Belgravia, Indian Restaurant Guide

“Consistently superb food over many years” is regularly reported at MW Eats group’s “very stylish and interesting” Indian, next to a small arcade in the heart of picture-book Belgravia. When it opened in 2004, it was way ahead of its time in the use of an open grill to provide small ‘tapas’ style dishes and “it’s still grilling and spicing in a super and innovative way”. If it was not in a quiet corner of a posh postcode, it would be much better known.

“Chef Peter Joseph from Chennai (Madras) has put a modern, sophisticated touch to his mother’s traditional recipes (and learned a thing or two along the way too)”, all of which informs the “impeccably balanced, flavourful dishes that delight the senses” at his “spacious and elegant” basement just off Sloane Square, where “sensitive and assuring service helps set the scene” to good effect. All reports this year say it’s a “high-quality” experience and “not crazily priced either given the location”.

2023 Review: Tucked away in a mews townhouse, this “dependable” Belgravia haunt has served upscale Pakistani cuisine to a wealthy crowd for 45 years. It particularly hits the spot for “meat-lovers” – “the lamb chops are seriously loveable” – while “the friendliness of the staff makes up for the rather boring Gulf and Russian clientele”.