The Quilon Restaurant
What the experts agree on
Quilon delivers refined South Indian coastal cuisine with standout dishes like appams and yoghurt preparations, though the minimalist setting and premium prices polarize diners—traditionalists love it, modernists find it overwrought.
“Quilon is just plain annoying, doing some things so well – the yoghurt! the appams! – that you almost forget you are sitting in a boring room paying high prices for overly refined cooking.”
– Independent
"Long appreciated for its upscale, refined Southwest coastal Indian cooking that mixes the traditional with the experimental." Full review
14.0
"Most of the cooking is silkily mild with subtle flavours that suit the fish dishes like squid and shrimps inspired by Alleppey cooking, stir-fried with spices and coconut." Full review
1 Star
"There's a high degree of originality in some of the dishes, such as his own version of black cod and his imaginative dishes involving game, but traditionalists will still find much to savour." Full review
"Cooking... is distinctive and showcases the diversity of regional South Indian food." Full review