Veeraswamy
| Veeraswamy | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1926 |
| Current owner(s) | Chutney Mary Group |
| Food type | Indian (Northern, Goan, and Anglo-Indian) |
| Dress code | Smart casual |
| Rating |
 (Michelin Guide 2016) |
| Street address | 99-101 Regent Street |
| City | City of Westminster, London |
| Postal/ZIP code | W1B 4RS |
| Country | England |
| Website | www.veeraswamy.com |
Coordinates: 51°30′36″N 0°8′17″W / 51.51000°N 0.13806°W
Veeraswamy is an Indian restaurant in London, located at 99-101 Regent Street. It was opened in 1926 by Edward Palmer, a retired Indian Army officer and the grandson of an English general and an Indian princess. It is the oldest surviving Indian restaurant in the United Kingdom. In its early years, Veeraswamy served Anglo-Indian cuisine, but in recent decades, based on the popularity of authentic Indian food in the UK, has served a menu of regional Indian cuisine, including dishes from Punjab, Lucknow, Kashmir, and Goa. Edward Palmer used the name E. P. Veeraswamy for his food business and the book; Veeraswamy was his grandmother's family name. Initially it was spelled Veerasawmy, it became Veeraswamy because of a priniting error.
Edward Palmer had considerable knowledge of Indian food, and lectured on the subject. He founded E. P. Veeraswamy & Co. in Hornsey in 1896 to promote Indian foods “so that they could be used under Western conditions and yet produce Eastern results.” He sold them under the trademark ‘Nizam’.
In 1924 Palmer was engaged to advise the restaurant in the Indian Government Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park, Middlesex. Restaurants at the Exhibition were a monopoly of J. Lyons, but the Indian Government reserved the right to use Indian cooks. They called in Palmer, "of Messrs. Veeraswami [sic] & Co." to serve as "Indian Adviser at the restaurant." This included providing some of the dishes served.
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