Your spoiled for choice when it comes to great Indian restaurants in London. We wanted something that was walking distance from our hotel and the theatre for our show that night. Colonel Saab in Trafalgar Square fit the bill nicely. A colourful and cosy room. Very friendly service.

We decided to go with the tasting menu and enjoy the surprises.

Rasam is a South Indian tomato and lentil soup simmered with healing spices and said to have medicinal qualities. Served with mini idli (fried rice cakes) and puffed pastry bites.

Spiced chick peas & potato, a trio of sauces, pomegranate seed boondi, savoury crisp, herbal jam and black lime chaat masala. We’d never had anything like this and would never have ordered it. The chickpeas, potato and sauces were all in a crisp shell. Fantastic.

Like no Paneer Tikka I’ve ever had this one was stuffed with prunes and pomegranate in tomato, garlic mustard salsa.

A mango sorbet was an excellent palate cleanser that was followed with a fish curry and an amazing cheesecake.

We’d go back to Colonel Saab. Yums Up!