a small dessert (two chocolate-covered blueberries) with the bill as we left. I couldn't have asked for a better date meal out. read more

Kutir - Old fashioned with class on the terrace. - Indian Near Me - London, XGL

Outstanding food. From the moment you walk in, you'll smell the spices of Indian cuisine. The samosa was not great and I probably wouldn't get it again. But the main dishes were fantastic. We had a chicken biryani, venison, lamb shank, and chicken tikka masala. We also had a half bottle of wine (Bordeaux), and I liked the fact that offered half bottles. The ambiance is very quaint. It's a small home that's been converted to a restaurant in a residential neighborhood. I would definitely come back here again. Service was also both attentive and non-intrusive. read more

The restaurant is inside a small house with rooms separated into small dining rooms each with about five tables. Our party had the festive tasting menu as well as the vegetarian tasting menu. We had the wine pairing. The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. All of the food was delicious. I would definitely return. The price was reasonable for a Michelin star tasting menu. read more

Kutir - Dessert from the festive tasting menu... and five little coconut Petit fours. - Indian Near Me - London, XGL

Decided to come here for lunch and got the pre-set menu. The restaurant is situated in a very beautiful building where you have to ring the bell to go in. I thought that was clever and cute. I personally wouldn't consider it fine dining but it was nice nonetheless. The service wasn't bad, I did have to have a quite a bit for them to remove my main entree plates to get the dessert, but that is minor. Let's get to the food. I decided to go with the aloo tiki as an appetizer. I was leaning towards the goat keema but was told that was not halal so got aloo (potato) tiki instead. The tiki had a nice texture to it and the chole underneath had good spice. The tamarind chutney on top was also decent but all together the meal was too salty. The accumulation of all the elements had to too salt. For my main, I ordered the butter chicken. This I was told was halal (chicken and lamp are halal from what the waiter said). I like the use of fenugreek in my butter chicken but something in this made it a little too bitter. I liked that they used chicken thighs and it was tender enough, but something in the sauce was off. For dessert, I ordered the steamed yogurt with fruits, I forget the name of it on the menu. It looked pretty and everything tasted fine individually. However, I did not consider it to be a cohesive dish. Meaning when the elements were eaten together, there was no wow factor. Nothing wrong with it but I didn't see all of the elements compliment each other. The star of the meal had to be the tarka daal. That was perfect. This is complementary with the main course. I really enjoyed the daal. That was the savior for me. Overall, my experience has this restaurant was average. read more

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The service was wonderful. Everyone was extremely helpful in their recommendations. The menu is very innovative yet approachable. Highly recommend read more

Great space and ambiance, the food was spectacular as well as the service however the missing last star was for messing up my order. I had asked about the lamb leg roast but decided on the sea bass. The lamb came. I said it was the wrong order and when the waiter came over, he looked confused so I decided to just take the lamb. Wouldn't hold this one thing against them as the food was so great. Worth a check out if you haven't been. read more

Had a delightful tasting menu here for a special occasion. My fave was the broccoli/morels dish and the gorgeous banana fritters in the Valrhona choc dessert. The truffle naan scramble was scrumptious too. Can never have too much truffle IMHO! I found the ambience lovely but the service a little patchy. The extra dessert was a very sweet touch though and I'd recommend this spot for a romantic meal, no doubt! read more

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No exaggeration, hands down the best Indian food I've ever had. Superior sauces l, tender chicken and amazing spices.

We had a great dining experience from beginning to end. You have to ring the doorbell to enter the restaurant which is quirky. We were shown to our seat which seemed to be as if we were in someone's home. This was an unexpected pleasant surprise and made dining a cosy affair. We started with the Buttered Baked Crab and Prawns Masala. Delicious flavours. Next was the Lamb Shank and Chicken Tikka Masala with sides of steamed rice and Katie Kaali Dal and Breads Basket. All the flavours were melt in the mouth tasty. They have an extensive wine list and our selection Groot Constantia Pilotage was one of the best that we have had. Service throughout was amazing; we weren't hurried for anything and the waiter was quite good at answering questions about the menu. We will definitely be going back there. read more

If they master one thing here it's the spices! Went for the weekender special (35£ set menu) a great deal to sample their food without breaking the piggy bank. The starter: Softshell crab with chickpea, tellicherry pepper, garlic and mustard. Deliciously crispy and fulll of flavour , a must try! 2nd starter: Salmon Mooli -tandoori tikka, dill raita and pickle. This was my fav of the 2 starters. A buttery salmon full of Indian spices Lamb tandoori chop, tomato kachumber, salad. Good but nothing special. Mains: Chicken Tikka Masala, classic nothing bad about it but nothing special either Prawn curry, the prawn were really soft so not my thing. Dessert: Spiced poached pear with melon sorbet. A good dessert to end the meal, again nice spices. The best little finish was the little chocolate filled with a roasted pineapple puree. They should sell those Overall this is a beautiful restaurant set in a townhouse. The dishes while not so creative are full of the Indian spices that lot of places lack of. I would definitely come back to try more dishes. read more

