For Pinner diners who enjoy exploring Indian food, Dawat Bar and Kitchen offers a menu that goes well beyond the usual. It is about 4.3 miles away in Queensbury.
Look past the familiar names and you will find dishes such as kodi sukka, a dry chicken dish from the south-west coast, jhinga kalimirch, prawns with black pepper, and nawabi baingan ka salan, aubergine in a nutty, tangy sauce associated with Hyderabad.
Vegetarians can explore methi gota, a fenugreek fritter, and saunfia malai phool, while the Bombay Chowpatty section brings the flavours of Mumbai’s street stalls.
The best way to explore is to order lots of small plates and share. Pick two chaats, two grills, a seafood curry, a vegetable dish and a biryani, then compare. The menu marks vegetarian and vegan dishes, which helps when planning for a mixed group.
Dawat Bar and Kitchen is at 244 Streatfield Road, Harrow HA3 9BX, just off Honeypot Lane in Queensbury.
By car from Pinner: About 4.3 miles, 12 to 20 minutes. Take Pinner Road and Headstone Drive, then Masons Avenue and Christchurch Avenue into Streatfield Road.
By public transport: Take a Metropolitan line train that stops at Wembley Park from Pinner, change to the Jubilee line for Queensbury, then walk about 14 minutes via Cumberland Road and Honeypot Lane.