Benares

Michelin-Starred Indian Fine Dining in Mayfair

Address: 12a Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BS
Phone: +44 20 7629 8886
Hours: Mon–Sat 12:00–14:30 & 17:30–22:30, Sun 12:00–14:30 & 18:00–22:00

BritishIndian

Menu prices: £5–£89 · £££ · Median main: £47 · 31/31 with a published price

Benares is a Michelin-starred Indian fine-dining restaurant with British flair in the heart of Mayfair — modern Indian cuisine from Executive Chef Sameer Taneja, culinary cocktails and a celebrated tasting menu.

Appetisers

• Tandoori Ratan — £44.00

  From Appetisers. Smoked Kashmiri chilli Welsh lamb chop, kasundi king prawn, Somerset brie chicken boti, herb marinated fish tikka.
• Malabar Scallops — £37.00

  From Appetisers. Hand-dived Scottish scallops baked on shell, coconut curry, Malabar paratha.
• Oyster Vindaloo — £22.00

  From Appetisers. Carlingford oysters and Goan lamb chorizo vindaloo, served with steamed sanna.
• Hiran Boti Tikka — £28.00

  From Appetisers. Green chilli and moringa leaves marinated morsels of fallow deer fillet, garlic crème fraîche, drumstick chutney.
• Paneer Galouti — £24.00
• Puchka — £18.00
• Samosa Ragda Tartlet — £22.00

Main Dishes

• It's All About Quail (Thali) — £59.00

  From Main Dishes. Chilli pepper and citrus marinated fillets, butter milk fried leg, seekh kebab, egg curry, keema paratha, morel mushroom yakhani pulao.
• Meen Dakshini — £47.00

  From Main Dishes. Tawa masala halibut, poached smooth clam moilee, Miyagawa citrus, curry leaf rogan.
• Chukundar Kofta Korma — £36.00
• Batak Nihari — £47.00

  From Main Dishes. Pan roasted Gressingham duck fillet, grilled Delicia squash, pear and endive salad, nihari gravy.
• Khumb Miloni Pulao — £38.00

  From Main Dishes. Long grain basmati rice cooked in aromatic mushroom yakhani with slow roasted mushrooms.

Traditional Dishes

• Murg Makhani — £38.00
• Meat Curry (House Recipe) — £44.00
• Jhinga Moilee — £43.00
• Kabuli Chana Masala — £32.00

Sides

• Palak Paneer — £16.00
• Podi Aloo — £14.00
• Dal Tadka — £14.00
• Dal Makhani — £16.00
• Raita — £6.00
• Punjabi Onion Salad — £5.00

Breads and Rice

• Assorted Papad — £6.00
• Roti — £6.00
• Paratha — £9.00
• Naan — £8.00
• Zaffran Pulao — £8.00
• Chawal — £7.00

Lunch Tasting Menu

• Lunch Tasting Menu — £89.00
• Two Courses — £43.00
• Three Courses — £49.00