Friday, January 01, 2010

Tayyabs 2

Food

After the initially poppadom and salad, it wasn’t too long before our starters arrived. As usual, they were excellent. I just had to order the Seekh Kebab again, and they didn’t disappoint. What I liked even more though, were the Shami Kebab, which is only available on Wednesdays. I think these were flat disks of mince meat and some sort of pulse, but with killer seasoning. Fried to golden on the outside, while remaining soft and gooey on the inside. The rest of the mixed grill, Tandoori Chicken and Lamb Chop just paled in comparison. I was disappointed that the breads: Tandoori Pratha, Tandoori Roti, Tandoori Nan and Peswari Nan arrived so early though. It meant that it was all cold by the time the mains arrived.

We ordered from a huge mix, and they were all plonked on the table, so that I had no idea what was what. All I know is we ordered the following, and they all tasted great…but after awhile, I couldn’t tell the different flavours apart. Maybe curry in a big group is not such a great area afterall…

  • Karahi Ghost (lamb)
  • Karahi Chicken
  • Bhindi Meat
  • Chana Meat
  • Dhall Karela
  • Karahi Bindi (Okra)
  • Mughal Korma
We got 3 huge plates of Pilau Rice as well. Needless to say, we didn’t finish the food, but we were very full and satisfied.

Rating - 7.5

Atmosphere

It doesn’t matter what day and what time you come to this place, it’s always really crowded and a huge line. This time we booked, but we weren’t allowed to go to our table until our whole party was here. After waiting for 15 minutes and begging them to sit down, they said we could, but only on the condition that we order straight away.

Rating - 1.5

Service

As usual really quick on everything, and even before we were really finished, they took everything away and gave us the bill…a clear sign that they want to turn over the table for someone else to use.

Rating - 2

C-factor

Came out to be £13p.p including tips. We actually had a lot of food leftover too.

Rating - 1

Brownie Points - 12

Info

83-89 Fieldgate Street
London
E1 1JU
Phone +44 (0) 20 7247 9543
Website

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