At this point, it almost goes without saying as Dishoom is so well-regarded, but we visited for the first time and had the most amazing experience, that not only met but exceeded my expectations even after all the glowing recommendations I’ve received! We came as a party of four for my birthday and were so well looked after. The atmosphere was gorgeous when we came on a Friday evening, and we barely had to wait - we were offered a seat inside at the bar whilst we waited for our table, and were brought water straight away without having to ask. I didn’t feel like any pressure was put on us to order drinks whilst we were waiting, which some places often do - though we of course did order drinks! The cocktail list is great, very diverse with some really unique drinks alongside some subtler twists on the classics. My partner isn’t a big drinker so loved that there was a separate drinks menu for non-alcoholic drinks that contained some really fun stuff. The food is, of course, stunning - we got a mix of things and shared, and all loved everything. I loved that things came out as they were ready - gave the whole meal such a lovely communal feeling, and meant we could really give good attention to tasting and enjoying all the different dishes as they came out. My faves were the house chaat which was so delicious and gorgeously balanced, and the black daal which just tasted of pure comfort. The biggest star of the show was Neesh, whose service was possibly the best any of us had ever received at a restaurant. She was the perfect amount of attentive, and always seemed to appear at the table as soon as you needed anything without you even having to look for her and ask, all whilst looking after many, I’m sure, other tables in the packed out restaurant. She had great recommendations - shoutout to the chocolate fondant with a choice of either chilli or cinnamon ice cream (we tried both and they were an exceptional end to an amazing meal!). Most of all though, she was just so clearly such a genuinely lovely person, so friendly, and absolutely brilliant at her job. The combination of the incredible food and drinks and Neesh’s fantastic service made our evening and my birthday so so special and fun - thank you Neesh and thank you Dishoom, we will definitely be back again and again!