Shamrat Revisited

A double delivery tonight meant the plan was to curry in Sittingbourne just before the second drop.  A seriously jammed up centre of Maidstone, however, saw Bob and Phil stuck and moving nowhere fast (or slow for that matter) right outside the entrance to a car park just around the corner from the Shamrat.  Plans were rapidly redrawn - why wait in a traffic jam when you can wait in a curry house?

The Shamrat is located on Lower Stone Street in Maidstone.  It is a rather busy road with no parking but there is a multi-storey car park just around the corner.  The restaurant has a pleasant mix of beams and brickwork and the lighting and decor reflects the age of the building.  We were pleasantly greeted on entry and shown to a choice of tables.  Again for a Wednesday evening it was surprisingly busy.

As we remembered it, the Papadums were warm and fresh and lightly salted.  The dips were the usual mix of onions, raita and mano chutney but with the addition of a lovely spicy chilli jam.  Very good indeed.  The (draught) beers were nicely cold and very well received.

The curries were very good indeed and Phil in particular loved the texture of the sauce of his Dhansak.  Bob felt that his Korma was as good as he remembered.

The vegetables were different this time around, Gone were the dry peas and Bob thought that the Aloo Ghobi had much more flavour.

The service was again very good although Bob felt that he had been a little over-attended.

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

In total a very good 82 - just slightly below the first time around but an equally enjoyable evening.

Bob and Phil had been a little disappointed with the result of recent re-visits but Shamrat seems to remain consitent.