There’s nothing to truly lift the all-day menu to those heights – but it’s still an atmospheric spot to while away an hour or so. It’s millennial gospel that Dishoom’s breakfasts are some of the best in town. Grilled lamb chops had a good char and a zingy sprinkling of pomegranate, but were a tad too fatty and thickly marinated while a roomali paneer roll was outright poor, the cheese insipid, a wedge of green leaves mere ballast and the tomato sauce cloying and one-note. Looking ahead, from Monday were very pleased to introduce an updated menu with new and returning plates of the heartiest Bombay. These cafes were all the rage in India in the 1960s, with almost four hundred popping up around the city. Cost 55 for two people (approx. Friends, a polite notice of our new opening hours: from today, guests are very welcome to order food until 9:30pm and tipples until 9:45pm, and we’ll need to close our doors at 10pm sharp. Based on the original Bombay cafes from the 1960s, Dishoom brings Indian cuisine to London and this Shoreditch branch is the second venue to open follow the success of the original restaurant on St Martins Lane, Covent Garden. Pair with a bowl of umami-heavy black dal and you’ve got one of London’s best sub-£10 lunches. Dishoom London Dishoom, Boundary Street, Shoreditch Get Menu, Reviews, Contact, Location, Phone Number, Maps and more for Dishoom Restaurant on Zomato Serves Indian, Cafe, Curry. Sticking with the small plates reaped rewards, particularly the fried prawn koliwada – delicate, fragrant shrimps, served with a zesty green chutney for dipping – and a chilli-cheese toast of sliced white laden with melty cheddar, green chillies and leeks. There’s also a semi-alfresco villa space which will doubtless be a breezy treat come summer.īut foodwise, it’s a mixed bag. When I first moved to the Capital in 2012, I’d visited Dishoom restaurant, a trendy Bombay style cafe which harks back to the old Bollywood era. Food Restaurants Now I’ve tried a few Indian restaurants in London, of varying prices and quality. We generally found these original and intriguing flavour pairings sensitive, accomplished and well-balanced.First off, this Shoreditch branch of the Parsi-café-themed Indian looks as lovely as you’d expect: a multi-level warren of wooden panelling, clackety tiles and old-world Malabar Coast ephemera. Dishoom restaurant review, Shoreditch, London Septem. The cocktail list (presented eccentrically on an old piece of corrugated cardboard) twists classic cocktails with Indian flavours, from native spirits such as Amrut whisky to sub-continental spices, house-made herb and Thums Up cola reductions and the esoteric intensity of ingredients like paan. Neither are conducive to our favourite drinking position directly at the bar - in fact those strictly enforced house rules also include no sitting at the ground floor bar even when the bar is empty.ĭespite that frustration and the lamentable lack of seating in this area (named the Permit Room after the zones where alcohol can be served for health reasons only even in modern-day Mumbai), Dishoom is otherwise a refreshing take on Indian cuisine. In contrast to the parent site, whose bar is hidden below stairs, a large bar on the ground-floor has become the focal point at the new site (there's a second bar below stairs). To the uninitiated, Dishoom (a Bollywood term analogous to 'Ka-Pow') mimics the Irani cafes of Old Bombay in style, quirky decor, furniture, food and even a collection of house rules that includes 'No Spitting', 'No Mischief Making' and 'No Flirting with Cashier'. This Shoreditch offspring to its Covent Garden parent has expanded the 'Bombay Cafe' theme with a far larger site over two floors.
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