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Hosted by Covent Garden's Lyceum Theatre, long-time home of The Lion King, 23-year-old chef Niaz Caan makes his West End debut with a 120-seat restaurant inspired by the cuisine of Calcutta and West Bengal. He made his name at Brick Lane's City Spice and has put together a menu of small plates and larger dishes for sharing.

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21 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7RQ

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Daily Telegraph

William Sitwell gave a real stinker of a review to this Indian restaurant inside the Lyceum Theatre.

“You arrive in a place of dark brown panelling, cheap wobbly tables and uncomfortable chairs; a room with all the charm of a bailiff’s storage facility. Plastic flowers drip from the ceiling, more clumsy than colourful, and the staff rush around in a spirit that is more like crossing a busy road in Hanoi than the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. 

“Yhis is your typical old school curry house offering… just bowl after bowl of indeterminate slop.”

William Sitwell - 2024-02-22

Prices

Starter Main Pudding
£4.00 £15.40 £7.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £18.95
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Bread £4.25
Service 10.00%
21 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7RQ
Opening hours
Monday3 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday3 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday11:45 am‑11 pm
Thursday11:45 am‑11 pm
Friday11:45 am‑11 pm
Saturday11:45 am‑11 pm
Sunday11:45 am‑11 pm

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