Attentive and friendly service can make all the difference to the restaurant experience and Bombay Lounge in trendy Islington goes the extra distance to make sure guests recall dining here with pleasure. The subdued elegant interiors complement the warm welcome and allow diners to focus on the main task at hand.

Choose a favourite dish or try something new for the evening. Chef's specials include chicken morisa, tender pieces of grilled chicken with capsicums, onions and green chillies in a hot sauce, methi ghost, morsels of lamb with fenugreek leaves and spices, and wild duck breast, duck breast braised in a special blend of spices. They can be matched with garlic and cheese naan or chilli naan, depending on what you like. Staples like balti, bhuna, korma and vindaloo find a mention too. Choice of biryani includes chicken, king prawns, soya and vegetable. The sticky sweet gulab jamun is the sole dessert option. Lassi drinks in flavours of mango, pineapple and peach are welcome thirst quenchers.