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They even do their own Dishoom IPA, which, alongside India’s favourite lager Kingfisher, is a good choice to wash down your samosas.
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The rest of the drink menu is pretty big, with plenty of good wines by the glass as well as bottle, plus a selection of non-alcoholic cocktails that are worth a punt if you’re committed to dry January. In the end I opted for the Cyrus Irani, a mix of lime juice, tequila, and turmeric-honey lassi syrup, which-though not as "charismatic" as the menu describes-did go down a treat.
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The drinks here are seriously considered new takes on classic cocktails with stories around almost all of them-this can be a bit perplexing if you just want a simple G&T, but fascinating if you’re into the history of the place. Dishoom is spread over two levels with plenty of open and secluded seating options, and as you may have guessed is all about the atmosphere.īeing King's Cross, the crowd is a mix of art students from Central St Martins art college next door, and European bankers from the newly built financial headquarters, plus Google employees from their spot next to the St Pancras Eurostar train station. There’s colonial-period fans, lots of rattan and wood, sturdy tables, and original portraits of Parsi bodybuilders and Indian stars from the Bombay jazz age. The place, in a vast former warehouse, is all about looks. This isn't Dishoom’s original venue (that’s in Covent Garden) but it is its newest, and my favourite outpost of the Bombay café-style Indian in the reinvigorated King's Cross. Not bad for a night out in Central London – and food that is worth going back for more.Tell us about your first impressions when you arrived.
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The bill for everything, including 4 ‘bolly bellinis’, a large bottle of sparkling water and service came to a fraction over £68.00. Probably better for a larger group, who can book the comfortable booths. Service was efficient once we got past the bar although there were a few errors. Whatever, it was lovely and good side dish. The bowl of greens turned out to be a warm, rather than hot mixture of grilled broccoli, snow peas and spinach which the menu says is ‘tumbled with chilli, lime and a little butter’. It had a wonderful freshness but still managed to be the perfect comfort food for me.
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I loved the Rajma Chawal, a slow cooked kidney bean dish that was full of delicate spices, garnished with lemongrass and coriander and served with rice, a yoghurt dip and some chopped onions. What perhaps was a little out of the ordinary was that it is just £7.90 for a very large bowlful full of meat. Not too fat laden, it was very easy to eat and perfectly moreish. We ordered Chicken Ruby and Rajma Chawal for our main courses, together with a side order of Basmati rice and a bowl of greens.įor me, the Chicken Ruby was nothing out of the ordinary – good quality chicken in a nicely spiced hot sauce. Spicy Okra is something I’ll definitely order again – and the samosas were well balanced and had a lovely crispy shell. So good in fact that they were nearly gone before I could take a photo. The menu at Dishoom is fashionably full of small plate dishes. That somehow was more irritating than the queue upstairs, though I am sure it is just that the restaurant was busy… But a drink would have been good.Īnd then after about another 20 minutes our cocktails arrived just in time to take to our table. It’s not a bad place to wait, there are bar stools and a counter to sit at, interesting pictures on the wall.
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There’s nothing as good as a glass of chai if you are feeling a little stressed and fractious.Īfter about 20 minutes we were far enough to the front of the queue to be allowed downstairs to the bar. It’s partly a location thing, the pavement is quite wide and it’s possible to queue without getting in the way of people who are trying to get somewhere else, and partly the fact that the hostess pops upstairs with little glasses of warm chai. But, this queue didn’t seem so bad somehow. My god daughter – who is young enough, in theory, to be part of the culture that expects no-reservations and queues also hates queues. We arrived at around 8.30pm on a Thursday evening to a queue. And, it comes recommended by a lot of people who know rather better than me. I may not be any kind of expert on Indian cuisine, but the idea of a Bombay Cafe in the centre of London seemed smart. Last Updated on DecemTravels with My God Daughter – Dishoom Covent Garden:ĭishoom has been on my restaurant wishlist for a while now.