A planned golfing trip gave Bob and Phil a chance to sample a restaurant far further afield than normal. A quick Google of Indian Restaurants near Taverham and up popped Spice of India in Horsford - a mere 7 minutes drive from where they were staying. Bob felt it would have been rude not to try it out.
The Spice of India is a converted pub in the village of Horsford. Nicely externally decorated and appointed with a pub car park sized car park Bob and Phil eagerly entered.
Inside was equally nicely decorated and Bob and Phil were quickly shown to a table. For a Sunday evening there were a few tables occupied and more were filled during Bob and Phil's meal.
Orders placed, the (Draught) Cobras arrived promptly and were as cold as they should be and very well received. They were shortly followed by the Papadums which were fresh and warm but, to Bob's disappointment, only 3 pickles were served and there was no Raita to be seen. With a bit of encouragement from Phil, Bob tried the Lime Pickle and surprised himself by quite liking it.
There was a short wait for the curries and Bob felt that his Chicken Malayne was well balanced and went well with his special rice. Phil decided that his Chicken Dhansak was the best he had experienced since the return of the blog. They were both very disappointed with the Aloo Gobi and Muttar Paneer. Phil described them as frozen mixed vegetables served in a slightly spiced (but otherwise tasteless) tomato based sauce. Very disappointing.
The service was conspicuous by its absence. The only time waiters appeared were to take and serve the orders. Bob even struggled to attract attention when it was time to pay as the waiter seemed far more engrossed in his phone rather than his customers. Phil was very displeased by the lack of hot towels at the end of the meal.
Area | Phil | Bob |
Beer | 9 | 8 |
Papadum | 8 | 8 |
Curry | 9 | 9 |
Rice & Vegetables | 5 | 4 |
Service & Ambiance | 4 | 4 |
Spice of India has great potential - a lovely venue and superb curries. It was almost as if vegetables and service do not matter.
