Twickenham Tandoori.
After an afternoon
of R&B at the Barmy Arms and a couple pints your reviewer and his partner,
together with some visiting Swiss friends took advantage of the 20% discount al
fresco dining opportunity at the Twickenham Tandoori. Everything about this was
a disaster, a surly reception with attempts to put us in areas of the
restaurant which we did not want was followed by some of the worst Indian food
I have had in many years and then an attempt to avoid discounting the cost by claiming
that it only applied to outside dining (it was raining!).
I had over many
years been a regular here but declining quality and service led me elsewhere in
the town when I wanted to eat out. The latest visit simply confirms these
impressions and I fear that it will be many years before I return here – I am
afraid that the TT is not the only establishment in town suffering from these
problems. Why can so few offer friendly service without being obsequious and
freshly cooked quality food at reasonable prices? It's not rocket science – or,
is it?
Our choice of
dishes followed the pappadoms which were probably the best bit of the meal, but
then it's difficult to get these wrong. Chicken Dansak, Chicken Korai Dopiaza,
Lamb Saag and King Prawn Biriani completed the main course line up. We added
Saag Aloo and Brinjal Bhaji and of course the vegetable curry that accompanied
the Biriani. Except for the Dansak, the rest were almost uniformly poor –
watery sauces, dried out meat, unattractive presentation, dried outer skins of
onion in the Dopiaza – I could go on but what was saddest was that the attempt
to provide fresh vegetables in the curry accompanying the Biriani, cabbage and
fresh green beans, totally failed by being the thinnest of sauces, even Oliver
Twist wouldn’t have asked for more!
Beer was Kingfisher
and service was indifferent at best, still that’s better than hostile.
My scores
Service: 4
Quality:
3
Price: 6
Ambience: 4
Total: 17
5th August 2012
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