The Mint Leaf, Teynham

Bob & Phil frequently drive past the Mint Leaf on the way to or from the Shop so, after an evening when deliveries ended with the van being parked back at the shop, the decision was made to give it a try.

The Mint Leaf is located on the outskirts of Teynham on the A2 - the Sittingbourne end of the village rather than the Faversham end.  Quite easy to spot as it is brightly lit, there appears to be only limited parking.


The Restaurant itself is fairly modern with its decor and makes use of many and varied coloured lights - too many and out of syn with each other!!  Whilst the Christmas tree was a nice touch towards recognising the time of year, the soundtrack of carols and other Christmas classics was a step too far and seemed out of place in an Indian Restaurant.

The Cobras arrived promptly and were served nice and cold, the Papadums took a little longer to arrive and Bob was put off slightly by the very bright colours of the bright red onion salad and the equally vibrant green of the raita.  Both tasted fine though if you could get past the colours!

Bob felt that his Butter Chicken was freshly made to order and enjoyed it.  Phil was rather disappointed with his Dhansak though as it was unsubtley hot.  The Sag Aloo was good and Phil didn't enjoy the Muttar Paneer as it was very coconutty in its flavour

The a midweek curry the service was a bit on the slow side and it was incredibly disappointing that they couldn't manage to serve both curries at the same time with Bob's arriving a good 4-5 minutes after the rest of the meal was served.  Also something we didn't notice until we left was that there were no napkins on our table - most strange!

Area	Phil	Bob
Beer	9	8
Papadum	8	6
Curry	6	8
Rice & Vegetables	6	7
Service & Ambiance	6	6

In total 70.  But a rather strange way to get there, hope and promise fading away on one hand versus a steady score deflected by strange colours and poor service.