Dipna Anand At Somerset House

Lovely food, although nothing out of the ordinary. Great service and beautiful setting, although sadly not much atmosphere as the restaurant was virtually empty. Lovely touch presenting us with a dessert with 'Happy Anniversary' on as I had told them it was our wedding anniversary when I booked. As others have said, the portions are pretty small. What really let the venue down though, was the toilets, which are shared with Somerset House and the terrace bar. On my first visit I encountered a broken toilet seat on the floor and on my second visit, a toilet cubicle covered in vomit, including the walls. Not what I would expect when eating in a restaurant of this calibre! What a shame.

We came for a friend's birthday lunch on Saturday and there was 9 of us. I was told there was a bit of trouble booking as the restaurant was being inflexible but it eventually got sorted. We did the bottomless thali with unlimited refills as well as unlimited chai or mango lassi for £32.50 each. It was good value but if it wasn't unlimited, the portion size would have been tiny. My favourites were lamb samosa and makani chicken. The mohabbat martini was also tasty. Our waitress was polite and patient with our requests. The restaurant is nicely decorated and it was pretty quiet but I enjoyed the atmosphere.

Was a little skeptical before going here seeing a low rating (below 4) and complaints from some customers. I can assure you they are all misleading. Had a wonderful time at dinner here. Seating and interiors are very good. The ambience is very comfortable. You can go here for food and chit chat. I went with a colleague and we spoke about 3 hrs without interruptions. Prices are very reasonable for what’s on offer and comparing to other places. Menu choices are limited but it’s typical of some Indian restaurants and also means the items are for very high quality. Is vegetarian and vegan friendly. Spice quotient is quite low. So very tolerable. And the service is excellent. Meals came quickly and they kept asking me if we needed anything else. We’re very polite. Will highly recommend for an evening of chit chat with Indian food in nice ambience.

The service was really good, great ambience and nice setting in Somerset House. Menu simple but extensive with quite a few veggie options. Poppadoms were excellent and so was the mango dip. Had the chilli paneer (nice flavours but served a bit cold), veggie samosas, nice but fairly bland, onion bhajis (again served cold) and a chana masala that was wayyyy to salty. Presentation on point