Indian Lounge brings a broad selection of Indian cooking to a convenient setting near King’s Cross St Pancras. The restaurant presents itself as a welcoming place for both quick meals and longer gatherings, with a comfortable dining room and service that aims to make visitors feel well looked after. Its central location also makes it useful for travellers, local workers and anyone exploring Bloomsbury or the surrounding streets.
The menu draws on familiar flavours from across the Indian subcontinent, balancing aromatic spices, fresh herbs, onions, tomatoes and slow cooked sauces. Diners can explore tandoori dishes, rich curries, biryani and seafood alongside milder classics and more assertive chilli driven recipes. The kitchen also offers a range of vegetarian choices and says it can accommodate special dietary requirements or prepare selected dishes to order.
Starters, freshly prepared breads and fragrant rice dishes make the restaurant well suited to sharing. A meal might begin with a selection from the grill before moving into a curry chosen to suit each guest’s preferred level of spice, with cooling sides helping to round out the table. This variety allows mixed groups to build a generous spread rather than committing everyone to the same style of dish.
Indian Lounge combines an extensive menu with a location only a short walk from one of London’s busiest transport hubs. Whether the visit is for lunch, dinner or a relaxed meal before a journey, the restaurant offers an approachable introduction to traditional Indian favourites in an inviting setting. Its long daily opening hours add flexibility for diners arriving in the area at different times.
Address: 343 Gray's Inn Road, King’s Cross, London WC1X 8PX, United Kingdom
Indian Lounge Menu
Scrumptious Starters
Onion Bhaji (V) or Vegetable Samosa (V) (Vegan)
Onion Bhaji – Finely chopped onions and coriander prepared with herbs and spices (deep fried). Vegetable samosa – Mixed vegetables seasoned with herbs, wrapped with pads and crispy fried.
Lamb or Cheese Samosa (V)
Minced lamb (or cheese) seasoned with herbs – wrapped with pads and crispy fried.
Garlic Lounge Prawns
Tiger prawns tossed in butter, garlic, lemon juice and honey.
Paneer Tikka (V)
Paneer Tikka – Paneer marinated in yoghurt and spices. Cooked in high temperature in a clay oven.
Chicken Tikka or Chicken Pakora
Chicken Tikka – Chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices. Cooked in high temperature in a clay oven. Chicken pakora – Chicken pieces marinated with spices and then coated with rice flour.
Lounge Mix Starter
A mixed combination of chicken tikka, meat samosa and sheek kebab. Served with salad and sauces.
Vegetable Mix Starter (V)
A mixed combination of onion bhaji, vegetable samosa, aloo pakora and paneer tikka.
Juicy Lamb Chops
Lamb chops seasoned with herbs and exotic spices. Served with salad and sauces.
King Prawn Butterfly
King prawn flattened out, then coated in a mildly spiced batter and deep fried.
Chicken or Paneer Chilli Fry
Thin sliced chicken tikka or paneer stir-fried with green chilli, herbs, coriander and spices.
King Prawn Puri
King prawns stir-fried in a medium spiced sauce. Served with deep fried bread.
Sheek Kebab
Minced lamb seasoned with mint, coriander and onions. Grilled in oven clay.
Prawn Puri
Small prawns stir-fried in a medium spiced sauce. Served with deep fried, puffed thin bread.
Ragda Pati (V) (Vegan)
Marinated potatoes stuffed with spicy lentils and chutney. Served with chick peas and sauces.
Lentil Soup (V)
Soup of the day.
Enjoyable Specials
Mango Garlic Chicken
Chicken cooked in mango chutney and Chef’s exotic ingredients. Mild dish.
Lamb Kebab Karahi
Mince lamb cooked in medium spices with onions and peppers. Served sizzling.
Chicken Chilli Bayang
Slices of chicken marinated in herbs and spices, cooked in hot and thick sauce. An exotic flavour.
Lamb Kaddu
Pieces of lamb cooked with butternut and spices in a medium sauce. Served in butternut squash.
Duck Bhuna
Medium spiced slices of duck breast oven-grilled and served in thick medium sauce.
Ak-Bari Lamb Shank
A signature dish consisting of lamb shank cooked in medium sauce. Served with rice or naan bread.
Tava Gosht Lahori
Lamb pan fried with spices, herbs, garlic and juliennes of ginger root. Served sizzling.
Chicken or Lamb Green Chilli
Chicken or Lamb cooked with green chillies, coriander and mint to make a distinct green chilli curry.
Chicken, Lamb or Beef Naga
Tender pieces of chicken, beef or lamb cooked with spices and naga chilli (ghost pepper). Very hot.
