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The fine dining offering covers classical dishes, comfort foods and contemporary creations, from the diverse regions of India. A number of dishes have not been seen outside the palaces & gourmet homes of India. (Please note, Veeraswamy is not, and has never been a South Indian restaurant!) Veeraswamy focuses on splendid classic dishes from the courts and bourgeois homes, as well as food baked in the North West frontier clay ovens (aka Tandoors). We also offer a variety of seafood dishes from India’s coastal settlements – it not widely known that 35% of India’s population lives along the coast. There is an enticing selection of contemporised Indian desserts stylishly presented. Indicative menu A 3 course meal with wine and service averages £65 per head. Lunch prices are lower – about £38 on a comparable basis. First courses range in price from £10.00 to £13.00. These include: |
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- Raj Kachori – Regal street food, large wheat puri filled with goodies, splashed with chutneys
- Scallop Moilee – King scallops in an aromatic ginger sauce – a customer favourite
- Crab Cake - flaked crab, ginger, chilli and lime
- Sholay Chicken Tikka – Smoked chicken with garam masala cooked in the Tandoor
- Venison Seekh Kebab
The splendid main courses range in price from £20 to £27. These include:
- Awadhi Dum Ki Machchli - Whole seabass marinated with mint and royal cumin and grilled – from the kitchens of the Nawab of Oudh
- Roast Duck Vindaloo - Half Barbary Duck slow roasted with Vindaloo masala
- Raan Akbari - Lamb shank – tandoor cooked, falling off the bone
- Kerala Prawn Curry - Speciality prawn curry, as made by the boatmen of the coastal town of Kumarakom, with a hint of green apple
- Lobster Malabar Curry - With fresh turmeric, coconut, green mango
- Kashmiri Rogan Josh – an intensely aromatic lamb curry of small shanks of lamb with saffron and cockscomb flower – A classic favourite
- Classic Biryanis
Vegetarian dishes include a Vegetarian Crescent Platter with different vegetarian dishes, Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) in an onion and tomato sauce, a fine Kofta curry.
Unusual Sides include Dal with fresh spinach leaves
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Delectable Desserts priced at about £7.00 include Caramelised Banana Kulfi (Indian ice cream), Gulab Jamun and some cosmopolitan choices such as fruit jellies and sugar-free homemade sorbets.
Special menus
Veeraswamy has some special value menus for different occasions:
- There is a special Sunday lunch menu consisting of Indian family favourite dishes £24 for a 3 course meal from the Sunday a la carte menu.
- A la carte lunch prices are now at least 10% less than dinner prices.
- Pre theatre & post theatre menu: £20 for 2 courses and £23 for 3 courses
Reservations
For reservations at Veeraswamy. Click here
| Veeraswamy,
Mezzanine Floor, Victory House |
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