7th May 2008
Not your average Ruby...
Although I had a lovely night here, I have mixed view on the Mint Leaf...
My other half made the booking and had to really haggle to get a table at 18:30, the unhelpful receptionist said we could only come at 18:00 and would have a limit of 2 hours only - she eventually relented and gave us a table at 6:30.
We arrived and found the resturant surprisingly tranquil with tea lights and petals on the dark wooden staircase, away from the roaming tourists.
Greeted by a smiling and polite receptionist, we were introduced to our waiter for the evening and shown to our seats. He gave us a brief over view of the menu and drinks, made suggestions as to the way we may like to order and left us in peace.
We then had a number of different staff bring our food and drinks over the vening with him double checking everything was OK.
Over a cocktail each, we ordered 4 small starter plates - Jumbo prawns (2), Soft shell crab (4 pieces), Duck kebabs (6 cocktail suasage sized) and Rabbit Loin (same as duck kebabs) to share and two different curries with rice and bread so we could try a range of dishes each.
I couldnt fault the seafood - the prawns were delicious and the crab was so nice I could of eaten another portion.
I wasn't over keen on the duck or rabbit as both meats had been minced too much you lost the real flavour and texture, then over spiced, sadly.
The curries were lovely, they wisely used the thigh meat in the chicken biriyani as this is known to be juicier and more tender.
The lamb was also very succulent. Plenty of rice for us both to share from the biriyani, the garlic kulcha was mild and delicate flavour.
We had a bottle of red wine also and shared a portion of sorbet at the end.
Including the discount offered by using our Taste London card, it still came to £110!!!
I found it to be over priced but it was very nice and for a good and fresh, modern indian I would go again.
The venue was very stylish and sleek looking, with great drink selection and staff.
My main concern was how loud it was, as there was no sound barrier between the typical City drunkards at the bar and the VERY loud dance music. Luckily we were tucked away in the corner away from the bar, unlike some unfortunate customers who only had them 2 feet away.
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