Bombay Brasserie

Indian Restaurant in South Kensington
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9 / 10 from 2 reviews
Address
140 Courtfield Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 4QH
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Telephone
020 7370 4040
Cuisine
Indian
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Bombay Brasserie
Nearest Station
Gloucester Road
0.04 miles
Opening Times
Monday Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30
Tuesday Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30
Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30
Wednesday Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30
Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30
Thursday Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30
Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30
Friday Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30
Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30
Saturday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:30
Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30
Sunday Open 12:00 - Closes 15:30
Open 18:30 - Closes 22:30

After an extensive refurbishment completed in January 2009, the incredible and iconic Bombay Brasserie is now larger, airier and more drop dead gorgeous than ever! The restaurant’s delectable new menu has been specially created by the legendary Hemant Oberoi, Corporate Chef for the Taj Group of Hotels.

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All In London Review

Old school, regal surroundings and fine Indian cooking

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Despite being the sister restaurant to The Quilon, Bombay Brasserie has never quite achieved the same accolades, even if it has been open double the time. While The Quilon’s menu focuses on the cuisine of Goa, Kerala and other southwestern parts, with an abundance of seafood and coconut-based sauces, the Brasserie presents contemporary food inspired by Bombay, which, as befits any large city, is a melting pot of influences, from the creamy curries of the south to the tongue-tingling spices of the north. It’s also seen a fair few celebs in its time.

The dining room is grand and very old school, with heaving gold chandeliers and a loud gold and red carpet. The conservatory is brighter and more modern, with a circular bar placed in the centre complete with mini-kitchen. It’s the sort of restaurant you take the in-laws to if they’re impressed by wealth, or the boss, or that insufferable work colleague who keeps going on about all the fine places he/she has been to lately.

But I digress. The food at Bombay Brasserie is very good indeed, both in terms of flavour and elegant presentation. Take the scallops, two plump molluscs which are so soft they feel like jelly, daintily sitting on rich peppered crab meat, balanced on a curry leaf. A blob of grated carrot sits in between, adding a dash of vibrant orange.

The duck cakes are delicious little dumplings of ground duck meat, coated in fine Japanese breadcrumbs and stuffed with yoghurt and mint, which lessens the impact of chopped chillies. On the other hand the chargrilled asparagus tips threaten to singe our lips off, but they’re served atop cold potato cakes stuffed with apricot and sweetened yoghurt which assuages some of the heat.

The kebab platter has seekh kebab, two chunks of herby minced lamb, redolent of coriander, as well as a succulent tandoori prawn, a tender tandoori chicken breast and a tikka drumstick. The Goan halibut curry is milder than the other dishes, but intensely aromatic with meaty chunks of white fish swimming in a rich coconut sauce.

We also like paneer cheese cut into cubes and mixed with a ginger and tomato sauce, and a puffed-up naan, super-crispy and hot from the oven.

For dessert we try the rich Masala tea brûlée, firmer, darker and altogether less sweet than its French counterpart, served with pineapple sorbet and a crispy pineapple tuille, while the reduced milk pudding made with blueberries and raspberries is creamy, but a portion of fresh berries adds zest.

Service is slick, of the kind where if you spill food on the table a waiter materialises out of nowhere to cover the stain with a napkin. Details like this come at a price of course, as BB isn’t cheap, but along with regal surroundings it boasts some very fine Indian cooking.

Reviewed by Leila
Published on Jul 9, 2012


User Reviews

Anonymous

Jul 10, 2010

This restaurant is fabulous, the environment and waiters, with a sense of humour and indepth knowledge helped when I visited with my business partner and our wifes.

The delicacy of the spicing of the cuisine was excellent. It was clear that the waiters had conveyed the individual wishes relating to our level and type of flavours, spicing and heat to the Chef. One of our party did not like too much heat and that was noted.
The Menu appears to be restricted however your dishes are designed for you based on a non intimidating dialogue with the waiter. If you have specific wishes they said that they would cook it the way you wanted it.
When the food arrived it was almost as if the waiter had transformed (possibly he did the superman thing in the telephone box) into the chef, prepared the dishes then retraced his route through the telephone box and reverted back to a waiter in order to serve it to us. We were all sure that he must had prepared the food himself as the food was just as promised, even the Bombay fish in a copy of the Bombay Times.

The tasters given between courses were presented well and were very flavoursome.

As mentioned in the review of this restaurant, it would be a sin to leave without experiencing the theatre of the Cobra coffee. Excellent! I have been eating out on this story for a long time, have a Male and a Female Cobra!

It is a little bit expensive but there again it is a whole sense experience that will remain in you memory bank for years to come. If you need to impress somebody then I know that there are many good eating places in London however not many will match the whole impact of the event that is dinning in the Bombay Brasserie.

The accid test is was it good and was it value for money. If only I lived closer. Travelling from Staffordshire for an evening meal is not practical. The next time I come to london for a weekend or business need I will try to weave a visit to the Bombay Brasserie

Terry Potter
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