Dining at Central
The menu
The full menu at our Indian restaurant in Ilford: small plates to share, street food, the grill and tandoor, and curries from across India. Dishes marked V are available as a vegan option on request.
Nano plates
Plain / Roasted Poppadom (2)
£2.95
Chilli Peanuts
£3.95
Masala Poppadom (2)
£3.95
Small plates
Chilli ChipsV
£6.25
Potato chips fried and tossed in tangy Indian spices
SamosaV
£6.75 / £7.45
Four crispy pastries — vegetable or meat
Crispy Potato BhajiaV
£8.50
Thinly sliced potato in Central’s bhajia mix
MogoV
from £8.05
Fried cassava chips — plain, dry spiced or masala
Garlic Chilli MushroomsV
£9.25
Seasoned with spring onions
Chilli Paneer
£10.25
Stir fried with peppers in a sticky chilli sauce
Bang Bang Cauliflower
£9.25
Crispy florets in a sweet and spicy bang bang sauce
Beetroot Soya Tikka
£8.95
Beetroot and soya marinated in tandoori spices
MomoV
£7.95 / £8.75
Six fried momo — vegetable or chicken
Indo-Chinese
from £10.25
Chef’s special, wok-tossed with green chillies — chicken, paneer or prawn
Chilli Chicken
£10.75
Boneless pieces, peppers and crushed chilli from the wok
Jeera Chicken
£9.95
Nibbles tossed in traditional spices and cumin
To share
Central’s Mixed Grill
£24.95
Serves 2–3 · seekh kebabs, flat wings, dry masala chops, trio of chicken tikka
Street food
Pani PuriV
£6.50
Hollow puri with potato, chickpeas and tangy sauces
Palak Chaat
£8.50
Crispy spinach with Mumbai chaat favourites
Papdi Chaat
£8.50
Mint, yoghurt and tamarind with papdi, chickpeas and sev
Punjabi Samosa Chaat
£8.25
Smashed samosa, yoghurt, tamarind, sev and pomegranate
Avocado Chaat
£9.50
Our special avocado chaat with a twist
Grill & tandoor
Tandoori Paneer
£10.25
Indian cheese marinated in tandoori spices
Seekh Kebab
£10.25
Minced lamb with chilli, ginger and coriander
Trio of Chicken Tikka
£10.25
Chicken tikka, malai tikka and haryali chicken
Tandoori Chicken (half)
£11.95
Spring chicken on the bone, marinated overnight, charred in the tandoor
Dry Masala Chops
£13.75
Four baby lamb chops from the tandoor, dry spiced
Sticky Lamb Chops
£14.25
Four cutlets in Central’s signature sticky sauce
Salmon Tikka
£13.95
Salmon fillet in tandoori spices, finished in the tandoor
Tandoori Prawns
£12.75
Four prawns with a touch of lemon zest
Chicken
Karahi Chicken
£12.15
Boneless, with onions and finely sliced ginger
Methi Chicken
£11.95
Off the bone in fresh fenugreek and onion masala
Chicken Tikka Masala
£12.05
Tikka in a creamy tomato sauce
Central’s Butter Chicken
£11.95
Boneless pieces in a buttery sauce
Desi Chicken
£13.25
Chef’s special — on the bone, thick traditional gravy
Achari Chicken
£12.75
A tangy gravy of Indian pickling spices
Lamb & seafood
Karahi Lamb
£12.95
Boneless, with tomatoes and shredded ginger
Lamb Keema
£12.75
Minced lamb with spicy masalas and peas
Rara Gosht
£13.95
Lamb cubes and mince, fresh tomato and a hint of lemon
King Prawn Masala
£14.95
With chopped onions and sliced ginger
Vegetarian
Veg KeemaV
£9.95
Soya mince and peas in traditional gravy
Egg Curry
£10.25
Boiled eggs in onion, tomato and ginger gravy
Baigan Bhartha
£10.75
Smoked aubergine with onion, garlic, ginger and cumin
Tarka DaalV
£9.95
Yellow lentils with garlic and cumin
Daal Makhani
£10.50
Black lentils in light butter and cream
Bhindi Masala
£9.95
Okra with onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic
Malai Kofta
£10.95
Cheese balls in a rich cardamom sauce
Paneer Tikka Masala
£11.50
Tandoor-cooked paneer in Central’s signature gravy
Kadai Paneer
£11.25
Paneer in a spicy tomato gravy
Central’s dum ki biryani
Vegetable BiryaniV
£11.50
Dum cooked rice and vegetables with fresh spices
Chicken Biryani
£12.25
Aromatic rice and chicken, dum cooked for precision
Lamb Biryani
£15.25
Mutton in fragrant rice, hot and tangy
Rice & noodles
Steamed RiceV
£4.25
Pilau RiceV
£4.95
Jeera RiceV
£5.05
Egg Fried Rice
£7.50
Vegetable Fried Rice
£6.95
Vegetable Chow Mein
£8.95
Chicken Chow Mein
£9.95
Breads & extras
Plain NaanV
£2.75
Butter Naan
£2.75
Garlic Naan
£3.50
Cheese Naan
£4.00
Roomali RotiV
£3.60
Tandoori RotiV
£2.60
Plain Yoghurt
£3.25
Raita
£3.95
Onion Mirchi Salad
£2.95
Central’s Signature Salad
£4.75
Chips
£4.25
Sweet spot
Forever Ferrero Cheesecake
£6.50
Hazelnut and chocolate with a crunchy Ferrero Rocher crust
Matilda Cake
£7.50
Rich chocolate sponge with velvety ganache
Biscoff Cheesecake
£5.95
Baked on a caramelised biscuit base with Lotus Biscoff
Gulab Jamun (2)
£4.50
In sweet syrup · add ice cream £1.55
Gajar Halwa
£4.50
Carrot, ghee and cardamom · add ice cream £1.55
Cocktails
Lychee Martini
£9.95
Vodka · lychee liqueur · lychee juice · dry vermouth
Strawberry Daiquiri
£9.95
Rum · fresh lime · simple syrup · strawberry purée
Smokey Old Fashioned
£10.05
Bourbon · sugar syrup · Angostura bitters · orange peel
Passionfruit Martini
£10.05
Vodka · Passoa · passion fruit purée · shot of prosecco
Mojito
£10.25
Rum · fresh mint & lime · soda
Spicy Mango Margarita
£10.75
Tequila · triple sec · lime · chilli · salted rim
Something Fruity
£10.95
Malibu · cherry liqueur · passionfruit · mango · tonic
Signature Mai Tai
£11.25
White rum · spiced rum · orange liqueur · lime · pineapple
Long Island Iced Tea
£12.95
Vodka · gin · white rum · tequila · triple sec · lemon · cola
Spritz & mocktails
Many of our cocktails can be made as mocktails — just ask.
