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DISHOOM Permit Room Menu

DARU-WALLA RECOMMENDS

COPY TIPPLES & SHARBATS, ETC.

SLINGS, COOLERS & FIZZES

SOURS, FLIPS & FANCIES

THE BITTER END

BOMBAY PRESIDENCY PUNCH

BEER & CIDER

WINE

PERMIT ROOM SNACKS DARU-WALLA RECOMMENDS

DEBONAIR (TALL) This fruity concoction slushes up , marmalade vodka, , star anise, bitters and orange cream soda – the perfect cooler for hot Bombay nights. 8.00

CHILLITINI (UP) Top-notch clean sophistication. Luksusowa vodka with , juice and chilli liqueur. 7.50

BOLLYBELLINI (FLUTE) Since 1949, and to this very day, Bombay Raspberries, lychees, and sparkling with first-class Prosecco. A very has been under a state of prohibition. A pretty missy. 7.50 personal permit is required by law if one is to “continue to require foreign liquor CHAIJITO (TALL) and country liquor for preservation and Smoky Santa Teresa rum and Dishoom sweet-spice chai muddled with fresh maintenance of one’s health.” mint, coriander, ginger and lime. Dashed with fizzy water and built over crushed Set apart from a family room, there is a ice. 7.50 special place which has come to be known CHAI PAANCH (PEG) unofficially as a Permit Room. Herein Lemon shrub with Johnnie Walker Black Label, liquor can be sold and imbibed, but only Ceylon Arrack, House Chai, Gosling’s dark for the goodness of one’s health. rum and two liqueurs: one ginger, one 80% cocoa. Clear, complicated and sweet. 9.00

MONSOON MARTINI (UP) Dishoom’s Monsooned Malabar espresso, vivified with Black Cow Vodka, chilli liqueur, black bitters and crema. 8.00

If you might care for any classic cocktail that is not listed in this menu, we will gladly mix it for you. Just ask. COPY TIPPLES SHARBATS, ETC.

A copy tipple looks like alcohol, but does not contain one single drop. No permit shall be required. (Mr Dhoble WATERMELON SHARBAT would approve.) Fresh watermelon muddled with spearmint, lime and sea-salt, thrown over cubes of ice. SOBER MARTINI (UP) 3.90 Sophistication neatly executed with juniper, ginger and gentian root in grape PASSIONFRUIT SHARBAT and cucumber waters. Gin-like bitterness Long and sparkling, with the fresh tang of and warmth. The absence of liquor is most passionfruit and lime, finished with a difficult to believe. 6.00 generous splash of soda. 3.90

VIRTUOUS TULSI SOUR (UP) KALA KHATTA SHARBAT In our solicitude and zeal for abstemious Kokum fruit juice, chilli, citrus and black guests, this peaty Whisky Sour has no salt, stirred all together for some time and whisky, nor any other spirit. Note the left to rest before being strained over warming aromas of juniper, ginger, lemon, cubed ice. Will take you straight back to holy and secret botanicals. 6.00 Chowpatty beach. 3.90

DRY OLD-FASHIONED (ROCKS) VIRGIN BOMBAY COLADA Smoked demerara, orange bitters, juniper, The classic and coconut-cream applewood, cayenne and orange peel. Fire concoction with a Bombay twist: a little in the throat, warmth in the belly. But no coriander, chai syrup, lime juice. Garnished need of alcohol! 6.00 with pineapple leaf and paan masala. Sweet and frothy. 3.90

VIRGIN CHAIJITO A pinch each of mint and coriander are clapped in the hands and rolled, then churned with Dishoom Chai syrup, fresh lime and a flourish of soda. 3.90 SLINGS, COOLERS & FIZZES SOURS, FLIPS & FANCIES

BOMBAY PIMM’S (TALL) EAST GIMLET (UP) Pimm’s on a Gap Yah. With mint, pomegranate The classic Gimlet was devised for sailors and citrus. Fiery ginger beer, not lemonade. to evade scurvy. This one shakes Portobello 7.50 Road Gin with Rose’s lime and a touch of celery bitters. 7.50 BOMBAY COLADA (TALL) The classic pineapple and coconut- CHANDRA BOSE SOUR (UP) cream concoction with a Bombay twist: Self-governance against the British? Volatile a little coriander, chai syrup, lime juice. combination of Indian and Japanese whiskies, And rum. 7.50 fiery dry, with dashes of bitters and egg-white foam. Controversial alliances and EDWINA’S AFFAIR (COPPER CUP) conspiracies will abound. 8.00 The hush-hush love triangle of gin, rose and cardamom, in a secret garden of fresh THE DHOBLE (ROCKS) mint, strewn with candied rose petals. Named for the notorious party-pooping A light and captivating julep. 8.00 Assistant Commissioner of Police of Bombay, Vasant Dhoble. Fresh orange juice, Portobello Road Gin, maraschino liqueur and a squeeze of lemon, served over cubed ice. 7.50

