Tandoori Palace - Ditton

After weeks without a delivery, two come along in consecutive weeks.  This evening a trip to Ditton was called for and Bob had a chance during the day to do some research.  Tandoori Palace with a rating of 4.3 stars based on 26 reviews according to a certain well known search engine.

Located in a small lane just off the A20, Tandoori Palace is a converted Pub - the Walnut Tree - and accordingly has its own car park.  Large and recently decorated it looked clean and welcoming.  Bob and Phil were, however, the only diners.

The Papadums arrived promptly along with a selection of pickles.  Sadly they were not overly fresh and Bob was distressed to note a lack of raita with a red, onion based, pickle instead. Neither Bob nor Phil were impressed by this addition.  The (draught) Cobra was cold but not, they felt, cold enough.

The curries were nicely presented.  In the absence of a Butter Chicken Bob ordered a Chicken Labada (which, from the description, looked exactly the same).  Phil went for the usual Dansak.  Bob was a little disappointed with the blandness of the Labada.  Phil liked the texture of the Dansak but couldn't detect the sweetness.  He also didn't care for the little bits of chilli in it.

The Sag Aloo was very good but Mottar Paneer was garden peas (overcooked and tasteless) in a cheese sauce rather than the anticipated soft cheese lumps.  The rice, although nice, was a bit cold when it arrived.

The waiters were polite and attentive - but then again as Bob & Phil were the only diners they didn't have much else to do - although Phil did note a steady stream of takeaway deliveries leaving the restaurant.  Most disappointing though was the lack of hot towels with cold wipes being provided instead!

Area	Phil	Bob
Beer	8	7
Papadum	6	5
Curry	8	6
Rice & Vegetables	8	7
Service & Ambiance	6	6

                

In total a rather uninspiring 67 - significantly below what was anticipated given the reviews online.

Perhaps Bob & Phil have different tastes to other online bloggers?