“Unconventional”, “very refined” food from “market-fresh” ingredients puts this “hidden gem” (by Chelsea Embankment) well up London’s premier league of top subcontinentals – it’s “not as flashy” as the bigger names, but “every bit as good”.
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The Painted Heron is tucked away in a quiet corner on riverside Cheyne Walk in Chelsea. The ground floor dining room has a wooden floor, white walls with black and white prints and a few oil paintings, and quite good lighting. The menu is unusual, offering some unfamiliar and in some cases ill-advised dishes, such as strawberry curry. A fixed price menu at £35 is available, but starters are around £8, main courses mostly around £16, with side dishes at £5, and bread at £3.75.
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