Lahpet West End is a contemporary Burmese restaurant on Slingsby Place, close to Covent Garden and Leicester Square. Its menu introduces the textures and distinctive sweet, sour, salty and spicy balances of Myanmar through dishes designed for sharing.
Tea leaf salad is a signature, combining pickled leaves with crisp fried beans and peanuts, cabbage, tomato, chilli and lime. Ginger salad offers a bright vegetarian counterpart, while sweetcorn fritters and yellow pea flatbread provide accessible openings to the menu.
Larger dishes include hake in a Burmese coconut masala, crispy salmon with spicy onion jam, and lamb glazed with Sichuan pepper and jaggery. Noodle soups and curries bring deeper comfort, with seafood, meat and vegetable routes through the selection.
An express lunch and pre-theatre menu makes the restaurant particularly useful in its West End location, while a pre-booked feasting menu serves larger groups. Online reservations are available, and a limited number of tables are retained for walk-in diners each day.
Address: 21 Slingsby Place, London WC2E 9AB, England
Lahpet West End Menu
Starters
Sweetcorn Fritter
Crispy fritters of sweetcorn, split peas, ginger and spring onion, light yet savoury with a golden crunch.
Mutton & Kidney Bean Fritter
Braised mutton shoulder with kidney beans & ginger, served with tamarind dipping sauce
Yellow Pea Flatbread
Crispy bread with a mild yellow-pea curry, served with lime
Spiced Fried Chicken
Fried chicken coated in a sweet-sour chilli, tamarind, and jaggery spice mix.
Salads
Tea Leaf Salad
Pickled tea leaves with crispy double fried bean & peanut mix for texture; shredded cabbage, heritage tomatoes & dried shrimp, sesame, fish sauce & red chillies, dressed with lime, pickled tea & garlic oil
Ginger Salad
Pickled ginger with crispy double fried bean & peanut mix, shredded cabbage, heritage tomatoes, shallots & coriander, roasted chickpea flour, chilli, sesame, lime & shallot oil dressing
Prawn Salad
Prawns with crystal mushrooms & cucumber, served in a bright, spicy citrus dressing
Noodle Bowls
Chickpea Tofu
Silky chickpea tofu with rice noodles, vegan shan style tomato curry, topped with pickled mustard greens, pea shoots, sweet soy & peanuts
Catfish, Seabream & Lemongrass
From the Delta region, a fragrant lemongrass broth with rice noodles, fritters, finished with crispy shallots, paprika oil, egg, fresh lime, and coriander
Chicken and Coconut
Chicken in a rich coconut broth with egg noodles, crispy wonton, fresh lime juice, egg & coriander, finished with paprika oil
Curry
King Prawn
Butterflied king prawns simmered in a spiced chilli oil, cooked in the traditional Sipyan style — this traditional Burmese cooking method translates to ‘flavour returned’.
Braised Beef
Tender beef marinated in spices, herbs and fish sauce, slow-braised in a fragrant curry paste of lemongrass, tamarind and traditional spices. Served with a refreshing cucumber, cabbage & mint salad.
Vegetable Curry
A classic Yangon dish, made with red lentils, aubergine, daikon, okra, green beans and mild spices, finished with coriander and paprika oil.
Duck Curry
Marinated duck leg slow-cooked in aromatic Burmese curry paste, served with cucumber & mint slaw
Sides
Plain Rice
Plain Paratha
Smashed Potato
Steamed potato, lime, chilli, oil, coriander, garlic & shallot crumble
Carrot & Radish (Shan) Pickles
Chilli, coriander & fennel seeds
Balachaung
A punchy condiment of shrimp, chilli, garlic, ginger, shallots & paprika to be used to “spice things up” in your dish
Desserts
Fried Dough Stick & Milk Tea Espuma
A light and airy mousse of infused milk tea, white chocolate and caramelised condensed milk
Pandan & Coconut Crème Brûlée
Extract from fresh pandan leaves and combine with coconut custard layered with jaggery sago and finish served with caramelised sugar
Specials for West End
Hake Masala
Pan seared hake fillet, cassava & potato rosti, charred lime & a complex Burmese coconut masala
Lamb & Lahpet
Marinated lamb chop with a Sichuan-jaggery glaze, hispi cabbage & pickled tea leaf verde
Crispy Salmon
Salmon fillet, spicy onion jam, crispy garlic roots & peanuts
Cocktails
Lahpet Margarita
Tequila infused with betel leaf, shaken with jaggery and lime, finished with a Himalayan pink salt rim
Bagan Breeze
Rum, mango and pineapple lifted with toasted rice and fig leaf soda for a tropical yet delicately nutty finish
Pegu Club
A world-renowned classic — gin, orange curaçao, lime cordial, fresh lime juice and orange bitters. First served at the legendary Pegu Club in Yangon
Spicy Monkey
Tequila shaken with mango & red chilli jam, bitter orange liqueur and citrus, finished with a touch of smoke. Bold, spicy and aromatic
Mala Chin Paloma
Tequila, mala chin pepper, lime and jaggery, topped with grapefruit soda – a spiced twist on the classic Paloma
G & T's
Clean & Crisp
Sipsmith London Dry, Indian Tonic, Dehydrated Lemon
Strawberry Pink
London Dry Gin, Strawberry, Mediterranean Tonic
Beer
Kirin Ichiban Lager Draft 2/3 Pint
Lahpet Pilsner
Kernel Pale Ale
Galipette – Biologique Organic Cidre
Brulo – Lust For Life Zero IPA
Digestifs
Armagnac – 50ml
Baron De Sigognac, 10 Years Old
Sandeman Tawny Port – 100ml
NV 10 Years Old, Douro, Portugal
Soft Drinks
House Iced Tea
Mango & Peach
Coke / Diet Coke
Fevertree Sparkling
Sicilian lemonade / ginger beer
Lost Tea Company – Shan State Teas
Green, ginger, red turmeric, black
Climpson & Sons – Shan State Coffee
Sparkling Wines
Prosecco Extra Dry, Canal Grando, Italy
Citrus – Refreshing – Crisp
Brut, London Clay, England
Bright – Zesty – Mineral
Champagne Laurent Perrier, La Cuvée Brut, France
White
Blanc, Les Boules, France
Citrus – Pear – White Flower
Macabeo, Campules La Rubia, Spain
Stone Fruits – Refreshing – Lemon
Chenin Blanc, Bruce Jack Wines, South Africa
Green Apple – Spice – Vivacious
Viognier, Tournée Du Sud, France
White Pepper – Aromatic – Floral
Red
Sangiovese, Novità, Italy
Cherry – Fresh – Light Body
Tempranillo, Mesta, Spain
Black Fruits – Strawberry – Juicy
Pinot Noir, Viña Edmara, Chile
Red Fruits – Fresh – Mineral / Chilled bottles available
Malbec, 1300 Andeluna, Argentina
Black Plum – Generous – Silky