Our full menu lives as a downloadable PDF, which is great for browsing on your phone before you visit but not much use if you're trying to search for a specific dish. Here's what's actually on it, in plain text, for lunch and dinner at both branches.
Lunch Menu
Lunch runs Monday to Friday, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and is built around our signature business lunch thali - a complete, balanced plate rather than a single dish, and £6.95 at the Leicester restaurant.
- Business Lunch Thali – rice, sambar, two vegetable curries, rasam, papadum, pickle and dessert.
- Masala Dosa – crisp rice-and-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato, served with sambar and chutney.
- Plain Dosa – classic rice-and-lentil crepe, served with sambar and chutney.
- Idli & Sambar (3 pieces) – steamed rice cakes served with sambar and coconut chutney.
- Vegetable Uttapam – a thick savoury pancake topped with onion, tomato and chilli.
Every lunch dish is available as a quick sit-down meal or for collection - the thali and dosa options are the fastest to prepare if you're short on time.
Dinner Menu
Dinner opens up the full Kerala menu, served daily from 5:30 PM, with more elaborate curries, breads and a proper thali experience built for sharing. We'd recommend booking ahead at weekends, particularly at Leicester, where tables turn over quickly on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Sadhya Thali – our full Kerala feast platter: rice, four curries, papadum, pickle, banana chips and payasam.
- Kerala Vegetable Curry – mixed vegetables in a coconut and curry-leaf based sauce.
- Appam & Vegetable Stew – soft, lacy rice pancakes with a mild coconut vegetable stew.
- Paneer Chettinad – paneer simmered in a peppery South Indian spice blend.
- Rava Dosa – a thin, lacy semolina crepe, served with sambar and chutney.
- Garlic Naan – freshly baked flatbread with roasted garlic.
Dietary & Allergen Key
Herb is 100% vegetarian, and the majority of our menu is naturally vegan or can be made so on request. We use the following key across our physical menus, and can talk you through any dish in more detail if you have specific concerns:
- VG – Vegan
- V – Vegetarian (contains dairy)
- GF – Gluten-free or adaptable on request
- N – Contains nuts
All our curries are prepared without meat stock or animal fat, and our kitchen keeps vegan and non-vegan dairy items separate during preparation. If you have a specific allergy, please tell your server before ordering - we're always happy to check ingredients or suggest an alternative. See our gluten-free dining guide for more detail on which dishes work best.
Same Menu, Two Locations
Both Herb Leicester and Herb Leamington Spa run the same core menu above, served fresh at each site, with slightly different opening hours between the two branches.
FAQ
What's on Herb's lunch menu?
Our lunch menu, served Monday to Friday from 12:00pm-3:00pm, is built around our signature business lunch thali alongside dosas, idli and uttapam - all available to eat in or take away.
What's on Herb's dinner menu?
Dinner opens up our full Kerala menu, including the Sadhya feast thali, curries like Kerala vegetable curry and Paneer Chettinad, and a wider range of dosas and breads, served daily from 5:30pm.
Is the whole menu vegetarian?
Yes. Every dish across both our Leicester and Leamington Spa menus is vegetarian, with the majority of dishes vegan or easily adapted to be.
Can I get gluten-free options?
Many of our rice-based dishes, including several dosas and our sambar-based curries, are naturally gluten-free or can be adapted - just flag it to your server when ordering.
Does the menu differ between Leicester and Leamington Spa?
No - both locations run the same menu, so whichever site is closer to you, the dishes above apply.
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