The Restaurant is a very popular venue, it was nearly full when we got there and certainly full during the course of our meal. Rather than the traditional background music there was a live musician playing a guitar and performing acoustical versions of British chart hits from yesteryear. He was, however, swimming against the tide as the lively atmosphere meant that his efforts were largely ignored!
The Papadums were served warm and fresh and served with a pleasant range of pickles and the Beers (when they arrived - the start of a recurring theme) were nicely cold albeit bottled rather than draught.
The curries were rather disappointing when they all finally arrived. They were not very warm and seemed almost like reheated take-aways. The rice portions were rather small too.
The Muttar Paneer was not at all creamy - rather watery - and the Sag Aloo was bland and all in all the meal was not the best!
The service too was sadly not up to much. The beers took ages to arrive, the plates were brought out far too early and were cold by the time the food was served. The food itself was served in stages rather than all brought out at once. A second glass of wine requested when the plates were brought out was not served until the meal was nearly completed. Very poor!
Area
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Phil
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Bob
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Beer
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8
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7
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Papadum
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7
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6
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Curry
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5
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3
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Rice & Vegetables
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4
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4
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Service & Ambiance
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4
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4
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In total a very mediocre 52.
When we first went there some time back we had pleasant memories and thought of the Ancient Raj as a potential yardstick to compare others against but now we are not so sure. Whether it is the difference between a midweek curry and a Saturday night or whether it has changed hands we are not sure. We certainly will not recommend this restaurant to anyone who asks!
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