Its been a while since Khans was reviewed, so its due an update.
We hadn't had Indian food in a while, and a friend has a weird preoccupation with the word "balti", so thought we'd ask said friend if he'd like to join us at Khan's Balti House. If you heard a weird echo around town last week, it was him shouting Baaaaaltiiiiiii!
It was cold and wet, and upon entering it was warm and smelled de-lish. The decor has seen better days, its a bit tired, however, I didn't go there to eat the walls. Menu's and a bottle opener arrived (brought our own beer). The waiter was very pleasant and attempted to try and suggest things for us. While that's nice if someone's not had Indian before, its slightly irritating for seasoned vindaloo eaters. When I said I liked spicy, he recommended Butter Chicken?
So we ordered a good bit of food as it was treat night from the diet. We all tasted each others so I can report that:
Onion Bhajee, Chicken Loli Pop, Fish Punjabi: all ok, nothing special
Shakarpuri Chicken Shashlik: Delicious!
Lamb balti, Lamb madras, Lamb Vindaloo, Chicken Jalfrazi: all good, but fairly standard. Portions are not big.
The garlic and coriander nan: to die for. Its obviously freshly made, its sooooo good. I regretted not ordering more as it was so good.
We did not get charged corkage for our beers.
My main beef of the night, prices. I can't recall exact prices, but 16-17 euros for a small dish with the equivalent of 1 chicken fillet in it? Had the portions been bigger I'd have said nothing, but for the size, the price is too much. I wonder if they are trying to recoup money from the BYOB scheme?
Can't say I'd be in a rush to go back. Nothing wrong with it but just too expensive. We might try ordering in to see how it is.
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