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| - After reading the reviews, I was a bit lukewarm about trying out this restaurant. My husband, son and I decided to have dinner here on a Friday night (it was half full of diners when we arrived). We ordered mango lassis and a strawberry smoothie to go with our appetizers--fish pakoras and tandoori chicken drumsticks(which my son thought was absolutely delicious!). The pakoras were moist and seasoned perfectly.
Our pleasant server promptly followed with a plate warmer and our entrees (and sides of Basmati rice and naan): Saag Gosht Nepali(we chose lamb), Prawn Korma Shai, Butter Chicken and Eggplant Bhartha. The lamb nestled in spinach was very tender, the prawns were firm(I dislike soggy/limp prawns) with a creamy sauce, the butter chicken just melted in your mouth, and the eggplant was very flavorful(although I would have preferred to see larger pieces of eggplant, like Surahi does it...)
However, I was disappointed with the Basmati rice. The two platefuls of the usual soft, fragrant rice were interspersed with hard, dry clumps. I hope they didn't mix last week's rice with the new batch...
Overall, we had a great dining experience. My son enjoyed watching the chef work at the tandoor(we sat at a table overlooking the glass-windowed kitchen) as well as eating the food.
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