Harden's says
Rohit Ghai’s solo debut is an Indian fine-dining restaurant on the former site of Vineet Bhatia (RIP). Ghai previously cooked at Gymkhana, Jamavar, and Bombay Bustle; 'Kutir' means cottage in Sanskrit.
Harden's survey result
Summary
“A surprise hidden treat just off the King’s Road” – Rohit Ghai’s Chelse townhouse is set in a series of “several small and intimate” chambers, and there’s even a first-floor lounge bar with a “nice little roof terrace”. His “deeply spiced”, “non-generic” Indian cuisine is in the capital’s premier league: “very original and authentic” and contributing to an overall experience that’s “refined, without being splashily luxurious”. Gripes? – “wish the menu was slightly longer”.
Summary
“It’s always a great pleasure to dine at this beautiful Chelsea townhouse with a lovely summer terrace upstairs!” Rohit Ghai’s “inventive” cuisine is some of the best Indian food in London: “heavily spiced” and delivered by “impeccable staff” in a “bright, airy and compact dining room”.
Summary
“Brilliantly vivid and fresh flavours” from Rohit Ghai’s “wonderful” Indian three-year-old make it a worthy successor to the previous incumbent on this Chelsea site (Vineet Bhatia’s Rasoi, RIP). Adding to its appeal, “it feels like dining in a private house” (“a great setting for a proper catch-up with friends”) with “charming staff”. And – on the first floor – “a small rooftop space lends further appeal”.
Summary
Rohit Ghai has done it again at his late-2018 yearling: the latest occupant of the “cosy” and “romantic” (if “on-the-quiet-side”) Chelsea townhouse, which for many years was another premier Indian (Rasoi Vineet Bhatia, RIP). Practically all reports are a hymn of praise to his “faultless cooking”, which has immediately propelled it into London’s very top tier for nouvelle Indian cuisine.
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10 Lincoln Street, London, SW3 2TS
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £35.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 75.00 | 5 |
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.50 | £19.00 | £3.00 | £9.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £44.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 15.00% |
10 Lincoln Street, London, SW3 2TS
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 1 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 1 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 1 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 1 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 1 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 1 pm‑10 pm |
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