Lahore Spices

Freshly cooked eye appetising food with generous portions. Lahore is true to its name, the spices in the food are amazing. I visited Lahore after a friendly drinking session at the local wetherspoon, I was surprised to encounter such a tasty filling reasonable priced establishment. A lamb shish kebab roll set me back a whopping £2. That’s right, £2! Succulent pieces of tender spiced lamb with salad, mint dressing and chilli sauce in a naan bread wrap. You can’t go wrong!
I’m yet to try the other items on the menu but will definitely go back as soon as possible!

Gosh, like a moth to a flame, I’m like a Unilocaler to a new restaurant
I already had dinner sorted out at home but when I drove past this new restaurant in Sutton, my car steering suddenly seemed to have a mind of its own as it steered me into a parking spot to take a look! This review is written with apologies to my mum, to whom I made a promise to lose weight and also to Miyun C, my personal Unilocal calorie counter!
Lahore Spices looks out of place on Sutton High Street — its bright lights and shop front of trays and trays of ready cooked curries makes it look like it’s been trasnplanted lock, stock and barrel from Tooting High Street where restaurants like these are a dime a dozen
I do like freshly cooked food but sometimes with curries, it does actually taste better on the second day, maybe because the suace has had time to develop and become deeper and more complex. Hence I’m not worried by the fact that these curries are in big serving trays at the counter, all ready for serving and heating up. Also, it is sometimes hard to get an idea of the finished product by reading a description in an Indian menu but here, you can peruse the curries at your leisure
They do a good trade in takeaway customers like me but there’s also a proper restaurant area as well. There’s a large menu above the serving counter and a tandoor oven and grill behind the counter
In a bid not to overeat, I decided to get food that my sister could take in to lunch the next day rather than the usual sandwich. So, tubs of lamb briyiani and lamb handi went into my order and I got a little tandoori chicken as an appetiser before dinner tonight — I promise to do a little extra running at hockey on Saturday!
On the way out, the words ‘mango lassi’ caught my eye and I had a takeaway cup of that. Unfortunately, the popaddom I got was soft and no longer crunchy. Being British, I didn’t demand a new crunchy one and chewed the soft one on the way back to my car
The curry was yummy enough to be worth the calories and I’m hoping Miyun will forgive me for those extra calories!