Lamb or Beef Qasuri Methi
Lamb or beef cooked with onions, qasuri methi and spices in medium thick sauce.
Sweet Chicken Chilli
Chicken tikka cooked in sweet chilli sauce. Fusion taste and quite popular.
Hydebradi Lamb chops
Lamb chops cooked with herbs and spices in medium sauce. Served with rice or naan bread.
Honey Chicken or Lamb
Tender pieces of chicken or lamb cooked with honey and exotic spices.
Duck Naga
Medium spiced slices of duck breast oven-grilled and served in a very hot sauce (ghost peppers).
Pathia special
A lip-smacking tangy curry with lemon and tomato with a little sweetness too. Choose from chicken, Lamb or Prawns.
Lamb Bhindi special
Lamb cooked with bhindi with herbs and spices in a medium sauce.
Tasty Traditionals
Chicken Tikka Massala
Chicken tikka cooked in a blend of spices with coconut cream and fresh cream sauce. This is the most popular dish in UK. Sweet and Mild.
Lamb Massala
Lamb cooked in a blend of spices with coconut cream, nut and fresh cream sauce. Mild dish.
Tandoori Butter Chicken
Chicken marinated in a blend of light spices and yoghurt. Cooked in a low flame with butter and cream. Slightly sweet, butter and creamy flavour.
Chicken or Lamb Passanda
This was the favourite dish of the Mogul emperors. A mild dish of chicken or lamb cooked in a sauce of cream, coconut milk and cashew nut. Sweet and Mild.
Chicken or Lamb Phall
Chicken or Lamb cooked with fiery red hot chillies with a tangy taste. Considered one of the hottest dish in any Indian restaurant.
Chicken or Lamb Karahi
Chicken or Lamb cooked in medium spices with onions and peppers. Served sizzling.
Chicken or Lamb Thethoi (Tamarind)
Chicken or Lamb cooked with tamarind, ginger, herbs and spices.
Chicken Jalfrezi
Chicken cooked with red and green peppers, onions, spices and green chillies. A hot dish.
Lamb Jalfrezi
Lamb cooked with red and green peppers, onions, gingers, spices and green chillies. A hot dish.
Chicken Tikka Bhuna
Chicken tikka cooked in a medium spiced sauce with herbs, spices, onions and tomatoes.
Keema Murgh or Aloo Keema
Keema Murgh – chicken stir-fried with lamb mince, onions, herbs and spices. Medium dish. Aloo Keema – lamb mince stir-fried with potatoes, onions, herbs and spices. Medium dish.
Beef or Lamb Shatokora
Tender pieces of beef or lamb cooked with a traditional bangladeshi bitter lemon in a medium spiced sauce.
Garlic Chicken Chilli
Chicken cooked with garlic, onions and other spices. A hot dish with a garlic flavour. Very popular.
Garlic Lamb Chilli
Lamb cooked with garlic, onions and other spices. A hot dish with a garlic flavour. Very popular.
Korma (Mild)
Very mild, sweet and creamy texture. It is cooked with coconut, cashew nuts and fresh cream.
Bhuna (Medium)
Medium strength dish cooked with fresh herbs, spices, onions and tomatoes.
Rogan Josh (Medium)
It is cooked in herb, spices and lots of tomatoes. A good dish for those who love tomatoes.
Dupiaza (Medium)
Lots of onions added to create a savoury dish tempered by a hint of herbal aromatics.
Sagwalla (Spinach – Medium)
Delicious and one of the effective uses of spinach. A good dish for those who love spinach.
Dhansak (Lentils – Hot)
Prepared in a sweet, sour and fairly hot sauce thickened with lentils. Sweet and sour taste.
Madras (Fairly Hot)
Madras is a fairly hot sauce. It contains flavours in the form of tomatoes, lemon and chillies.
Vindaloo (Hot)
Cooked in a hot sauce with chunks of potatoes and lots of chillies and hot spices.
Balti
Cooked with pickles, coriander and spices. Can be cooked to a spicier level. Please inform the staff.
Boring But Delightful
Chicken – £10.50 Lamb – £11.50 Prawn – £10.99 Vegetable (V) – £8.50 Chicken Tikka – £11.50 Egg – £8.99 Choose one of the following mains with chicken, lamb, prawn, chicken tikka, egg or vegetable:
Korma (Mild)
Very mild, sweet and creamy texture. It is cooked with coconut, cashew nuts and fresh cream.
Bhuna (Medium)
Medium strength dish cooked with fresh herbs, spices, onions and tomatoes.
Rogan Josh (Medium)
It is cooked in herb, spices and lots of tomatoes. A good dish for those who love tomatoes.
