Madras Vanakam - Menu

"Generally on Monday evening my friend took me from work and we wanted to eat together like a tradition. This time we had chosen the Madras Vanakam, as we both like to eat Indian food and no longer know this restaurant. In the beginning it was not quite clear whether it is only a delivery service, as the restaurant does not make much advertising and probably includes a large part of the sales from the delivery service. I had ordered a table at 6:00. Location Who is motorized can find a free parking here without any problems on the side streets. The restaurant is located in the residential area of Grone. There is also a bus stop near the run. As previously assumed, we did not have to reserve the first guests. You enter the guest room through a glass door and see the counter on the right side, left behind a door outside, straight out the door to the toilets. The square room is very bright as there are windows on three sides. The floor is tiled in terracotta and therefore looks a little unpleasant. Unreal palms as well as Indian decorations contribute to the truly creepy eating experience. The room is structured by different partitions, the red walls and tablecloths are adapted to the tiles. All tables were covered with white middle blanket, fresh flowers, cutlery and matching dark paper napkins. I'm sure someone was thinking in the facility. The black leather chairs are very comfortable! Despite everything, I didn't find it very cozy. This was probably due to the fact that the door to the toilets did not lock properly and made me so crazy. In the evening some isolated guests came to us. Service A moderate gentleman served us all night. He was always kind, trained in service, but reserved. So we didn't get the right information about the Indian red wine I'd like to have, because I never drank it, nor did anyone really take care of us after we had fed in the end. A dog bag for the large portions and EC payments were easily possible. Cleanliness The toilets were a little older, but clean. Otherwise everything was pico bello. Food beverages At the beginning we ordered a bottle of still water 0.75 L Vio at 5 €. I'm glad we weren't tortured with Gerolsteiner. We wanted to drink a glass of red wine and choose a glass of Indian red wine from 0.2 L to 5 €. The choice of alcohol is unfortunately quite limited and there seems to be no real idea. As an appetizer we chose a soup: Murgha Shorba chicken soup with fried chickpeas and flour, piquant spiced on 4 € Dal Shorba Indian lentil soup up to 3 € Both soups were served very hot in sauces and were well seasoned. This kind of soup offers a good variety and has both tasted well. We also ordered Garlic Nan Sauerteig Fladenbrot from finest wheat flour with freshly chopped garlic to €2.50, which can be compared with any Nan in the competition. The part was pretty big. Fat, juicy, delicious! Do not eat when an important customer appointment or soon date is due the next morning; As a main dish my girlfriend chose the lamb Tikka Masala in ginger, marinated with garlic, special herbs, spices and red yoghurt cream sauce, grilled in Tandoori oven and briefly roasted with tomatoes, onions and peppers at €13.50 and I very innovative Madras Vanakam Birya rice dish with meat, I wanted to try something new and I was very swollen. Both dishes were quite large portions. As expected, the lamb was moderately sharp and was served with rice, the meat in the stewable metal pot. The yoghurt sauce really made me feel sharp. The vegetables were fresh and well matched with the good garden meat. My dish seemed like a hot mess of meat pieces of different origin, vegetables and rice. It wasn't my court. Well prepared, fresh, but I won't order it again. I was too tired of appetizers and promising dumplings again and not even half eaten. Nevertheless, I was a little sad that I had ordered. At a reasonable price of 13 € pity. The friend of my friend has certainly enjoyed it the next day in the lunch break. Unfortunately, we could not agree with Dessert or another glass of wine, because we simply were no longer properly perceived by the service. We were not so hungry anyway. After a while we ordered a Masala Chai at 2 €. I love this mixture of tea, milk and spices. Most coffee drinkers will certainly be cruel. With cookies a successful conclusion. SPS scales, appetizers and desserts are more classified in the lower price segment, the main dishes are very large and therefore not so expensive in proportion. However, if you do not know this before and the great amount of food can not take later, it is annoying if you simply throw away a lot. Half portions would be a great idea. The ambience is typical Indian and the service is also reserved, friendly, rather passive, therefore no discount here. Conclusion The Madras Vanakam offers the right atmosphere for an undisturbed evening with the girlfriend and offers a good kitchen that awaits with large portions. If you want to eat well Indian, do not hesitate to a suburb and do not focus on a great service, you can spend a nice evening here. However, the delivery service should also be very good."