Having read some good reviews for this place on a food related forum I jumped on the opportunity to dine here when a fellow Yelp Eating Buddy (YEB) said they were heading there.
YEB made a reservation and I showed up a bit early. The place was busy even though it was the middle of the week plenty of reserved tables and then the dining area started filling up. I ordered a glass of Shiraz while I waited for my YEB. I went through the menu and the lamb nalli (shank) caught my eye as it was mentioned as a specialty.
I was checked on regularly and my wine was poured in promptly. Finally YEB came and after a going through the menu settled with Chicken Vindaloo and asked for it spicy. The server suggested we order both Naan and Rice. We thought two mains should suffice. They give out free pappadums with mint sauce. Meh nothing to write home about.
The mains were served in a reasonable amount of time. The lamb looked good but vindaloo looked like a tiny portion.
Anyway I was starving so went ahead and started eating. The Lamb shank were obviously reheated as you can't braise shanks so fast. The taste was below average with the base of the sauce over powering the spices. As for the vindaloo the first bite was hot but it mellowed out after that (they use chicken breast and dark meat would have given more body to this dish IMO) but I think it was more authentic of the two mains.
I can see this place appealing to western tastes but is too mellowed down to be authentic. Total damage almost 50$ for two and I was still hungry!
Service was good but when you factor in the food 2.5 star overall.