Arjun's

sinky1965

Not Bad At All 11th May 2009

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Arjun's is a new restaurant in Blantyre. We went there recently as our favourite Indian Restaurant - The Taj Mahal in Almada Street, Hamilton is closed for renovations and soon to re-open as Mustaq's... but I digress. First impression of Arjun's is that it's very modern, very stylish and clean as a whistle. However this detracts from the ambience. Arjun's just doesnt FEEL like an Indian Restaurant. It feels more like a showhouse in an IKEA catalogue. But for my tastes things got off to a good start on discovering Arjun's has Cobra Indian Beer on draft: an essential "side dish" to any curry. The menu isn't too comprehensive, however my request for a dish not on the menu was met with an enthusiastic and genuine "of course, sir" from the very attentive waitress. The starters arrived well presented and tasty but with an air of "nouvelle cuisine" about them ie not very large portions for an evening meal a la carte. The main course was equally sparse, but equally well presented and delicious! The accompanying naan and chapatis were disappointingly presented: cut up into little triangles. Perhaps I'm too set in my ways and traditionalist when it comes to my love of curry, and as such this review may seem a bit pedantic. But to stress the positives..... tasty, well presented food, excellent staff. However I'm afraid our visit to Arjun's was an experiment never to be repeated. The ambience will be attractive to some, the small portions may suit folks who don't over-indulge, the pricing is a tiny bit on the costly side (but not madly expensive). In short.... a very nice, tasty curry, but the atmosphere and portion sizes are both on the disappointing side.