Indian Essence By Atul Kochhar

176-178 Petts Wood Rd, Orpington, England, BR5 1LG, BR5 1JY, United Kingdom

🛍 Sushi, Cafés, Asiatic, European

4.2 💬 1686 Reviews

Phone: +441689838700

Address: 176-178 Petts Wood Rd, Orpington, England, BR5 1LG, BR5 1JY, United Kingdom

City: Orpington

Menu Dishes: 35

Reviews: 1686

Website: https://indianessence.co.uk

"Had a 90th celebration meal at Indian Essence early this month. From the moment we entered having drinks and nibbles an hour earlier than usual possible on a very rainy Saturday afternoon, the excellence, professionalism and warmth of service was clear to see. As much as the excellent service, my Dad was treated like a King and the portion sizes matched the magnanimous nature of the staff. Rabbit was a surprising revelation as one starter, chicken cooked several ways different to many other Indian restaurants starter selections offered was very good. The choice of mains were varied and sauces they were cooked in a sign of a top notch restaurant at the top of their game. By the time we reached desserts (washed down by more than one bottle of Chablis), the restaurant was filling up fast and buzzing for a normal October evening. After a pandemic and associated lack of celebrations for all, this was a choice I was more than happy to have made for such a special occasion. We will definitely be back and would recommend it to others for anything from normal meals to large celebrations. 5 star occasion...well deserved."

Full menu - 35 options

All prices are estimates on menu.

Main Course

Vegetarian Specialties

Dessert

Appetisers

Indian

Starters

Shurwaat - Appetizers

Postres

Chef's Gourmet Dishes

Chicken

Sabzi

Curry And Fry

Street Fare

Special Rice Dishes

Principale

Fresh Crunchy Salads

Entrées

Tandoori Specialties

Soup & Salad

Entrees (Mixed)

Vegetables

Cocktails Champagne

Vegetarian Entree

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Everything about this restaurant is excellent. Avoid it at your peril!!

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Consistently excellent. The food, service, and live music never disappoint.


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Great Food Great Service will keep going back until I have completed everything on the menu.


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Fabulous meal, great service, wonderful dishes that are not available at any other Indian restaurant View menu


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Exceptional food full of flavour as always. Love this restaurant and always feel very well looked after.


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This is one of my favorite restaurants. The food is amazing and pairs perfectly with the wine. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this restaurant!


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We had a fantastic evening at this restaurant. The cocktails were delicious, the staff was attentive, and the food was fabulous. Though it may be on the pricier side, it is definitely worth it for a special occasion. View menu


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Had a wonderful meal with my other half on Sat. Tried a few cocktails from their new menu, staff were very attentive. Dessert is always the highlight for me, had gratted carrot pudding with pistachio ice cream and it was divine. Thank you Indian Essence


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It was quite a long drive for us to go there, but it was worth it. The staff were super nice and made sure that everything was just right. We went at lunch time and had the set 3 course menu with prosseco which was absolutely amazing. The down side is that other Indian restaurants that we always thought were good have now gone down a notch. However this is a restaurant owned by a Michellin star chef (Atul Kochhar} and it shows. We went away very happy.


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Had a 90th celebration meal at Indian Essence early this month. From the moment we entered having drinks and nibbles an hour earlier than usual possible on a very rainy Saturday afternoon, the excellence, professionalism and warmth of service was clear to see. As much as the excellent service, my Dad was treated like a King and the portion sizes matched the magnanimous nature of the staff. Rabbit was a surprising revelation as one starter, chicken cooked several ways different to many other Indian restaurants starter selections offered was very good. The choice of mains were varied and sauces they were cooked in a sign of a top notch restaurant at the top of their game. By the time we reache... View menu

Categories

  • Sushi Delight in our exquisite sushi selection, featuring fresh ingredients, expertly crafted rolls, and traditional nigiri. Each bite offers a harmonious blend of flavors, promising a true taste of Japan.
  • Cafés Charming cafés offering a variety of freshly brewed coffees and teas, along with light snacks, pastries, and desserts. Perfect for a morning pick-me-up or an afternoon treat in a cozy atmosphere. View menu
  • Asiatic
  • European

Amenities

  • Amex
  • Beer
  • menu
  • Visa Card
  • menu
  • Mastercard

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"Where do I start... I 'm going to be really honest, this was my first and last time here. First off we were promised a live music which turned out to be more on the lines of mumbling some lines. The atmosphere was drab and non existent. The food was cold and tasteless. Most of my friends that went (12+ we couldn 't finish our meals as meat was uncooked and carbs (rice chips were still frozen. We paid £30pp for a belly dancer, live music and a set menu, which is fair enough. The belly dancer was outstanding as always and was entertaining. Couldn 't say the same about the service and fixtures. We asked for water a number of times and was then presented with a plastic water bottle which wasn 't very clean with tap water and was told to share this across the table. We were not impressed. The reason for this was they had run out of jugs (btw no-one had jugs or food for that matter. Timely delivery of food, didn 't exist. We got to the restaurant at 19:30, we had some drinks caught up ordered. Starters came out at 20:50. We then entertained by shouting in the kitchen and what seemed to be a disagreement between all staff, other diners at this point started walking out without eating anything as they had waited so long. Then at 21:57 we were graced with our main meal which was half hot half cold. Rice was pretty much frozen, meat was hot but as mentioned before, some was uncooked. Not too mention the smallest lime in my 'strawberry daiquiri ' which has literally no taste. We you can tell from the pictures these were not happy customers a lot of food was left... Yes a plastic container for my sweet and sour sauce instead of the promised aioli sauce. Bearing on mine the whole time we sat with our coats and scarves on as the AC was turned up so high our hands were turning blue. In conclusion, if you want to pay through the nose for cold, uncooked and unfriendly stay them please come enjoy (sarcasm ."