Former Kolamba executive chef to open ‘elevated’ Indian restaurant in Putney

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RAZZ says it is bringing Mayfair Indian restaurant standards to Putney (©Getty)

The former executive chef of Sri Lankan restaurant group Kolamba will launch an ambitious Indian restaurant on Putney’s Lower Richmond Road later this year.

RAZZ will see Imran Mansuri “channel years of fine-dining experience into a restaurant that promises serious food without the stuffiness”.

Mansuri’s cooking CV also includes top-end Mayfair Indian restaurants Tamarind, Benares and Jamavar.

His menu at RAZZ - which takes its name from the Hindi word for secret - will range from chaat and modern small plates to tandoori grills and punchy curries.

Highlights include Cornish lamb chops with kadai mushrooms and quail egg; wild garlic chicken chop with charred broccoli; and Malabar fish curry with wild seabass.

Menu formats will include à la carte and happy-hour bites.

The drinks menu features Indian-accented cocktails, such as turmeric gin and tonic and jalapeno-guava margaritas, alongside a wine list that ‘ranges from accessible pours to special occasion bottles’.

High-end interiors and a state-of-the-art sound system completes RAAZ’s aim ‘to combine Mayfair-level polish with neighbourhood warmth’.

“At RAAZ, we invite guests to explore India’s rich culinary roots through a modern lens, refined, balanced, and bright. Our goal is to deliver the kind of elevated, nuanced food you’d expect in Mayfair or Soho, right here in Putney,” Mansuri says.