About Us
The Empress is a Indian takeaway in Tower Hamlets. Why don't you try our Cox`s Bazaar Crab or Dupiaza Dishes?
Reviews
4.4
570 reviews
5
"still the best ever Indian restaurant (delicious) thanks."
Lawrence
10/04/2025
5
"fantastic, delicious, lovely, thanks."
Lawrence
26/03/2025
5
"I did enjoy meal but I was missing a prawn from my order...!"
Maude
22/03/2025
5
"delicious as always, thanks."
Lawrence
07/03/2025
5
"very nice delivery driver. and restaurant very helpful when we had a small issue with our order"
Melanie
20/01/2025
5
"delicious"
Lawrence
08/01/2025
Menu
Skewered king prawns in garlic sauce grilled in a tandoor oven
Contains:
Prawn
£8.66
Onion bhaji, vegetable samosa, vegetable + & mushroom aloo ball
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
£7.30
King prawns marinated in spices and cooked on a skewer over charcoal
Contains:
Prawn
Milk
Mustard
£8.66
1/4 spring chicken marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in a tandoori oven
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.88
Sliced chicken in a slightly tangy sauce with lemon
£9.40
Deep fried onion with lentils & battered herbs
Contains:
Gluten
£4.99
A selection of our most popular starters, tandoori lamb, chop, nazakat chicken & jhinga garlic king prawn
Contains:
Prawn
Milk
Mustard
£9.40
Mince meat delicately spiced then shallow fried
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
Eggs
£7.61
Pieces of spring lamb lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.61
Breast of duck lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.30
King prawn dipped in batter covered in bread crumbs & shallow fried
Contains:
Prawn
Gluten
£8.35
Mince meat spiced & grilled in a tandoori oven
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.61
Cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread
Contains:
Prawn
Gluten
£7.30
Indian pastry stuffed with minced lamb/vegetables
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
£6.25
Indian pastry stuffed with minced lamb/vegetables
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
£6.25
Succulent pieces of tender lamb chops grilled in the clay oven with exotic marinade
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.30
Pieces of spring chicken lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.61
King prawns cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread
Contains:
Prawn
Gluten
£8.35
Tender pieces of chicken skewered and grilled, delicately spiced and succulent, a must have
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£7.88
£14.65
From Rajshahi. Fresh lamb or chicken cooked with pickled baby mangoes, tomatoes, coriander herbs and spices, served with fried red chillies. Madras hot with a succulent smoky flavor
Contains:
Mustard
£14.65
From Rajshahi. Fresh lamb or chicken cooked with pickled baby mangoes, tomatoes, coriander herbs and spices, served with fried red chillies. Madras hot with a succulent smoky flavor
Contains:
Mustard
£14.65
£14.65
Cooked in an iron wok with fresh bullet chillies, tomatoes & coriander.
Contains:
Fish
£15.70
King prawns grilled in the clay oven then cooked in a tomato puree based sauce, little spicy, tangy for that very special taste, served sizzling.
Contains:
Prawn
£16.75
From the Punjab. Cubes of lamb slow cooked with spices, peppers and tomatoes. This dish is cooked slowly to bring out the smoky aroma.
£14.65
Originates from Dhaka. Whole breast of chicken stuffed with mince lamb, mashed potatoes and spinach, garnished with coriander, tomatoes & glazed with honey, with a hint of sweetness.
Contains:
Milk
£16.75
Salmon cooked in the clay oven and re cooked in mild creamy sauce.
Contains:
Fish
Milk
Tree Nuts
£15.70
From Banaras. Cubes of fresh chicken or lamb cooked with pineapple and our secret aromatic spices a mild exotic dish
£14.65
From Banaras. Cubes of fresh chicken or lamb cooked with pineapple and our secret aromatic spices a mild exotic dish
£14.65
Chicken or lamb cooked with pickled green chillies and naga peppers in a very spicy hot sauce
Contains:
Mustard
£14.65
Chicken or lamb cooked with pickled green chillies and naga peppers in a very spicy hot sauce
Contains:
Mustard
£14.65
Cooked in a medium sauce with cumin seeds, shallot and various spices.
