Bangalore Express – Quirky Indian Dining

A friend and I stumbled across Bangalore Express quite by mistake while looking for another restaurant, but we were so intrigued by what we saw, that we just had to go in. On offer is affordable, modern Indian food in a vibrant, informal setting.

The big draw here is the dining experience. Most of the floor is taken up by canteen-style seating, but along one side of the restaurant are, what I can best describe as, bunk-bed style booths with access to the upper level via steel ladders. Staff climb up to take you order, and the food is brought up carefully balanced on large trays.

There’s an option to have Indian Tapas dishes to share, such as: golden fried tiger prawns with chilli jam; chicken tikka and baby corn sticks and lamb meatballs in tempered mint yoghurt. If that doesn’t take your fancy, perhaps a Dosa (Southern Indian savoury crepe) will. If mixing it up is more your thing, then give the Indian Fish and Chilli Chips a try, or Calzone, Indian-style. If that sounds a bit much, there is the choice of Big Plates; where you pick meat or vegetable option, rice, curry cooking style and side vegetables all for a reasonable £8.50.

Bangalore Express is definitely worth a visit for the elevated dining experience alone. Just don’t forget where you are and step out too quickly at the end of the meal!

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Bangalore Express | Restaurants | Mains from £ 8.50
103-105 Waterloo Road | Central | +442070210886
11:00 – 00:00 daily (last orders 23:30)