The Painted Heron

About

The Painted Heron has been recommended to us so many times by so many diners that we are happy to now recommend it to you. Winner of a big restaurant award early in its career, The Painted Heron is a charming and original Indian restaurant tucked away on an unassuming corner of deepest Chelsea. Head chef Yogesh Datta uses the freshest of seasonal ingredients in his innovative dishes, so the menu changes daily. The dining room is light and airy, a series of interconnecting spaces on different levels that are dotted with interesting English artwork, and the clientele tend to be food-lovers of all kinds, but especially the grownup Chelsea set. We can vouch for the starter of crab with red onion and chilli in dosa pancake, the main course of double lamb chops tandoor roasted with mint, the peas and baby corn in fenugreek curry, the nutty naan, and the ginger ice cream. The wine list is pretty terrific with more than thirty available by the glass. The staff are swift and smiling and we can't blame them.

This idyllic Indian restaurant with its various interconnected dining spaces and small courtyard is just right for intimate gatherings in celebration of just about anything worth celebrating. The food is award-winning, innovative cooking, while the ambience is both smart and relaxed. The art-dotted walls, the polished wooden floors, the white napery and super-polite waitstaff all add to a feeling that you and your party are being very well looked-after by pros who know what they're about. One dining area, seating about 25, can be made exclusive, and the courtyard can be reserved for parties, too. Try starter of tandoor roasted black tiger prawns with pomegranate extract, main course of their own chicken tikka in honey and chilli marinade, rosemary naan, and pud of gorgeous sorbets. Wine list is a very good match for the menu.

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Accomodation	Wyndham Grand Hotel (0.49 miles) Millennium & Copthorne Hotels at Chelsea FC (0.68 miles) The Kensington Hotel (0.75 miles) Cranley Hotel (0.76 miles) myhotel Chelsea (0.81 miles)
Attractions	Lindsey House (0.10 miles) Bartley Drey Gallery (0.34 miles) House Mill Museum (0.34 miles) Zella Art Gallery (0.36 miles) The De Morgan Foundation (0.52 miles)
Pubs	Imperial Arms The (0.69 miles) Zetland Arms The (0.82 miles) Inigo (1.75 miles) Uxbridge Arms The (2.19 miles) Zeta Bar (2.21 miles)
Train Stations	West Brompton (1.09 miles) Clapham Junction (1.26 miles) Battersea Park (1.52 miles) Wandsworth Town (1.57 miles) Queenstown Road (Battersea) (1.64 miles)