THUMS UP FLIP (UP) A radical reduction of Bombay Cola Thums Up with citrus, ginger and salt, nogged with egg, cream and unstinting Johnnie Walker Black Label. 8.00

THE BITTER END

SONIA’S NEGRONI (PEG) The Italian lady goes native. Equal parts of London Dry Gin, bitter Campari and Dishoom vermouth (macerated with vanilla, and ginger). Bottle-aged for smooth tawny intensity. 9.00

VICEROY’S OLD-FASHIONED (PEG) The sort of drink in which Lord Mountbatten may have found welcome repose. A bottle- aged muddle of Woodford Reserve Bourbon, bayleaf reduction, green tea and so on. Like an old Raj club-room, with tertiary colours and artistic composition. 9.00 BOMBAY PRESIDENCY PUNCH BEER

A recipe first written down by General Sir KINGFISHER John Gayer, Governor of the East India Beer came to India with the old British Company’s Bombay Presidency. Empire. At present, this mild and malty easydrink lager is India’s choicest favourite. A magnificent sharing concoction of , lime, 4.8% 330ml / 650ml 4.20 / 6.90 and Ceylon Arrack, served over cubed ice in a vintage bowl. Ladle into the dainty DISHOOM INDIA PALE ALE cups and crumble in the jaggery, to taste. It would A new and bettered recipe: delectable IPA be ornamental were it not so good to drink. with citrus notes, specially crafted for Dishoom by Mondo Brewing Company. Sir John’s predecessor warned in 1676: 5.0% 330ml 4.90 “The usual effects of that accursed Bombay punch involves its consumers besotting ALL CAPS PILSNER (CAN) themselves with drunkenness, and then Hundreds of Typography Officials choose this quarreling, dueling and committing any number estimable brew of American Cascade and of other acts, to the shame, scandal and ruine Czech Saaz hops, with sweet maize balance. of our nation and religion.” 4.9% 330ml 5.20

As such the Bombay Presidency Punch is only to BEAVERTOWN GAMMA RAY be shared amongst a minimum of 4 people. AMERICAN PALE ALE (CAN) 29.00 Punchy, hoppy, juicy, hugely malty tropicality. Note to patrons: Beavertown is located not in Bombay, nor in America, but within Tottenham district. 5.4% 330ml 5.20

WU GANG CHOPS THE TREE WHEAT BEER Belgian wit. Drinkers are low in alcohol but high in spirits. Fire-quencher with herbal notes and hints of , citrus and banana. 3.8% 330ml 5.20

GUEST BEERS Kindly consult your server for details of guest beers 5.20

CIDER

BLOW HORN SPICED UP CIDER Feisty cider gets along exceedingly well with feisty food. A trial is solicited! Cotswold Cider Company drew inspiration from words on the tailgate of Indian trucks: Blow Horn as you’re passing. 4.0% 500ml 5.80 SPARKLING WINE WHITE WINE & CHAMPAGNE 175ml glass / 500ml carafe / 750ml bottle

PROSECCO CA’ DEGLI IL FOLLE GRILLO, 2016, SICILY Gregarious, sun-drenched Sicilian. The ERMELLINI, NV, VENETO name means ‘the mad one’. Wild, but with Classic delicate spumante from the pebbly elegant aromas of exotic blooms and Trevigiana hills of Valdobbiadene. Pleasantly tropical fruits. You may well develop special pale yellow with fine bubbles, fresh apple affections. 5.20 / 14.50 / 21.00 hints, and a soft dry finish. 150ml / 750ml 6.90 / 29.70 PASOS DE LA CAPULA VERDEJO, 2016, CASTILLA JOSEPH PERRIER, NV, CUVEE Fine and most well-selected, with clear straw ROYALE BRUT CHAMPAGNE colour and expressive nose of pale fruits. For your palate, an unhesitatingly lovely Young, balanced, refreshing. 6.00 / 16.50 / 24.00 blend of Chardonnay (35%) and ripe Pinot Noir (35%) and Meunier (30%) grapes, with BLANDINE LE BLANC, a regal golden glow. Soft pear spice yields CHATEAU DU CEDRE, 2016, charmingly to citrus finish. A boon to any COTES DE GASCOGNE celebration. 150ml / 750ml 10.90 / 49.50 Liveliness is derived from Ugni Blanc and Colombard grapes. Tangy lemon-peel RUINART BLANC DE BLANCS, presents immediately. Minerals are the NV, CHAMPAGNE subsequent secret of aromatic intensity. A harmonious blend of 100% Premier Cru 6.90 / 18.90 / 27.00 Chardonnay grapes from different harvests. Creamy profuse mousse, lemon zest, stone PINOT GRIGIO, 2016, DELLA fruit, mineral and toasty complexity. 65.00 VENEZIA A refreshingly good Pinot Grigio with RUINART ROSÉ, NV, citrus fruit, pear and floral aromas. The CHAMPAGNE balanced acidity marries well with spicy Premier Cru Chardonnay blended with food. 7.20 / 19.70 / 28.00 Premier Cru Pinot Noir. Sublime petal- pink, fine sustained bubbles and a smooth DOMAINE DE MUS VIOGNIER, palate. Aromas of berry fruit give way to 2016, LANGUEDOC morello cherry. 75.00 Aromatic, elegant and pleasantly rounded. Intense white flowers, and cream, GOSSET GRANDE RESERVE, NV, and very pleasing minerals. A lover of CHAMPAGNE seafood. 7.90 / 20.50 / 29.00 A prestige cuvée from the very oldest wine house in Champagne, whose wines were drunk by French kings from 1584. Find joy in rich expressions of crisp green apple, brioche, toasted nuts and a smoking kindling. Perfect complexity. 90.00 WHITE WINE RED WINE

