Under the Arches - The Battersea Line Experience

A culinary journey beneath the railway arches of Battersea, London.

Under the Arches - The Battersea Line Experience is a multi-course dining journey inspired by railway heritage, coastal trade routes of the 1940s and ’50s, Indian regional flavours and seasonal ingredients.

Created and served at Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea, each stop tells its own story through flavour, ingredients, technique and presentation.

Chef Sathish & The Battersea Line Experience

The Battersea Line Experience is an original dining concept developed by Chef Sathish at Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea.

From the initial idea and railway-inspired storytelling to the menu development, dish concepts and plating, the experience was shaped as a culinary journey connecting Indian flavours, seasonal ingredients and Battersea’s railway heritage.

Each course represents a different stop on the journey, with its own story, flavour and presentation.

The Journey - Seven Stops, One Journey

STOP 1 - WAITING ROOM

The Power station spiced brick

Inspired by Battersea’s brick-built industrial and railway heritage, this opening stop transforms a familiar Indian potato tikki into a brick-shaped first course. Made with seasonal King Edward potato and gentle Indian spices, it is paired with courgette tartare and sweet pea purée.

STOP 2 – PLATFORM PROVISIONS

The Chimney Column

Inspired by Battersea Power Station’s four iconic chimneys, this course reimagines Indian chaat through the landmark’s architecture. Four crisp, chimney-shaped cylinders rise from the plate, with their warm golden tones reflecting the character of the Power Station. Filled and finished with vibrant Indian flavours, the presentation connects the dish directly to one of Battersea's most recognisable architectural features.

STOP 3 – MERCHANT VESSEL

The Tidal Line Trout

Inspired by the merchant vessels and coastal trade routes that connected India and Britain during the 1940s and 1950s, this stop moves the journey from Battersea’s railway heritage towards the water. Chalk Stream trout is paired with coconut-tempered samphire and Bramley apple chammanthi, bringing together British seasonal produce and flavours rooted in India’s coastal cooking.

STOP 4 – COOLING STATION

The White Vapour Clouds

After the warmth and spice of the earlier stops, the journey pauses at the Cooling Station. Inspired by the white vapour once rising above Battersea’s industrial landscape, this refreshing course combines British gooseberry and garden mint sorbet with chilled green strawberry and elderflower infusion — creating a light, cooling transition before the journey continues. 

STOP 5 - THE DINING CAR .

 THE JUNCTION STOP

The journey now enters the Dining Car, where the experience becomes richer and more substantial. The Junction Stop brings together roast guinea fowl breast and leg with creamy coconut Madras sauce, spiced blackberry reduction and wood sorrel — connecting Indian spice and technique with seasonal ingredients in a refined main course. 

STOP 6 - THE COAL DEPOT

THE POWER STATION STOKER

Inspired by the coal-fired history of Battersea Power Station, this stop represents the heat and fire that once powered the station. The lamb is charred in the tandoor and served with saffron sesame sauce, tenderstem broccoli, toasted almonds and mint-coriander oil — bringing the story of fire, smoke and Indian cooking together on the plate. 

STOP 7 – THE TERMINUS

THE END OF THE LINE

The journey reaches its final stop with a dessert built around warm Indian flavours and a familiar British form. Cardamom and jaggery bring depth and gentle spice to the custard tart, paired with chicory filter coffee ice cream and caramelised hazelnut — a rich but balanced finish to the Battersea Line Experience.

 7 STOPS • 7 COURSES • ONE JOURNEY 

UNDER THE ARCHES - THE BATTERSEA LINE EXPERIENCE

An original dining concept by Chef Sathish • Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea