Tuesday 22 March 2011


Posh Indian Restaurants: To eat or not to eat?
My dad recently came to town, and as usual (as is most of our travels) this trip was centered around food.
My dad think himself to be a food connoisseur, and following in daddy's footsteps, so do I. Although the similarities end there. He will only eat at Indian restaurants, and one's that serve 'fine dining' - according to him. I'm not a huge fan in paying lots of money for food that I grew up eating and now can somewhat manage to make on my own - but if he doesn't mind paying for it, I don't mind eating it.

Veeraswamy
http://www.veeraswamy.com/

Branded as the U.K.'s oldest Indian eatery, I have to say I was slightly disappointed this time. The menu changed slightly; the vegetarian options were withered down to 3 choices from a previous larger variety. Albeit that the majority of sides are vegetarian, it gives the effect that if wanting to eat vegetarian you are only good enough for the side portions.
We each had a thali - an assortment of foods that come on one plate - but had to order naan separately. £9 for a basket which is a little ridiculous, but when in Rome..(or India in this case..). Dessert was gulab jamin and vanilla ice cream, a sad departure from what we had last year - deep fried straws filled with gajar halwa with a side of chocolate dipping sauce. Alas, £128 later I was full but not happy. This is a yearly tradition dad and I do, so hopefully next year the menu changes again, and we are happy eaters once again.
I do have to say that the service was impeccable, amazing staff, really polite and friendly. Highlight of dinner was the basil and tomato soup for starters, brought separately and effortlessly poured into already set soup bowls. A really elegant touch. Also amazing was the rose and lychee lemonade, could have done with some more rose water, but otherwise an amazing combination.



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