The Lane is an Indian restaurant at 82 Nightingale Lane in Wanstead. Its airy yet intimate dining room combines clean contemporary design with a menu that updates traditional techniques through modern presentation and carefully balanced spice.
Tandoor cooking features strongly, with marinated chicken, lamb, duck, salmon, monkfish and king prawns cooked over charcoal. Starters range from onion bhaji and samosa to chilli paneer and garlic flavoured seafood, providing several ways to begin a shared meal.
House specialities include slow cooked lamb, butter chicken, paneer masala and dishes built around fenugreek, coconut, cashew or Bangladeshi naga chilli. Regional seafood curries, biryani, familiar classics and a wide selection of vegetable sides, rice and breads add breadth.
The restaurant suits a relaxed dinner or a more celebratory evening, with collection and delivery available alongside reservations. Spice levels and allergens vary widely across the menu, so guests should discuss their requirements with staff before ordering.
Address: 82 Nightingale Lane, Wanstead, London E11 2EZ, England
The Lane Wanstead Menu
Popadom & Chutneys
Plain Papadom
Crispy Indian wafer
Spicy Papadom
Thin crispy and spicy Indian wafer
The Lane Special Raita
Yoghurt seasoned with coriander, cumin, mint and other herbs and spices
Chutney
A choice of Mint Sauce, Mango Chutney, Mixed Pickle and Onion Salad.
Starters
Lane Magic
One of our best dishes with chefs own recipes
Chilli Chicken
Made from chicken breast slices, marinated in many spices and cooked with onion, tomato, capsicum, and green chillies
Chilli Paneer
Hot and spicy cheese
Mehti Fish Tikka
Monkfish with fenugreek leaf and turmeric
Ajwani Salmon
Salmon marinated in herbs and cooked in a tandoor
Jinga Garlic
Marinated king prawns baked in the tandoor, then flavoured with garlic
Prawn Puree
Prawns cooked dry medium on deep-fried puree
King Prawn Puree
King Prawns cooked dry medium on deep fried puree
Pancake Kebab
Pancake stuffed with delicious tender lamb
Nazakat
Delicate pieces of chicken marinated then skewered and cooked in the tandoor, highly flavoured with garlic
Onion Bhajee
Clusters of deep fried onions with lentils and battered herbs
Samosa
Triangular pastry filled with minced lamb or vegetable
Badami Chicken
Skewered grilled chicken breast in peanut sauce
Lamb Chops
Marinated chops grilled in the tandoor (2 pieces)
Chicken Tikka….
Diced breast of chicken marinated in herbs and spices, grilled in the tandoor
Lamb Tikka
Diced lamb marinated in herbs and spices, grilled in the tandoor
Duck Tikka
Duck marinated in herbs and spices, grilled in the tandoor
Sheek Kebab
Minced lamb with ginger, mixed herbs and hot spices, grilled in the tandoor
Tandoori Chicken
Spring chicken marinated in herbs and cooked in the tandoor.
The Lane Specialities
Methi Lamb Saag
Medium spiced finished with spinach & fenugreek
Methi Chicken Saag
Medium spiced, finished with spinach & fenugreek
Deli Butter Chicken
Chicken cooked with tomato & butter punjabi style
Paneer Butter Massala
Paneer cooked with tomato & butter punjabi style
Shubin Gost
Tender pieces of lamb braised in spices with a subtle touch of sweet and sour fragrant spices
Gost Halim
Lamb shank cooked in a tangy lentil sauce
Massala Chops
Lamb chops covered in a rich, medium spiced sauce
Lamb Sultan
Leg of lamb, slowly roasted with royal cumin garam
Lamb Chennai
Lamb marinated in ground coriander, pepper and red chili topped with coconut milk
Lamb Shank
Knuckles of lamb cooked in a medium spice along with chickpeas
Duck Cashewnut
Succulent roasted duck cooked in coconut milk with cashewnuts
Duck Ananash
Roast duck breast cooked in creamy coconut sauce – mild – blended with aromatic spices, complimented with pineapple
Murgi Masala
Marinated chicken cooked with minced lamb and hard boiled egg, medium hot
Mix Tikka Masala
Chicken, lamb and king prawn, in the Chef’s secret masala sauce
Sylhetey Mix Masala
Mix of chicken and lamb, spicy hot curry, top secret recipe
North Indian Garlic Chicken
Very hot, cooked with garlic & herbs
Methi Murgh
Chicken breasts simmered in turmeric, fenugreek & mild spices
Naga
A very hot dish prepared with Bangladeshi naga chilli
Chicken Chilli Masala
Cooked with garlic and chilli, fairly hot
The Lane Special Balti
On the bone chicken, lamb and king prawn, cooked medium hot
Ramo Balti
Cooked fairly hot with onions, green peppers and chillies
Shambo Balti
Chicken or lamb cooked with herbs and medium spices Nepalese style
Tandoori Specialities
These are dry dished marinated and cooked in a clay oven over charcoal. Shashlik dishes include tomatoes and peppers
