Indigo Bay Newbury 23.12.16

Service a little erratic, caused a few chuckles Knife and fork laid incorrectly at start and before the main meal. Forgot the drinks so arrived after poppadoms. Pickles  arrived after poppadoms.Then onion  bajis, though very nice, arrived just after the pickles! 

Alan had a vindaloo and I had the usual. Chicken a little slimy. Meal arrived before  the  starter  had been cleared so no room to put anything. 7/10

3.12.16 Lina Tandoori Pangbourne

It was just Alan and myself out this Saturday. Visited Lina Tandoori in Pangbourne. Surrounding not very salubrious but food very pleasing.
Looks like a family business. the teenage lad who took our order was wearing track suit bottoms and t shirt but personable enough as was his two sisters front of house. There was a white tablecloth and low key Christmas decorations. Indian music was playing when we entered but then changed to some Christmas music. Small restaurant, 28 covers
Alan drank the less well known Tusker beer. ( much nicer than teh Blue Moon beer he had at The Elephant pub we visited afterwards.)
Pickles were thick, the mint yogurt could have been a little more tasty. Sheesh kebab not greasy.
Chicken tikka was served on a sizzler with salad and Alan enjoyed his Naga chicken. the chef- presumably the father cam out of the kitchen to ask us if we were enjoying our meal. Unpretentious.
Alan commented that he could actually read the bill which was neatly written.
8/10

25.11.16 Elaichi Grove

Out to Grove near Wantage tonight.   Lovely restaurant but it was very cold. Service good. Food OK but shivering took away some of the

pleasure. 7/10

19.11.16 Nawab Thatcham

After  sausage and skittle at the URC, we still had room for some curry to stayed in Thatcham. Tesni and Shawn came with us, good company. Nothing special about food though popadums were nice 7/10

5.11.16 Pink Olive Andover

Back to the Pink Olive again this week. Took the country roads this time and felt a lot shorter even though took about the same amount of time.
Poppadums lovely. Alan enjoyed his samosas and we both enjoyed the main meals.
Drinks a little slow in appearing and again no mints :( - wh

ich cost it half a mark
8/10

30.10.16 Pink Olive Andover

Pink olive
 Vertured to Andover with John and Chrissie next door.
Nice buzz. Nice white tablecloth. No music. Onion bajis a little greasy and Sheek Keebab a little bland and not on a sizzler. 
Maga chicken very spicy, Chrissie enjoyed the korma and John and I enjoyed the chicken tikka. Bombay potatoes quite spicy. Overall though very enjoyable meal
No mints!! No hot towel.
Waiter found some mints for us when he saw our disappointment.
Stopped in a pub on the way home for a game of pool, then took a few wrong turnings!
8/10

23.10.16 Sheesh mahal LLanelli

Looks like this restaurant has recently been done up and was very nice. It was voted best restaurant of the year in 2015! We wouldn't agree with this.
6/10