Blackfriars Restaurant

Curry comes from the Tamil word ‘kari’ meaning spicy sauce for rice. Ginger, garlic and turmeric have been found to have been combined for a sauce as far back as 4,000 years ago. Today, whether in Asia, India, Africa, The Americas or the Caribbean, it seems the whole world wants to spice-up their food and create their own curry! Now here’s a chance to create your own and add a variety of popular curries to your repertoire. Suitable for vegetarian, vegan and gluten free.

Bored with the usual places to go for lunch? Don’t fancy another sandwich on the go? Join us at Blackfriars Cookery School for more dynamic lunch with our 1-hour Express cookery classes. You will learn to make a classic street food dish that can take you to the streets of Bangkok or Mumbai and back, prepared at your very own individual workstation. Each class focuses on a particular street food, giving the chance to explore new and authentic ingredients in just one hour! This workshop looks at how to make puri, a small fried dough that puffs up to allow you to stuff with your homemade potato bhaji and curry. Learn how to make quick chutneys to go with the puri bhaji and the different ways to combined Indian spices.

When it comes to pairing a drink with cheese, port usually comes to mind. But one of our favourite cheese pairings might surprise you. With flavours ranging from vanilla and citrus to honey and forest fruits, whisky is often our perfect tipple of choice. A great whisky pairing is one of life’s little pleasures. Join us at Blackfriars for a unique whisky and cheese tasting with 5 unique whiskies paired with a selection of the finest cheeses.