Dishoom without reservation?

Kricket Soho

Dishoom doesn't take reservations at any of its restaurants for evening service - you have to queue.

We took their latest lunch reservation—I think 2 or 2:30 if I remember correctly—and it takes a while to eat, so it was almost 5 when we got out, so we counted it as early dinner.

Not in Covent Garden, but very close to St Paul's, is Brigadiers: https://brigadierslondon.com/

I have been meaning to go here for quite some time- I haven't been yet but it has a very good reputation and the interior looks very cool. In Covent Garden I recently tried Fatt Pundit for the first time (Indo Chinese food) and it was amazing. They do take reservations.

I’d just go and see if there is a queue out the door. I’ve never been to the Covent Garden location as it seems to always have a queue whenever I walk by. I have been to the Kings Cross, Carnaby, and Kensington High Street locations (the latter two I was just at this week) and been seated within 10 minutes. If they don’t have seating, they will give you a pager and you can wait at the bar.

Reservations with Dishoom are booked directly on their website. The last time slot for the Covent Garden location is 5:45 pm.

In March, I booked a 5:30 table for a Wednesday about 2 months in advance for a pre-theater dinner. I was seated closer to 6.

The line for those without reservations when I arrived was around the corner. The hostess was telling folks around and hour wait depending table size. YMMV

I also had a dinner at The India, Cannon St. The food was okay, but not wow like Dishoom and the service was disappointing. But, I was dining solo and I observed that single diners were being treated differently than tables of 2 and 3.