In Pictures: Dishoom’s Chowpatty Beach Hits Southbank

By · May 13, 2011 at 15:30 pm · 5 Comments · Food and Drink · Report an error ·

Cool cocktails with Indian spice (Londonist particularly approves of the Bombay Pimm’s – Pimm’s, Saffron gin, pomegranate, orange, mint and ginger beer – but like all the cocktails we sipped), a street food version of Dishoom’s Upper St Martin’s Lane restaurant menu and a hopefully sunny summer should all add up to some delicious fun at this newly open stylized Bombay beach bar set on the Southbank.

Dishoom’s Chowpatty Beach pop up opens to the public today and stays with us until 4 October. We had a fun and yummy sneak peek at the launch last night. A colourful shabby chic assemblage of recycled and reused materials perches at Queen Elizabeth Hall Terrace above Southbank’s newly laid sandy beach with commanding views of the Thames. Food and drink are good (loved the calamari), service is super friendly and, as with the washrooms at Dishoom’s permanent restaurant, the toilets are vibrant and funky in a Bollywood kinda way.

Visit Dishoom’s website and blog for more information.

Photography/Chris Osburn and Kemey Lafond

Disclaimer: Londonist attended the launch of Dishoom’s Chowpatty Beach by invitation of the restaurant.

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  • Gareth

    Nice food, cool decor, but ridiculously over priced. £4.50 for a small paper cup of bhel, the same again for a small cup of veg curry with a toasted burger bun (!) and £2.50 for a small chai.

    Might pay these prices more happily in a restaurant, with well presented food, but not for eating out of cardboard with a disposable spoon.

  • http://tikichris.com tikichris

    Thanks for chiming in with your thoughts, Gareth. What do you think would have been the right price? Any better options in the area? 

  • http://tikichris.com tikichris

    Thanks for chiming in with your thoughts, Gareth. What do you think would have been the right price? Any better options in the area? 

  • Manasdatta

    Just went there this afternoon after a colleague forwarded the link to me, seemed fantastic. But alas, it was a terrible disappointment. It’s a tiny orange shack on the terrace of the QE hall terrace playing elevator-music type jazz, serving up mediocre-quality over-priced fare. I suppose it has its novelty value, but I guess for me the disappointment was that it looked nothing like the “artist’s rendition” on their website, which really did make it look like they attempted to bring a bit of Bombay to London. So complete thumbs-down from me because of the deception – I will not be recommending this to anyone. If you want real Indian street-food, head to Tooting or Southall or Croydon, or Harrow or Wembley or….or anywhere but this place.

  • Anonb84

    Very dissappointing. And major smell of rotting bins.

    This is the second time I have visited. First time went just for drinks and noticed the smell. Wasn’t sure if it was from the river or restaurant. Visited again today and there was a terrible stench so there is definitely something lurking in the air by Dishoom.

    To top it off service at the bar is v v v slow, however food is prepared v quickly once you manage to get an order placed.

    Re; Food
    Overpriced for what it is. Frankie isn’t authentic. But rate the Golas as fun concept.

    Basically – go for drinks not for food.. (providing you have a cold and can’t detect bad smells).

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