The Bombay Brasserie South Kensington is a landmark Indian restaurant that has brought the spirit of Mumbai to London since 1982. Located on Courtfield Road opposite Gloucester Road station, it combines destination dining with the convenience of a central Kensington setting. The restaurant was created to explore the many communities and culinary traditions that shape Mumbai rather than presenting Indian food as a single uniform style. Decades of experience have given it a confident identity built on regional knowledge, attentive service and a strong sense of occasion.
Mumbai’s position as a trading city provides the kitchen with a broad palette of influences. The menu draws from Parsi, Goan, Bengali, Gujarati, Mughal and Rajasthani traditions while also acknowledging Portuguese history and the cooking associated with the British Raj. Fresh spices are ground and toasted to develop fragrance and depth, then used across seafood, chicken, lamb, game and vegetable dishes. This variety allows a meal to move between delicate, bright flavours and richer preparations without losing the balance expected from refined Indian cooking.
Several cooking methods help express that diversity. Kebabs and tandoori dishes develop smoke and char in the clay oven, while curries rely on patient preparation to build layered sauces. Seafood can carry the coastal flavours of western or eastern India, and vegetarian dishes make full use of pulses, paneer, grains and seasonal produce. Guests can build a meal from individual choices or follow a tasting format that creates a structured journey through the restaurant’s style. Bread, rice and cooling accompaniments bring the separate dishes together at the table.
The surroundings are designed to make the experience as memorable as the food. A dramatic entrance leads through lounge areas into an elegant conservatory, with Indian furniture, historic photography and commissioned art adding richness to the rooms. The restaurant works equally well for an intimate dinner, a weekend gathering or a celebration in one of its private spaces. Bombay Brasserie balances the energy and cultural variety of Mumbai with composed London hospitality, creating a dining room that feels established, luxurious and warmly inviting.
Address: Courtfield Road, South Kensington, London SW7 4QH, United Kingdom
The Bombay Brasserie South Kensington Menu
STARTERS
Vegetable rissois
Plain flour, vegetable & Cheddar cheese, peri peri sauce
Arbi quorn kebab
Colocasia, quorn mince cheese & spices
Artichoke chilli fry
Crispy sliced artichoke hearts, flour spices
Khubani paneer tikka
Cottage cheese, apricot Chilli jam
Tandoori broccoli & caulifower
Broccoli & cauliflower, tahini yogurt
Palak patta chaat
Spinach gram flour, tamarind, mint and sweetened yogurt
Sindhi aloo tuk chaat
Spiced jersey potatoes, tamarind & dates
Soft shell crab
Fennel, curry leaves & ginger, coconut & shrimps sambol
Shrimps kempu bezule
Spiced battered shrimps
Tandoori prawns
Jumbo prawns, yogurt, green pepper, coriander, mint sauce
Chicken and thyme keba
Chicken supreme, soft cream cheese, thyme & cardamom, mint sauce
Tandoori chicken tikka
Chicken thigh meat, yoghurt & spices, mint sauce
Banjara chicken tikka
Chicken supreme, spicy herb marinade, mint sauce
Lamb seekh kebab
Skewered minced lamb & spices
*Adraki lamb chops (2 pieces)
Lamb chop yoghurt, ginger & spices
PLATTERS FROM THE GRILL
Trio of chicken starters (3 pieces)
Banjara, chicken tikka and chicken & thyme kebab, mint sauce
Mixed grill non-veg platter (1 piece each)
Tandoori prawns, banjara chicken tikka, seekh kebab, quarter tandoori chicken
MAIN COURSES
SEAFOOD
Chingri malai curry
Black tiger prawns, yoghurt, coconut milk & spices
Tandoori monkfish
Mustard paste & spices, yogurt salsa
*Nilgiri prawn masala
Coconut milk, green coriander, mint, green chilies & curry leaves
Nellore Fish curry
