Butter Chicken Samosa
£8.50A potli-shaped samosa stuffed with butter chicken, served with makhani gravy.
Every market in India, on one menu.
Bazaar cooking from Lucknow, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Odisha. Chaat, tandoor, slow curries.
319–321 King Street, Hammersmith 020 8741 4328
Potli Express 4.5 out of 5
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From the market
Signature dishes
Dal Makhani
£7 / £11Black lentils cooked 24 hours. Side or main.
Chicken Tikka Trio
£13.50Three marinades, one plate, from the tandoor.
Mum's recipe
Odia Prawn Curry
£18.50
King prawns in a fiercely flavoured onion, ginger-garlic and chilli curry with freshly pounded cumin and coriander.
Harden's named it one of the top five Indian dishes in London.
The chef's spice pouch, rebuilt on King Street
Potli means pouch in Hindi. India's top chefs kept their secret spice blend in a small cloth pouch and took it away after cooking, so nobody could copy it.
Uttam Tripathy grew up in Sambalpur, Odisha, trained in Chennai, and opened Potli in 2011. Head chef Babul Dey has cooked here since the day it opened, grinding over 35 fresh spices daily. 2026 is our fifteenth year.
What diners say
In their words
“By far the best Indian Restaurant in Hammersmith, and we've tried them all.”
“The chef himself comes out to greet the customers.”
“A fantastic range of vegan dishes and wonderful service.”
“Exquisite gem, hiding in plain sight.”
“Named one of the top five Indian dishes in London.”
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Find us
319–321 King Street
Hammersmith, London W6 9NH — two minutes from Ravenscourt Park. There is pavement seating on King Street, so you can eat outside when the weather allows.
Our chefs also run cookery classes — spices, three courses and a tandoor bread demonstration.
since 2011
Join us
Come and eat with us.
A table on King Street, or dinner to carry home — both are two taps away.
Book a table
Real-time availability, tables for 1 to 30, private dining room seats 30.
Order collection
Order online, pay at pickup, collection from King Street.