Dupiaza (Medium)
Lots of onions added to create a savoury dish tempered by a hint of herbal aromatics.
Sagwalla (Spinach – Medium)
Delicious and one of the effective uses of spinach. A good dish for those who love spinach.
Dhansak (Lentils – Hot)
Prepared in a sweet, sour and fairly hot sauce thickened with lentils. Sweet and sour taste.
Madras (Fairly Hot)
Madras is a fairly hot sauce. It contains flavours in the form of tomatoes, lemon and chillies.
Vindaloo (Hot)
Cooked in a hot sauce with chunks of potatoes and lots of chillies and hot spices.
Balti
Cooked with pickles, coriander and spices. Can be cooked to a spicier level. Please inform the staff.
Yummy Biryanis
Aromatic dish treated with mixed spices and stir-fried with basmati rice. All biryani dishes are served with a poppadum or raitha on the side. Medium spiced.
Lamb Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Vegetable Biryani (V)
Prawn or Fish Biryani
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Lamb Chop Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Special Mix Biryani
A mix of lamb, chicken and prawn. Served with egg.
Mouth-Watering Tandoori
All these dishes are cooked in an oven clay at high temperature. Medium spiced, grilled and served sizzling.
½ Tandoori Chicken
Two pieces of tender chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt, mixed spices and garlic.
Chicken Tikka
Pieces of boneless chicken marinated in medium spices and yoghurt.
Sheek Kebab
Sheek Kebab – minced lamb seasoned with mint, coriander and onions.
Juicy Lamb Chops
Pieces of lamb chops marinated in medium spices and yoghurt.
Chicken Shaslick
Pieces of chicken marinated in spices – barbecued with peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Lamb Shaslick
Pieces of lamb marinated in spices – barbecued with peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Paneer Shaslick (V)
Indian cottage cheese marinated in spices – barbecued with peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Salmon Tikka
Salmon fish marinated in medium spices and yoghurt.
Tandoori King Prawn
King prawns marinated in medium spices and yoghurt.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
A mix of chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, sheek kebab, paneer tikka and king prawn.
The Beautiful Ocean
Tilapia Fish Bhuna
Tilapia fish cooked in a medium spiced thick sauce with herbs, spices, onions and tomatoes.
Goan Fish Curry
Marinated tilapia fillet deep fried with hot spices. Cooked with thick coconut and curry leaf sauce.
Crab Masala
Crab meat cooked with coconut milk. Hot dish.
Sea Bassergine
Sea bass stuffed with garnished aubergine and spices. It is grilled and served with pilau rice.
King Prawn Special
King prawns cooked in any style such as massala, bhuna, jalfrezi etc. Please inform the staff.
Finger-Licking Vegetable Sides
Tarka Dall (V)
Lentils cooked with butter, herbs, freshly fried garlic and aromatic spices.
Bombay Aloo (V)
Steamed potatoes cooked with garlic, herbs and medium spices.
Motor or Saag Paneer (V)
Motor Paneer – Indian cottage cheese cooked with green peas. Saag Paneer – Indian cottage cheese cooked with spinach.
Mixed Vegetables (V)
Mixed vegetables cooked with herbs and spices in a medium curry sauce.
Bhindi Bhaji (V)
Green okras cooked in medium spices with butter, onions and spices.
Tok Special Begun (V)
Deep fried aubergines cooked in medium spices, herbs and tamarind paste.
Mushroom Bhaji (V)
Mushrooms stir-fried with onions, herbs, garlic and spices.
Saag Aloo or Saag Bhaji (V)
Saag aloo – spinach and potatoes stir-fried with onions, spices, garlic and herbs. Saag Bhaji – spinach stir-fried with onions, spices, garlic and herbs.
Brinjal Bhaji (V)
Aubergines cooked with onions, spices, garlic and herbs.
Aloo Gobi or Gobi Bhaji (V)
Aloo Gobi – Cauliflowers stir-fried with potatoes, onions, garlic and spices. Gobi Bhaji – Cauliflowers stir-fried with onions, garlic and spices.
Chana Masala or Chana Begun (V)
Chana Masala – chick peas cooked with garlic, onions and lime juice in a medium spiced sauce. Chana Begun – chick peas cooked with aubergines, onions and garlic. Medium spiced.
Pleasant Paneer
Paneer Bhuna (V)
Indian cottage cheese cooked with garlic, onions and herbs in a medium thick sauce.
Paneer Jalfrezi (V)
Indian cottage cheese cooked with peppers, green chillies, herbs and spices. A hot dish.
Paneer Tikka Massala (V)
Indian cottage cheese cooked in a blend of spices with coconut cream, nut and fresh cream sauce.