Chemmeen

NameChemmeen
TypeRestaurant
Location9 Fairhazel Gardens, Swiss Cottage, London, NW6 3QE
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About

Chemmeen is a cut above the usual high-street Indian restaurant. Indian wooden furniture, wildlife paintings and plants have been carefully arranged to create a suggestion of Kerala, India's lushest state. White walls, big windows and immaculate linen add to the smartness of the place; smart yet not at all stuffy. Instrumental background music plays as the knowledgeable all-Indian staff take care of the predominantly Hampstead crowd of all ages. Chemmeen (meaning king prawns!) specialises in fish dishes – Kerala, after all, is a coastal state - and the house masala of prawns cooked in a spicy gravy is just delicious. The house chicken curry, mopped up with paratha is excellent too; strongly flavoured but not too fiery. Dishes are made fresh to order.

Chemmeen has 50 covers over two floors (the maximum you could invite were you to hire the place exclusively for a sit down meal, though you could invite 60 to a reception). Twenty is the biggest party booking accepted if you don't want exclusive hire. There's also a small yellow-hued private room seating four to six people. Choose from a la carte, set, buffet and a children's menu. Vegetarians are well catered for, as are children who have the use of highchairs. A small bar at the back of the ground floor can be used for pre and post event beers. The downstairs dining room is a no smoking area. Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

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