Halibut, mustard, poppy seeds, raw mango & tamarind
Tawa fish
Seabass, pounded spices
LAMB
Tandoori nalli gosht
Lamb shank with spices, pahadi spicy potato pickle
Bhuna gosht
Cubes of lamb, onion, tomatoes & spices
Dhaniwal gosht
Diced lamb, yogurt, coriander spices
CHICKEN & DUCK
Tandoori chicken (half)
Chargrilled half a spring chicken marinated in yogurt, spices & served with mint sauce
Shekhawati tawa murgh
Chicken thigh, yogurt & spices
Chicken tikka makhani
Chargrilled chicken thigh, tomatoes, cream & butter
Chicken biryani
Chicken thigh meat, spices basmati rice, fried onions, fresh coriander, mint
Bhoona battakh
Pan roasted duck supreme, banana shallots, organic spice mix
VEGETARIAN
Gucchi mutter malai
Morel, peas & spices
Paneer makhana ke kofte
Cottage cheese, lotus seed, apricot, melon seeds & spices
Achari bhindi
Okra onion and tomato, pickling spices
Potato fenugreek
Baby potatoes, cumin, garlic & spices
Raw jackfruit and heirloom carrot sukke
Roasted spices, lime & desiccated coconut
Baingan bartha
Aubergine, onion, tomatoes & spices
Palak paneer
Cottage cheese, cumin, garlic &spices
Mango kaddu kadi
Yogurt, gram flour, onion seeds, cumin, garlic
Vegetable biryani
Garden vegetable, mint leaves, Basmati rice & spices
Vilayati Subzi
Exotic vegetable & pounded spices
Dal makhani
Black lentils, cream, butter & spices
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Lemon rice
Basmati, lemon, curry leaves, split bengal gram N D MUS
Saffron pulao
Steamed basmati rice laced with aromatic saffron & ghee D
Egg paratha
Whole wheat layered bread topped with beaten egg, chili, cooked on a skillet E D G
Peshwari naan
Stuffed bread with coconut, sultanas, pistachios and almond D G N
Paneer kulcha
Cottage cheese and dry fruit D G
Missi roti (Gluten Free)
Mixed flour caron seeds & spices
Naan butter / Garlic
D G
Tandoori paratha
D G
Tomato and cucumber raita / Yogurt salsa
D
PREMIUM TASTING MENU (for the whole table)
Premium tasting menu is £105.00 per person, inclusive of VAT and all charges. Wine pairing £72.00 per person, inclusive of VAT and all charges.
Sindhi aloo tuk chaat
spiced jersey potatoes, tamarind & dates
Vegetable rissois
peri peri sauce D G
Banjara chicken tikka
chargrilled chicken supreme, spicy herb marinade, mint sauce D
Tawa fish
Seabass, pounded spices F
Tandoori prawn
chargrilled jumbo prawns, yogurt, green pepper, coriander & lime marinade, mint sauce C D
Adraki lamb chop
lamb chop yoghurt, ginger & spices D
Chicken tikka makhani
chargrilled chicken thigh, tomatoes, cream & butter D
Raw jackfruit and heirloom carrot sukke
roasted spices, lime & desiccated coconut
Potato fenugreek
Baby potatoes, cumin, garlic & spices
Frizzled okra
Butter naan, Missi roti (Gluten Free)
Saffron & peas pulao
Tomato and cucumber raita
Ajmeeri coconut mousse burfi
Evaporated milk, dry fruit & nuts, coconut cream D
VEGETAIRAN
Prestige tasting menu is £95.00 per person, inclusive of VAT and all charges. Wine pairing £72.00 per person, inclusive of VAT and all charges.
Arbi quorn kebab
Colocasia, quorn & spices E D
Artichoke Chilli fry
crispy sliced artichoke hearts tossed with, green chilies and curry leaves
Khubani paneer tikka
Chargrilled cottage cheese, apricot Chilli jam D
Tandoori broccoli
Tahini yogurt D SES
Potato Fenugreek
baby potatoes, cumin, garlic & spices
Vilayati subzi
Exotic vegetables & pounded spices
Dal makhani
lentils cooked over charcoal with cream, butter & spices D
Saffron pulao
steamed basmati rice laced with aromatic saffron & ghee D
Missi roti (Gluten Free)
Mixed flour, Carom seeds& spices
Tomato and cucumber raita
yoghurt with tomatoes and cucumber D
Macadamia saffron slice
chocolate cream layered overed a macadamia slice D N
NON-VEGETAIRAN
Prestige tasting menu is £95.00 per person, inclusive of VAT and all charges. Wine pairing £72.00 per person, inclusive of VAT and all charges.
