We went to Haveli for my mother's birthday. Reading the lone review on Yelp, I wasn't holding my breath for anything amazing. Certainly, the plain decor and shopping centre location weren't encouraging me to imagine otherwise. But holy bonfires, was I surprised!
The food was fantastic. I loathe indian food - so much so that at other events I've just eaten rice and drank the tea. (Why do people invite me to indian food when I hate it so!). My loathing stems from a memorable food poisoning incident, of course.
But my sisters' enthusiastic ravings encouraged me to order something, even if just for appearance sake. I am so glad I did. Their butter chicken single handedly taught me the value of not tarring all versions of a cuisine with one brush (maybe I'm being a bit hyperbolic, but it was pretty amazing).
The best thing wasn't the food though - it was the service. The attendants dealt with our frustrating requests and changes of mind and the 3 vegetarians and one vegan and our elderly grandparents, who hate wearing their hearing aids because they make everything too loud!
And then, you know what? They gave the whole table a complimentary dessert. We were so impressed. (I think they received the biggest tip our family has ever given any restaurant staff.)
What a wonderful business. read more