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2014-08-12
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I had a discount voucher for this place so boyfriend and I decided to give it a try for dinner. The place is located in Sheung Wan, near the Macau ferry terminal so not a street that is very popular. Perhaps that's why it was very quiet on a Saturday night? There were only a few tables filled. The place is also very large and spacious. I suspect a really good place to hold events.The menu had various dishes, some we had not seen before. There were photos for most of them. Good for those not too
The menu had various dishes, some we had not seen before. There were photos for most of them. Good for those not too familiar with Indian. We decided on an onion naan and tandoori chicken. But wasn't sure on what else to choose. So, we asked for a recommendation and was suggested an ox tail kabai. This was something we had never heard of in an Indian restaurant so we decided to go try it. We also added a dal makhani as we were curious about that as well.
As we waited for our food, we ordered two mango lassi. I have to say ... this was really good mango lassi. Nice and thick. Lots of mango flavor with a touch of tartness from the yogurt.
They gave us complimentary papadums and samosas. The samosa was pretty good with a nice hint of curry. Nice and hot as well. The papadums tasted stale. They were actually chewy as if they had been sitting around for some time.
The dips that came with them were a bit spicer than other Indian places we've tried.
The tandoori chicken was much like the place in Yau Ma Tei in that it was actually chicken thighs sizzling on a cast iron hot plate. It wasn't very spicy which was good for me. But the meat was a bit dry.
I love naan and this onion naan was nice and warm. And soft. I loved it.
Dal makhani is something we decided to try as we never did before. It's a basically a vegetarian dish made of black lentils and kidney beans. It was actually pretty good. Nice and rich. It had the same texture as humus.
Oxtail kadai is something the staff suggested to us and we had never had any sort of beef dish in an Indian restaurant before so was curious. The oxtail was braised for a long time so it fell off the bone. Sauce was creamy and rich with a bit of spice.
The food was pretty spicy by the end. And they gave us a platter of interesting sweets when we waited for the bill. It was interesting as after I had the sweets, the burning spicy sensation from the food disappeared. Is there some sort of balance between sweet and spicy and that neutralizes it? I'm unsure but it seemed to work.
The food was good. Service was friendly. Prices not expensive. The mango lassi was definitely a recommended try.
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