Absolutely appalling for our first time visiting t...

Absolutely appalling for our first time visiting this restaurant. Me and my partner visited the restaurant after watching the faceoff between the brilliant restaurant and another on a Gordon Ramsay program. My partner really wanted to try it out as it was down the road and we had never tried it despite living in London for two years. We ordered the fish pakora, chicken karai, lamb masala, boiled rice, plain naan and a roomali roti. The fish was actually cooked beautifully and tasted great. But after that, everything went negative. The rice was undercooked and reminded us of uncle Ben's style rice, it definitely was not fresh. Then the chicken was undercooked and not fresh at all. My lamb dish was okay, nothing special at all, just okay, but the actual lamb itself was flaky and definitely frozen. Both dishes definitely were not as great as some of those that we have tried in places around west london. The taste wasnt the best as you couldn't identify a separation between the Ingredients, not that even your eyes could do so either as the dishes were all very dark (Seemed as if the chef just mixed a load of spices together and hey presto, heres your supper). The only saving grace for the main course was the plain naan and the roomali roti (first time tried or heard of) which were absolutely perfect.



Overall, it was an appalling experience, the manageress seemed friendly, but completely ruined her credibility with downright defensiveness of her food, and from the u turn on the final bill. Prior to her U Turn, I would genuinely have said I'd try the restaurant again as I believe in a second chance, sometimes restaurants can be bad on a certain day, but that U turn and the audacity for it just ticked us both off. I feel as though after featuring on the Gordon Ramsey program, this restaurant has tried cutting corners as they believe Gordon's influence on the restaurent will keep it running despite a reduction in quality. Yes the restaurent is roomy and beautifully furnished, the waiters are friendly and some of the food was good. But as someone who loves food and great quality service, it is unacceptable to say the least. I regret to say, we will not be coming back again and will not reccomend it to anyone.