Product details for Mela - West End - Mela Restaurant, London - Oh so refined Indian cooking - a la carte dining

Mela Restaurant, London - Oh so refined Indian cooking - a la carte dining

If you like curries but aren't hot on flock wallpaper and red swirly carpet, then you'll love Mela.

A refined English take on Indian country cooking, it serves fresh and imaginative dishes in a stylish designer setting.

This little jewel is tucked away at the heart of the West End, making it ideal for pre- or post-theatre nosh. It's also popular at lunchtime, whether with working businessmen or shoppers having a well-earned break. Everyone is tucking into the delicious fish and seafood curries, and fat naan breads.

Given the more-than-reasonable menu prices, it can only be a matter of time before word gets round about this real find. We even know some loyal regulars who are hoping for their favourites to be sold frozen as home supplies - not just takeaways...

Details

• À la carte dining
• Lunch and dinner: Monday - Sunday
• An optional service charge will be added to your bill

The meal
This is a sample menu and may be subject to changes

• Mussel hara masala - fresh mussels tossed in tomato, spring onion and garlic, flavoured with curry leaves and lemon grass
• Mackerel fritada - shallow fried mackerel fillet marinated in Goa's special 'rechieo' masala paste, with rice flour
• Lehsooni whitebait - whitebait marinated in crushed garlic and caraway seeds, gramflour-batter fried
• Murg lukmi samosa - savoury chicken mince stuffed in crusty pastry, deep-fried and served with tamarind chutney
• Malabari seafood stew - a fine selection of seafood - mussels, scallops, prawns, squids and fish gently stewed with turnip, cauliflower, creamy coconut milk and coriander
• Jhinga kalimirch - prawns stir-fried with curry leaves, roasted moong lentils, freshly crushed black peppercorns, onions and bell peppers, topped with grated coconut

Essential information

• Nearest station: Picadilly
• Average cheque £20 - 22.50 per person
• All major credit cards accepted
• 24 hrs cancellation notice is required or the restaurant may charge up to £10 per person cancellation fee