Dishoom (Covent Garden)

Dishoom Covent Garden has had a huge refurbishment which is welcome for this branch as the interior here was my least favourite and cramped of all the London branches.  It now boasts huge ground and lower ground areas that are brand new (as at Oct 2022) and includes a rather nice, small conservatory area at the back of the ground floor level. This occasion was showing one of its gems to a friend who had not had it before, which was the Indian brunch and happens to be a favourite of mine for morning dining within London if I had to choose.  The bacon and egg naan is still very good and proved to be better than the sausage and egg naan (tried by both myself and guest) and it was good to try the vegan sausages as well for curiosity…but the results are the same in that the bacon and egg naan for flavour and volume is still the best in my opinion.  If you have not had this yet, I would recommend especially with the unlimited chai masala (also lovely at Dishoom) at breakfast.

Food Grade: 65%

My second visit to this branch of Dishoom having completed the set of four in London now.  I tried the sausage and egg naan (stupidly missed the photo of it) as have had the bacon naan several times and although this was very nice, I would go for the bacon version.  The Full Bombay was also had on the other side of the table and this was a fine picture indeed.

I forgot how magical scrambled egg and baked beans are from childhood – the staff very kindly brought out on request a small version of this for me to enjoy after the naan.  With unlimited cups of chai tea (I think we enjoyed about 4 each!) the whole bill came to £26 all in, which is pretty amazing for the quality of the food and charm of setting.  I booked this table for 2 last week and was the last one available for Sat breakfast and this would appear to be ever popular as a weekend event so my advice is to book well early if you are looking for a quality and original breakfast in London on the weekend.  A lovely thing to re-experience and especially on the occasion it was.

Food Grade: 65%

This is my third Dishoom I have been to in London and this time was for a small breakfast.  I was simply bowled over at how nice the ginger cured bacon with spiced ketchup with soft cream cheese in a beautifully soft naan bread was and it simply amazes me that the most average of places in town will charge the same as this option which is highly original and awesomely tasty.  This was also some of the nicest bacon I have ever had full stop and had the perfect weight, thickness and fattyness.  The chai (which is served on a permanent refill basis) is a lovely option as is the breakfast oats in a glass.

This is simply a gem of an option to have for breakfast (as indeed all Dishooms are sharing the same menu) and I look forward to completing the set with a visit to Carnaby St branch in the near future(!).

Food Grade: 65%