Brigadiers

"We’re pretty sure that if you break Brigadiers down into ingredients, it goes something like this: three parts excellent Indian food, two parts Thierry Henry oil portraits, and 20 parts unfiltered fun. We’re talking a pool room, card games, and live sport on demand. And if that isn’t enough to get you to this City spot, then let us introduce you to the superb lamb chops too. Sibling restaurant Ambassadors Clubhouse, in central, is a great shout too." - rianne shlebak

"When we want to feel like we’re at a party with really good food, we come to Brigadiers. Every room in this maze of an Indian restaurant in the City is full of red leather, polished mahogany, and gold detail. After eating some of the best tandoori lamb chops in London and getting messy with the BBQ butter chicken wings, you’ll peek into a private dining room with TV screens playing the football on your way to the toilet. Then you’ll find yourself in the pool room and realise this is the most fun you’ve ever had in a restaurant. If you want something similar in central, try Ambassadors Clubhouse." - rianne shlebak

"Brigadiers are delivering kathi rolls, pao, and biryani all over Zone 1. Don’t skip their lambchops. Order here." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"Maximum Capacity: The Bidi Room 16 / The Kukri Room 10 / The Pot Luck Room 22 Minimum Spend: The Bidi Room from £1200 at dinner / The Kukri Room from £600 at dinner / The Pot Luck Room from £1800 at dinner Indian restaurant and grown-up playground Brigadiers in the City has four sit-down private dining rooms. The Kukri Room has a bespoke table that can transform into a games table. The Bidi Room is more intimate with vintage cigarette card silk wallpaper. The Tap Room is a moody, tavern-style space. And The Pot Luck Room has old-school ceiling fans and a help-yourself drink station. There’s also The Pool Room, which is standing-and-stools-only, but it does have a pool table and whisky vending machine. There are also spaces that seat up to 55, and you can book the whole venue for 200 guests. " - heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna

"A long, long time ago, way back in the ‘90s, respected philosopher Kate Moss said ‘why the fuck can’t I have fun all the time?’. Profound, we know. And we like to think that when the people behind this excellent Indian party restaurant were in the process of building Brigadiers, they had this quote on the top of every single design brief. At this big, good times playground, there’s a pool room with oil portraits of football greats, a whisky vending machine, red leather booths, and some lamb chops you’ll shed sentimental tears for. Basically, one of the best ways to spend an evening in London is sharing the bone marrow biryani and drinking their on-tap Old Fashioneds until you end up telling your life story to one of their monkey lamps. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing