Curries! How do you like yours?

[DaniBabi]

Chicken tikka pasanda for me yummy! If not chicken korma, I'm definitely a spice puff!

[a.s.ullah]

I guess if you can't be bothered to try and make the effort to make yourselves stand out from the others then I can't see myself visiting your place.

 

I don't want another run of the the mill place, I want somewhere to go where it doesn't feel like my curry is the same as the next persons just with more/less spice.

 

It's not that we can't be bothered it's so we don't want to disappoint our regular customers some of them have been useing us for over 20 years I can't just turn my back on them and stop doing wot they enjoy choice is something we'v always gave our customers and it's something we still wana give for the more exprianced customers yes they will try diff things on the menu but the majority will stick to wot they like change is something it has to be done slowly so runing 2 diff menu is a start now it's up to the customers wot they chose y take away the choice and in the last 20 odd years that iv spent in the restaurant trade I no I can't please every one how ever wot we gona do it's only a start if it works others will follow and improve so ul get ur wish sooner or later

[giancoopa]

Lamb Methi is my current fave. Last one i had was at the Everest and it was superb/

[a.s.ullah]

Dhanistha seem to manage it, with some pretty exotic (to me, anyway) veg on the menu at very reasonable prices. The target clientele there are Indian and Sri Lankan ex-pats, although caucasian diners seem to like the food as well.

 

Is the Bangla community large enough to support a quality restaurant that does 'proper' food while you convert the rest of us to the delights of the luchi and cholar dal?

 

Aim high, young man!

 

The Bengali community won't support a restaurant like that (tight buggers lol) sadly not meny eat out our aim is to just start it off as well as not digging a grave for ourselfs (doing something new takes alot of guts aspecily if u have a family to feed) that's y we will be doing 2 menus ur run of the mill 7days aweek and a specialist bangladeshi maybe 3or4 nights aweek as a tester like we did in Chesterfield then it's up to the ppl if it's a success we will push for more and so will other restaurants im not doing a cafe style restaurant like east is east if I can get it opened for end of June I hope to enter the British curry awards

[simyeo]

U can get naga on my menu it's been on for the last 4 years

 

where is your place?

[Sharp87]

Lamb Methi is my current fave. Last one i had was at the Everest and it was superb/

 

spot on. only recently discovered this curry, and it is hands down the best i have had.

[a.s.ullah]

You only have to read this full thread to see wot the majority are asking for I could do a run of the mill restaurNt and my regluers will keep it ticking over but I want to do my part to move the Sheffield restaurants forward can't do it alone! If ppl oder off the menu u and like it when they go to another restaurant they will talk I had this at this place the more ppl talk the more restaurants will change and evolve it's slow but its a start I'm talking about these big budget restaurants not the cafe style ones il give it a go but it's ip to you wher it gos

[neeeeeeeeeek]

I have mostly given up on curry in Sheffield, no effort goes into the food, its the most generic base sauce in everything with a little variation between dishes. The last curry I had that actually tasted freshly made was from the Mogul Rooms on Sharrowvale road and it was lovely. Previously I used Gulshan quite a bit but the last curry I bought from them was rubbish. The Mangla is one of the worst and people still go on about how good it is, either people are happy to eat crap or they have always only ever ordered the same thing so have not even noticed that everything they sell is basically the same!

 

 

Cook fresh food with a bit of passion and you could do well. I guess asking yourself if you would be happy paying for it would be a good starting point. I think East and West and Dhianasta? have done so well because they are cooking something different.

Edited March 21, 2011 by neeeeeeeeeek

[a.s.ullah]

I have mostly given up on curry in Sheffield, no effort goes into the food, its the most generic base sauce in everything with a little variation between dishes. The last curry I had that actually tasted freshly made was from the Mogul Rooms on Sharrowvale road and it was lovely. Previously I used Gulshan quite a bit but the last curry I bought from them was rubbish. The Mangla is one of the worst and people still go on about how good it is, either people are happy to eat crap or they have always only ever ordered the same thing so have not even noticed that everything they sell is basically the same!

 

 

Cook fresh food with a bit of passion and you could do well. I guess asking yourself if you would be happy paying for it would be a good starting point. I think East and West and Dhianasta? have done so well because they are cooking something different.

 

Dhianasta hasnt been open that long so still early days for them east n west have very lil overheads and a few partners to keep it open even if it didnt do well it's just me in my place so gotta worry also it's not my cooking that concerns me it's wether ppl will be willing to try something diff few yes they will most no not all veg is Indian or srilankan to cut costs they hav modified it also its not as spicy as proper srilankan food so still not authentic diff yes not athentic I don't think they are doing brilliant like akbars aagrah shapla Rajput viraaj Kashmiri aroma new India gardens or everest.

[a.s.ullah]

where is your place?

 

I'm selling them both to pay for this new one it's a shame really iv had my 14years and restaurant 5years i leave next week new owners takeing over sorry