Sevenoaks · Contemporary Indian

A brass pan of whole spices blooming in hot ghee before the glowing tandoor at Bloom & Brass

Everything begins in the bloom.

The occasion-night Indian kitchen where every dish is timed to the split-second whole spices bloom in hot ghee — a performance of aroma, not a curry-house list.

Unfold the tale THE PAN'S ALREADY HOT
01 · Daily

Whole spices ground in-house every morning

02 · Tableside

The tadka finished to order at the pass

03 · The centre

A live tandoor is the heart of the room

04 · Dinner

Sevenoaks · Tuesday to Sunday, from 5pm

The one moment

The heart of Indian cooking is the bloom.

A curry finished with a slick of tempered ghee and whole spices floating on top
Ghee-tempered whole spice, finished on the pass

Tadka. Chaunk. The instant cumin, mustard seed and curry leaf hit hot ghee and open — a hiss of smoke, oils unfurling, aroma filling the room. It is not a menu category; it is the event the whole kitchen is built around. Heritage technique, cooked with no nostalgia and nothing hidden.

◦ cumin · brown mustard · curry leaf — the opening chord

The signature

Four blooms, one long evening.

Read the menu top to bottom — a tale in four courses. Each opens with the whole spice that tempers it, charred smoke to the sweet close.

01of four · the char

Tandoor & Grills

Marinated overnight, seared over live coals — the smoke is the seasoning.

◦ black pepper · clove · smoked chilli

01 / 04 · THE CHAR
Tandoor-charred seekh kebab, lamb chops and malai tikka on slate with charred lime
Seekh Kebab£11
Lamb Chops£16
Malai Tikka£13
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02of four · the slow bloom

Traditional Curries

Gravies built on a long, slow tadka; ghee-tempered whole spice spooned over at the pass.

◦ black cardamom · clove · bay

02 / 04 · THE SLOW BLOOM
A rich simmering curry in a hammered brass karahi with whole spices tempered on top
Old Delhi Butter Chicken£17
Rogan Josh£18
Dal Makhani£12
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03of four · sealed steam

Biryani & Rice

Basmati and spice sealed under the lid, cooked on dum — opened at your table.

◦ bay · cinnamon bark · saffron

03 / 04 · SEALED STEAM
A sealed dum biryani in a brass-lidded copper handi, lid lifted to steam and saffron rice
Lamb Dum Biryani£19
Hyderabadi Chicken£17
Vegetable Biryani£14
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04of four · the sweet close

Dessert & Chai

Saffron kheer, syrup-warm gulab jamun, and a brass cup of masala chai to finish.

◦ green cardamom · saffron · fennel

04 / 04 · THE SWEET CLOSE
Saffron kheer, gulab jamun and a brass cup of masala chai
Saffron & Pistachio Kheer£8
Gulab Jamun£7
Masala Chai£4
…the pan's already hot — reserve →
The candlelit navy-and-brass room at Bloom & Brass with the tandoor at its centre

Love your space

Navy, brass, and one live fire.

Deep-indigo walls, hammered brass catching the candlelight, and the tandoor glowing at the centre of it all. Built for the long evening — an anniversary, a table of eight, the Friday that turns into a night.

The invitation

The pan's already hot.

Book the occasion. Tables of two to twelve; larger parties and celebrations, ask the kitchen and we'll build the evening around you.

HoursTue–Thu 5–10pm · Fri–Sat 5–11pm · Sun 1–9pmClosed Mondays
Find us14 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13Street parking after 6pm · 6 min from Sevenoaks station
Call01732 000 000Or ask the kitchen concierge, bottom-right
DietaryVegan, gluten-free & spice levels on requestEvery tadka can be built to your table

Prefer to talk? Call 01732 000 000 or ask the concierge.

Bloom & BrassTue–Sun · from 5pm