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| - We should have known better to patronize a restaurant that has no one in it during dinner time on Saturday night in the heart of Old Scottsdale. We were the only ones in the place, when another party arrived and were seated right next to us in this huge establishment. The ambience was that of a night club, with strobing cord lighting under the bar, which was annoying. The only piece of decor that alluded to being in some sort Indian restaurant was the stencil design on the brick wall. Everything else screamed leftovers of some sort of defunct restaurant.
With only two tables in the restaurant, both orders for each party were completely messed up. Not sure how this could happen....it's not like the place was busy!
The whole experience was very odd, especially for a restauranteur with experience (they have a restaurant in Prescott). First was the question about the garlic naan, and if it was too greasy after we started eating it. Then the shenanigans with the wrong orders. As soon as the food was placed on our table and we served ourselves, the man who may have been the owner walked over and said "yes, that's not the chicken" and went back to the kitchen. Huh? So what are we eating?
What took it over the level of "gross" was when one of the male wait staff came over to ask if he could taste one of the main courses we had on our table....then immediately grabbed the large spoon and dripped some of the sauce in the center of his hand and LICKED IT! "Yes, that's the Coconut Lamb!" All right in front of us! My husband and I looked at each other and thought is this really happening? Horribly disgusting! We didn't order the Coconut Lamb, the other table did.
On a side note, the Basmati rice was greasy, dull and had lots of clumps, which if made fresh should be light, fluffy but slightly firm and aromatic. This had the consistency of generic Minute Rice.
The quality of the meat, lamb and chicken, was mediocre. The tastiness and spice complexity to the dishes was very bland. While not a major connoisseurs of Indian cuisine, both my husband and I felt this place was no contestant in comparison to other establishments we've enjoyed on the west coast. Even if the dinner was uneventful, $51 is steep for the portions and quality.
While we did take what we didn't eat home, we did toss it after questioning the restaurant's hygiene practices. We didn't complain and make a spectacle, as this isn't our style, but we will not come back again.
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