The Menu
Coastal Indian cooking, landed at dawn and ground each morning. The kitchen changes a dish or two with the tide.
Starters
To begin.
Boneless fish fillet marinated in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and tandoori spices, char-grilled in the clay oven until smoky and tender.
Succulent chicken cubes marinated in spiced yoghurt and grilled in the tandoor until lightly charred and juicy.
Creamy chicken kebabs in a mild marinade of cream, cheese and cardamom, grilled soft and melt-in-the-mouth.
Frenched chicken winglets marinated in tangy spices, fried crisp and golden, served with a zingy dipping sauce.
Spiced minced lamb moulded onto skewers with onion and fresh herbs, char-grilled until smoky and succulent.
Crisp golden pastry triangles stuffed with spiced minced lamb, onions and herbs.
A generous platter of our tandoori starters - chicken, lamb and fish kebabs - char-grilled to order.
Button mushrooms marinated in spiced yoghurt and herbs, char-grilled in the tandoor until juicy and smoky.
Cubes of soft Indian cottage cheese marinated in spiced yoghurt with peppers and onion, tandoor-grilled.
Crispy fried cauliflower florets tossed in a peppery, garlicky sauce with a savoury kick.
Sliced onions in spiced gram-flour batter, fried into crunchy golden fritters.
Crisp pastry parcels filled with lightly spiced potatoes and green peas.
An assortment of our vegetarian starters - paneer tikka, bhajia and more - perfect for sharing.
Soups
Warm bowls.
Indo-Chinese soup of vegetable dumplings in a tangy, garlicky soya-and-ginger broth.
Shredded chicken in a spicy, tangy Indo-Chinese broth with garlic, ginger and soya.
Classic velvety chicken soup, smooth, creamy and gently seasoned.
Chicken
From the coop.
Tandoor-grilled chicken simmered in a silky tomato, butter and cream gravy finished with fenugreek. Mild and rich.
Tender chicken in a luxurious cashew, almond and cream sauce, delicately spiced.
Grilled chicken tikka folded into a creamy spiced tomato-and-onion gravy.
Chicken cooked in a rich almond and cream sauce - smooth, nutty and gently spiced.
Fiery Goan-style chicken in a tangy chilli-and-vinegar sauce with bold spices.
South Indian chicken in a robust, tangy tomato gravy with red chilli and curry leaf.
Chicken stir-cooked with peppers, onion and freshly crushed spices in a thick, aromatic wok gravy.
Spicy Maharashtrian chicken in a fiery coconut-and-red-chilli masala.
Chicken slow-cooked with onions, tomato and ground spices into a thick, deeply flavoured dry curry.
Lamb
Slow and tender.
Kashmiri classic - tender lamb in an aromatic gravy of yoghurt, fennel and Kashmiri chilli.
Fiery Goan-style lamb curry in a tangy chilli-and-vinegar sauce.
Lamb stir-cooked with peppers, onion and freshly crushed spices in a thick wok masala.
Lamb slow-cooked with onions, tomato and ground spices into a rich, thick dry curry.
Fiery Maharashtrian lamb in a bold coconut-and-red-chilli masala.
South Indian lamb in a tangy, robust chilli and curry-leaf gravy.
Lamb in a rich, creamy almond sauce - smooth, nutty and mildly spiced.
Tender lamb simmered with lentils and warming spices into a hearty, comforting curry.
Lamb cooked with a double helping of onions in a thick, savoury, mildly spiced gravy.
Spiced minced lamb cooked with green peas in an aromatic onion-and-tomato masala.
Lamb cooked on the bone in a rich, traditional onion-tomato gravy for deep, hearty flavour.
Seafood
From the tide.
Plump prawns in a tangy Goan coconut gravy with kokum, red chilli and curry leaf.
Prawns in a creamy cashew-and-almond sauce, delicately spiced.
Fiery Goan prawn curry in a tangy chilli-and-vinegar sauce.
Prawns in a silky tomato, butter and cream gravy. Mild and rich.
Prawns in a robust, tangy South Indian chilli gravy with curry leaf.
Prawns stir-cooked with peppers, onion and crushed spices in a thick wok masala.
Prawns simmered in a spiced onion-and-tomato masala, rich and full-flavoured.
Prawns and chicken combined in a spiced onion-and-tomato gravy.
Kerala-style fish in a fragrant coconut-milk gravy with curry leaf and mustard seed.
Fiery Goan fish curry in a tangy chilli-and-vinegar sauce.
Fish in a tangy, robust South Indian chilli and curry-leaf gravy.
Fish in a tangy Goan coconut curry with kokum and red chilli.
Vegetarian
From the garden.
Soft cottage cheese in a silky tomato, butter and cream gravy. Mild and rich.
Grilled paneer in a creamy spiced tomato-and-onion gravy.
Paneer stir-cooked with peppers, onion and crushed spices in a thick wok masala.
Paneer in a luxurious cashew-and-cream sauce, delicately spiced.
Crumbled paneer scrambled with onion, tomato, peppers and spices.
Paneer simmered in a smooth, spiced creamed-spinach gravy.
Mixed vegetables stir-fried with peppers, onion and green chilli in a tangy masala.
Mixed vegetables in a silky tomato, butter and cream gravy.
Mixed vegetables in a fiery coconut-and-red-chilli Maharashtrian masala.
Mixed vegetables in a creamy cashew-and-almond sauce, mildly spiced.
