Selby
Sonali

Sonali

20 Bridge St, Selby, United Kingdom

Fish • Asian • Balti • Indian


"Visited Sonali with great expectations on Saturday evening but unfortunately was left feeling disappointed. Staff were friendly and courteous and I don't have any complaints about that. No delays with the food which all came hot and in a timely manner. Started off well with popodums and the pickle tray. the pickles were full of flavour and the popodums perfectly crisp so it started off perfectly. Ordered both fish and chicken pakoras for starter (shared) and these were certainly passable. My friend loved the fish pakoras although I the fish for me lacked flavour could have been anything in the middle really. It was the main that was the biggest disappointment ordered the garlic naan, rice and chapatis were all fine but really let down by two out of three mains being very watery. One of my friends ordered a Phal (extra hot) and that was a nice thick sauce/gravy which had just the right amount of spice but the Chicken Bhuna and my lamb dish (didn't catch the name as I asked for a recommendation) in terms of the sauce had more water than anything else and as a result failed to really flavour the meat. normally im used to seeing the meat coated with sauce rather than swimming in it like a broth but maybe that's the way they do it there. Very curious. Rose wine was like paint stripper very poor quality. Extremely acidic and almost a bitter taste and bereft of any real flavour. The draught Cobra much more palatable but I'd avoid the Rose personally. Price wise it was very reasonable at just under £20 per head including drinks so no complaints there but the jewel in the crown of any Indian is the main course and that came up short. Based on that i wouldn't visit again."