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Every dish a story of origin, spice and craft. Dine in beneath the blossoms, or order it all to your door.

Appetisers Veg Starters Grills Biryani Mains Traditional Curries Vegetarian Rice Breads Vegan Drinks Menu → Download Dine Menu

Qissa Mix Platter — The Qissa mix platter

Appetisers

to begin the tale

Chicken Tikka Medley

£6.00House special — three distinctly flavoured chicken tikkas.

Qissa Mix Platter

£6.50An assortment of chicken tikka medley & seekh kebab.

Gilafi Seekh Kebab

£6.50Minced lamb, garlic, ginger, capsicum and onion.

Qissa Dragon Style Chicken

£6.75Spicy chicken drizzled with a fiery sauce & red pepper chilli.

Chilli Fish

£6.50Batter-fried fish in hot sauce, spring onion, peppers & garlic.

Prawn Puri

£7.25Prawns with tomatoes, ginger, garlic & spices on fluffy bread.

Prawn Dynamite

£7.25Fried prawns tossed in a fiery sauce.

Lamb Sukha

£7.00Lamb fried with butter chilli, ginger, garlic and black pepper.

Vegetarian Starters

Chilli Paneer V

£6.75Cottage cheese, spring onion, green chilli, garlic sauce & peppers.

Lal Mirch Paneer Tikka V

£6.75Cottage cheese, pickle masala marinade, onions & peppers.

Aloo Beetroot Chaat V

£6.00Spiced potato, chickpeas, sweet yoghurt, mint, tamarind & beetroot.

Salt n Pepper Tofu VG

£6.00

Onion Bhaji VG

£4.75Crispy onion fritters, gram flour, herbs and spices.

The Humble Samosa VG

£4.75Deep-fried pastry filled with spiced vegetables.

Grills

from the tandoor

Mixed Grill

£15.95Chicken tikka medley, seekh kebab, tandoori chicken & king prawns.

Tandoori King Prawn Shaslick

£15.95

Curry Fire Prawns

£15.95King prawns, curry marinade, caraway seeds, onions & peppers.

Chicken Shaslick

£11.95Chicken tikka, onions & mixed peppers.

Tandoori Chicken

£11.50Half chicken, spiced marinade & herbs, clay-oven cooked.

Trio Chicken Shaslik

£11.50

Chicken Tikka

£11.00

Paneer Shaslick V

£10.50Paneer, onions & mixed peppers.

Seasonal Grilled Veg V

£9.95

Biryani

Hyderabadi, slow-cooked

Prawn Biryani

£14.95Slow-cooked basmati, served with raita.

Lamb Biryani

£14.50Hyderabadi-style, sealed & slow-cooked, served with raita.

Chicken Biryani

£13.50

Vegetable Tawa Biryani V

£10.95Seasonal vegetables slow-cooked with spices & basmati.

Truck Drivers Lamb Curry — Truck Drivers lamb curry

Mains

signatures of the house

Truck Drivers Lamb Curry

£15.50Roadside-famous lamb shank on the bone in a spicy, flavoursome curry.

Qissa Special Prawns

£14.95Tandoori king prawns, ginger, garlic, tomatoes & garam masala.

Delhi Butter Chicken

£10.95Grilled chicken in butter, cream, tomato & fenugreek.

Lamb Chettinad

£12.75South Indian style, rich in spices with a curry-leaf depth.

Mirchi Gosht

£12.75Lamb in brown onion sauce, chillies, garlic, coriander & peppers.

Bhuna Gosht Adraki

£12.75Tender lamb, brown onions, fresh ginger & coriander.

Karahi Chicken

£11.50Cooked in a skillet with spring onions, capsicum & tomatoes.

Punjabi Murgh

£11.50Chicken with onions, green chilli & ground spices.

Garlic Chilli Chicken

£10.95

Malabar Prawn Curry

£13.95Tiger prawns in South Indian coconut & spice sauce. King Prawn £14.95.

Malai Prawns

£13.95Prawns in a silky almond & butter sauce. King Prawn £14.95.

Goan Fish Curry

£13.25Tilapia in coconut sauce, onions, curry leaves & red chillies.

Chettinad curry — Chettinad, slow-simmered

Traditional Curries

choose your protein

Each available as Veg £10.90 · Chicken £11.90 · Lamb £12.90 · Prawn £13.90

Tikka Masala

from£10.90

Korma

from£10.90

Jalfrezi

from£10.90

Madras

from£10.90

Rogan

from£10.90

Dhansak

from£10.90

Pasanda

from£10.90

Pathia

from£10.90

Vindaloo

from£10.90

Naga Hot

from£10.90

Dal makhani and saag paneer — Dal makhani & saag paneer

Vegetarian Sides & Mains

side / main

Paneer Butter Masala V

£6.50 / £10.50Cottage cheese in rich butter & tomato gravy.

Baigan Masala VG

£6.25 / £9.25Baby aubergines sautéed with blended spices.

Saag Paneer V

£5.75 / £8.75Fresh spinach & cheese finished with cream.

Aloo Gobi Adraki VG

£5.75 / £8.75Cauliflower & potatoes with ginger.

Dal Makhani V

£5.50 / £8.50Slow-cooked black lentils.

Dhaba Dal Tadka VG

£5.50 / £8.50Yellow lentils, onion, garlic & butter.

Saag Aloo VG

£5.75 / £8.25

Punjabi Choley VG

£5.25 / £8.25Flavoursome chickpea curry.

Bombay Aloo VG

£5.25 / £8.25

Saag VG

£5.25 / £8.25

Rice

Keema Rice

£5.25

Spicy Chicken Rice

£5.25

Mushroom Rice

£4.90

Vegetable Rice

£4.90

Coconut Rice

£4.75

Lemon Rice

£4.50

Pulao Rice

£4.25

Steamed White Rice

£3.25

Naan fresh from the tandoor — Fresh from the tandoor

Indian Breads

Keema Naan

£3.90

Stuffed Naan

£3.90

Cheese Naan

£3.90

Peshwari Naan

£3.25

Paratha

£3.25

Garlic Naan

£3.20

Plain Naan

£2.90

Tandoori Roti

£2.70

Chana masala and tarka dal — Chana masala & tarka dal

Vegan

plant-based & proud

Baingan Masala

£6.25 / £9.25

Aloo Gobi Adraki

£5.75 / £8.75

Saag Aloo

£5.75 / £8.75

Mirchi Aloo

£5.50 / £8.50

Dhaba Daal Tadka

£5.50 / £8.50

Punjabi Choley

£5.25 / £8.25

Bombay Aloo

£5.25 / £8.25

Salt & Pepper Tofu

£6.00

Onion Bhajis

£4.95

The Humble Samosa

£4.95

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