From Gloucester Road to Mayfair

Saturday, November 08th , 2025

[[image1]]

The Bombay Brasserie was the first really up-market Indian restaurant in London, causing quite a stir when it opened in 1982. I thought it was time to return, and the food has actually held up well. The vast room is still quite impressive, and the cooking is good here. The main issue is the price, with a small glass of beer at £9 not helping to moderate the quite high food prices.

Humo has a ground-floor dining room but also a fancier basement room, where a tasting menu is served to a small group of diners. This was all very fancy and had some good dishes, but the cooking felt a little contrived at times, with the chef trying too hard to show off his technique. The best dish was a very carefully designed salad, which was really excellent.