Masala and Coal (also known as Masala Coal) is a pub restaurant located near the Ruislip Gardens underground station on West End Road, and they are known for their Asian (Indian)-style tapas and cocktails. The restaurant opened three years ago after an unpopular pub was transformed under new management. My first visit to Masala and Coal was during the height of the pandemic last summer once some restrictions were lifted and indoor dining was permitted. It was recommended for its cocktails, and two-for-one cocktails were good.
We had a selection of tapas-style food, and this included naan bread, rice, skin-on fries, chicken, and lamb.
After the delicious food and cocktails last year, I saw that Masala and Coal decided to run their first ever bottomless brunch on Halloween with a Halloween theme. The bottomless brunch included bottles of Prosecco.
There was a slimmed-down menu for the bottomless brunch, and the brunch is a three-course menu with the bottomless Prosecco. I ordered the Chilli Paneer, and the bloke ordered Nairobi's Crispy Bhajita, which is a spicy potato in batter and fried. I preferred the potato to the paneer, which I didn't care much for the flavour.
The main course was a choice of burger, and the bloke had lamb while I had the chicken. The burgers came with fries and half of a corn cob. The burger, fries, and corn was really good.
The last course was the sweets, which was a disappointment. I was expecting Halloween-themed sweets as stated in the advertisement, but we received a selection of store-manufactured sweets consisting of macaroons, profiteroles, eclairs, and cream slices with a few dollabs of whipped cream. The eclairs did not taste fresh, but overall the dessert was a disappointment.
The decor in the pub-restaurant is trendy with neon, plenty of plants, and dark walls.
I'll definitely be back for cocktails and food.
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