Aperol Spritz
£10.95
Aperol · prosecco · soda · orange
Hugo Spritz
£10.95
Elderflower · prosecco · soda · mint & lime
Sarti Spritz
£10.95
Sarti Rosa · prosecco · soda · berries
Passion Peach
£7.25
Passion fruit · peach · lime · lemonade
Virgin Piña Colada
£7.50
Coconut · pineapple · cream
Sunset Mojito
£7.50
Blackcurrant · mango · lemonade
Ocean Blue
£7.95
Lychee · lemon · lemonade · blue curaçao
Strawberry Kiss
£8.95
Strawberry, blueberry & elderflower · tonic
Jungle Daiquiri
£8.95
Strawberry · mango · pineapple coconut juice
Wine
Small glass / large glass / bottle
Ombrellino Pinot Grigio Catarratto
£5.75 / £7.50 / £21.50
White · stone fruit and citrus, dry mineral finish
Valle Antigua Sauvignon Blanc
£5.90 / £8.25 / £22.95
White · bright citrus and green apple
Hillville Road Chardonnay
£5.90 / £8.25 / £22.95
White · ripe peach, melon, hint of vanilla
Hillville Road Merlot
£5.75 / £7.50 / £21.50
Red · soft red fruits and sweet vanilla oak
Flor De Fuego Cabernet Sauvignon
£5.90 / £8.25 / £22.95
Red · blackcurrant and plum, bold and rich
Romero Gonzalez Malbec
£27.00
Red · juicy blackcurrant, gentle tannin
Viertalo Tempranillo Garnacha Rosé
£5.75 / £7.50 / £21.50
Rosé · fresh ripe strawberry
Ombrellino Pinot Grigio Rosé
£22.95
Rosé · red fruits and florals
Sparkling
Florita Prosecco
£7.95 / £29.95
Glass / bottle
Moët & Chandon Brut NV
£70.00
Veuve Clicquot
£80.00
Laurent-Perrier Brut NV
£90.00
Laurent-Perrier Rosé NV
£150.00
Spirits
25ml / 50ml · full list in the drinks menu
Smirnoff
£3.25 / £4.85
Grey Goose
£4.60 / £7.15
Ciroc
£4.60 / £7.15
Original & flavoured
Bacardi
£3.50 / £5.00
Captain Morgan
£3.50 / £5.10
Kraken
£4.20 / £6.80
Courvoisier
£3.80 / £6.80
Hennessy
£3.95 / £7.00
Jameson
£3.80 / £5.65
Jack Daniels
£3.60 / £5.65
Glenfiddich 12yr
£4.40 / £6.60
Hendricks
£3.95 / £6.35
Bombay Sapphire
£3.80 / £5.65
Patron Silver
£4.40
Beer & bottles
Madri 4.6% (draught)
£4.00 / £6.50
Half / pint
Cobra 4.3% (draught)
£4.00 / £6.25
Half / pint
Budweiser / Corona
£3.50
330ml
Stella
£4.00
330ml
Tusker
£6.05
500ml
Heineken 0%
£3.75
330ml
Kopparberg Cider
£5.25
500ml
Guinness
£5.05
440ml
Bottle service
from £100
Grey Goose, Ciroc, Jack Daniels, Jameson, Hendricks, Tequila Rose
Traditional & soft
Fresh Passion Fruit Juice
£5.25 / £14.75
Glass / jug
Lassi
£4.50 / £14.25
Salted, sweet or mango · glass / jug
Milkshakes
£6.50
Vanilla · chocolate · Oreo · Kinder Bueno · Biscoff
Coke / Diet Coke / Lemonade
£3.20 / £3.70
Fruit Juices
£2.95 / £3.80
Orange, pineapple, apple, cranberry, mango
Red Bull
£3.95
J20 / Appletiser
£3.60 / £3.50
Still / Sparkling Water
£3.25 / £4.50
300ml / 750ml
Hot drinks
English Tea
£3.25
Masala Tea
£3.50
Flavoured Teas
£3.50
Please ask a member of staff
Americano
£3.50
Food and drink served at Central may contain traces of dairy, eggs, wheat, nuts and shellfish. Please tell us about any dietary requirements before ordering. All prices include VAT. 20% off takeaways collected in store.