Namaste Village Norwich Limited

What Namaste Village Norwich Limited does

Namaste Village Norwich Limited is a UK-based, founder-owned restaurant operator specializing exclusively in authentic vegetarian and vegan Indian cuisine. Operating since 2010 (rebranded to Namaste Village in 2016) and registered as a private limited company (Company number 11245395), the business runs six dine-in locations across Norwich (headquarters), Cambridge, London Islington (Namaste@OMNOM), London Twickenham, Oxford, and Birmingham (Namaste@OMNOM, 150 seats), with Southend-on-Sea listed for cookery school activity. Its primary customers are health-conscious vegetarians, vegans, families, students, corporate event hosts, and cultural event attendees seeking purely plant-based Indian dining and regional Gujarati and South Indian recipes.

Name

Namaste Village Norwich Limited

Legal name

Namaste Village Norwich Limited

Website

https://namastevillage.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Namaste Village Norwich Limited is a UK-based, founder-owned restaurant operator running six authentic vegetarian and vegan Indian dining locations across Norwich, Cambridge, London (Islington and Twickenham), Oxford, and Birmingham, complemented by catering, a multi-city cookery school, and an online spice retail shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vegetarian Indian Restaurants

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Dietary & Wellness Catering (Vegan, Halal, Kosher, Allergy-Friendly) (THAFAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Dietary Catering (Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Allergen-Free, Medical) (THAHAKAK), Specialty Food Gift Shops & Hampers (CRAHAGAN)

Keywords

• Vegetarian indian restaurant
• Vegan indian cuisine
• Indian catering services
• Cookery school classes
• Indian spice retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Core revenue stream from dine-in services across 6 UK restaurant locations. Includes à la carte menus, lunch specials, afternoon tea service, Sunday buffets, and special thali meals. Operating hours vary by location with lunch (12:00-14:00/16:00) and dinner services.
2. Catering & Venue Hire: Off-premise catering services for weddings, receptions, corporate events, religious ceremonies, birthday parties, and anniversaries. Venue hire for events at restaurant locations with capacity of 100+ people. Menu includes Gujarati, North Indian, South Indian & Indo-Chinese food choices with tailor-made packages.
3. Cookery School: In-person cooking classes across Norwich, Cambridge, Southend-on-Sea, Twickenham, OMNOM Islington, and OMNOM Birmingham locations. Classes include South Indian Dosa Master Class, Taste of Gujarat, Complete Indian Meal Thali, and Indian Street Food Special. Bookings via Ticket Tailor.
4. Namaste Bazaar (Spice & Handicraft Retail): In-restaurant retail section selling handmade Indian spices (ground in-house), spice mixes, handicrafts, decorative items, and herbs. Physical bazaar available at Cambridge location (23 Coral Trading Estate). Online bazaar planned for UK-wide delivery.
5. Online Ordering & Delivery: Direct online food ordering through restaurant-specific websites plus Deliveroo marketplace integration for home delivery. Delivery available within stated radius of each restaurant location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Namaste Village Norwich Limited operates a multi-location chain of authentic vegetarian and vegan Indian restaurants across the UK (Norwich, Cambridge, London Islington, London Twickenham, Oxford, Birmingham, Southend-on-Sea). The company serves traditional Gujarati, North Indian, South Indian, and Indo-Chinese cuisines, complemented by cookery school classes, off-premise catering and venue hire, food delivery via Deliveroo and own channels, an in-house spice and handicraft retail shop (Namaste Bazaar), afternoon tea service, and Sunday buffet offerings.

Product overview

Namaste Village Norwich Limited operates a multi-location vegetarian and vegan Indian restaurant chain across the UK, including Norwich, Cambridge, London (Islington OMNOM and Twickenham), Oxford, Birmingham, and Southend-on-Sea. The core offering is restaurant dining with authentic Indian vegetarian and vegan cuisine. The portfolio includes the main restaurant dining service, food delivery via Deliveroo and own drivers, Namaste Cookery School for cooking classes, Afternoon Tea service, Sunday Buffet, Catering & Venue Hire for events, Gift Vouchers, and the online Namaste Bazaar spice shop. Additional initiatives include the Dosa on the Wall charity program, seasonal Street Food Festivals, and cultural events like Garba (Navratri). The company also operates the Namaste@OMNOM sub-brand in collaboration with the OmNom wellness movement, and offers newsletter subscriptions for customer engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Namaste Village: Authentic vegetarian and vegan Indian restaurant brand serving traditional Indian cuisine.
• Namaste@OMNOM
• Namaste Bazaar

