The Table at WAARIS
Food & Drink
Our opening menu is being refined — every dish, drink, and price below is a sample, shared to give a sense of the table to come.
Food
Small plates to share, breads and skewers from live flame, and mains built on heirloom technique.
Small Plates
Gol gappa, tamarind kefir
V
9
Crisp semolina shells, spiced potato, chilled tamarind kefir
Ember-roasted aubergine chaat
V, GF
11
Smoked aubergine, sweet yogurt, pomegranate, sev
Scallop moilee
GF
16
Seared scallop, curry-leaf butter, coconut moilee
Lamb seekh, mint chutney
14
Hand-minced lamb, charred shallot, mint and green chilli
From the Tandoor
Tandoori broccolini
V, GF, N
13
Smoked yogurt, almond, lime leaf
Malai chicken tikka
GF
17
Cream-marinated chicken, saffron, pickled onion
Monkfish tikka
GF
21
Kashmiri chilli, mustard oil, kachumber
Heritage breads
V
8
Naan, laccha paratha, and roomali — baked to order
Mains
Dal WAARIS
V, GF
16
Black lentils simmered overnight, smoked butter
Short rib nihari
29
Slow-braised beef short rib, bone-marrow gravy, saffron
Coastal prawn curry
GF
26
Tiger prawns, roasted coconut, tamarind, curry leaf
Wild mushroom khichdi
V, GF
22
Aged basmati, porcini, truffle ghee, crisp curry leaves
Sides
Saffron basmati
V, GF
6
Aged basmati steamed with saffron and whole spices
Charred corn palak
V, GF
8
Creamed spinach, flame-charred corn, garlic tadka
House pickles and raita
V, GF
5
Seasonal pickles, cucumber-mint raita
Garlic butter naan
V
5
Baked to order in the tandoor
Desserts
Saffron and pistachio kulfi
V, GF, N
9
Hand-churned kulfi, candied pistachio, rose
Dark chocolate gulab jamun
V
10
Warm gulab jamun, single-origin chocolate, cardamom cream
Mango and lime kheer
V, GF
9
Chilled rice pudding, Alphonso mango, toasted coconut
Drinks
A bar programme rooted in the Indian pantry — house cocktails, considered spirits, and wine chosen for spice.
House Cocktails
The Heirloom
13
Aged rum, spiced jaggery, lime, clarified milk punch
Saffron 75
12
Gin, saffron cordial, citrus, sparkling wine
Tamarind Old Fashioned
13
Bourbon, tamarind, smoked cardamom bitters
Curry Leaf Gimlet
12
Gin, curry-leaf cordial, lime
Spirits
Single malts
from 9
A considered list of Indian and Scottish single malts
Gins of the world
from 8
Served with house tonics and seasonal garnish
Rare and aged rums
from 9
Sipping rums chosen for the bar programme
Wine
Sparkling — by the glass
from 10
A crisp opening pour, chosen for spice
White — by the glass
from 9
Aromatic whites that meet heat gently
Red — by the glass
from 9
Low-tannin, fruit-led reds for the tandoor
Sommelier’s bottle list
from 38
A short, evolving cellar list — ask your server
Non-Alcoholic
Salted lassi, toasted cumin
V, GF
6
House yogurt, toasted cumin, curry leaf
Jaljeera spritz
V
6
Cumin-mint cordial, lime, soda
Masala chai, properly brewed
V
5
Assam, whole spices, your choice of milk
The Opening List
Be first at the table
Opening announcements, first-night invitations, offers, and news from the kitchen — sent only when there’s something worth sharing.