Located on the High Street in Hythe, the Everest Inn is easily found as its Blue & Silver fascia does rather stand out. The High Street in Hythe is quite narrow and is one-way so there is no on-street parking but there is a public car park a short walk away.
Having been shown to their table, Bob & Phil settled down to await their (draft) Kingfishers and papadums. The restaurant is tastefully decorated and deceptively large as it goes back quite a way although not as far as Bob thought courtesy of a cunningly placed mirror! For a monday night it was surprisingly busy.
The Papadums and Beers duly arrived. The Papadums were nicely warm and fresh but the pickles were a little disappointing. The carrot pickle was somewhat bland and limp (not at all how Phil remembered it from Ashford) and the raita was rather watery. The Kingfisher was nicely cold and well received.
The curries took a while to arrive, the Papadums had long since been consumed but the combination of the end of the football season coupled with the conversation of two young mums revelling in an evening out ensured that Bob & Phil did not get bored. Bob couldn't help but wonder, however, how the two dads were coping with their young charges as both babies are teething!
Bob was feeling adventurous and decided to order a Chicken Nepal - one of the Gurkha specialities on the menu. He enjoyed it although found the promised Mango a little elusive. Phil stuck to his Dhansak which was not at all unpleasant although the tomato seemed to dominate the flavour to the detriment of the lentils.
The special rice was very light and tasty although Bob is not a big fan of mushrooms and the Sag Paneer was very good indeed with excellent squeaky cheese. The Chana Masalla was disappointingly bland, however, which was a bit of a let down.
The service was polite and friendly albeit rather leisurely. That having been said it did not detract from a nice evening as the young mums' conversation was very entertaining!
Area
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Phil
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Bob
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Beer
| 8 | 8 |
Papadum
| 7 | 8 |
Curry
| 7 | 7 |
Rice & Vegetables
| 7 | 7 |
Service & Ambiance
| 7 | 6 |
In total a reasonable, about average 72
Perhaps it is disappointing to note that the Hythe branch didn't score as well as the Ashford sibling (which scored 80). Discussing the meal on the way home, both Bob & Phil felt that the evening had been somewhat expensive. Most frequently the bills for the curry blog come to around the £35-40 mark and this one weighed in at a hefty £52! Even allowing for the Gurkha speciality, given the size of the bill Bob & Phil couldn't help but feel that average wasn't good enough.