Contains:
Fish
£15.70
From Ryhpur. Chicken or lamb cooked with tamarind, green chilies and curry leaves. A spicy tangy dish with roasted dry chilies
£14.65
From Ryhpur. Chicken or lamb cooked with tamarind, green chilies and curry leaves. A spicy tangy dish with roasted dry chilies
£14.65
Lamb marinated in the chefs secret recipe for 48 hours then cooked in a sauce with chickpeas
£16.75
Cooked with Indian butter-ghee in a creamy nutty sauce
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£14.54
Tiger prawns with spinach, Bengali cheese & a hint of garlic
Contains:
Milk
Prawn
£16.75
Whole breast of chicken stuffed with mince lamb, mashed potatoes and spinach, garnished with coriander, tomatoes & glazed with honey and cooked in dansak sauce
£17.80
Lamb with spinach, fenugreek and other herbs
£14.54
Cooked with tomatoes, onion & fresh green chillies in a hot spicy sauce
£14.54
Breast of duckling cooked in onion, ginger, garlic, lightly ground spices & garam masala
Contains:
Mustard
£15.70
King prawns cooked in a clay oven then re-cooked with double cream, nuts and butter ghee
Contains:
Prawn
Milk
Tree Nuts
£16.75
Succulent roasted breast of duck, cooked in aromatic spices, pineapple & cherry tomatoes a fairly hot dish
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£15.70
Chicken marinated in herbs & spices and grilled in charcoal oven, then re-cooked with tandoori paste and added spices, topped with fresh cream
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£14.54
Green chicken curry. Strips of chicken with aubergine, fresh beans, coconut milk & ground spices
£14.65
Sauteed duckling marinated in subtle spices & chillies
£15.70
A mix of chicken minced meat and boiled egg cooked together in a medium sauce
Contains:
Eggs
£14.54
Coconut, almond & double cream
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£14.54
Coconut, almond & double cream
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£14.54
King prawns with broccoli cooked with selected spices and coconut milk
Contains:
Prawns
£16.75
Medium spicy, stir fried with fresh garlic in a medium sauce
£14.54
Medium spicy, stir fried with fresh garlic in a medium sauce
£14.54
Contains:
MIlk
Mustard
Fish
£16.28
Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with your choice of meat, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£15.70
Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with your choice of meat, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£15.70
Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with your choice of meat, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£17.80
On the bone. Half chicken marinated in spicy tandoori sauce & grilled in the tandoor
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£14.65
King prawns marinated in a light spicy sauce and cooked in clay oven.
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
Prawn
£16.75
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
Fish
£16.75
Cubes of chicken marinated in spices & grilled in the tandoor
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£14.65
Succulent pieces of tender lamb chops grilled in the clay oven with exotic marinade
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£17.80
A combination of sheek kebab, chicken tikka, lamb tikka & tandoori chicken
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
Eggs
£17.80
Breast of duck marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£15.70
With grated cheese on top
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£15.70
Cubes of lamb marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor. (On the bone)
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£14.65
Tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, chicken tikka and sheek kebab, cooked in a thick medium sauce. Served with a nan bread
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£17.80
(Chicken or lamb) A fantastic spicy curry, very hot with green chillies, garlic & coriander
Contains:
Mustard
£13.60
(Chicken or lamb) A fantastic spicy curry, very hot with green chillies, garlic & coriander
Contains:
Mustard
£13.60
Slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in tandoori then re-cooked with spicy chickpeas in a spicy bhuna style sauce with a boiled egg. Medium
Contains:
Eggs
£12.55
Slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in tandoori then re-cooked with spicy chickpeas in a spicy bhuna style sauce with a boiled egg. Medium
Contains:
Eggs
£12.55
Fine slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in a spicy sauce cooked with onions and green peppers. Served sizzling on a iron wok
£12.55
Fine slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in a spicy sauce cooked with onions and green peppers. Served sizzling on a iron wok
£12.55
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£15.70
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£15.70
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£16.75
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
Prawn
£16.75
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
£15.70
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
Mustard
£15.70
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
Prawn
£16.75
Contains:
Tree Nuts
Milk
Prawn
£15.17
Contains:
Prawn
Mustard
£15.70
Contains:
Prawn
Mustard
£14.65
Contains:
?Mustard
£13.60
Contains:
Mustard
£13.60
Contains:
Prawn
Mustard
£15.70
Contains:
?Mustard
£13.60
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£14.65
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£14.65
Contains:
Milk
?Mustard
£120.70
Contains:
Mustard
£11.29
Contains:
Mustard
£11.29
Contains:
Prawn
Mustard
£14.65
Contains:
Mustard
£11.29
Contains:
Prawn
£12.55
Contains:
Milk
Mustard
£13.60
£12.55
£12.55
£12.55
£12.55
Contains:
Prawn
£14.65
Contains:
Prawn
£12.55
Contains:
Prawn
£14.65
£12.55
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£12.55
