The oldest Indian restaurant in Britain is facing the threat of closure because of what the owner says is a dispute with the King’s property company over a space not much bigger than a prison cell.
Veeraswamy has been based in Victory House, just around the corner from Piccadilly Circus, since 1926. Princess Anne, Lord Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan are among those to have frequented the Michelin starred-restaurant.
The building is owned by the Crown Estate and Veeraswamy’s lease expires in June. The Crown Estate told MW Eat, which owns Veeraswamy along with a handful of other Indian restaurants including Chutney Mary, last summer that it would not be renewing the lease.
Veeraswamy’s founder, Edward Palmer was the great grandson of General William Palmerv and the Moghul Princess Faisan Nissa Begum. Palmer was influenced in the creation of the menu by his great-grandmother
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Ranjit Mathrani, co-owner of MW Eat, said the news “came out
