Oh, and it goes fantastically well with the three chutneys provided – mint & coriander, tamarind & date, and err … cant remember what’s in the last one, but it’s tomato based, I think lol. Both are lightly fried and utterly moreish. Same with the prawn koliwada and the calamari, which are spicy and slightly sweet respectively. The lamb samosas are of the spicy variety, while the vegetable samosas is slightly sweet but still spicy. The pastry is light, crunchy, and tasty on its own, but the fillings are delicious. The samosas are simply amongst the best I’ve eaten. The first four dishes arrived together – vegetable samosas, lamb samosas, calamari, and prawn koliwada. I ordered lamb samosas, calamari, prawn koliwada, spicy lamb chops, and chicken tikka. Shiima ordered vegetable samosas, chicken ruby, with basmati rice, raita, and naan bread. Soon as we were led to our table, opposite the exquisite verandah, we made our order. The wait wasn’t 30 minutes, maybe half that, but it gave us time to decide on our order. The hostess told us that our wait would be about 30 minutes, and we were led to the bar. This was approaching 10PM, but Dishoom was still very busy. We decided to leave and look for a nearby restaurant … we were undecided about restaurants on James Street, and while walking towards Soho, we suddenly decided on Dishoom Carnaby. We had a late dinner reserved at a restaurant in Oxford Circus, as Shiima was to finish work late, but when we arrived at the restaurant we were told the robata grill was closed this was just past 9PM. Our initial plan wasn’t actually to visit Dishoom. Each restaurant’s menu is essentially similar, beyond the specials on offer, so this blog, which is mainly focused on our most recent visit to the Carnaby restaurant, can be somewhat generalised for the other three restaurants. I couldn’t do them justice, but, essentially, the décor does a really good job of outwardly transporting you to the classic Irani café-bars, and allows the food to do the rest. The restaurants are in the form of classic Irani cafes, and each restaurants décor is a sight to behold. Dishoom is a rather fashionable Indian restaurant with several branches in expectedly fashionable spots across London – Shoreditch, Carnaby, Covent Garden, and the burgeoning Granary Square area of Kings Cross.