Rajasthan Rifles

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Item: Rajasthan Rifles
Rating: 5
Author: christychinam

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11944

The Peak

$201-400

Indian British Vegetarian Curry

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Have been hearing many good reviews and recommendations from this classy Indian British restaurant at the Peak, seeing Openrice is having a lunch promotion of free dessert, we decided to spend a special occasion all the way here.

Welcoming by bright smiling staff wearing soldier uniform was warming. He was very nice that allowing us to pick the seat for taking pictures when celebrating the special occasion. We decided somewhere with more privacy. Staff were helpful and efficiently gave us water and introducing their signatures.

Looking at their menu would definitely create a difficulty on food decisions. They covered both authentic Indian and British cuisines and all seems unique that barely found in other restaurants.

We ended up requested sharing the tomato lentil shorba, beef and mushroom pie and shashlik paneer.

First came with the tomato lentil shorba. It was a tomato based lentil indian soup. Staff explained it was made by a lentil based broth instead of the usual vegetarian/ meat broth. It was well blended that the texture was silky smooth. Hardly pick on a small lump. Very tomato taste with a hint of indian spice. The spiciness had been well balanced by the tanginess of the tomato flavour. Few croutons and parsley were topped. Very hearty to start the meal. Highly recommend.

Moving on to the shashlik paneer. It was a tandoori style indian cheese (paneer) grill served with a side of mint sauce and cucumber salad. Paneer was perfectly marinated with smokey and spiced flavour. Paneer was a bit crumbly like feta but texture was a bit like halloumi and tasted on a milky side. Capsicum and onion were also grilled on the skillet. It was a light dish with a smoky side. Chef smartly paired with a mint sauce to give a kick. Sauce was freshly minty flavour unlike traditional mint yogurt sauce. Cucumber salad was topped with paprika plus the squeeze of lime juice. It was refreshing after tasting such strong spiced food.

Beef and mushroom pie was another spot on. Staff friendly reminded us it would take around 15mins to bake. It came out just by its look, you could imagine how indulgent it would be. It wasn't a big pie but enough to share between two. The moment you cut it by knife, you knew the crust was definitely worth for the wait so as the chef's talent. Crust was incredibly crispy but didn't fall apart while cut. Thin but strong enough to hold the beef and mushroom stuffing. Beef was very soft that felt melting in your mouth with the gravy inside. Mushroom gave a strong umami combining with the gravy. Gravy inside wasn't thick. I personally thought eating the pie itself was tasty enough that no need the extra gravy adding in especially would like the crust remained crisp. Side salad was underneath the pie that well coating with olive oil. Nice to have some greeneries to cleanse your palate. Considering the pie was pretty heavy and carb-y, I believe the potatoes in the salad could be omitted or replaced by more cucumbers. Anyhow, nice job!

Here it came the celebration of birthday occasion. Staff was incredibly excited and joyful surprising us with a candled treacle tart, singing loudly with the birthday song with blowing a horn loudly! It was definitely a memorable unique memories created here! Staff even gave us soldier's helmets and a fake gun decoration for photos! It was remarkable!
The treacle tart was again a deluxe. Very buttery tart with a shortcrust base with the reduced syrup grain filling. I had to say it was a rare dessert that could barely find in Hong Kong. As you could imagine it would be a heavy dessert but nice to share. It wasn't as sweet as you thought but the boiled sugar grain gave a mild burnt/ baking flavour. What even more was a hint of citrus was coming through after you tasted the sweetness. (Apologise for too focusing on the celebration but didn't take a better close up picture, I just crop our the picture instead).

As it's my personal habit of rounding up an Indian meal with a cup of masala chai tea. I paired with the treacle tart which was heavenly perfectly matched. Cleared your sweet tooth with some spiced and hot milk tea. The masala chai nicely round your stomach up with warmth and lessen the heaviness you felt.

It was absolutely my pleasure to celebrate my special occasion with my closest at this restaurant. Not only their unique flavour and dishes, the army old vintage interior designs but also the joyful atmosphere created with a group of staff which gathered my dearest to spread the joy.
Highly recommended! And I will definitely come again, no doubt!