Nawaab, Benidorm (28th September 2013)

Score: 4.667

Price:  €20.00

NOT RECOMMENDED

The 3rd curry had a stuttering start with the first venue of choice having closed down so the helpful taxi drivers took us a couple of streets away to the award winning Nawaab - the boys have visited their sister restaurant in Magaluf and Lee thinks he's eaten at their sister restaurant in Leeds!

Poppadoms were served with just 3 pickles, mint sauce, mango chutney and some spicy red onions - the scores came in low - 5 out of 10 - due to the limited choice.

Starters were a mix of veg samosas, meat samosas and vegetable pakora - the samosas went down very well! Overall starters  scored 7.5 - the boys all agreed it would take something special to get a 10 for a samosa!

For mains, Lee went vegetable madras, Paul chicken curry, Simon chicken rogan josh, tony veg bhuna and Ian chicken madras all accompanied with rices and nans. The mains failed to impress, the vegetable dishes were made with frozen or tinned veg so were really unpleasant, the mushroom rice was made with tinned mushrooms which ended up being left and the chicken rogan lacked flavour. The chicken dishes were well received - scores came in as expected at a very disappointing 3 out of 10

VFM wasn't great either scoring just 2.67 and Service was interesting - one friendly demeanoured waiter and one rather surly waiter, scoring just 3.667!  

The overall score was a very disappointing 4.400 which interestingly was the exact same score as the sister restaurant the Nawaab in Magaluf - so both are consistently bad!

Calle Ibiza
03503 Benidorm
Spain

Noor Jahan, Old Brompton Road, London (24th April 2012)

Simon's addition to the club site followed on from meetings in London.  Arrived at the Noor Jahan after a walk from Earls Court and were greeted by friendly staff, restaurant was busy.

Poppadoms accompanied with four pickles - nothing outstanding but adequate.

 

Decided on Prawn Puri to start - excellent dish - good spicing and heat to the dish, enjoyed the food.  I asked if they could do me a paneer dish, but was told that would not be possible as it was not on the menu, not the response normally received from more accommodating restaurants.  In the end went for Chicken Korahi, which lacked the normal onions, peppers etc, so a little disappointed with this dish.  Also had Matar Paneer as a side.

Service was too rushed, one of my fellow diners was still eating their starter when my plate was cleared, very much a restaurant where they wanted you in and out as quickly as possible.

Food OK, service poor, expensive for what we had.  Not one I will be visiting again or recommending.

2A Bina Gardens

Greater London

SW5 0LA

Tel: 020 7373 6522

Website: http://www.noorjahanrestaurants.co.uk/