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77 Dean Street, W1D 3SH Full details & map

Restaurant: North Indian

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By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 20 2011

The Red Fort remains a landmark among London's North Indian restaurants, maintaining high standards despite changes of chef, interior and menu over two decades. With the high standards go high prices - though on our visit, packs of guffawing office workers filled the sleekly furnished dining room, drawn by an online half-price food offer. This proved to be an excellent deal, with no diminution of culinary standards.

A simple starter of seekh kebab was a princely version, the lamb finely minced to a paste-like consistency, then sensitively flavoured with a garam masala of freshly ground spices: quite sublime. Although every curry house makes similar claims, the Red Fort's menu really does contain original recipes from the courtly cooking of the Moghuls. That curry house staple, bhuna gosht, showed regal lineage, with chunks of lamb in a warming, ginger-flecked curry.

Even the simplest of our dishes, from the dals to the breads, was perfectly evocative of the real India, both past and present. The seafood dishes tend towards the contemporary, the samundari ratan seafood stew containing scallops, an ingredient not seen in the kitchens of the Raj. A perfect venue for smart occasions, where the whiff of fenugreek won't offend.

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Tags: Asian, Indian, North Indian, Cocktails, Romance, Wow factor, Central, Soho, Expensive, Restaurant

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Special offers

50% off food

...from the a la carte menu based on each person having a two course meal, one being a main dish. Includes Vat, excludes service. From 9th Jan.
Offer available Monday to Friday 12:00-16:00, 17:30-18:45 and 22:00-23:30, Weekends 17:30-18:45 and 22:00-23:30
Offer covers Min 2, Max 5 people
Offer valid until Feb 23 2012

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Red Fort details

Address

Red Fort

77 Dean Street W1D 3SH

Transport Leicester Square or Tottenham Court Road tube

Telephone

020 7437 2115

Red Fort website

Bar Open 5pm-1am Tue-Sat. Restaurant Lunch served noon-2.30pm Mon-Fri. Dinner served 5.30-11.30pm daily

Main courses £15-£18. Set lunch £12 2 courses. Set meal (5.30-7pm) £16 2 courses incl tea or coffee

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children admitted, Booking advisable, Dress ( smart casual ), Vegan dishes, Vegetarian menu

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By Simon Rose - Jul 22 2011

I came here for dinner two weeks ago with some friends and i had a great time, thoroughly enjoyed my dinner. Beautiful interior and lavish surroundings, i was really amazed. It was of course, expensive, but very understandable given the quality of the food, which was truly delicious. I opted for several vegetarian dishes. Our service was friendly and efficient, can't wait to come to visit again next time I'm in Soho !

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By Nick Pahl - Feb 12 2011

Just been to this restaurant. The service was rubbish - very in attentive - almost impossible to pay as no one took any notice - eventually had to to get up and sort it out myself
Its also incredibly over priced - you would get a better curry by taking a taxi to Drummond street near Euston - and save yourself £50 per head, taxi fare included
Dont go