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The Cochin Indian

The Cochin Indian

76 Tavistock Street, MK40 2RP, Bedford, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • Fast Food


"Well where do I start with my review of the Cochin restaurant? Firstly having never dined there before we were not sure what to expect. We had only read reviews on TripAdvisor and Google which had been very complemently about the food and service so we wanted to give it a try. We had a table booked for 2 at 8.30, and we were met at the door and shown to our table by the window by a very pleasant waiter. He prompty brought over our menus, and we began to peruse through. The menu had a extensive selection of fish dishes which pleased me as I love fish, so I felt spoilt for choice as my expectations grew. The waiter was very attentive and informal and very knowledgeable about the dishes on their menu, and was happy to answer any questions we had. I finally settled on the fishermans soup for starter. Sadly this was a big let down! Very watery, no depth of flavour and next to no fish in an actual fish soup!!! My friend ordered the minty chilli prawns, the sauce which coated the prawns was tasty and zingy and the prawns cooked nicely however sadly the portion size and presentation was disappointing. Both starters seemed to arrive very quickly after ordering, which was a surprise. It seemed to me they had just been warmed through and thrown onto a plate. For my main course I ordered the mixed seafood curry which consisted of King fish,squid,prawns and mussels cooked in authentic Kerala special spice mixed sauce. The fish was cooked perfectly and the earthy Kerala special spice mixed sauce was the perfect accompaniment to the fish. Sadly the squid was over cooked and rubbery which was the only negative aspect to the dish. My friend overed the kuttanadan duck roast which consisted of slices of duck cooked in thick roast gravy sauce. The sauce had a lovely velvety rich flavour to it however the duck itself was a big let down as sadly it was tough a chewy. All in all some postives but also some negatives. If this was a school report it would probably read, 'tries hard but can do better '!!!"

Pathiri

Pathiri

119 Trafalgar Road, London, United Kingdom

Asian • Vegan • Indian • Vegetarian


"delicious, rare, thoughtful food. zaibatsu, directly above the street, also sells exceptional food to cheap trips, and is also a byo. they can not enter without prebook, and sometimes not then. I predict that this locality will become a rendezvous for food, given the excellent Kerala offer at pathiri. don't be snob. it is the first set. I had the fish- and green mango-curry, which was full of texture and bite, with none of the appeasing and cheerfulness they can sometimes bear with fish-curry. the two veggies in our party were thrilled by their choice (the, sorry, I forgot). I thought the chicken beryani was delicious, but the person it had was underwhelmed. picky, fastidious person she is. trust me, that was amazing, fresh eating at a very reasonable price: even the pickles were a change and we were crying to identify the aromes. as I said, it would be a surprise if the booking in six months is not necessary to get into the door. as soon as the food reveals this place. regarding the service, I read a celebrity exam. our server was friendly, informal, attentive and funny. probably not good when they are out to impress the boss, but it was good to impress me. The toilets are almost as ghastly as the blue stretch nylon covers on the chairs, but listen, we are not eating the chairs! In short, a total eating meets a do-able price and worthy of their attention. the new spicy restaurant of preference in Greenwich/Blackheath."