Chickpeas simmered in a tangy onion-and-tomato masala with warming spices.
Black lentils slow-cooked with butter and cream until rich and velvety.
Yellow lentils cooked with spinach and a fragrant spice tempering.
Yellow lentils finished with a sizzling tempering of garlic, cumin and chilli.
Potato, peas and cauliflower cooked together in a spiced onion-and-tomato masala.
Potatoes tossed with cumin seeds and gentle spices - simple, homely and aromatic.
Mushrooms stir-cooked with peppers, onion and crushed spices in a thick wok masala.
Mushrooms and sweetcorn in a mild, creamy spiced gravy.
Indo-Chinese
Wok and spice.
Crispy chicken tossed with peppers, onion and green chilli in a tangy soya-garlic sauce.
Chicken wok-tossed in a fiery Szechuan chilli-garlic sauce.
Fried chicken in a tangy, garlicky Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
Crispy prawns tossed with peppers and green chilli in a tangy soya-garlic sauce.
Prawns wok-tossed in a fiery Szechuan chilli-garlic sauce.
Fried vegetable balls in a tangy, garlicky Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
Fried paneer in a tangy, garlicky Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
Paneer tossed with peppers, onion and green chilli in a tangy soya-garlic sauce.
Stir-fried noodles with chicken, crunchy vegetables and soya sauce.
Stir-fried noodles with crunchy vegetables and soya sauce.
Stir-fried noodles with prawns, crunchy vegetables and soya sauce.
Tandoori
From the clay oven.
Half a chicken marinated in spiced yoghurt and char-grilled in the clay oven until smoky.
A whole chicken marinated in spiced yoghurt and char-grilled in the clay oven until smoky.
Jumbo prawns marinated in spiced yoghurt and herbs, char-grilled in the tandoor.
Lamb chops marinated in spiced yoghurt and herbs, char-grilled until smoky and tender.
Biryani
Layered and fragrant.
Fragrant basmati layered with spiced mixed vegetables and saffron, slow-cooked dum-style.
Fragrant basmati layered with spiced chicken and saffron, slow-cooked dum-style.
Fragrant basmati layered with tender spiced lamb and saffron, slow-cooked dum-style.
Fragrant basmati layered with spiced prawns and saffron, slow-cooked dum-style.
Fragrant basmati layered with spiced fish and saffron, slow-cooked dum-style.
Rice
Alongside.
Fluffy steamed long-grain basmati rice.
Basmati rice tossed with mixed vegetables and mild whole spices.
Basmati rice cooked with mushrooms and gentle whole spices.
Basmati rice tempered with fragrant cumin seeds.
Tangy South Indian rice tossed with lemon, mustard seed and curry leaf.
Wok-fried rice with egg, spring onion and a touch of soya sauce.
Breads
From the tandoor.
Soft leavened flatbread baked in the tandoor and brushed with butter.
Soft tandoor-baked naan topped with garlic and fresh coriander.
Sweet naan stuffed with coconut, nuts and raisins.
Tandoor-baked naan topped with garlic and fresh green chilli.
Soft naan topped with sesame seeds and baked in the tandoor.
Layered wholewheat bread stuffed with spiced mashed potato.
Layered wholewheat bread stuffed with spiced minced lamb.
Layered wholewheat bread stuffed with spiced cottage cheese.
Flaky, multi-layered wholewheat flatbread - crisp, soft and buttery.
Wholewheat flatbread baked in the clay oven.
Thin, soft handkerchief-style flatbread.
A selection of our freshly baked tandoor breads.
South African
Born in Durban.
Durban classic - a hollowed bread loaf filled with fragrant chicken curry.
A hollowed bread loaf filled with rich, boneless lamb curry.
A hollowed bread loaf filled with traditional lamb-on-the-bone curry.
A hollowed bread loaf filled with spicy prawn curry.
A hollowed bread loaf filled with a combined chicken-and-prawn curry.
A hollowed bread loaf filled with classic spiced broad-bean (sugar bean) curry.
A hollowed bread loaf filled with spiced mixed-vegetable curry.
Soft roti wrapped around spiced chicken curry.
Soft roti wrapped around rich lamb curry.
Soft roti wrapped around spicy prawn curry.
Soft roti wrapped around spiced mixed-vegetable curry.
Little Ones
For the children.
Mild stir-fried noodles with soft vegetables - perfect for little ones.
Mild stir-fried noodles with tender chicken - perfect for little ones.
Creamy, mild chicken kebabs served with crispy chips.
Golden chicken nuggets served with crispy chips.
Crispy golden fried potato chips.
Desserts
Sweet endings.
Creamy milk pudding with fine vermicelli, cardamom and nuts. Served warm or chilled.
Warm semolina pudding cooked in ghee with sugar, cardamom and nuts.
Chilled rose-flavoured milk dessert with vermicelli, basil seeds and a scoop of ice cream.
Warm golden milk dumplings soaked in fragrant cardamom-and-rose syrup.
Vanilla ice cream drizzled with rich chocolate sauce.
Drinks
To refresh.
Refreshing chilled yoghurt drink blended with sweet mango.
Refreshing chilled yoghurt drink, lightly sweetened.
Refreshing chilled yoghurt drink with a savoury salted touch.
A table is the best way to taste the coast.
Please tell your server about any allergies; many dishes can be adapted. A discretionary 12.5% service charge is added for tables of six or more.