Verdict
Food: 7.5/10Service: 7/10 Solo dinner ambience: 7/10
Hors d'oeuvres: Poppadoms
All bog standard, including the usual complaints about oversweet mango chutney (it's so easy to make I don't know why curry shops persist in buying big buckets of that sugary gunk), unnecessarily yellow minty yoghurt and bloody cucumber in the oniony stuff. I fucking hate cucumber.
Starter: Prawn puri
Puri was OK but should have been a bit more flaky and crispy. Contents were OK (appeared to use fresh prawns which is unusual) but not quite sour enough for my taste.
Main course: Lamb tikka dhansak, pilau rice, chana masala
Dhansak was OK - good heat, but not sour which was a bit of a disappointment. Meat in thin slices instead of chunks which worked well but again, not quite enough spicy marination goodness.
Rice was a bit greasy again, and not quite as fragrant is it should be IMHO.
Chana was good - nice nutty flavour with good texture. No sauce to speak of but still a good spiciness with a nice sour coriander/fenugreek thing going on.
Bevvies
Was in car so stuck with water. Didn't notice what other people were drinking. Did notice that the wine list had Bollinger for 35 GBP which has some potential for amusement.
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