Papadum Papadum

Crispy, thin lentil wafers served with spicy chutneys; a perfect start or accompaniment to any Indian meal.

Bristol Raj

Bristol Raj

36 Alma Vale Rd, BS8 2HS, Bristol, United Kingdom

Asian • Indian • Delivery Services


"the bristol raj has now reopened. this was our first visit after shutting off the lock, but we were often before. first, they have deeply cleaned and removed the table cloths so that they can wipe between the customers. they wear face masks when they serve them and run a visitor's book as required by the directive. the restaurant was sadly empty and needs its support. I'm sorry that previous posters had a bad experience. honestly, apart from nutmeg in clifton, which is significantly more expensive, we find bristol raj to be the most consistent and tasteful. you just have to find your favorite and then you're in the curry sky! we had the raj murgh. yes, it did not quite meet the description and was sweet, but was full of large pieces marinated chicken breasts and had a Tamarind sauce with fenugreek finish. it has mango chutney in to thicken, not msg, and tasted beautiful. it was mild, not the 2 chili rating, but they can easily repair. the best for me is the king prawn chilli chingra murg (I think it is called). large juicy garnels, beautiful sauce loaded with finger chili, it is like a chili minenfeld! my fave. they have kingisher on tap and also have bottles of other drinks. they are also in order when they bring themselves! In summary we think that the bristol raj is far better than others before place. it is a very basic place, but the prices reflect this. they get very good quality eating and a warm welcome."

Chartwell

Chartwell

London Road Dunton Green Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2TD, TN13 2TP, United Kingdom

Bars • Beer • Wine • Italian


"Booked for New Year's Eve. £69.99 per head. Service adequate but I have to say the food was not good. Pre prepared and not fresh. The amuse bouche was a piece of French bread with smoke salmon, more like a badly done canape. The Starters were accompanied by limp salad, the plates they were served on very cold evidencing they had just been sitting uncovered in a fridge. Very odd rock hard goat's cheese, and for others, 3 tiny pieces of dry sardine. As for the main, beef wellington, the fillet of beef overcooked and resembled a piece of shoe leather, I doubted it was even fillet. The pastry was raw on the inside and undercooked, and soggy on the outside. Think had been pre cooked and microwaved. Worst beef wellington I have ever seen. We all sent back and chef offered rack of lamb.Sadly this was presented raw, not rare, with huge chunks of broccoli, soggy roast potatoes and carrots. Those who ate fish said was adequate, but the spinach and ricotta filo main had by one was also raw and underdone. As for the apple tart, again some received ice cold from the fridge, others luke warm although the flavour was good. Actually spoilt New Year's Eve and we left hungry. What was even more annoying is that I believe we were not charged for 2 bottles of wine, but were expected to pay for the nasty food. I would rather have paid for the £60 wine. I will be contacting the restaurant owner for a full refund, minus the wine. I can't believe we were actually charged £75 a head for the meal, pretty disgraceful in my opinion. We actually doubted whether there was a chef in the kitchen......"

Cardamom Bay Bognor Regis

Cardamom Bay Bognor Regis

43 Queensway, Bognor Regis, PO211QN, PO21 1QN, bognor-regis, United Kingdom

Cafés • Mexican • Seafood • Fast Food


"We had booked in advance. When we arrived it was clearly very busy, and we were asked to stand by the takeaway counter. No problem with that – it was a 50% off day and we appreciated it was hectic. But whilst we were waiting there a waiter came past carrying a tray and accidentally brushed against my wife, leaving a curry stain on the sleeve of my wife’s coat. He apologised, which was fine, but we still felt we needed to point it out to the manager behind the counter, in case we couldn’t get it out. At first he tried to laugh it off and dismiss it as nothing to worry about, but when we politely asked him to make a note of it he started to get angry. He then lead us to our table at the back of the restaurant. We were a bit concerned with how close this was to the people on the adjoining table (as were they) and when we queried this he started shouting at us so loudly that people on all the nearby tables stared in disbelief. As we sat down he actually shouted “No need to stay. We won’t serve you” I was absolutely gobsmacked at such behaviour, the like of which I have never ever encountered in a restaurant, and I could tell by the faces of the customers on the tables on either side that they were deeply embarrassed. We did stay, and they did serve us. And on the way out afterwards the manager (whose name was Kamal) did in fairness to him, apologise for his behaviour, but of course that was far too late.It was clear that the 50% deal made the restaurant much busier than they could cope with. The ladies on one side had to ask 3 times just to get someone to take their order, and they still hadn’t received any food by the time we left. And when we asked for our bill, we were given somebody else’s Worst of all, despite intensive efforts, we were unable to get the curry stain out of my wife’s coat. We phoned the next day and were promised the owner would phone us. We’re still waiting……"

The Downsman

The Downsman

Wakehurst Drive, Crawley, United Kingdom, RH10 6

Kebab • Sushi • Cafés • European


"Been to this pub many times as the Indian food is usually great but unfortunately last night could be our last night!! They have introduced a new menu which started last night and none of the staff seem to know what’s going on! They were actually printing off A4 copies of the menu as customers asked to see a menu!The evening started with me asking the barman for a pint of Kingfisher (Indian beer) and he asked if I wanted a single or a double!! After clarifying that I wanted a pint of beer not a spirit, I then asked him for a pint of coke and a half pint of lager. This little teaser had him totally flummoxed! He asked if I meant half pint coke and a half pint of lager? NO says I, I want a pint of coke with ice and a half pint of lager! It took him a good 30 seconds to figure out it was two separate drinks and he was thinking where could he find a big enough glass to mix a pint of coke with half of lager .The evening continued along the same vein when we tried to order food. The order was written down three times before he got it right.The food turned up after 30 minutes but was immediately sent back as it was all cold .When the meals arrived the second time, they were all hot and very tasty. This was surprising given the Fawlty Towers experience we’d just had at the bar.So the management have clearly screwed up with the introduction of their new menu. There has obviously been no planning and no staff training. We saw several customers complaining directly to the manager. We will wait a few months for this place to either settle down or go out of business before we would consider trying it again."