About Quilon
Quilon sits inside the St. James's Court hotel on Buckingham Gate, a five-minute walk from both the House of Commons and Buckingham Palace. It has held one Michelin star since 2008 — unusually long for a hotel Indian restaurant — and specialises in the southwest-coast cooking of Kerala and neighbouring Karnataka.
Chef Sriram Aylur's menu emphasises seafood and vegetarian dishes over the red-meat heavy Mughlai template that dominates most London Indian menus. Signature items include a Malabar biryani, a moilee curry built around the day's fish, and a whole Cornish crab dressed with coconut and kokum. Presentation leans refined-classical rather than modern-plated.
The room is calm, well-spaced, and runs at a volume that supports business dinners — the Westminster location means the restaurant is used to diplomatic and parliamentary bookings and the service corps handles them discreetly. A strong pescatarian and vegetarian option for mixed-preference client dinners.
Best Occasion Fit
Quilon is the Westminster Indian choice when the client is walking from Whitehall. The regional focus (Kerala coastal rather than generic Mughlai), the long Michelin tenure, and the quiet room volume combine into a restaurant well suited to serious conversations — particularly with guests who specifically appreciate South Indian cooking.
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