Café Spice Namaste

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16 Prescot Street

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Thu Oct 20 2011

Near Tower Hill, this airy recycled 19th-century courthouse makes an unusual venue, but is well suited to Namaste’s position as one of the UK’s most innovative and award-winning Indian restaurants. The high-ceilinged interior is enlivened by sumptuous drapery and stained glass in saturated hues.

The menu (‘Indian cuisine with specialities and influences from all over Asia, often with a European twist’) reflects the inspired eclecticism of celebrated chef-patron, author and sustainability champion Cyrus Todiwala OBE. Provenance details abound, and the seasonal ‘speciality menu’ offered both Soay and Rhug Estate salt marsh lamb.

However, the Soay in a curry sauce was distinctly chewy and arrived in a vol-au-vent that could have graced a church hall buffet. House speciality guizzado de chorize javali – spiced wild boar chipolatas cooked in a rich vindaloo masala – was served with a bog-standard bread roll rather than the menu’s usual toasted pitta. In a version of fish and chips, the coley had a pleasant spiced batter and the gently aromatic version of tartare sauce was a delight, but the fish, though nicely cooked, was riddled with pin bones. In summary, the twist was doing all the shouting, but the execution was far from capital.

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Address:
Café Spice Namaste 16 Prescot Street
London
E1 8AZ

Phone:
020 7488 9242
Website:
www.cafespice.co.uk
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-3pm Mon-Fri. Dinner served 6.15-10.30pm Mon-Fri; 6.30-10.30pm Sat
Transport:
Tube: Aldgate East or Tower Hill tube or Tower Gateway DLR
Price:
Main courses £12.50-£18.55. Set meal £35 3 courses
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1. Café Spice Namaste
  - 16 Prescot Street
    London
    E1 8AZ
  - 020 7488 9242
  - www.cafespice.co.uk
  - 51.511543,-0.070720

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Available for hire
Type of event:
Parties

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