Pre-Starters

Canapé

£4.00

A selection of bite-sized vegetarian or non-vegetarian canapés to awaken your taste buds.
Poppadoms For Two

£5.50

A seasoned flatbread made from dried dough of black gram bean flour, and served with a selection of dips.

Starters

Dhal Dingri Soup

£8.95

A selection of 5 different varieties of lentils slow-cooked with fresh garlic, smoked cumin, a selection of wild mushrooms, tomatoes, and finished with coriander. Served with a butter naan.
Dining Room Onion Bhaji

£7.95

Leek and onion bhaji carefully flavoured with a selection of herbs and spices, and chickpea flour – Flash fried to perfection. Served with a mint yoghurt and salad garnish.
Paneer Tikka

£9.95

Indian cottage cheese carefully spiced with Indo-Chinese flavoured black and white sesames. Served with a masala sauce and a salad garnish.
Grilled Chicken Tikka Supreme

£8.95

Tandoori pickled spice marinated chicken fillets, served with a salad garnish, tamarind and a mint sauce.
Sweet Chilli Chicken

£8.95

Chicken chunks infused with perfumed chillies, curry leaves and mustard. Served in a filo pastry basket, and complimented with Greek yoghurt and crispy rice noodles.
Chicken Tikka Pani Puri

£8.95

Filled with coronation chicken tikka, and served with tamarind sauce and a micro salad garnish.
Keema Tart

£9.95

Minced lamb slow-cooked in an authentic bhuna sauce, filled into a savoury pastry tart, and baked in the oven. Served on bed of gem grass with an air-dried potato spiral.
Steak Samosa

£9.95

Minced sirloin of beef slow-cooked with dry bhuna herbs and spices, wrapped in filo pastry, and shallow-fried. Served with an onion and tomato chutney, organic micro herb, and a tamarind chutney.
Salt & Pepper Calamari

£11.95

Lightly battered calamari flavoured with smoked black pepper, and served with a lemon and herb mayonnaise, baby gem grass and a red pepper reduction.
Tandoori Grilled King Prawns

£12.95

Kaffir lime scented king prawns grilled in the clay oven, and served with a tamarind sauce, and a micro herb salad drizzled with a truffle oil dressing.
DR Mix Starter

£16.95

Chicken tikka, tandoori grilled king prawns, shami kebab, and lamb chops served on a a bed of pan-seared exotic wild mushrooms, and red onions. Served with a salad garnish, mint, basil, and a coriander sauce.

Main Courses

Traditional Vegetable Bhuna

£15.95

A selection of seasonal vegetable cooked in a thick bhuna sauce with tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Served with steamed basmati rice.
Paneer Tikka Masala

£18.95

Marinated Indian cottage cheese, grilled in the clay oven, and finished in a rich creamy sweet and sour masala sauce containing a variety of grounded nuts and spices. Served with steamed basmati rice and a mini peshwari naan.
Exotic Wild Mushroom Balti

£19.95

A selection of wild mushrooms cooked in a traditional Balti sauce with spring onions, cherry tomatoes and smoked spices, and served with steamed basmati rice and a mini buttered naan.
Kaffir Lime Scented Chicken Curry

£18.95

A medium strength North-Indian style chicken breast curry cooked with potatoes and infused with Kaffir lime leaf, and served with steamed basmati rice.
Roasted Chicken Breast

£19.95

Chicken breast marinated for 24 hours in a selection of tandoori pickled spices, and served with saffron mashed potatoes, fine beans, and a pathia sauce.
Tandoori Grilled Chicken Tikka

£20.95

Strips of chicken breast marinated for 24 hours in a homemade tandoori pickle spice marinade, and grilled in the clay oven. Served with a spinach and potato curry, egg fried rice, a side salad and a mint yoghurt sauce.
Honey Chilli Chicken

£21.95

Chunks of chicken breast cooked with fresh chillies, spring onions, garlic, honey, and a hint of spice - reduced to create a thick sauce. Served with steamed basmati rice and a dry fenugreek-coated mini naan.
Goan Style Fish Curry

£21.95

Diced pink salmon fillet cooked in traditional Goan spices with asparagus tips, coconut milk, and fresh coriander. Served with steamed basmati rice.
Shatkora Lamb

£21.95

Diced leg of lamb slow-cooked in a Bengali style spice blend with Indian ginger lime. A medium strength curry served with basmati rice and a mini buttered naan.
South Indian Lamb Curry

£22.95

Diced leg of lamb slow-cooked in a medium hot sauce infused with homemade garam masala, fresh curry leaf, Desiccated coconut, and tamarind. Served with basmati rice and a mini black cumin naan.
Chicken Or Lamb Biryani

