Blue Ginger

Couple of weeks back went to an Indian club/pub/bar/restaurant...whatever you might want to call it, it falls under all the categories. It was highly recommended by a few friends and to get a table for Sunday lunch, we had to book on Saturday morning.

Located in Kenton, in the county of Middlesex, in London, this place, from the outside looks like an old dilapitated mansion right from one the sci-fi movie flicks. The moment you enter, that opinion completely changes. Its very very spacious for London standards. It reminded me of school days and the parade whereby we had to maintain one arms distance between each other.. Similarly there was quite a bit of distance between each table. There were quite a few people already there and I can vouch that 2-in-1, including the staff were from Gujarat. The staff were very cordial although I felt they were speaking Gujjuglish....

The bar was lovely with a variety of options. Bhooma started with a fruit punch and I preferred a long island ice tea. With the drinks, starters are the norm. So we opted for a typical Indian masala papad. As a veg starter, we ordered hara bhara kebab. The non-vegetarian in me selected the mutton reshmi kebab among the tandoori chicken's, chicken tikka's and prawn's. Now both the starters were brilliant when they arrived at our table. Very well decorated by cucumber, carrots and tomatoes. I will not comment much on the hara bhara kebab as I didnt dwel into in much. Underneath the salad were hidden 2 succulent pieces of the mutton reshmi kebabs. Oh my goodness !!! was my first reaction when I had a look at the kebebs. Oh my goodness goodness was my first reaction as I put the first piece into my mouth. It was atrociously tasty and juicy. The best that I have had in over a year in the UK. As the starters made their way from our plates into our bellies, we started thinking about the main course. For vegetarians there is a lots from the dal's, subzi's and the Indian chinese offerings. The value proposition for vegetarians is very strong. For the not so vegetarians, I was thinking chicken curry, murg malai, mutton curry or other chicken/mutton curries. But a wish in the corner of my heart took over my brains and I ordered the chicken biryani. That was one wise decision. The chicken was very well done and to say the biryani was brilliant would be an understatement. The sidings like the shorba and raitha were awesome. The veggie stuff was the paneer bhurji and naans. In the end it turned out to be too much for two of us but well worth it. The icing on the cake was a KF beer to go along with the biryani.At the end of it, we did not have the capacity for a dessert, although we glanced through the menu but didnt find anything appealing.

Now coming to the damages. Couple of drinks each with 2 starters, a biryani and a veg dish with naan/rotis set us back by £ 40, which I thought to be fairly decent. This might not be value for money to be a regular weekend joint, but for ocassions, this is a must-go place.

Anyone living in London or visiting, should pay a visit to this joint.

Jeethe raho, Khaate raho, Peethe raho