The second monthly Indian restaurant meal took us to Wymondham and many thanks to Roy and Jen for driving Steve and me there, whilst Richard was able to thank himself for driving himself.
SUMMARY OF EVENING:
Number of people : 5
Richard sneezing incident : Nearly
Drama : No
Number of people late : 0
My slightly wonky photo of the interior.
I took the initiative to order everyone two poppadoms as I like to be helpful in these circumstances. The lime pickle was chunky and punchy, the onion was oniony, the tamarind was a little mainstream, the mango chutney was fruity and the raita was smooth and cooling. The latter was quite useful after each mouthful of lime that I took.
Richard had a ginger dish and I think that was wise as although there was nearly some sneezing, he managed to just pull it back from the brink. Steve was in good form answering questions from Jen about cars and I still think cars don’t need pedals and I am unanimous on that. Roy and Jen didn’t argue, which came as a slight disappointment, with the company being all very lovely.
Roy was getting through his Cobra slightly faster than I was managing mine, although I had the administrative burden of recording it on Untappd. Now, I accept that Roy has a similar issue, but I like to have a photo of food and a full pint with my carefully considered Untappd post. Roy just bungs them up. But he’s like that, laid-back and calm.
Back to the food. The Chicken Pakora was OK, but the batter was a little dry and lacking in taste, although the chicken inside was tender. The salad was fresh, but I felt that this needed some sort of sauce to go with it. The portion size was generous and I was debating at this point whether I had over-ordered.
I ordered the Ceylon chicken curry, which promised some heat, with basmati rice and a peshwari naan. The curry is on the left on the warming plate and my naan is on the right, above Steve’s. The portion size was generous and my initial concerns that the curry sauce looked a bit bland were soon removed when I discovered that it had a decent spice hit. I like curries that are hot and spicy, this one felt well measured and met my expectations. The naan was soft and fluffy, with Jen commenting that it was one of the best that she’d had. This was certainly all above average, everything was hot and there was a depth of flavour to the food.
I’ve never thought about the hot wipes having the option of being chilled for a fresh sensation. A versatility which I hadn’t previously demanded of a small wet towel, so I was impressed.
Anyway, I liked this restaurant as it was clean, the service was efficient and the prices were very reasonable for the quality of the food offered. The general feeling was that the food quality was high and that this was a solid choice for our second expedition out. The service was perhaps over-attentive at times and we were asked multiple times if the food was OK, but that’s not a complaint, the requests seemed genuine. I managed to finish the entire meal and I’m not expecting praise for that achievement, it’s just a comment that the food was sufficiently tasty that even when getting full I didn’t want to leave anything.
The next Indian meal is in Norwich in early December, the location has yet to be decided as I like to build suspense and temptation. And maybe some drama.