[John_D]

: Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:09 pm  

Anyone any comments about the Ambala or Markaz-shisha?

I'm guessing they're whitey joints, seeing as it's someone at work suggesting we all go there.

: Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:22 pm  

John_D wrote:

Anyone any comments about the Ambala or Markaz-shisha?

The new Ambala on Great Horton Road? Used to be the Cafe Italia, the source of the best fry up in town and the only place I knew of that would do a Giant Yorkshire pud with a full English inside it - the ultimate hangover cure. It's now a former sweet shop (the abandoned shop over the road) with ideas above its station that gives you not just cutlery, but designer toss pot cutlery. Expect to pay about £8 for each course. Food's OK but nowt spesh', and you can no longer get a decent breakfast in Bradford.

I don't know the other one.

[John_D]

: Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:23 pm  

vbfg wrote:

the only place I knew of that would do a Giant Yorkshire pud with a full English inside it

Sod the curry. I'll do meself one of those instead

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:26 am  

vbfg wrote:

I've thought about it myself. As I see it the two main problems are wanting a decent curry, and not wanting to go anywhere I know is going to be poor just to get a review of the place, and also the prospect of adding a stone a month to my weight.

It'd be an interesting exercise but you'd probably be limited to 2 visits a month to keep the waistline intact and thats only 24 reviews a year.

Maybe thats not a bad figure but it'd mean you gamble on going to places you've never been (that might be poop) in the hope of finding a new 'favourite', but then have no opportunity to go to old or new faves as you need to try the next new place...

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:11 am  

Such personal sacrifice deserves charitable status & tax relief.

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:28 am  

*cough* ... RLFANS ... *cough* ... international star-studded audience ... *cough* ... this better be bloody good ... *cough* ... and free.

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:27 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Just been to Mumtaz for a 'business appointment'. The suits I was with think it's the business, I just don't feel comfortable in there. Immaculately clean, more like Harvey Nicks than a restaurant. It wasn't very busy, we were about the only whiteys in there, the others were Asian businessmen.

We had pops, pickle tray & mango lassi while we studies the menu (I refused any of the jam in the pickle so AP wouldn't ridicule me & stuck the lime & onion pickles). I had a veg biryani which was ok, but came with a raita rather than a sauce which was disappointing, about 6/10.

The suits had a dahl which looked good, a veg korma which looked good but would have been too sickly after a couple of mouthfulls & a chicken jalfrezi which loked like a bowlful of chicken chunks. The latter caused consternation as it wasn't on the menu & the waiter didn't know what the suit was ordering. They had rotis & naans with theirs. 2 used forks. None of the suits commented on their dishes. If I'd have paid I would have been disappointed.

They do the best mango lassi you'll ever taste though. It's so fresh and lovely!

My first ever curry was at that place just around the corner from the New Beehive - the one with the taxi rank upstairs. I can't remember what it was called but the curry was basically hot brown mush and I left most of it.
I'm much more clued up on curry now and my favourite place of all time is still the place that used to be over the road from the Frog & Toad - now long since gone. It got done for cockroaches which is a shame because it was lovely.
I think it's a solicitors now.

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:02 pm  

Ended up at the International last night.

Was gonna try Mister Khan's but it was practically empty so didn't bother with that place.

Didn't have time to trek all the way to the Sweet Centre on Lumb Lane either, which was the original plan.

The Special Mixed Kebab starter at International was a real mixed bag. It was excellent, average and awful. The Seekh Kebab was excellent, the Chicken one was average and the Shami Kebab was awful (it was hard and stale and resembled something warmed up from the night before) - a disappointing 4/10 overall I'm afraid.

Me and a mate shared our Chicken Chana and Chicken Achari main dishes. The chick pea dish was pretty good - 8/10... the Achari dish was ok but had too much lime pickle in it - 5/10.

The Roti's rated a 7/10... they were good.

There was a sign on the door stating the establishment would become completely non-smoking in July. That's likely to influence my choice from July if I'm in and around Morley Street.

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:58 pm  

Agent Provocateur wrote:

That's likely to influence my choice from July if I'm in and around Morley Street.

If you let that influence your choice your choices will be nil. All enclosed public spaces will be non-smoking from July. Besides, I've stood outide restaraunts that allow smoking with you cos we're polite, clean living lads.

: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:18 pm  

How come I never get invited to a Curry Night Out with Bulls fans

My family & myself would love to get involved with Bulls fans, enjoy the food & banter !

I dont go out enough