£22.95

Stir-fried with extra long basmati rice, raisins, cashew nuts, spring onions, butter ghee, and a selection of traditional spices. Baked in the oven, and served with a tarka dhal.
King Prawn & Zucchini Curry

£22.95

Tandoori grilled king prawns cooked in a traditional smooth curry sauce with zucchini, and served with steamed basmati rice and a mini garlic and coriander naan.
Pan-Fried Sea Bass & Grilled King Prawns

£24.95

Wild sea bass fillet seasoned with garlic, turmeric, and Kashmiri chilli. Accompanied by tandoori grilled king prawns on a bed of bhuna vegetables, steamed fine beans and cherry tomatoes. Served with a micro salad garnish.
Grilled Lamb Chops - Dining Room Style

£24.95

Lamb chops marinated in ginger, fresh herbs, and a selection of smoked spices. Grilled and served with white onion, cashew nuts, basmati rice and a dry keema bhuna meat stock curry sauce. Garnished with crispy air-dried potato spirals.
Sirloin Steak - Dining Room Style

£25.95

Sirloin steak marinated with smoked pink peppercorns, garam masala and a selection of herbs. Grilled and served with caramelised exotic wild mushrooms, red onions, skinless cherry tomatoes, triple-cooked chips, and a medium curry sauce.

Old British Favourites

Chicken/Lamb Bhuna

£18.95
King Prawn Bhuna

£21.95
Chicken/Lamb Dansak

£18.95
King Prawn Dansak

£21.95
Chicken/Lamb Jalfrezi

£18.95
King Prawn Jalfrezi

£21.95
Chicken/Lamb Korma

£18.95
King Prawn Korma

£21.95
Chicken/Lamb Madras

£18.95
King Prawn Madras

£21.95
Chicken/Lamb Masala

£18.95
King Prawn Masala

£21.95
Chicken/Lamb Vindaloo

£18.95
King Prawn Vindaloo

£21.95

Pre-Order Dishes

Lamb Loin Fillet

£24.95

Lamb loin fillet marinated in a selection of smoked spices, ginger, and tamarind. Grilled in the clay oven, and served with sautéed garlic spinach, Moroccan style couscous stir-fry, a smooth curry sauce and a micro salad garnish.
Rajasthani Style Lamb Shank Rogan

£24.95

Milk-fed lamb shank slow-cooked in a Rajasthani style rogan sauce with masala mashed potato. Served with fried basmati rice containing flaked almonds, shallots and a buttered plain naan.
Nuclear Chicken/Lamb

£25.95

Chicken or lamb cooked with fresh spices, Japanese bullet chillies, Bangladeshi naga chillies and extra hot Indian red chillies. Served with basmati rice and a mini naan bread. Please try this dish at your own risk!
Hyderabadi Style Chicken/Lamb Biryani

£27.95

Crafted with layers of spiced chicken or lamb, fluffy basmati rice, fragrant spices, fried onions, cashew nuts, butter ghee, and topped with fresh herbs. Served with a traditonal tarka dhal or a vegetable curry and raita.
Korai Style King Prawns

£27.95

Tandoori grilled king prawns cooked in a korai (special type of pan) with a selection of peppers, onions, and chillies. Served with steamed basmati rice and a mini garlic naan.
Venison Fillet

£27.95

Venison fillet coated with home-made garam masala, lemon grass, cinnamon and honey. Served with s masala mashed potato, chestnut mushrooms stuffed with minced meat, steamed fine beans, roasted cherry tomatoes, sautéed spinach and a sweet and sour pathia hot sauce.
Beef Fillet

£38.95

Beef fillet carefully treated with a selection of pickled spices and fresh herbs. Served with a selection of roasted vegetables, caramelised red onions, wild mushrooms, steamed fine beans, a saffron mash potato, and a creamy pasanda sauce - created with red wine, fenugreek, ground almond, and honey.
Sizzling T-Bone Steak

£44.95

T-bone steak carefully treated with smoked spices, fresh herbs, and then chargrilled. Served with chestnut mushrooms stuffed with minced meat, roasted tomatoes, a potato cake, triple-cooked chips, and a medium curry sauce.
Tandoori Mixed Grill For Two - Dining Room Style

£69.95

A selection of lamb chops, king prawns, fillet steak, chicken tikka supreme, and shami kebab - all marinated with the chef’s selection of homemade spices - served on a sizzler, complimented with egg fried rice, exotic wild mushrooms, house salad, a stock curry sauce and a buttered naan.