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Multi-location authentic vegetarian and vegan Indian restaurant offering dine-in services across Norwich, Cambridge, London Islington (OMNOM), London Twickenham, Oxford, Birmingham, and Southend-on-Sea. Features à la carte menus, lunch specials, afternoon tea, Sunday buffet, special thali meals, and regional Indian cuisines including Gujarati, North Indian, South Indian, and Indo-Chinese.
• Food Delivery Service Online food ordering and home delivery service available through restaurant-specific websites and the Deliveroo marketplace for Norwich, Cambridge, London Islington, London Twickenham, Oxford, and Birmingham locations.
• Namaste Cookery School Hands-on Indian cooking classes teaching fundamentals of Indian cooking including spices, procedures, cookware, and dishes. Classes offered include South Indian Dosa Master Class, Taste of Gujarat, Complete Indian Meal Thali, and Indian Street Food Special, available across Norwich, Cambridge, Southend-on-Sea, Twickenham, OMNOM Islington, and OMNOM Birmingham locations with bookings via Ticket Tailor.
• Catering & Venue Hire Off-premise catering services and event venue hire for weddings, receptions, corporate events, religious ceremonies, birthday parties, and anniversaries. Menu options include Gujarati, North Indian, South Indian, and Indo-Chinese cuisines with tailor-made packages. Each location offers seating capacity of approximately 100 people or more with flexible layouts.
• Namaste Bazaar Retail offering selling authentic Indian spices sourced from India's regional spice markets, in-house hand-ground spice mixes, handmade Indian handicrafts, decorative items, and herbs. Available as in-restaurant retail sections at each location (e.g., Cambridge at 23 Coral Trading Estate) and through a planned online bazaar for UK-wide delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3000 meals distributed to NHS staff and those in need during COVID-19
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OmNom (Islington)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNamaste Village has collaborated with OmNom, a grassroots movement building a community that spreads the message of positive change and well-being based in Islington Square. This partnership introduced the Namaste@OMNOM concept - a vegetarian and vegan restaurant with vibrant flavors inspired by East and traditional Indian cuisine. Profits from the restaurant and wellness space go towards the charitable aims and objectives of OmNom.
• OmNom (Birmingham)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond OMNOM location in Birmingham city centre at Islington Gates, 2 Fleet Street. OMNOM Birmingham is the city's largest vegetarian and plant-based restaurant with 150 seats, combining plant-based dining, yoga, meditation, and live music. The Namaste@OMNOM concept celebrates the depth and diversity of Indian vegetarian cuisine.
• NHS / MEALSTONES SchememinorOthersDuring COVID-19 pandemic, Namaste Village partnered with NHS to distribute meals through the MEALSTONES Scheme, providing over 3000 meals to NHS staff, those who lost jobs, or were self-isolating.
• DeliveroominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood delivery marketplace partner for Islington, Twickenham, Oxford, and Birmingham OMNOM locations through Deliveroo platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wagamama: Large UK pan-Asian restaurant chain owned by The Restaurant Group with broad menu including vegan options. Comparable as a multi-location UK casual dining incumbent that competes for similar lunch and dinner occasions.
• Honest Burgers: Independent UK burger restaurant chain with 40+ locations across London and other UK cities. Comparable as a UK multi-location independent casual dining group competing for similar neighbourhood dining occasions.
• Côte Brasserie: UK-wide French-inspired casual dining chain with 90+ locations. Comparable as a multi-site UK casual dining incumbent competing for similar occasion-based dining customers across UK high streets.

Direct peers

• Dishoom: Multi-location UK Indian restaurant chain known for Bombay-inspired cuisine across London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham. Comparable as a premium-positioned Indian restaurant group competing for similar dine-in customers in overlapping UK cities.
• Mildreds: London-based vegetarian and vegan restaurant group with locations in Soho, King's Cross, Camden and Balham. Comparable as a UK vegetarian/vegan restaurant operator serving similar health-conscious and plant-based customer segments.
• The Gate: Vegetarian and vegan restaurant in London with multiple locations including Marylebone and St John's Wood. Comparable as a UK fine-dining vegetarian/vegan operator competing in the same plant-based premium segment.
• Rasa Restaurants: Historic UK chain specializing in vegetarian South Indian and North Indian cuisine with multiple locations in London. Directly comparable to Namaste Village as a vegetarian-focused Indian restaurant operator.
• Sagar Restaurant: Vegetarian South Indian restaurant chain in London with locations in Hammersmith, Harrow, Tooting and Wembley. Comparable as a UK pure vegetarian Indian restaurant operator with similar cuisine specialization and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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