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.

WAARIS

Modern Indian dining rooted in heritage. Opening late August in Dartmouth.

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151 Hector Gate, Dartmouth,
NS B3B 0E5, Canada

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Dartmouth — opening late August