A luxury Indian restaurant minutes from Trafalgar Square was shut down this summer after an inspection found evidence of a serious cockroach infestation.
Inspectors also identified dirty premises and poor structural repairs at Colonel Saab restaurant, which they said represented a significant risk of food contamination
Documents obtained by WT show the restaurant located on William IV Street, was visited by food hygiene officers following complaint from a customer.
The venue continues to have a rating of zero out of five stars for food hygiene, with major or urgent improvement required in all areas.
The Trafalgar Square branch is one of two Colonel Saab restaurants owned by businessman and hotelier Roop Partap Choudhary, the other being in High Holborn, which when inspected was given a rating of four out of five stars following its last food hygiene inspection in September 2025.
Owner Noor Group of Hotels was given two weeks to get the venue in order and rectify the food safety issues. The restaurant has since reopened although the food hygiene rating stands.
A total of 16 restaurants in Westminster are currently in requirement of urgent improvement from a food safety standpoint, several of which were served a hygiene notice more than a year ago and continue to have a rating of zero out of five.
WT has contacted Colonel Saab for comment.