Bengal Village is a family run restaurant that has served diners on Brick Lane since 1991. Its place on London’s famous Curry Mile connects it to the food culture of the East End, while more than three decades of hospitality have made it familiar to local guests and visitors exploring Spitalfields.
The kitchen draws from Indian and Bangladeshi traditions, building flavour through aromatic spices, careful preparation and established cooking techniques. Classic curries sit alongside biryanis and dishes from the tandoor, giving diners a broad introduction to the comforting depth and regional variety of the cuisine.
Bangladeshi character appears clearly in specialities that use shatkora, a fragrant citrus fruit associated with the Sylhet region. Its distinctive sharpness brings freshness to rich meat dishes and offers a useful example of how the restaurant moves beyond familiar curry house favourites while remaining approachable.
The restaurant uses halal ingredients and provides vegan choices, helping groups with different preferences share a meal comfortably. A warm dining room and friendly service complete the experience, whether guests stop for a quick meal, gather for a celebration or make Bengal Village part of an evening on Brick Lane.
Address: 75 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 6QL, United Kingdom
Bengal Village – Best of Brick Lane Menu
Desserts
Paneer masala side
Mint Chocolate 1 Piece
Fork
Spoon
Fork
Starters Non Veg
Meat Samosa 2pc
Flaky pastry stuffed with delicately spiced mixed lamb
Chicken Tikka
Mutton Tikka
Chicken Chat
Chicken in masala sauce.
Tandoori chicken starter
Lamb Chops 2pc
Lamb Chops grilled in tandoor
Prawn Puree
Prawn cooked in a light curry sauce and wrapped in a puree
King Prawn Puri
King Prawn Butterfly
Starters – Vegetarian
Popadoms (Spicy)
Each.
Popadoms (Non Spicy)
Each.
Mint Sauce
Mango Chutney
Mixed Pickle
Onion Salad
Vegetable Samosa 2pc
Flaky pastry stuff with delicately spiced mixed vegetable
Vegetable Pakora 3pc
Vegetable coated with light butter and deep fried
Onion Bhajee 3pc
Aloo Bhaja
Sliced potatoes slightly spiced.
Paneer Tikka
Chana Chat
Chana Puree
Chick peas lightly spiced.
Grill Dishes
Dry, no sauce.
Chicken Tikka
Chicken left to marinate in rosemary blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled in tandoori oven.
Mutton Tikka
Mutton left to marinate in rosemary blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled in tandoori oven.
Chicken Shashlik
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled capsicum, onions and tomatoes.
Lamb Shashlik
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled capsicum, onions and tomatoes.
Tandoori Chicken 1/2
Tandoori Lamb Chops 4pc
Succulent lamb chops marinated in indian spices and grilled to perfection
Tandoori King Prawn
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled in the tandoor.
King Prawn Shashlik
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled capsicum, onions and tomatoes.
Tandoori mix grill
Famous mix tandoori grill
Bengal Village House Speciality
These can be prepared to satisfy everyone from mild, medium to extremely hot.
Karahi Gosht (Lamb Curry)
These are cooked in an iron korai (wok) with spices and fresh herbs. Served in sizzling korai to give the smoky flavour.
Karahi Chicken (Chicken Curry)
These are cooked in an iron korai( wok) with spices and fresh herbs. Served in sizzling korai.
Karahi King Prawn (King Prawn Curry)
These are cooked in an iron korai( wok) with spices and fresh herbs. Served in sizzling korai to give the dish a smokey flavour.
Murgi Rezala
Chicken cooked in exotic rezala sauce, made from a combination of spices, flavoured with yoghurt and green chillies.
Garka Lamb (Dry Meat) (Medium)
Very tender lamb diced and cooked with chef ’s own selected spices and herbs, the dish will say the rest.
Chicken Jeera
This delicate jeera dish cooked with medium spicy flavourings with cumin seeds, ground spices and fragrant herbs, served in sizzler.
Lamb Jeera
This delicate jeera dish cooked with medium spicy flavourings with cumin seeds, ground spices and fragrant herbs, served in sizzler.
King Prawn Jeera
This delicate jeera dish cooked with medium spicy flavourings with cumin seeds, ground spices and fragrant herbs, served in sizzler.
Chicken Saag
Fresh spinach are well known in any style of cooking, mixed spices brings out the real flavour of the spinach.
