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2007-12-07
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I hadn't had dinner at Soho for quite sometime, so I've decided to go there and try out someting new this time. Yet, again, I went with a very good friend of mine ... and suprised her (!!) .. this time, no Spanish, Italian nor Indian cuisine, but Nepalese food. Before going there, I did do some homework with my Nepalese friend to see what'd be the best to try out ...We arrived there last Fri., 7pm seemed too early for dinner on a Fri. night in Soho, but the restaurant soon filled up very quickly
We arrived there last Fri., 7pm seemed too early for dinner on a Fri. night in Soho, but the restaurant soon filled up very quickly. It's quite a small restautant, and I did think it was pretty packed with the tables, too.
Before ordering our food, we ordered a couple of drinks - my friend had the "Mohi" (Lassi), which was a type of yoghurt drink, and I'd the "Himalayan Sunrise" (Nepalese Rum? cocktail).
I didn't really manage to find what my Nepalese friend'd suggested, apart from the Momo, so we were adventurous and ordered the starters: "Chicken Momocha" (Stemed Chicken Dumplings) <廚師雞肉雲吞>, and "Prawn-Ko Butuwa" (King Prawn sauteed with Garlic) <蒜茸大蝦>, and three more main dishes: "Haas-Ko Sekuwa" (BBQ Duck in light Nepalese Herbs & Spices) <烤鴨>, "Saagpat Paneer" (Spinach & homemade cottage cheese with Nepalese Herbs and Spices) <香辣蒜茸加自製茅屋芝士炒菠菜>, "Royal Kukhur" (Chicken in Shahi-Gravy with Almond - A Royal Favouritte) <皇室杏汁雞>, and some "Naan Thari-Tharika" (Onion Naan) <洋蔥尼泊爾包>.
The "Chicken Momocha" was quite tasty and succulent, the "Prawn-Ko Butuwa" was very delicious, the prawns were quite big, fresh and have a "crispy" texture, but my friend thought that it was a bit too spicy for her, so left me the rest! Great .. yummy!! We then went on to the main dishes - "Haas-Ko Sekuwa" (BBQ duck) was served on a metal grill plate, but since the table was so small, they were dished out to us directly (also for some of the other dishes). Well, this dish somewhat different to what I expected, it did have a tempting, tasty grilled taste and smell, but we both felt that it was slightly too dry, and I did find the pieces were too chunky. I'd to dip that into some of the sauces from other dishes. The duck wasn't a cheap dish either. I really liked the "Saagpat Paneer" (spinach), I can't explain why we liked it, but it did ring a bell of what we had from an Indian restaurant before @ ChungKing Mansion! We finally had the "Royal Kukhura" (chicken), the sauce was creamy and delicious, but there were only 5 small pieces of chicken in the whole dish, and those chicken pieces themseleves didn't taste as if they were marinated much. It was a bit of a shame ... Naan bread was great, it was very dry and crispy, unlike some places where they were served quite oily and soggy, tho' I couldn't find much onion in there.
The restaurant did provide some desserts, but, yet again, no chance to try any.
Well, tho' we did making bookings a day in advanced, we were put on a table right by the door, so I could feel the atmosphere from the street, rather than the restaurant. If we'd sat further in, it could've been better. It's a small,. VERY cosy restaurtant, and maybe I'd say slightly packed. Services from the waiters and waitresses were good, but I wouldn't say it'd be a place where you could sit back, have a romantic, candle-lit dinner and slowly sip-up your wine.
While we were dining there, we did notice that the manager'd asked customers, who were waiting for tables, to enjoy their "Happy Hour" at the bar/ pub right opposit, and when their tables were ready, they could bring their drinks along from there to the restaurant.
Food was generally pretty good, worth trying! I'd consider trying Nepalese food again, but next time, I might look for somewhere more spacious and comfy.
We didn't stay there for long after we'd finished our dinner, instead, we just moved on to another wine bar and chilled out .....
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