I've been meaning to try Lal Akash in Leatherhead ever since the Epsom branch, which I enjoyed, closed down. So, last Friday, my salsa friend and I finally took the opportunity to try it out before we went dancing.
The Leatherhead branch is very plush with nice comfy chairs and personalised crockery and chocolates!
The staff were very friendly from the moment we walked in, being the perfect mix of helpfulness and not hovering. The menu is quite extensive with some interesting and unique dishes, several of which are in photos to give you and idea of what they look like - where's scratch and sniff when you need it to enhance the pictures?
The popaddoms came with 6 chutneys and dips - I'm all about the dips and they went down well. My mango lassi was satisfyingly thick and velvety
We settled on the chicken jeera and ghost (lamb) e-laziz. The portions were huge and despite the aim being not to stuff ourselves before dancing, we had little bellies by the time we walked out!
The chicken jeera was packed with flavour and was the better dish. The lamb was advertised as hot, sweet and sour. Even for a seasoned curry eater like me, it was a little too hot, especially if you happen to catch a stray fresh chilli. Still, I suppose the menu warned that it would be hot!
We will be back as there are still lots of dishes to try on the menu and I'm glad the Lal Akash spirit lives on read more