ooh, that sounds interesting! nepalese/himalayan curry would be a nice counterpart to the south indian food at jai krishna. i shall have to give them a go!

Yum, cheers Matt - think will get some to eat in front of the footie tonight.

Just got a takeaway from there this evening. Aside from an inauspicious start where I had to repeat my order loudly over a screeching fax sound and then got disconnected, causing me to miss the Hull goal (more of a blessing, come to think of it), I am altogether positive. It was going to need to be pretty good to test my loyalty to Jai, but I have to say the curries were all very fresh tasting - I could taste proper fresh ginger and coriander, and they weren't in the slightest bit oily. Far less oily that Jai actually. I'll be ordering again. Decent veggie selection too (special praise goes to the tandoori paneer).

gotta stop reading these threads before lunch

We also tried this last night.

The food was, as you say, a bit bland.

They sealed each tub with plastic which was also quite difficult to get off!

Not sure I'd call them again.

Bland? What did you order? It would help future decisions if you let fellow sg'ers know...

Our last was far from bland - we tried the tandoori paneer (thanks colette) and and their veggie balti which were really tangy and flavoursome. We cooked our own rice and everything was still hot by then.

I ordered and waited for mine in person, just because I wanted to watch them cook it. Never seen anything quite like that before. Very cool!

They use the same container sealing technique as the much lauded (on here at least) Tiffin Tin. For reference, it's much easier to cut into the lid with a sharp knife than attempt to tear it off (it's not meant to be).

To those that are disappointed, apologies for building your hopes. However, it's still my favourite local curry.

Ali, which Indian do you mean up form the Larrik? The black fronted one (worst lamb I have ever had from this one) or Spice Zone (super hot dhansak caught me out but I will return)?

We had a takeaway from Dinner Box on the first night after it opened. As it is my closest curry house by far, I was inclined to like it in any case (being able to go across the road in your slippers for a takeaway is something to be happy about) - but it was great - tasty and fresh... We tried the shahi lamb shank, murg palak and shahi baygan. All lovely. We will be going back (and would be even if it wasn't directly across the road)! And the people running it are very nice (although the girls on the counter seemed to have problems working the till).

We had Murg Korma, Lamb Rogan and Aloo Palak. The spinach and Potatoes (Sag Aloo equivalent) was very good. Will give it another go which different choice of dishes.

The one a I meant near to the Larrik is the black fronted one. It is very variable sometime good others not great at all.

Has anyone tried The Red Chilli? Got it a fair few times as a delivery, and every time been really impressed.Think it was under new management the first time we got it (couple of months ago) as the guy on the phone was raving about it lol

Haha!

At least you're honest. :)

Clare, what did you have?

We got the vegetable rajasthani, which was pretty good. The vegetables were obviously fresh. We also had a few of the veggie side dishes. The daal wasn't as good as Jai Krishna's, but still very edible.

The only really disappointing thing was the paratha, which was stodgy and cold.

I wish we had a Sagar nearby. Whenever we go to the Lyric in Hammersmith, we have Sagar for dinner. I love their spicy-potato-in-a-crispy-pancake dish (can't remember what it's called). I really should make an effort and go down to the Warren St branch more often.

I had spicy potato cake thingies with tamarind sauce for starter (don't have menu, so can't remember what they're called), and a lamb curry. The lamb was nice and tender, but everything was spoiled by the nasty after-taste.

I'll give it another try, as most people seem to like it, but not before I've had a big bag of aubergine bhaji's with tamarind sauce from Jai Krishna, to make up for the disappointment :)

I liked the look of the menu and the name however....

local curries do not get any better than Neyas

www.neyas.co.uk

it is based in scummy crouch end which is its only flaw

Agree their paneer is sublime, and the free popadoms and mango chutters are a nice touch but that's about it.

Tarka dal was made with mashed up tiny chickpeas (not lentils) and had no discernable spice or seasoning, virtually a pease pudding. And I wouldn't recommend their spicy popadoms - they were simply cooked by grilling - no oil used, so no puffing up and frankly I could do better myself with a pan and a spot of oil.

JK all the way.

Tempting menu, but wasn't particularly impressed by the takeaway. Gandaki squid was awful - Gandaki clearly translates as 'birdseye breadcrumbed soggy squid without spices'. The rest was just OK. Vegetable samosas were refreshingly non-greasy, but bland, as was the prawn pathia. Special murg kebab, described as chicken marinated with spices cooked in tandoor, was in fact tubes of minced chicken upon a bed of fried onions - not sure where the spices got to. However it was probably a busy night for them and maybe the food is better in the restaurant itself?

Have had this a couple of times now, and each time been remarkably impressed. LOVE their lamb bhuna, and keep on attempting to try others, but reverting to what I know is good.

Bang on for the gandaki squid, though, Onion- Lordee, what a disappointment. I'll go for the samosas next time.

it's some of the best indian i've ever had, and even if the prices are slightly higher the food tastes a lot fresher and is way less greasy. also the veggie side dishes are as big as the mains so are good value for money. the char griled paneer starter is fantastic with the garlic naan...am hungry just thinking about it!

Just got a delver.....oh boy, just a minute......mmmmm.......pretty good here...... Yep, everything on top form. Not cheap (five people, £47) but all good, just the right amount and no complaints.

Will check Exotic of India next time and report back.