Dishoom Covent Garden in City of London

A great place for breakfast or brunch. Wonderful atmosphere inside, amazing food and lovely staff. Worth a visit and look forward to coming back to try a different meal! We certainly didn’t need to eat again until evening with the size of the portions.

Can't go wrong with dishoom for Indian food. The service is great and the food is always up to a good standard. There are long queues frequently so book if possible. I recommend the lamb dish. It was super smoky but not over cooked.

What a wonderful lunch atmosphere! The food is hands down amazing, the staff are so wonderful and lovely. The restaurant clearly shows they care about their team, creating a wonderful place to eat for guest and showing great attitude all round. It was a busy day for lunch in Covent Garden, food came on time, nice and piping hot. We had the Ruby Murray and lamb chops, the sides are great and the menu has a nice selection of vegetarian and meat dishes. Left feeling full and happy 😊

I am looking at 6 key areas (for me anyway!). Hope this helps you when reading the review -1. Welcome - we had made a late breakfast/brunch reservation and arrived on time. The table was ready and we were welcomed nicely and taken straight to our table. Note - It is worth booking a table at any Dishoom at any time as most of them get busy. They do have space for people walking in but if you do, then be prepared to wait.2. Ambience - bustling, noisy. Great vibe. Acoustics not so great after the recent refurb of this Dishoom. There is background music as well.3. Staff knowledge - excellent as always! They know the menu items well & make good recommendations.4. Food taste - was of a high standard. Authentic, well balanced flavours. Consistent with what they have served before. The Murgh Malai (chicken) was a bit saltier than normal this time to be honest.5. Service - always very friendly and attentive. We went when the breakfast menu stops being served and the "all day menu" starts. We ordered from both menus so there was a slight delay with some items but this was promptly followed up and escalted.6. Wait times for food & drinks - good as you normally do not have to wait for a long time.

Thank you for such a lovely pre-theatre dining experience.I booked in advance and requested a quiet spot as my guest wore hearing aids. We were seated in a lovely quiet spot by the window. The venue is easy to find. The restaurant is huge, the decor resembles a British brasserie. The serving staff are very kind. They are cautious to all food allergies. The waitress was very attentive and smiled lots. The menu is extensive. Fresh tap water is provided without asking. The food is served quickly and piping hot.I would recommend this restaurant to everyone. It is family and disabled friendly.

Since I have no much experience with Indian food, my judgment is not too trustworthy. I found most of the dishes too spicy, which prevented me to enjoy the dinner (it is highly likely my fault I am not used to this spiciness). There were only 2 kind of curries together with a few Iranian dishes, which surprised me as the restaurant is advertised as Indian. The portion are also a bit small, whereas I have always found them abundant in other restaurants. About the location: were seated downstairs and the smell of incense was a bit too strong, the light was too soft so reading the menu was not easy. The service was good. I believe there are better places than this to eat Indian food, although there was a very long queue outside so...there must be a reason I do not grasp.

Nice decor, lively atmosphere, well presented tasty food. Can be quite hot so keep some water nearby. I particularly loved the papri chat starter. The cocktails were also excellent.

We did have to queue for about an hour to get in but it was definitely worth the wait. The waiter serving our table was extremely knowledgable about every dish on the menu and told us about the history of the restaurant. The food was divine and really flavoursome. Our waiter couldn’t recommend the black daal enough - but this was a little bland so maybe stay away from that!

We visited first part of January 2022. It’s a very popular place with a lovely atmosphere. The staff was very attentive, food was delivered quickly, everything tasted really delicious. Reservations are usually required, but we did manage to get a table within a few minutes mid-day Sunday.

This has been the best dining experience I've had since coming to London! A couple friends and I went on a Sunday night, and there was a really long line outside that you do have to wait in, but we were seated faster than anticipated! They offered everyone in line hot chai which was lovely. The food was incredible, so many vegan options, and they had the best chutney I've ever had, I was literally eating it by the spoonful on it's own! The service was so great, I've already been planning what else I want from there because I cannot wait to go back!! I highly recommend this restaurant!!!