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Just a stone's throw away from Sloane Square you’ll find Kahani – a sophisticated Indian restaurant that serves up a menu featuring contemporary takes on Indian food using traditional methods. This popular restaurant is the work of Michelin-starred Peter Joseph and also made it into the Good Food Guide 2024. Kahani is a sophisticated Indian restaurant that serves up a menu featuring contemporary takes on Indian food using traditional methods.
(Image: Samphire Comms) We recently visited to try out their six-course Jazz Night Tasting Menu, which comprises a number of popular dishes from Grilled Scallops to Peshwari Lamb. The restaurant definitely goes in for a sophisticated vibe, with dark and moody lighting to accompany the jazz music, which is played every Thursday if you fancy some live music to accompany your curry. The restaurant definitely goes in for a sophisticated vibe, with dark and moody lighting to accompany the jazz music.
(Image: Samphire Comms) We first started with some cocktails, and their cocktail list takes inspiration from Indian flavours including the Tandoori Ananas and Gulab Martini. We first went in with the Berry Papdi Chaat served with spiced chickpeas with sweetened yoghurt; the dish had a really great combination of textures and flavours and I especially loved the seasoning on the chickpeas. This was followed by their Grilled Scallops served with Andhra spices and alleppey coconut, and was definitely a stand-out dish out of the entire menu.
This popular restaurant is the work of Michelin-starred Peter Joseph and also made it into the Good Food Guide 2024. (Image: Samphire Comms) This was followed by the Monkfish char grilled with browned garlic, and Guineafowl fillets tandoori grilled with golden beets, both of which were very good – although I have to say I really loved the rich game flavours of the guineafowl combined with the aromatic flavours. We had a quick interlude of sorbet before moving on to another favourite dish, which was the Tandoori Peshawari Lamb Chops with chilli, clove and mint yogurt, the flavour range was very noticeable and I loved the spice from the chilli with the coolness of the yoghurt.
This dish was served with sides of Khumb Matar, Rice and Naan to finish off the savouries before moving onto the sweets. The dishes had a great combination of textures and flavours. (Image: Samphire Comms) The dessert was a Chocolate Delight served with almond brittle and caramel ice cream, which was delicious and the flavours were very reminiscent of an amaretto.
The Jazz Night Tasting Menu is priced at £80 a person with an additional £75 tacked on for the wine paring. It’s pricey, but combined with the jazz music it definitely makes for a special evening if you’re celebrating with friends or family or fancy something different..
