Open Tuesday to Sunday · closed Mondays

Collection about 20 min · 020 7946 0188

Takeaway & delivery

Spice for the journey home.

A short South Asian menu from a hatch on Meridian Lane. Grills, biryanis and pots — for collection, the delivery apps, or a crowd.

Two dark plates of chicken biryani with small cups of raita and onion on a restaurant table
Saffron chicken biryani· £15.50, with raita. Library photograph
  • 20 minTypical collection, once the kitchen accepts the slip.
  • Three appsDeliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat, for the longer walk.
  • From 8Catering trays, boxed lunches and a short canapé menu.

From the pass

Four we’d put in the bag first.

Chicken Hyderabadi biryani in a copper handi, with a bowl of raita beside it

Saffron chicken biryani

Sealed pot, fried onion, raita on the side.

£15.50

All 23 dishes

How it works

Four steps. No table.

The name is about the food, not a table you sit at. Everything leaves the hatch in a bag.

  1. Pick from the board

    23 dishes, short on purpose. Filter for vegetarian, vegan, nut-free or mild.

  2. Fill the slip

    Add dishes, choose a collection time, leave a name and phone for the bag.

  3. We cook it

    About 20 minutes after you hand it over, once the kitchen accepts the slip.

  4. Collect at the hatch

    Kitchen 7, The Spice Arcade. Or use the delivery apps for the longer walk.

The hatch

Hours & the door

Checking the kitchen clock…

Kitchen 7, The Spice Arcade
42 Meridian Lane
London SE1 4QT
  • Sunday12:00–21:00
  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday12:00–14:30 · 17:30–22:00
  • Wednesday12:00–14:30 · 17:30–22:00
  • Thursday12:00–14:30 · 17:30–22:00
  • Friday12:00–14:30 · 17:00–22:30
  • Saturday12:00–22:30
The mouth of a clay tandoor with a flatbread baking on the wall over hot coals

Sweets & cold

If the chilli hasn’t finished you.

Kulfi, gulab jamun and a very cold lassi, to go.

  • A turned-out pistachio kulfi on a white plate with two spoons

    Saffron kulfi

    Pistachio, cardamom, one frozen slice.

    £5.00
  • Gulab jamun in a steel bowl beside rose petals on a dark plate

    Gulab jamun

    Two, warm, in a light syrup.

    £4.50
  • A glass of mango lassi on a blue cloth

    Mango lassi

    Thick, not too sweet, very cold.

    £4.00
Library photograph

Delivery

Or let the apps carry it.

Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat. Delivery zones are theirs. The bag at the door is ours.

Catering

Feed the whole table.

Trays, boxed lunches and a short canapé menu for 8 to 80. We cook in the morning and deliver hot inside SE1, or you collect.

  • Boxed lunchesFrom £14.00 a headOne main, rice, a salad.
  • Sharing traysFrom £16.00 a headPots, rice and bread for the table.
  • CanapésFrom £18.00 a headEight pieces a head.

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