Quilon Restaurant in Victoria has been awarded their first Michelin star in the 2008. It is one of the only five Indian restaurant in London to win a Michelin star, and more over, the only South Indian restaurant in the UK to achieve this and it is also a wonderful delight.
The southern Indian coastal cuisine is a unique cuisine and it main ingredients are rice and sea food, especially shellfish. An interesting trivia; the Indian cuisine has had a remarkable influence on cuisines across the world, especially those from South Indian.
What we had:
Crispy Potato and Smoked Mushroom Chop with plum and mint sauce
(we thought it's lotus roots, but it's said "mushroom" on the menu...)
Quilon Salad, chef’s creation: mixed greens with patty pan dressed in lavender and kokum infusion
Spiced Stir-fried Oysters - rock oysters tossed in mildly spiced coconut paste
Up: Lemon Rice; Basmati rice tossed in lime juice, roasted cashew nut, curry leaves, split bengal gram and pure ghee
Down: Squid and Shrimps Allepy style; Squid batons and shrimps stir-fried with spices with touch of coconut
Upper left: Coconut Rice basmati rice tossed with grated fresh coconut, mustard and chilly
Upper right: Mixed vegies
Down: Goan Chicken chicken supreme cooked with Goan spices, vinegar and chilly
Jackfruit pudding (a mixture of ripe jackfruit, jaggery, milk and egg baked on a layer of crispy bread served with jackfruit and mango sauce)
Bibinca (a multi-layered goan specialty made with coconut milk, refined flour, egg yolk, nutmeg and sugar, served warm with vanilla ice cream)
One can taste the Chef Sriram Aylur passion and love for cooking, he is obviously a master in his kitchen, and these dishes had been one of the freshest ingredients I've tasted for a while.
It cost us about 75€ per person, including aperitifs and wine. It is absolute must when around London, as to my knowledge, this is the best place to taste Indian cuisine.
Rating: 8.8 (out of 10.0)
Quilon Restaurant
41 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6AF
The southern Indian coastal cuisine is a unique cuisine and it main ingredients are rice and sea food, especially shellfish. An interesting trivia; the Indian cuisine has had a remarkable influence on cuisines across the world, especially those from South Indian.
What we had:
Crispy Potato and Smoked Mushroom Chop with plum and mint sauce
(we thought it's lotus roots, but it's said "mushroom" on the menu...)
Quilon Salad, chef’s creation: mixed greens with patty pan dressed in lavender and kokum infusion
Spiced Stir-fried Oysters - rock oysters tossed in mildly spiced coconut paste
Up: Lemon Rice; Basmati rice tossed in lime juice, roasted cashew nut, curry leaves, split bengal gram and pure ghee
Down: Squid and Shrimps Allepy style; Squid batons and shrimps stir-fried with spices with touch of coconut
Upper left: Coconut Rice basmati rice tossed with grated fresh coconut, mustard and chilly
Upper right: Mixed vegies
Down: Goan Chicken chicken supreme cooked with Goan spices, vinegar and chilly
Jackfruit pudding (a mixture of ripe jackfruit, jaggery, milk and egg baked on a layer of crispy bread served with jackfruit and mango sauce)
Bibinca (a multi-layered goan specialty made with coconut milk, refined flour, egg yolk, nutmeg and sugar, served warm with vanilla ice cream)
One can taste the Chef Sriram Aylur passion and love for cooking, he is obviously a master in his kitchen, and these dishes had been one of the freshest ingredients I've tasted for a while.
It cost us about 75€ per person, including aperitifs and wine. It is absolute must when around London, as to my knowledge, this is the best place to taste Indian cuisine.
Rating: 8.8 (out of 10.0)
Quilon Restaurant
41 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6AF