Side Dishes

Triple-Cooked Chips

£2.95
Chana Masala

£5.95
Saag Aloo

£5.95
Saag Paneer

£5.95
Traditional Tarka Dhal

£5.95
Bombay Aloo

£6.95
Bindi Bhaji

£7.95
Creamy Wild Mushroom & Garlic Spinach

£7.95

Naan Breads

Plain Naan

£2.95
Cheese & Garlic Naan

£3.50
Chicken Tikka Naan

£3.50
Garlic & Coriander Naan

£3.50
Keema Naan

£3.50
Peshwari Naan

£3.50

Lunch Menu

Poppadoms Served With Dips

£2.95

A seasoned flatbread made from dried dough of black gram bean flour, and served with a selection of dips.
Butterfly Tiger Prawns

£3.95

Japanese panko breaded tiger prawns served with a mango pearl sauce.
Onion & Leek Bhaji

£5.95

Enriched with herbs, spices and chickpea flour, a cut and chargrilled to perfection, prepared pair of Leek & Onion Bhajis accompany each other on a journey to perfection. Served with a mint garnish, a mushroom and peppercorn yoghurt sauce, and garnished with fresh salad.
Vegetable & Lentil Soup

£5.95

A beautiful blend of seasonal vegetables & a variety of lentils combine to create a soup. Served with a puree bread.
Prawn Cocktail

£5.95

Fresh peeled prawns lay on a bed of chopped gem lettuce with a blanket of micro herbs and mary-rose sauce.
Steak Samosa

£5.95

A duo of hand-crafted samosas stuffed with curried minced sirloin of beef, dressed in a coat of Indian filo pastry, partnered with mint sauce and a garnish of fresh salad.
Sweet Chilli Chicken

£5.95

Chunks of chicken infused with perfumed chillies, curry leaves and mustard, sit in a filo pastry throne, accompanied by Greek yoghurt and micro herbs.
Spice Dusted Calamari

£6.95

Delicately battered calamari rest on a bed of baby gem grass leavened with smoked black pepper and red pepper reduction, served with a lemon and herb mayo.
Enda Biran

£9.95

A mixture of herbs and spices including onions, crushed chilli, cumin, and fresh coriander merge with free-range eggs to compose this dish, served with homemade chips and fresh salad.
Vegetable Biryani

£12.95

Seasonal mixed vegetables, stir-fried with a gram bean flour dough, accompanied by a variety of spices, spring onions, cashew nuts, raisins, and basmati rice, finished off with finely chopped coriander and served alongside a traditional tarka dall.
Chicken/Lamb Curry

£9.95

Chunks of Chicken or Lamb cooked in a traditional smooth and medium tempered curry sauce, Served with steamed basmati rice.
Shepherd's Pie - Dining Room Style

£10.95

Minced lamb beautifully cooked in our chef's selection of spices, peas and fresh coriander, topped with saffron mashed potato and served with a salad garnish and your choice of stir-fried vegetables or homemade chips.
Butterfly Chicken Breast

£11.95

Marinated breasts of chicken, immaculately cut and chargrilled to perfection, prepared and served with curried vegetables, a salad garnish and a mushroom and peppercorn sauce.
Salmon Tengaa Salon

£12.95

Delicate pink salmon cooked in a tangy North Indian fish curry with fresh vine tomatoes, served with steamed basmati rice.
Breaded Sea Bass Fillet

£13.95

Seasoned with garlic, fenugreek, Kashmiri chilli and fresh herbs, the sea bass fillet is coated in panko and served with steamed fine beans, sautéed potatoes, a salad garnish and a creamy masala sauce.

The Dining Room Menu at 38 Leysdown Rd, Leysdown-on-Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RE, United Kingdom, is a compelling example of how traditional British seaside dining can be both accessible and satisfying. Set near the coast, this eatery offers a laid-back atmosphere with dishes that resonate well with both locals and visitors looking for hearty, no-nonsense food.

From the moment you browse the Dining Room Menu, it’s clear the kitchen leans into comfort classics. The fish and chips-golden and crispy with a generous portion of flaky cod-are a standout, easily rivalling bigger chains in quality. For those craving variety, the menu also includes burgers, pies, all-day breakfasts, and even roast dinners on select days. Portion sizes are substantial, providing excellent value for the price, especially in a tourist-friendly area like Leysdown-on-Sea.

What sets the Dining Room apart is its consistency. Dishes arrive hot and well-prepared, and the staff are attentive, offering service that feels both personal and genuinely warm. It’s not haute cuisine, but it doesn’t pretend to be. Instead, it succeeds by delivering dependable, well-executed favourites that satisfy.

Compared to some of the nearby coastal diners that can feel dated or overly commercial, the Dining Room maintains a clean and welcoming environment without losing its local charm. It’s particularly well-suited for families and older diners who appreciate comfort food served with sincerity.

In short, the Dining Room Menu offers everything you’d want from a seaside café: honest flavours, solid portions, friendly faces, and affordable prices. If you find yourself in Leysdown-on-Sea and are in the mood for classic British fare done right, this spot is well worth a visit.