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Reema Balti House

Reema Balti House

48 Hanbury Street, E1 6RL, Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom

Cafés • Sushi • Indian • Asiatic


"As luck would have it, I found myself in London for the second time inside three weeks with a group of friends, enjoying a day out. We have a few beers, take-in some sights and then finish-up on or very near Brick Lane. On me and a mate visited the Reema and we were both suitably impressed, so it was only fair that we made a return visit to see if the level of service and food was being maintained. This time there were five of us on what seemed like a fairly busy Friday evening in The Lane', August As with my previous trip, the restaurant was empty on our arrival and we were warmly greeted and shown to our table. Poppadums were ordered, as were various soft drinks coke, water etc. The popps' were fine and the accompanying mint sauce, onion salad, mango chutney and red sauce were adequate. Lime pickle wasn't offered but the stand-out was definitely the red sauce lovely, and I'm pleased to see more and more restaurants making this particular condiment available. As a group we don't normally bother with starters, preferring instead to add some side dishes to our mains which included chicken vindaloo, chicken bhuna, chicken rogan josh and chicken korai. For sides we added some mushroom rice, sag aloo, bombay potato, garlic naan and some portions of chips. For my main (and just to be different) I went for a vegetable biryani. Let's get the one or two very minor niggles out of the way first: the vindaloo eater noticed that his dish didn't include the customary potato, but he wasn't too bothered in any case and, mentioning potato, it was agreed all-round that the spuds in both the sag aloo and the bombays had been slightly overdone, making them more softer than what we were used to. That said, they were delicious especially the sag aloo for me, the spinach was spot-on. Also, in my previous review I expressed a slight disappointment regarding the quality of the pilau rice. I'm pleased to report that the vindaloo eater's mushroom rice was near perfect so that's a ghost well and truly exorcised... All four chicken diners thoroughly enjoyed their mains in fact, the korai eater suggested that it was one of the best korai meals he'd had in ages. Praise indeed... My vegetable biryani was a delight, a generous portion beautifully presented and it was accompanied by a vegetable sauce rather than the traditional curry. They complemented each other brilliantly and, having asked for the sauce to be spiced-up dramatically' so far as the heat-level was concerned, I was not disappointed. Really nice and tasty and hot..... After enjoying the obligatory end-of-meal chocolates which came with the bill for five of us, good value I thought) it was time to say farewell to the Reema and make our way towards the station for the train back to Southend. By the time we'd left the restaurant it was almost half-full, which was pleasing. I'm glad that I had the opportunity of making a return trip to this restaurant after just a short time the food was still good, the service was still friendly (although we did have to wait a little while for the bill) and I'm sure that I'll be back at some point in the future. However, after sampling the delights of Brick Lane and the immediate area for what must be almost ten years now, I have many other eateries to visit, revisit and write about first. If you fancy a good restaurant which is just off the main drag of Brick Lane to an area where you shouldn't get hassled by touts' (or at least I haven't to date) then you won't go too far wrong with the Reema."

Prince Of Kent

Prince Of Kent

Rye Road, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom, TN18 4EP, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Cafés • Asian • Vegan • Indian


"FINE DINING EXPERIENCE ! Had a beautiful meal at the Prince of Kent for the first time after having a disappointing meal at another Indian restaurant. Let’s just say we were beyond pleased with our experience here definitely worth the 20 minute drive! We rang late notice but still managed to get a table for around 7:40 on a Saturday night. It was reasonably busy so I’d recommend booking. We were greeted and sat in a lovely spacious clean booth with fresh flowers. We were served by lovely waiters who went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed whether that be drinks, napkins etc. Popadoms were lovely and crispy and arrived within 10 minutes, dips and salad fresh. Our mains came, me and my partner were pleasantly surprised. Portion sizes were amazing and we both admitted that it was best chicken in a curry we had ever had, honestly so juicy and tender. I had a Butter Chicken which was spot on and he had a Tikka Masala (both beautiful). Mushroom rice was extremely generous and Sag Paneer was spot on too. Naan bread was very nice very light and fluffy so we both left feeling full but not bloated! The waiter who delivered our mains double checked everything with us to make sure we had everything we needed. Best meal out we had in a long while, everything was delightful, came piping hot and well presented! Thank you to your team for your service, you definitely have a loyal customer in us, our whole evening was perfect. We will bring our whole family next time as we know they’ll love it as much as we did. Would recommend to anyone as everyone went above and beyond! Vegetarian options: Lots of vegetable dishes, sides were generous too! Dietary restrictions: The menu is self explanatory and helps mark what is safe for people with dietary requirements, staff asked if anyone had allergies Parking: Park on street or Waitrose, pop in and maybe buy a drink or something small (2 hours free) Do not park in Royal Oak or you will receive a fine."

The Vine And Spice

The Vine And Spice

The Vine High Street, OX14 4QL, South Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Meat • Vegan • Indian • Chicken


"I have had a few take away meals from The Vine Spice and enjoyed them, so my wife and I treated friends to a meal at the restaurant there. Sadly and surprisingly I was extremely disappointed. One of our friend 's found that the chicken in their meal was undercooked (it was still pale pink and highlighted this to staff. It was taken away and a replacement given. The chicken in this was cooked fine, but the sauce was now much more watery and lacked flavour due to this (the other had a nice, thick creamy sauce . My wife and I are both vegan and member of staff taking our order didn 't seem too sure what this meant. During our meal, we had 3 different members of staff coming up asking us the same questions rather than one member of staff being given responsibility for this role. All the staff were very polite, but it was a little disconcerting to be trying to have a conversation only for another member of staff interrupt to ask a question asked a few minutes previously (e.g. whether everything was alright, whether we required any more drink etc. Our vegan curries had several hard pieces of veg (we don 't overcook our veg and enjoy a slight bite to them, but numerous bits of veg were virtually raw and must 've been chucked into the sauce moments before dishing up and my wife found some onion with the root still attached. Also, I did find the meal to be expensive for what you get. Given this experience, I won 't be getting any more meals from The Vine Spice ."