Lamb Saag
Fresh spinach are well known in any style of cooking, mixed spices brings out the real flavour of the spinach.
Chicken Jhalfrazi (Medium)
Well cooked dish prepared with capsicum, tomatoes and green chillies in a thick sauce, fairly hot.
Lamb Jhalfrazi (Medium)
Well cooked dish prepared with capsicum, tomatoes and green chillies in a thick sauce, fairly hot.
Garlic Chilli Chicken (Medium)
Chicken left to marinate in garlic cooked with mixed spices, fairly hot.
Chicken Passanda
Lamb Passanda
Butter Chicken
Barbecued chicken cooked in butter sauce, fresh cream, ground almonds and a touch of coconut
Chef’s Recommendations – Mouth Watering Dishes
These can be prepared to satisfy everyone from mild, medium to extremely hot.
Shatkora Lamb Tawa
Shatkora (Lemon Family), adding 2/3 slices of this unique fruit gives a distinguish flavour, this dish will take you back to Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Shatkora Chicken Tawa
Shatkora (Lemon Family), adding 2/3 slices of this unique fruit gives a distinguish flavour, this dish will take you back to Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Karahi Chicken Tikka Massala (Medium)
Marinated chicken tikka, karahi masala, coriander, chopped tomatoes, sliced onions and chillies.
Coriander Lamb
Tender lamb pieces cooked in special blend of ground coriander spices, finished with fresh coriander leaves.
Chicken Tikka Cham Cham
Cham cham sauce made of sugar cain, pieces of chicken tikka cooked with special cham cham sauce (sweet and hot).
Chicken Achari
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in special blend of mixed pickeled sauce and herbs.
Lamb Achari
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in special blend of mixed pickeled sauce and herbs.
Almasriki Chicken
Chicken tikka cooked with almond, cumin seed, lemon grass and selected spice and herbs.
Sylhet Chicken
This dish is flavoured with kali jeera, fragrant herbs, mixed spices, red peppers served in sizzling platter.
Chicken Tikka Balti
The following traditional dish have been carefully prepared to maintain their original flavour. Cooked with special blend of oriental balti sauce and fragrant herbs.
Lamb Tikka Balti
The following traditional dish have been carefully prepared to maintain their original flavour. Cooked with special blend of oriental balti sauce and fragrant herbs.
Chicken Shashlik Balti
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled capsicum, onions and tomatoes served with balti sauce in sizzling style.
Lamb Shashlik Balti
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled capsicum, onions and tomatoes served with balti sauce in sizzling style.
King Prawn Shashlik Balti
Marinated in a light blend of yoghurt sauce, grilled capsicum, onions and tomatoes served with balti sauce in sizzling style.
Special King Prawn Dish
King prawns cooked with fine selected ancient spices – a mouth watering dish.
Worlds hottest curry challenge
Chicken dish which is extremely hot. We take NO RESPONSIBILITY of after effect.
Traditional Dishes
Bhuna
Medium thick sauce
Rogon
Medium spice with tomatoes
Dansak
Cooked with lentils. Sweet, spicy and sour
Korai
Cooked with onions, green peppers, tomatoes and coriander garnished with ginger
Madras
A south indian dish cooked with fresh herbs and spices creating a hot and spicy curry
Vindaloo
Popular goan curry cooked with potatoes in a very hot sauce
Korma
Sweet dish in a silky smooth sauce, enriched with cream, coconut, almonds, cashews, mild herbs and light spices
Tikka Masala
Britains favourite dish
Biryani Dishes
All biriani dishes are served with a vegetable curry sauce. These are self completed dishes cooked with basmati rice and special ghee.
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Lamb Tikka Biryani
Prawn Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Vegetable Special Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with vegetables served with vegetable curry.
Vegetarian Main Dishes
Tarka Dhal
Vegetable Korma
Vegetable Bhuna
Vegetable Rogon
Vegetable Dansak
Vegetable Madras
Vegetable Vindaloo
Vegetable Jalfreizi
Channa
Saag Aloo
Garlic Mushroom
Bagon Bortha
Aubergine
Paneer Jalfreizi
Paneer Masala
Vegetarian Side Dishes
Aloo Gobi
Saag Bhaji
Mushroom Bhaji
Bhindi Bhaji
Okra
Chana Masala
Brinjal Bhaji
Aubergine