Nutmeg Bar Restaurant

Nutmeg Bar Restaurant on Lupus Street specialises in offering diners contemporary Indian cuisine. The bright, spacious and modern interiors complement the food, made using present-day cooking styles and flavours from the Northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The cuisine is a fusion of the traditional and the new, to suit changing tastes and interests.

You can choose to sit by the bar for a quick drink or head to either the terrace garden or the restaurant with its smart looking leather chairs and white tables. Once seated, take a gastronomic trip that leaves London behind for a wonderful culinary journey into India.

Select the innovative chingri puri, made from king prawn, cooked with mixed spices, lemon juice and served with puri - fried, puffed, unleavened wheat bread. You could also sample a spicy assortment of kebabs and wash them down with lentil and chicken soup. There are many interesting vegetarian options, like navratan korma, an exotic blend of nine vegetables, cooked with aromatic spices and cottage cheese, and a mildly flavoured sweet potato curry.

Start with the chicken liver simmered in Indian spices or the oyster mushrooms with a mashed cauliflower and cheese filling, cooked in butter, or you could order a mixed grill platter if dining in a group.

Heron, the chef at Nutmeg, specialises in tandoori, Goan and Bengali cuisines, and this diversity is reflected in the menu, from the well-loved Punjabi butter chicken and the juicy, tomato coated rogan josh from Bengal to the well browned dupiaza dishes garnished with fried onions.

For those confused by the number of options, an easy way out would be to settle for one of the set meals. The nawab ka feast offers tandoori chicken, tikka, seekh kebab, lamb curry and mixed vegetables, which allows you to sample a wide variety of dishes. The maharani's feast is a vegetarian's delight and has creamy lentils, chickpeas, cottage cheese and onion bhajji. Both these are served with pilau rice, raita, a refreshing combination of yoghurt and cucumber with mild spices, and naan of your choice. For those not in the mood for Indian food there are western staples like chicken gorgonzola and salmon fillet.

Nutmeg's extensive wine menu has something for everyone, from champagne and sparkling wines to beers, cocktails and aperitifs. With its relaxed atmosphere and great food, Nutmeg offers a taste of genuine eastern hospitality.