175ml glass / 500ml carafe / 750ml bottle 175ml glass / 500ml carafe / 750ml bottle

WILD SOUTH SAUVIGNON ROC D’OPALE GRENACHE- BLANC, 2016, MARLBOROUGH MERLOT, 2016, PAYS D’OC A tip-top classic made by talented Hedgerow fruit, plum and cocoa, with soft wine-walli Christie Brown. Vibrant and tannins. Charming and agreeable with or intense, with a fresh palate of ripe citrus without food. 5.70 / 15.50 / 22.00 and intriguing minerals. 8.50 / 23.50 / 34.00 TERRE DI MONTELUSA HARTENBERG RIESLING, 2016, PRIMITIVO, 2016, PUGLIA STELLENBOSCH Inky, aromatic, full-bodied Italian, with the Riesling grapes hand-picked at daybreak most excellent qualities of spice and ensure most heavenly flavours. Defined lime hinting . 6.90 / 18.90 / 27.00 zest with taut apple (green) succulence. Find residual sweetness quietly lingering. LAS GAVIAS GARNACHA, 2015, 8.90 / 24.00 / 35.00 CAMPO DE BORJA A prize from Zaragoza, from sixty-year-old Grenache vines. Blooming violet colour in glass, intense black cherry emerges. Savour ROSÉ worthy tannins. 7.00 / 19.20 / 28.00

175ml glass / 500ml carafe / 750ml bottle FERRO FRAPPATO, 2015, SICILIA For seduction, alluring Italian from Western DOMAINE DE CABRIALS, Sicilian hills. Tender scents of strawberry GRENACHE-CINSAULT, 2016, and morello cherry grace into velvety fruit LANGUEDOC character. Silkiness will make you sigh. Pale and softly dry, Provence-style 7.70 / 20.50 / 29.00 refreshment. Admire perfect notes in elegant harmony with red-berry fruit. DOMAINE DE CABRIALS Deliciously fresh. 6.90 / 18.90 / 26.90 PINOT NOIR, 2016, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON Light-hearted joy that slips down well on its own or with white meats. Admire perfumed cherry fruit, silky tannins and sustained finish. 8.00 / 21.90 / 30.00

PITCHFORK SHIRAZ, 2014, MARGARET RIVER Elegant complex Australian character with ripe cherry, plum fruits and chocolate influences. Its sophistication is most commendable. 8.20 / 23.50 / 34.00

LUIGI BOSCA RESERVA MALBEC, 2014, MENDOZA A mouth-watering Argentine beauty of voluptuous, chocolatey, densely fruited character, with an enticing spice finish. 9.00 / 25.50 / 37.00 SMALL PLATES

FAR FAR A carnival of snackery, halfway between crisp and cracker. Colourful, lemony, salty. (V) 2.50

OKRA FRIES Fine lady’s fingers for the fingers. (V) 4.20

LAMB Gujarati filo (not Punjabi shortcrust) stuffed with minced lamb, and spices. 4.90

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS Fine filo pastry, pea and potato filling spiced with cinnamon and . (V) 3.90

DISHOOM CALAMARI Tiny tender squid, grainy crumb crunch, quick-fried and tossed into a bowl with Dishoom drizzle. (M) 5.90

PRAWN KOLIWADA Bombay’s Koli (fishermen) Wada (district) recipe: a bowl of delicate morsels with and date chutney. (S) 6.20

(S) Spicy (M) Mild (V) Suitable for vegetarians