New Year’s Eve 2026 — Modern Odisha Kitchen
Thursday 31 December 2026 • Modern Odisha Kitchen
Coast, forest, grain and fire — a celebration of Odisha with seasonal Kent produce. Join us for an à la carte New Year’s Eve dinner, with vegetarian and vegan choices.
Select 31 December 2026 on our reservation form and enter New Year’s Eve in the menu-name field. Dinner reservations from 5:30pm; last food orders 9:30pm. For larger parties, call 01227 200777.
FROM THE STREETS OF ODISHA
Starters
Dahi Bara, Ghoogni & Aloo Dum — £16.95
Soft lentil dumplings soaked in cooling yoghurt, warming potato curry, spiced yellow peas and tamarind chutney. Vegetarian.
Odia Samosa & Ghoogni — £16.95
Crisp pastry filled with potato, whole coriander and ginger, served with spiced yellow peas and coriander and tamarind chutneys. Vegan.
Macha Bhaja & Sukhua Poda — £17.95
Crispy seasonal sardines, savoury fire-roasted dried fish relish, fresh lime and tamarind chutney.
Duck Leg Poda — £23.95
Slow-cooked duck leg finished over charcoal, mushroom poda, date chutney and warm chakuli pitha.
Chicken Poda — £21.95
Charcoal-grilled chicken leg, smoky tomato and potato chakata, coriander chutney and warm chakuli pitha.
FROM THE FIRE & THE ODIA KITCHEN
Mains
Winter Vegetable Poda — £29.95
Charcoal-roasted pumpkin and mushrooms, aubergine and tomato chakata, mustard-oil potato mash and warm chakuli pitha. Vegan.
Kentish Winter Vegetarian Thali — £37.95
Dalma, paneer besara, winter greens, roasted squash, aloo chakata, rice, ghara tawa roti, chutneys and a miniature Pahala rasagola. Vegetarian.
Odia Winter Vegan Thali — £36.95
Dalma, pumpkin and mushroom besara, winter greens, ghoogni, aloo chakata, rice, ghara tawa roti and chutneys, finished with coconut and jaggery rice kheer. Vegan.
Odia Coast & Country Thali — £42.95
Chicken curry, earthen-pot lamb, seasonal fish besara and crispy squid, with dal, rice, potato chakata, ghara tawa roti, chutneys and a miniature Pahala rasagola.
Banana Leaf Catch of the Day — £45.95
Mustard-marinated fish grilled in banana leaf, Odisha’s coconut and mustard besara sauce, sautéed winter greens, jeera kasala rice and a crisp fish chop.
Kandhamal Haldi Chicken & Palang — £42.95
Roasted chicken supreme marinated with Kandhamal turmeric, ginger, garlic and mustard oil, with a bowl of slow-cooked palang chicken, seasonal greens and jeera kasala rice.
Celebration Lamb Poda & Earthen-Pot Lamb — £47.95
Mustard-oil and roasted-spice lamb cutlet, slow-cooked earthen-pot lamb, burnt tomato and smoked potato chakata, with Koraput mandia roti.
RICE, ROTI & PITHA
Rasuna, Dhania & Ghee Roti — £6.95
Tawa roti finished with roasted garlic, coriander and ghee. Vegetarian.
Koraput Mandia Roti — £6.95
Rustic finger-millet flatbread. Vegan.
Ghara Tawa Roti — £5.95
Soft whole-wheat roti cooked on the tawa. Vegan.
Jeera Kasala Rice — £5.95
Fragrant rice tempered with cumin. Vegan.
Aloo Chakata — £6.95
Hand-crushed potatoes with mustard oil, chilli and aromatics. Vegan.
Seasonal Saaga — £6.95
Winter greens with garlic and mustard seeds. Vegan.
SWEET ODISHA
Desserts
Chhena Poda — £15.95
Caramelised baked chhena cheesecake with palm jaggery cream. Vegetarian.
Celebration Pahala Rasagola — £17.95
Soft chhena dumplings in cardamom syrup, with saffron rabidi and a touch of edible gold. Vegetarian.
Chocolate, Coconut & Jaggery Kakera Pitha — £17.95
Crisp semolina pitha with a chocolate, coconut and jaggery filling, seasonal fruit ice cream and chocolate sauce. Vegetarian.
Mitha Paana — £15.95
Betel leaf folded around seasonal berry preserve scented with cardamom and cloves, served with rose and fennel ice cream. Vegetarian.
Coconut & Jaggery Chaula Kheer — £13.95
Slow-cooked rice pudding made with coconut milk and jaggery, finished with cardamom and toasted coconut. Vegan.
Reserve your table
Drinks charged separately. Please tell us about allergies and dietary requirements when booking; our kitchen will confirm suitability. For parties of 6–10 guests, the existing £10 per person deposit and manual approval policy applies.
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