Leamington Spa has a solid spread of cafes, gastropubs and European kitchens, but genuinely distinct regional cuisine is rarer than you might expect. This guide covers where Herb, on Clarendon Avenue, fits into that picture, and what actually sets it apart from the town's other restaurants.
Herb is based at 5-6 York House, Clarendon Avenue - a short, easy walk from Leamington Spa town centre. Clarendon Avenue sits close to the town's main shopping and dining streets, making Herb a convenient stop whether you're visiting for a specific meal or exploring the area more generally.
Among the restaurants in Leamington Spa, Herb is the only one built entirely around Kerala vegetarian and vegan cooking - not a general Indian menu with a plant-based section, but one specific regional cuisine done consistently across the whole menu. Coconut oil rather than ghee, curry leaves and mustard seed tempered into most dishes, and rice and lentils as the everyday base rather than wheat and dairy.
A Kerala thali - rice with sambar, a few vegetable curries, pickle, papadum and a sweet - is the fullest way to try the menu in one sitting. Dosa, in its plain, masala, paper and rava varieties, is the other dish most closely associated with the kitchen. See our dosa guide and thali guide for more detail.
Herb Leamington Spa is open Sunday to Thursday, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Friday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. See the full Leamington Spa restaurant page to book a table.
Herb Leicester
96 Granby Street
Leicester, LE1 1DJ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 116 233 2715
Herb Leamington Spa
5-6 York House
Clarendon Avenue
Leamington Spa
CV32 5PP
Phone: 01926 771460
info@herbrestaurant.co.uk
Herb is Leamington Spa's only fully vegetarian and vegan Kerala restaurant - a specific regional cuisine rather than a general menu, with every dish reflecting the same coconut-and-curry-leaf tradition.
Herb is at 5-6 York House, Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 5PP, within easy walking distance of the town centre.
Yes - Herb is built entirely around vegetarian and vegan cooking, so there's no separate section to navigate and no meat on the menu at all.