tigertot wrote:Just been to Mumtaz for a 'business appointment'. The suits I was with think it's the business, I just don't feel comfortable in there. Immaculately clean, more like Harvey Nicks than a restaurant. It wasn't very busy, we were about the only whiteys in there, the others were Asian businessmen.
We had pops, pickle tray & mango lassi while we studies the menu (I refused any of the jam in the pickle so AP wouldn't ridicule me & stuck the lime & onion pickles). I had a veg biryani which was ok, but came with a raita rather than a sauce which was disappointing, about 6/10.
The suits had a dahl which looked good, a veg korma which looked good but would have been too sickly after a couple of mouthfulls & a chicken jalfrezi which loked like a bowlful of chicken chunks. The latter caused consternation as it wasn't on the menu & the waiter didn't know what the suit was ordering. They had rotis & naans with theirs. 2 used forks. None of the suits commented on their dishes. If I'd have paid I would have been disappointed.
They do the best mango lassi you'll ever taste though. It's so fresh and lovely!
My first ever curry was at that place just around the corner from the New Beehive - the one with the taxi rank upstairs. I can't remember what it was called but the curry was basically hot brown mush and I left most of it.
I'm much more clued up on curry now and my favourite place of all time is still the place that used to be over the road from the Frog & Toad - now long since gone. It got done for cockroaches which is a shame because it was lovely.
I think it's a solicitors now.
