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| Dishoom, an original Bombay-styled cafe in Covent Garden |
Being an
Indian, I feel it’s my right to try out as many Indian eateries as possible and
then tell my friends back home, which one in the UK matches which, back in India.
Oh you know, the KFCs and the McDs in the UK are different from the ones we
have in Delhi. There are no veg options available here! Ok, McDonald’s has one,
but you get my point right?
Anyways, so
I thought I’ve done lunches and dinners at a lot of places, how about trying
out breakfast at some place new? That I happened to be standing right in front
of Dishoom in Covent Graden at 10:15 am on a Tuesday morning, has nothing to do
with my sudden decision making.
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| The relaxed and cool interiors at Dishoom |
To be
honest, I’ve been wanting to go to this place, ever since I got to know that
there is a restaurant named Dishoom. The word Dishoom means ‘kapow’ or a ‘blow’
in Bollywood language. Something that you hear when a hero throws a punch at
the villain or vice-versa. So, just for the love of this word and for my love
of 70s Hindi films, I wanted to visit this restaurant that boasts of paying
homage to the original ‘Bombaiya’ cafes as we call it.
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| The old adverts (here) and the crisscross white and black flooring (below) at Dishoom |
Thankfully,
there were no long queues to stand in, and I was given a choice to sit either
at the shiny marble-top round tables or at the comfy, old café style big sofas.
I choose the shiny marble-top. Dishoom is a cool restaurant with an elegant
interior. The walls are plastered with old Bollywood movie and movie stars posters
and vintage-style adverts. The discreet lighting and black and white tiled floors,
evokes a throw-back canteen feel.
The staff was
extremely friendly, and attended to me immediately, handing out the menu and
sharing the specials, but were manically over-attentive. For some unknown
reason, they all always stood huddled together, talking in hushed tones, near
the open-kitchen.
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| Breakfast Menu |
As soon as I
saw Bun Maska in the menu, I knew what I wanted to order. The Bun Maska is a
Bombay classic, eaten almost everywhere. The bun is toasted hot on the outside,
with a slice of butter inside and is enjoyed best by dunking the hot bun in
your spicy or masala chai.
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| Bun Maska with spicy tea |
I have to
admit, the Bun Maska at Dishoom did disappoint me a little. I was hoping for
the authentic fresh brioche bun, filled with a generous butter spread. What I
got was a super toasted bun, almost charred on top and filled with a slice of
butter. However, the spicy chai covered it up for me. It was the perfect masala
chai. I enjoyed it so much, I ordered two.
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| Nankhatai biscuits |
Their selection of sweet Nankhatai
biscuits, sprinkled with sunflower seeds, and salted Jeera biscuits, with cumin
seeds, was absolutely heavenly.
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| Egg Naan Roll |
Next I
ordered the Egg Naan Roll, and trust you me, my taste buds were in for a
surprise party. The naan came wrapped around two fried eggs, with runny yolk, chilli
jam, cream cheese and spicy green herbs. Warm and gratifying, the Egg Naan Roll
was such a flavour party, I tell you.
With such
variety in budget prices, I really wanted to try some more, but as I was
running short on time, I couldn’t. However, my friend, who is a regular at
Dishoom vouches for their Bacon Naan Roll and Chole Frankie. She says, they are
the best ever.
Next time, I
coming for Chole Frankie and Breakfast Lassi.
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