The Connoisseur restaurant on Harrow on the Hill, is most definitely a restaurant for real Indian food connoisseurs. The best qualities that define how this restaurant is superior to most others in the local area are:
1. The food is extremely homely in style
2. None of their dishes come floating in oil
3. The spices are subtle, light and perfectly balanced
4. The fragrance of each dish is distinctive and never over powering.
We've visited this restaurant many times but tonight we decided to order some food for delivery. Their minimum order for delivery is £20 and they'll go anywhere within a four mile radius. Tonight we ordered botti kebabs (lamb), naan roti, fish tilwali for starters. The botti kebab was lightly spiced and cooked well. The lamb was soft and tasty. We loved the naan roti as it was very soft and fluffy, just perfect. You'll be hard pressed to find naan this good in ANY Indian restaurant in the whole of London.
For main couse we ordered a simple chicken biriyani, which came with raita and a side salad. The biriyani was amazing! The rice was top quality and very fragrant, and the spices were perfectly balanced. They included generous portions of chicken in the biriyani. The raita too, was perfectly spiced and refreshing.
If you're looking to visit or order delivery from a North Indian restaurant that cooks up a real authentic treat, that makes food that's homely and brought to your table or home in a professional and prompt manner, then this restaurant is for you. This is no ordinary curry house, it's a breed apart. The food you get at this restaurant is what you'd get at a five star restaurant in India and it's of excellent quality - that, and it's a fraction of the cost of a five star restaurant. read more