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Consists of Chicken Tikka, Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Tikka, Sheek Kebab and King Prawn
Tandoori Chicken
On the bone chicken marinated in aromatic herbs, chef’s special paste, skewered and grilled in the tandoor
Lamb Tikka
Cubed lamb marinated in special herbs and spices, grilled in the tandoor
Chicken Tikka
Cubed chicken marinated in special herbs and spices, grilled in the tandoor
Tandoori King Prawns
King Prawns marinated in special sauce, skewered and flamed then served sizzling hot with garnish
Tandoori Duck
Marinated in special herbs and cooked in the tandoor
Badami Chicken
Chicken marinated and covered in sweet peanut sauce, skewered and grilled in the tandoor
Lamb Shashlick
Grilled onions, peppers and tomatoes
Chicken Shashlick
Grilled onions, peppers and tomatoes
Duck Shashlick
Off the bone duck, capsicum, tomato and onion, marinated in fragrant spices, skewered and grilled in the tandoor
Paneer Shashlick
Cottage cheese grilled in a tandoor, with capsicums, onions and tomatoes
Tandoori Monkfish
Monkfish marinated in medium spices
Nazakat Chicken
Delicately spiced succulent chicken, skewered and grilled in the tandoor, flavoured with garlic and nutmeg
Murgh Shaba
Very hot – chicken marinated and very well spiced
Salmon Tikka
Marinated Salmon, grilled in the tandoor
Jingha Garlic
King prawns marinated with garlic (4 pieces)
Tandoori Lamb Chops
Marinated lamb chops, grilled in the tandoor (4 pieces)
Tandoori King Prawn Shashlick
Shelled king prawns, delicately spiced and skewered with tomato, onions and garnished with fresh coriander
Seafood Specialties
Goan Fish Curry
Tandoori monkfish cooked in coconut milk
Monkfish Masala
Monkfish grilled and cooked in masala sauce
Chilli Monkfish
Grilled Monkfish with peppers and fresh chillies
King Prawn Moglai
Shelled king prawns cooked with mild cashew nuts
Sea Food Molly
A mild mixed seafood cooked in a traditional South Indian style
Chingri Johl
King prawn cooked in medium sauce, delicately flavoured with herbs and spices
Chingri Saag Paneer
King prawn with spinach and cheese, with a hint of garlic
Salmon Rushni
Tandoori salmon cooked in a medium spiced bhuna sauce
Traditional Selection
All dishes below are available in: Lamb, Chicken, Duck, Prawn, King Prawn & Vegetable
Curry
Jalfrezi
Korai
Tikka Massala
Tikka Passanda
Madras
Fairly hot curry
Bhuna
Medium spiced cooked in thick sauce with onion and tomatoes
Dansak
Hot, sweet and sour, cooked with lentils
Pathia
Highly spiced curry, sweet, sour and hot
Korma
Mild, cream and coconut
Dupiaza
Medium spiced with onions
Rogan
Medium Spiced, cooked in a thick sauce with lots of tomatoes
Vindaloo
Very hot curry
Saag
Cooked with spinach, fenugreek and herbs
Biriany Dishes
Dom Chicken Biryani
Special blend of mumbai spice served with raita
Dom Lamb Biryani
Special blend of mumbai spice served with raita
Chicken Biriyani
Cooked with basmati rice, served with vegetables
Lamb Biriany
Cooked with basmati rice, served with vegetables
Chicken Tikka Biriany
Cooked with fresh basmati rice and served with vegetables
Lamb Tikka Biriany
Cooked with fresh basmati rice and served with vegetables
Prawn Biriany
Cooked with fresh basmati rice and served with vegetables
King Prawn Birany
Cooked with fresh basmati rice and served with vegetables
Vegetable Biriany
Stir-fried spiced vegetables with basmati rice, chopped herbs and fresh coriander, served with vegetables
Fresh Vegetable Side Dishes
Mater Paneer
Peas and cheese, creamy sauce
Saag Aloo
Spinach and potato
Bombay Aloo
Dry spicy potatoes
Saag Paneer
Spinach and cheese – mild
Dhall Masala
Spicy lentils
Tarka Dhall
Lentils, fried garlic
Baigon Bhajee
Aubergine
Saag Bhajee
Spinach
Mushroom Bhajee
Mushroom
Aloo Gobi
Potato and cauliflower
Niramish
Dry mixed vegetables
Vegetable Curry
Bindi Bhajee
Okra
Chana Masala
Chick peas – medium
Saag Dhall
Spinach and lentils
Rice
Pilau Rice
Basmati
Boiled Rice
Basmati
Lemon Rice
Cooked with fresh lemon
Garlic Rice
Cooked with fresh garlic
Mushroom Rice
Cooked with fresh mushrooms
The Lane Special Rice
Cooked with egg and peas
Coconut Rice
Cooked with coconut
Keema Rice
With minced lamb
Chilli Rice
Cooked with fresh green chillies
Bread
Naan
Plain naan bread
Peshwari Naan
Stuffed with coconut and sultanas
Keema Naan
Stuffed with spicy minced lamb
Garlic Naan
Stuffed with garlic and coriander
The Lane Special Naan
Chilli and crushed pineapple
Paratha
Indian flat-bread
Aloo Paratha
Stuffed with potatoes
Chapati
Unleavened flat-bread
Tandoor Roti
Crispy bread prepared in the tandoor