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Indian Mischief

71 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EP Full details & map

Restaurants & cafés: Vegetarian

Rob Greig

Time Out says 2 Users say 5/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 20 2011

Opened in autumn 2010, this venture from two of Lordship Lane's longest-running and most respected food retailers (the Cheese Block and wholefood grocer SMBS) offers East Dulwich locals something different to the usual high-street curry house. The cooking is South Indian and Gujarati vegetarian, with lots of spicy potatoes and pulses, and aims to educate as well as satisfy.

Carefully presented starters include traditional snack foods such as dhokla (savoury sponge cakes), mehdu vada (crispy lentil doughnuts) and bhel poori, while the popular dosas are a head-turning curl of crisp pancake accompanied by fresh sambars and chutneys. Alongside the main menu are daily specials, such as smoky baingan bharta (roasted aubergine curry) - perfect for warming up a drab Sunday evening. The emphasis throughout is on freshness, flavour and careful spicing, rather than powerful chilli kicks.

Beers include Taj Mahal and Jaipur IPA, and you can finish with Indian-style cardamom coffee or spiced masala tea. A playful note in the window encourages diners to try eating with their hands.

Tags: Asian, Indian, South Indian vegetarian, Gujarati vegetarian, Vegetarian, South East, East Dulwich, Mid-range

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Indian Mischief

71 Lordship Lane SE22 8EP

Transport East Dulwich rail

Telephone

020 8693 1627

Open 6-11pm Mon-Thur, Sun; 6pm-midnight Fri

Meal for two with drinks and service: around £45

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 2 ratings)

By Rollo - Apr 10 2012

5/5

Just paid my second visit to Indian Mischief and have to say that my taste buds are again on cloud 9. Having travelled to India regularly on business and various holidays, I have finally found the real thing here in East Dulwich. If your like me and never really satisfied with the various curry houses that turn out manufactured British curries you should definately pay them a visit - You wont be disappointed and do not be put off that the menu will not be familiar. Like me I'm sure that you will want to revist to try everything on the menu!

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By Omnibuswoman - Oct 8 2011

4/5

Visited Indian Mischief last night for dinner with my vegan other half... despite the early critical reviews there was little to criticise about our delicious meal. The crispy okra starter lived up to its excellent reputation and the cassava was described as 'really special' by my fella (though he had inexplicably downgraded this to 'very good'by this morning!). Mains of pumpkin dosa and sev tomato were tasty and decent sized portions, though we secretly wished that we'd ordered a greater range of starters instead of mains to make the most of the excellent range of tasty (vegan) dishes.
The waiters were attentive and helpful, managing to rustle up some soya milk for fella's chai tea despite being told by the chef that they'd run out and providing both veggie and vegan sauces for the mains so that we could share dishes.
The final bill was under £40 which I thought was good value.
One other positive point for me was the good lighting...as a lipreader I find it a nusiance that most restaurants dim the lights throughout the evening, making it harder and harder to communicate. Indian Mischief has excellent lighting which remained constant throughout our visit.
Other half and I will definitely be returning to Indian Mischief soon.