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We came to Kutir since the chef here used to be at Gymkhana and we absolutely love Gymkhana. However, Kutir still has a lot of ramp left to even be close to Gymkhana's offering. The restaurant is in a quaint cozy house; you really do feel like you're going over to someone's house for dinner! The decor is also fantastic from ceiling decor to well appointed wall coverings and chandeliers. The service was practically a 2. Our server really needed to learn more proper English to be working in such an establishment. He asked "how your starter?" We knew what he meant, but not classy. Our water glasses were also empty a couple times before they were refilled - not a standard for a restaurant of this stature. Our server just lacked emotion and genuine care in general. The food was about a 3.5. We ordered a couple starters - the soft-shell crab was excellent and well fried, though wish it was hotter in temperature. The mushroom starter was just weird. Entrees included the tikka masala and sea bass. The sauces were good, but the sea bass wasn't salted well. Parts of the piece of fish were very salty while others were bland. The bread basket was a nice array of 3 different types of naan, but included several pieces that were quite burnt/inedible. The drinks we ordered were amazing though including the mango lassi. Best one yet. Also appreciated that the restaurant recognized our anniversary with a small dessert, which is pushing it up half a star. read more

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This restaurant was so beautiful. From the delicate artful plates to the intricate wallpaper this was such an aesthetically pleasing dining experience. Service was wonderful, very attentive and hardworking. Food was amazing - lots of vegetarian and vegan options. I had the festive vegetarian tasting menu and I enjoyed every plate. Highly recommend if you like Indian food and fine dining. read more

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Excellent dinner! Vegetarian tasting menu was only bested by the service and decor. If you're in London, and love authentic and creative Indian food, Kutir is a must. read more

Absolutely delicious. The tandoori chicken was amazing. I can't wait to go back and try some more things.

This is the best indian food I've ever had. We had a set menu (they have a weekend menu where you can choose from a bunch of choices) and we had: -Prawns -Lamb starter -Chicken Tikka Masala and added: -Chicken and Lentils -Truffle Risotto like dish made of rice and mushrooms Everything was super bomb except the dessert (which was a bit weird and which I frankly could have skipped.) With the set menu they give you Naan Rice and a side of lentils which are the best lentils I've ever had- and I don't even like lentils normally. The truffle risotto dish was underwhelming while there, but we took it home and when I heated it up it was really bomb- so I think it just didn't go with the rest of our meal and/or everything was just absurdly next level. read more

Beautiful setting delicious food and attentive service. We will be back next time we are in London

This is now my favorite Indian restaurant in London! Not your typical classic Indian food...the food is amazing and the service is great! Definitely will come back here read more

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This restaurant is excellent top to bottom. The food, staff and atmosphere were all amazing. I think it is located in a refurbished townhouse and the rooms are all well proportioned and it has a homey feeling. i also really liked the restaurants aesthetics the interior design was a very cool mix of modern and traditional influences with a really nice colour palate. The food was all excellent and the cocktails equally good. They have a few menu options ala-carte, prix fix tasting menu, and also a 5:30-6:30 early dinner set menu that was very affordable. This was the type of place that once you leave you are excited to go back to and try the dishes you didn't get the first time. read more

Phenomenal. A wonderful place to eat if you are looking for a splurge or fancy date night. The only downside is that I don't know if I will ever be able to enjoy chicken tikka masala from anywhere else now because Kutir has set the bar very high. read more

Nestled into a townhouse, Kutir's feel and decor was a lovely surprise. We loved the colors and the comfort of the restaurant. We felt well taken care of the moment we stepped in the door. All the food was delicious, but particularly the Tadka Dal starter. We also enjoyed the sea bass and chicken tikka. We immediately recommended Kutir to some friends and would return any time we are in the neighborhood. read more

I have not been moved to review/comment on many restaurants in the past, but even weeks after having lunch at Kutir, I am still telling people about my experience (staff, building, decent price, and mostly the food!). Utterly transformative. read more

Amazing restaurant from top to bottom. Really great ambiance and overall aesthetics. The staff was incredibly friendly and they went out their way to make us feel at home. Now to the food. We had some cheese and wine before the meal elsewhere so we weren't starving (huge mistake) but we decided to get a few sharable plates and we split the sea bass for our main. The highlight of the "tapas" was easily the venison. It felt like a traditional venison stew but with spicy Indian seasoning and sauce. The sea bass was also phenomenal as it came in a cauldron of delicious and spicy coconut sauce I which we soaked our bread for every bite. The skin on the fish was crispy and the meat delicate and flavorful. Really a great dish. For dessert we got the chocolate and banana. Not much to say here, I thought it was just ok but my wife love every bite. Probably just a preference thing. read more

Service - Mediocre at best. Server brought our cocktails late, mixed up our allergies and was generally too hurried. Food - In a city with so many options for quality Indian food (modern or traditional), Kutir fell very short. Most dishes seemed to attempt to be complex for the sake of it and were uninspiring. The tasting menu felt like random dishes cobbled together, not portioned for a multi course tasting in any way Wine pairing - Shockingly poor for a fine dining restaurant. Wine pairings didn't change when substitutions were made for allergies. No sommelier in sight. Overall, not worth the money or time. The restaurant is just trying too hard. Also it could benefit from a bar area given how rigid they are about reservation timings I had high hopes but Kutir really disappointed read more

Great food amazing ambience, got the coconut fish was extraordinary. I cant wait to the next time

Wow- totally blown away- fantastic food, great service, wonderful ambience - can I really be in London??