Atithi review
So, did it live up to the hype? You may have noticed that the Atithi has
advertised heavily recently, mentioning the acclaim on Tripadvisor. Well, yes
and it has now shot to number one on our leaders board.
The newly opened Atithi is located in the premises of the former Sagar
vegetarian Indian restaurant in York Street. The decor is largely unchanged and
the hard surfaces, wood on the walls and wooden floors magnifies sound with the
consequence that the party of 15 on a nearby table dominated the restaurant.
The menu is short and uncomplicated with most dishes recognizable, although
there was a chilli cheesy naan which is a new one on me. Complimentary
pappadoms were served and large bottled Cobra at £4.95 was perhaps on the
pricey side. The food was of good quality with perhaps smallish portions in the
vegetable side dishes; for those wanting to top up their 5 a day, we suggest
that they choose main course versions of their veggie choice. Prawn molee and
various chicken and lamb dishes including Gilafi Handi, which resembles a meat pie and was tasty too, were very good but some of
us remarked on the liberal use of salt.
The owner said that Atithi means guest in his native tongue and the
service was suitably attentive without being fussy. A 20% discount currently
being offered by the restaurant is certainly good value for money and Atithi
has deservedly moved to the top of our leaders board by a narrow margin.
We scored the Atithi out of 10 as follows:
Service: 8.5
Quality: 8.3
Price: 8.5
Ambience: 7.4
We returned to Atithi on the 14th May 2014, still deserves it's number 1 spot. Excellent food and service.
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