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£12.55
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£12.55
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£13.60
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£13.60
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£13.60
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy
£15.23
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£12.55
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£12.55
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£12.55
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£13.60
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£13.60
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£14.65
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£15.23
fairly hot saucy
£12.55
fairly hot saucy
£12.55
fairly hot saucy
£12.55
fairly hot saucy
£13.60
fairly hot saucy
£13.60
fairly hot saucy
£13.60
fairly hot saucy
£15.23
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£12.55
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£12.55
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£12.55
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£13.60
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£13.60
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£13.60
Very hot with pieces of potatoes
£15.23
Extremely hot and saucy
£12.55
Extremely hot and saucy
£12.55
Extremely hot and saucy
£12.55
Extremely hot and saucy
£13.60
Extremely hot and saucy
£13.60
Extremely hot and saucy
£13.60
Extremely hot and saucy
£15.23
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£12.55
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£12.55
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£12.55
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£13.60
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£13.60
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£14.65
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions
£15.23
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£12.55
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£12.55
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£12.55
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£13.60
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£13.60
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£14.65
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes
£15.23
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£12.55
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£12.55
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£12.55
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£13.60
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£13.60
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£14.65
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce
£15.23
Fresh Aubergine cooked in medium spices
£7.30
Spinach and potatoes cooked in medium spices
Contains:
Mustard
£7.30
Fresh cauliflower cooked in medium spices
£7.30
Onion or cucumber with natural yoghurt
Contains:
Milk
£4.99
Spinach and Indian cheese
Contains:
Milk
£7.30
Spicy potatoes
Contains:
Mustard
£7.30
Green peas and Indian cheese
Contains:
Milk
£7.30
Indian cheese cooked in a masala sauce
Contains:
Milk
£7.30
Fresh broccoli in medium spice sauce
£7.30
Chickpeas in spicy sauce
£7.30
Red lentils cooked with fresh fried garlic
Contains:
Mustard
Milk
£7.30
Chopped mushrooms in spicy sauce
£7.30
Spinach cooked in medium spices with fresh garlic
£7.30
Mixed vegetables in a gravy based sauce
£7.30
Fresh Okra cooked in medium spices
£7.30
£3.62
Contains:
Milk
£4.15
Made with whole meal flour fried in butter ghee
Contains:
Gluten
Milk
£4.15
Chickpeas, egg and onions
Contains:
Eggs
Milk
Tree Nuts
£5.20
Contains:
Milk
£5.20
Stuffed with fresh vegetables
Contains:
Gluten
Milk
£4.46
Cooked with cashew, pistachio & almonds
Contains:
Milk
Tree Nuts
£6.25
With fresh button mushroom
Contains:
Milk
£5.20
Thin bread made from whole meal flour and baked
Contains:
Gluten
£2.99
Mango chutney, mint sauce, onion salad or Lime Pickle
£1.00
Mango chutney, mint sauce, onion salad or Lime Pickle
£1.00
Mango chutney, mint sauce, onion salad or Lime Pickle
£1.00
Mango chutney, mint sauce, onion salad or Lime Pickle
£1.00
Baked with cheddar cheese filling
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
Milk
£4.73
Light fluffy bread made from self-raising flour, deep fried
Contains:
Gluten
£2.99
With fine pieces of fresh garlic and coriander
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
Milk
£4.15
Contains:
Gluten
£3.26
Stuffed with nuts and almonds
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
Milk
Tree Nuts
£4.15
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
Milk
£3.26
Stuffed with mince lamb
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
Milk
£4.15
£1.00
£1.00
With fresh vegetables
Contains:
Milk
£5.20
Contains:
Gluten
Eggs
Milk
£4.15
4.5%
£6.25
10%
£15.70
12%
£15.70
A popular bottled Indian beer (large)
£6.41
Roasted and caramelised vermicelli in a sweet creamy sauce contains nuts, dairy and gluten
£5.20
£5.76
Find Us
Tower Hamlets
141 Leman Street, Tower Hamlets, E18EYOpening Hours
| Monday | 17:30 - 22:45 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 17:30 - 22:45 |
| Wednesday | 17:30 - 22:45 |
| Thursday | 17:30 - 22:45 |
| Friday | 17:30 - 22:45 |
| Saturday | 17:30 - 23:00 |
| Sunday | 17:30 - 23:00 |
| Monday | 17:30 - 23:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 17:30 - 22:30 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Wednesday | 17:30 - 23:00 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Thursday | 17:30 - 23:00 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Friday | 17:30 - 23:00 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Saturday | 17:00 - 22:30 |
| Sunday | 17:00 - 22:30 |
Delivery times may vary