Bollywood Buffet

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Gimmicky 28th August 2008

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The restaurant is clean and you can see the chefs at work in the kitchen. The buffet has a reasonable range of starters and nice desserts. However, I won't be going back.

Firstly, the Bollywood theme is cute but I found it to be a bit too gimmicky. I go to a restaurant to eat and socialise, not watch movies on a huge screen.

The tables opposite the bar are really crammed together. My companion and I had to keep apologising to our neighbours as there was no way to get in and out to the buffet without bumping into their table.

There wasn't much meat choice apart from chicken and I was really put off the chicken curries because they were full of bones!

The staff were nice but there were too many standing around doing nothing. It's a bit unnerving to have several staff members staring at you constantly. Despite the number of free staff we had to order our drinks twice before we got them.

All in all it's not the worst buffet I've been to and I would recommend trying it out, it may be that I went on a bad day. I do think the other Indian buffets in the city are much better though.

Motherhurdicure

Real Value and Great Taste 21st August 2008

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This is a real treat.
First of all it's themed - based on Bollywood movies. There are film posters on the walls and there's a huge screen playing songs from films. It's not over the top but it's nice and makes dining there feel like an evening out.
Secondly, the service is great. People are very friendly
But most importantly, the food is wonderful.
The salads are great. The sauces for poppadums are lovely.
The pakora are all very nice, but I love the prawn ones most of all.
There's a great range of main courses. At least three are vegetarian. Some are fairly spicy and some are mild, but they are all clearly labeled.
The garlic mushrooms are wonderful. Shila Shetty coconut korma is also great. The lamb dish is very tender.
I would be happy to eat any of the dishes as a single main course but it's lovely to be able to have small amounts of a few different things.
The desserts are good. They are in a fridge with a glass door so they don't have flies buzzing around them. There is Indian rice pudding, cake and a Mr Whippy-style ice cream machine.