Bob and Phil had a two car booking this afternoon to take a family to a hotel near Heathrow ahead of them flying off on holiday. Having dropped at the hotel, they decided it would be a good idea to find a local curry house and a quick search online led Bob and Phil to choose the Sipson Tandoori...just less than 4 miles away.
Sipson Tandoori is a modern looking restaurant in a parade of shops at the junction of Harmondsworth Road and Sipson Road. There is limited parking on the road outside of the parade and both Bob and Phil were able to park without too much problem.Bob and Phil entered and were greeted cordially by a smartly dressed waiter and shown to a table under instruction of an even more smartly dressed head waiter. The restaurant itself is nicely decorated with a modern theme and was spacious and airy with music being played in the background which did not detract from the ability to have a conversation.
The beer on tap at the Sipson Tandoori was Kingfisher rather than Cobra, perfectly acceptable and served nicely cold. The pappadums arrived promptly and were nicely warm. They were served with 5 different and very well received.
Bob tonight went for his usual Chicken Korma and Phil his Dhansak. Both chose different rices - Special Fried and Keema respectively and vegetable wise a Sag Aloo and Muttar Paneer were the order of the day. Bob was delighted with the combination of flavours and, at last, found a restaurant where the potatoes were not watery and flavourless. Phil thought his Dhansak was excellent and agreed with Bob about the different flavours.
The waiting staff were very attentive without being overbearing and during the meal Bob & Phil were pleased that the Head Waiter came to check that all was well and both were delighted to see the return of the post prandial napkins.
Area | Phil | Bob |
Beer | 9 | 9 |
Papadum | 9 | 10 |
Curry | 9 | 9 |
Rice & Vegetables | 9 | 9 |
Service & Ambiance | 10 | 9 |
In total a magnificent 92! The highest mark that they have ever awarded.
Since the post COVID restarting of the blog both Bob and Phil have been lamenting the quality of curries that they have experienced with many curry houses near them either closing or serving take aways only. Sipson Tandoori shows that the art of a good curry house is far from dead and the only downside is that it is a 3 hour or more (depending on the M25!) trip to go for a meal there!
