Multinational Indian Restaurant Chain to Launch in Ealing
The Crossing opening in October on The Green
Visualisation of the planned new restaurant
September 22, 2026
The Crossing Indian Bistro is preparing to open a new restaurant on Ealing’s Green this October, taking over the former Meadow Restaurant site at 5–6 The Green, W5.
The brand, which began life in Dubai before expanding to Nice and Paris’s Galeries Lafayette, has chosen Ealing as its second UK location following its Chapel Allerton opening in Leeds earlier this summer.
The restaurant will begin welcoming diners from 5 October with a 10-day soft launch offering 50% off food, ahead of its official opening on 16 October. A £15 lunchtime thali will follow later in the month, launching on 26 October.
Chef-Founder Ankur Chakraborty spent his childhood travelling across India by train with his father, who worked for Indian Railways. Those journeys — and the food encountered along the way — shaped the restaurant’s focus on regional Indian cooking. Rather than presenting a single, homogenised “Indian cuisine”, the menu moves between regions, ingredients and culinary traditions, drawing on dishes that reflect specific landscapes and food cultures.
Several of the restaurant’s signature dishes are tied directly to these influences. Railway Lamb Curry, for example, nods to Chakraborty’s railway memories with slow-braised lamb and a smoked Rogani Laal Maas sauce. Alleppey Prawn Curry brings together coconut and turmeric in a dish inspired by Kerala’s backwaters, while Madras Mutton Pepper Fry pairs curried lamb with mini idli. Small plates such as Gunpowder Prawns and Kerala Fried Chicken highlight southern Indian spice blends, and vegetarian dishes include Dal Moradabadi and a contemporary chaat bowl.
Desserts continue the regional theme, from Mango Serradura — a Goan dish shaped by Portuguese influence — to a Dubai Date Toffee Pudding served with carrot halwa ice cream.
From 26 October, the £15 thali lunch will offer a more traditional format: a choice of curry served with zeera aloo, saag makai, dal of the day, raita, house pickle, basmati rice and tandoor bread.
Arjun Singh, Culinary & Operations Manager for the UK and France, said the team hopes the restaurant will become “a welcoming space for everything, from casual lunches to family meals, drinks and sharing dishes”. Chakraborty describes the Ealing opening as “a new chapter and an opportunity to share our love for Indian cuisine… with dishes inspired by stories from across the country”.
The Crossing Indian Bistro is part of Lemon Butter Investments, led by principal investor Abhishek Joshi alongside Chakraborty. Its UK expansion is supported by Shubhangi and Ajay Thaker.
Bookings for the soft launch and opening period are available through the restaurant’s reservation page.
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