Arbi quorn kebab
Colocasia, quorn & spices E D
Shrimps kempu bezule
Spiced battered shrimps C
Khubani paneer tikka
Chargrilled cottage cheese, apricot chilli jam D
Chicken and thyme kebab
chargrilled chicken supreme, soft cream cheese, thyme & cardamom, mint sauce D
Shekhawati tawa murgh
pan roasted chicken thigh meat, yogurt, roasted fragrant spices D
Vilayati subzi
Exotic vegetabl & pounded spices
Dal makhani
Black lentils, cream, butter & spices D
Saffron pulao
steamed basmati rice laced with aromatic saffron & ghee D
Missi roti (Gluten Free)
mixed flour, Carom seeds& spices
Tomato and cucumber raita
cumin, chilli and pepper infused yoghurt with tomatoes and cucumber D
Macadamia saffron slice
chocolate cream layered overed a macadamia slice D N
DESSERT
Ajmeeri coconut mousse burfi
evaporated milk, dry fruit &nuts, coconut cream D N
Golden apricot kheer
exquisite blend of apricots worked up in Indian rice pudding D N
Mango fig kulfi
Fresh mango flavored Indian ice-cream with crispy figs
Macadamia saffron slice
chocolate cream layered overed a macadamia slice D N
Malai Kulfi
Traditional indian ice-cream D
Fruit falooda
falooda with jawa fruit and almond gum D N
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING
NV Pasqua Prosecco Treviso Spumante
Verona, Italy 11%
2000 J.M. Gremillet Brut
Champagne, France 12.5%
NV Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Champagne, France 12%
NV Bollinger Special Cuvée
Champagne, France 12%
NV Taittinger Brut Réserve
Champagne, France 12.5%
2012 Dom Perignon
Champagne, France 12.5%
NV Taittinger Brut Rose
Champagne, France 12.5%
NV Ruinart Rose
Champagne, France 12.5%
SAKE
Sho Chiku Bai
Classic junmai sake, California, USA 15%
WHITE WINES
2023 Les Oliviers
Languedoc, France 12.5 %, Sauvignon blanc, vermintino
2023 Pazo de Monterrey
Monterrei, Spain 13.5% Godello
2023 Trentino Pinot Grigio
Terrazze della luna- Trentino, Italy 12.5 %
2023 La Huida Albarino
Rias Baixas – Ponteneira, Spain 13%
2022 Naia Verdejo
Rueda, Spain, 13%
2022 Caparrone Pecorino Colline Pescaresi
Italy 12.5%
2022 Gavi di Gavi del Comune Nuovo Quadro
La Giustiniana – Piemonte, Italy 12.5% Cortese
2022 Estate Riesling, Dreissigacker
Rheinhessen, Germany 12% Reisling
2021 Turckheim Reserve Riesling
Alsace, France 12.5% Reisling
2022 Gewurtztraminer, Franz Haas
Alto Adige, Italy 14% Gewurtztraminer
2023 Chenin Blanc, Paarl Heights
South Africa 12.5% Chenin Blanc
2022 ‘Goats do Roam’
Coastal, South Africa 13.5% Viognier/Rous
2022 Hawkes Bay, Sileni Cellar Pinot Gris
New Zealand 12% Pinot Gris
2022 Pouilly-Fuissé, Domaine G Saumaize
Burgundy, France, 13.5 % Chardonnay
Domaine de Vedilhan Serica Viognier
Langrdre , France 13.5%
2022 Vina Tabali Gran Reserva Viogner
Pedregoso, Limari valley, Chile 13.5%, Viognier
2023 Picpoul de Pinet L’Ormarine duc de Morny
Burgundy, France 13.5 % Chardonnay
ROSE
2022 Henri Gaillard Cotes de Provence
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre, France 12.5%
2023 Sancerre Rose ‘Michael Girard
Loire Valley, Pinot Noir, France 13.5%,
RED WINES
2022 Chateau Los Boldos, Tradition, Reserve Merlot
