The Curry Garden

The Cuzza Garden… ahhh. Fond memories. Been coming here for time now and its a favourite of mine.
Food is yummy, not all bog standard curry house stuff, with different dishes and culinary delights such as Salmon bites as a starter (salmon in a cuzza house??!) duck dishes, lamb shank, a minced beef with chicken dish and all dishes can be changed and mixed up spice wise.
Staff are extremely friendly and go out of their way to accommodate you. The tall skinny manager is a ledge he could talk the hind-​legs off a donkey if your in the mood otherwise he’ll be polite and let you get on with it. The menu’s are posh and bound with stainless steel… nice tough. The actual plates and dishes that come out are strikingly hot though blistered my finger on my bowl of lady fingers, did put a downer on my meal Friday a bit if honest but own silly fault.
It gets a bit cold in here sometimes oddly? Also if busy onion b’s aren’t worth ordering and some dishes don’t taste exceptional like they do if chef has a quieter shift. Shame that. Take out is prepared with as much love and care as eat in but again avoid peak hours for delivery as your in for a wait and wont be as delish as a quieter night maybe. Not always the case but mega busy eves things slip, slightly.
Going back as soon as I can though. Love.

Curry Garden on some days is my absolute favourite place for a ruby and on others it is abhorrent slop. It’s this hit and miss attitude that makes them loose stars with me.
I have discovered that if they are really busy not nearly as much care goes in to the food. As a result the lamb is tough or the spices not blended right. But on the days they get it right, sweet Jesus, there is a party in my mouth and it’s from you Curry Garden. The meat is perfectly cooked, the spices blended to perfection, the rice fluffy, the Naan breads fresh and delicious. The pakoras, amazing!
Sitting in is a treat, as the food is always presented beautifully. The staff are attentive but not intrusive. They have the much tastier Kingfisher on tap, rather than Cobra which they have in bottles. The chef specialties are just delicious and authentically Indian. At the end of the dinner they always give the ladies a Rose. I know it’s cheesy, but I quite like it.
Take away are better collected rather than delivered, as you get a whacking great discount for bothering your arse to walk down the road. As much care goes in to take away, but again this is when they are not busy.
I would highly recommend Curry Garden during the week. But on weekends just know your Lamb Tikka Balti is not nearly as tasty as the one I had on Wednesday.