Flora Indica

Flora Indica | Lounge – Bar – Dining

Flora indica is a celebration of Indian culture, flavours & hospitality.

Immerse yourself in a sensory spice experience & awaken your tastebuds with our modern Indian menu, showcasing the very best of India's exotic flavours.

We believe that the best form of hospitality is that found in the home, and it is our aim to bring that welcoming, relaxed environment to our guests at Flora Indica.

Our food is inspired by traditional Indian dishes, served with a modern twist, and we pride ourselves on using the freshest, most seasonal produce.

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Flora Indica | Lounge – Bar – Dining

Flora indica is a celebration of Indian culture, flavours & hospitality.

Immerse yourself in a sensory spice experience & awaken your tastebuds with our modern Indian menu, showcasing the very best of India's exotic flavours.

We believe that the best form of hospitality is that found in the home, and it is our aim to bring that welcoming, relaxed environment to our guests at Flora Indica.

Our food is inspired by traditional Indian dishes, served with a modern twist, and we pride ourselves on using the freshest, most seasonal produce.

Flora Indica Restaurant Review - Old Brompton Road, London

There’s a lot of emphasis on food sharing at Flora Indica and the staff actively encouraged this on our visit.

And sticking with the fish theme, I opted for the pickled octopus in chilli tempura samphire and squid ink doi maach sauce while Richard went for the venison gilafi sheek in coriander chilli and spiced tamarind and fig.

Thousands of exotic Indian plants, previously unknown in Britain, were discovered and catalogued, and as a result, the book titled “Flora Indica” was published in London in 1855.

All of the stunning décor, everything from the antique Distillery piping that adorns the walls, to the Harris Tweed on the luxurious dining chairs, gives a subtle nod to those who brought the many flavours and spices used in today’s Indian cooking.

However, I have made a mental note of trying the kulfi semifreddo, falooda noodles and clove spiced chocolate sauce on my next visit.

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The UK foodie boom has also turned our love for old-fashioned Indian British restaurants, into modern ones serving traditional Indian food.

The food at Flora Indica is all about sharing and two of my favourite dishes from the entire meal were actually the first we ate – but also the ones we didn’t want to share.

Here they serve it was a slight twist, using Jerusalem artichoke as the crispy goodness and drizzled with tamarind sauce and lots of yoghurt.

Any dessert in an Indian restaurant is almost always satisfying, but the team here has created familiar classics and given them some rather bold and modern twists.

I hope Flora Indica is here to stay because it’s a great addition to the London dining scene and particularly in a an area which has little good restaurants – until now.

Flora Indica restaurant review: a botanical journey through India ...

Your visit transports you to the time Scottish explorers journeyed to India in search of the world’s most exotic plants.

British botanists had originally planned to document all the plants India had to offer but upon discovering there were more than 70,000, they realised the task was bigger than they thought.

Armed with nothing but notebooks and pencils, the botanists drew detailed images of 7,000 distinct plants for more than two years and created the book the restaurant earned its name from: Flora Indica.

The meat was tender, while the cabbage was well-seasoned enough that it could’ve been its own dish.

It aims to offer non-traditional Indian dishes whose creation would not have been possible without the discoveries of the British botanists.

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Today, the restaurant seeks to establish itself as a top destination for fusion Indian cooking that celebrates botanicals on each plate and in each refreshment.

It is marinated in yoghurt for 24 hours and supremely tender, with added flavour from a chaat made with carrots, corn and mango that coats every mouthful of chicken.

The rice crisp adds a welcome crispy element to the dish, while serving as a handy tool to mop up the remaining chaat from the plate.

Thin slices of fried lotus flower root, coated in sugar and cinnamon, offer an unusual sweet potato-like flavour to the plate.

Flora Indica delivers an exciting, involving journey across time and place through thoughtful décor, high-quality cooking techniques and menu choices.

Flora Indica | Restaurants in Earls Court, London

Keen botanists might recognise the name of this Old Brompton Road restaurant – it’s taken from an eighteenth-century book on the plants of British India.

Consequently, the restaurant's look pays homage to the time of the British Raj, but the food is a much more modern take on Indian cuisine.

Expect a mix of snacks, small plates and curries.

From the small plates, dishes include Malwani prawn with yellow tomato chutney and black mooli, slow-braised angus short rib with raan sauce and turmeric hispi cabbage, and lamb sweetbread shikampuri, served with courgette chatpata, beetroot and goat's curd.

Cocktails are also a focus, and are served alongside a wine list with bottles from worlds old and new.