CachapoalAnd, Chile,13.5 %, Merlot
2021 Smiling Donkey,
Duoro- Portugal, 14% Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, , Tinta Barroca
2021 Ribera del Duero Crianza,
Rippa Dorii Ribera del Duero, Spain 14.5%
2020 `Plexus` Barossa Valley, John Duval
South Australia 14.5% Shiraz, Gren, Mour
2021 Chateauneuf du Pape
Domaine Chante Cigale Rhone, France, 15 %, Shiraz, Gren, Mour
2020 `La Reserve, Grovers
Nandi Hills, India 14% Cabernet Shiraz
2021 Roma Rosso ,DOC
Montepulcianolsyan , Poggio Le Volpi, Rome Italy 13.5%
2019 Roca del Crit Emporda
Carinena/Garnach, Cataluna , Spain 15%
2021 Crozes Hermitage Cuvée Albéric Bouvet, Domaine Gilles Robin
Rhone Valley, France 13.5% Syrah
2022 Langhe Nebbiolo , Vajra
Piemonte, Italy 14% Barbera
2017 Brunello di Montalcino Il Poggione
Tuscany, Italy 14.5% Sangiovese
2013 Taurasi DOCG, Vesevo Ensis
Campania, Italy 14% Aglianico
2014 Domaine Jacques Prieur Clos de Vouget Gand Cru
Cote de Nuits, France,13 % Pinot Noir
2008 Lodovico Tenuta di Biserno
Tuscany, Italy 15% Bordeaux blend
2018 Dominud Estate Napanook
Nappa Valley, USA 15% Bordeaux blend
2014 Chateau Rocheyron Grand Cru St-Emilion
Bordeaux, France 13.5% Bordeaux blend
2014 Chateau Belair-Monange 1er Grand Cru Classe St-Emilion
Bordeaux , France 14.5 % Bordeaux blend
2011 Chateau Rauzan-segla
Margaux, France 14.5 %, Bordeaux blend
2005 La Spinetta, Barbaresco versu vegneto, Starderi
Piedmont, Italy 14.5% Nebbiolo
2021 Montepulciano D’Abruzzo, Feudi, Bizantini
Abruzzo, Italy 14%
2022 Pinot Noir, Leyda Single Vineyard
Las Brisas, Chile 13.5% Pinot Noir
2020 Chateau Moulin Favre,
Brouilly – Vieilles Vignes France 13% Gamay
2021 Carmenere Gran Reserva,
Novas ,Valle Je Calchagua Chile 13.5%
2020 The Plateau Grand Reserv Pinot Noir
Sileni Estates, Hawke Bay New Zealand 13%
2022 Amalaya Red, Amalaya
Salta, Argentina 14 % Malbec
2021 Barbera D’ Alba DOCG
Podri Colla, Piemonte, Italy 14%
2018 Fleurie Chateau des Labourons
Single vineyard, Cru Beaujolais, France 13.5% Gamay
2020 Gimblett Gravels Syrah
Trinity Hill – Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 13% Syrah
2022 Cotes Du Rhone Villages ‘Les Coteaux’
Rhone, France 14%
2020 Reserve Shiraz, Tooma River
South Eastern, Australia 14% Shiraz
2021 Fat Bastard Pinot Noir
Languedoc, France 12.5% Pinot Noir
2021 Coterie Cabernet Franc, Malbec
Coastal region, South Africa, 14.5, Malbec
2021 Passimento Rosso Pasqua
Corvina-Merlit, Vento, Italy, 14%
2019 Rioja Reserva, Izadi
Rioja, Spain 14% Tempranillo
2021 Feuto Maccari Saia Nero d’Avola
Sicily, Italy 14.5% Nero d’ Avola
2022 The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof
Western cape, South Africa, 14.5 % Syrah,Cabernet,Grenache,Cinsault
2018 Chorey-Les-Beaune, Domaine Maillard Père et Fils
Burgundy, France 13%
2021 Adelaide Hills ,Pinot Noir
Showtsmith , Australia 13.5%
2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Creux Brouillard
Pierre Naigeon, France 13.3% Pinot Noir
2020 Martinborough Pinot Noir Ata Rangi
Martinborough, New Zealand 13% Pinot Noir
2020 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret river, Australia,14.5 % Cabernet Sauvignon