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| - If I were rating the food only, it would be a solid 4-5 stars. However, because of the small portions, slow service and actually, the speed of our entire meal, I'd rate Rickshaw Bar 3 stars.
I made a reservation the night before for 6 pm. We were told that they had another party coming in at 7:45 pm, which was fine. The hostess assured me that we would not be rushed and the kitchen would know that we would need to finish by 7:45 pm. However, the food came out very slowly and nearly one by one after we ordered.
The Salmon Puri dish came out first. Four crispy shells filled with a sour salmon tartare. I liked the differences in texture. A small portion, a bite per person.
Next, we had the Naan kebab. This was like a tasty lamb pizza, topped with some yogurt and jalapeno for spice. My aunt found this a bit salty but I thought it was quite delicious.
The two curry dishes came out at the same time: coconut chicken curry, and ismaili beef. These curries were both amazing. They were very fragrant and creamy, and just spicy enough. I wanted to drink the sauce. However, again, portions for price were tiny as we had about 1 piece of meat per person (4-5 pieces per dish) and just enough sauce for the bowl of rice we were given.
Finally, we got our last dish, the Khao Shay. This was also very tasty. The noodles were fresh and soaked up the amazing curry soup. But again, they gave us a small pile of noodles and about 5 pieces of meat.
Our waiter was nice enough to acknowledge the kitchen speed, and declared that our dessert would be on the house. We ordered the coconut panna cotta, and the fried milk pastry. Not surprisingly this took a good 15 minutes to be brought out. But I must say, the coconut panna cotta was amazing. It had a great pudding texture, a super coconut milky taste, and it was dense. The fried milk pastry was alright, I can't say that I tasted much milk though!
Although the food was superb, due to the price point vs portion size, slow kitchen, and slow service (we had to ask for our water glasses to be filled twice), I will probably not be back. This is really too bad because the food is actually quite delicious.
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