We arrived at 7.30pm and were greeted by the two very sweet ladies on reception and swiftly shown to the bar and ordered a cocktail. Both drinks were expertly made, delicious, really cold and tasted exactly how they should. The bar had a very relaxed feel to it and is a lovely way to start an evening at Indali Lounge.

Once asked we were whisked straight over to our table and the restaurant looked great, nearly full and buzzing with a nice group of people all enjoying their evening. Lots of the staff made an effort to say hello to us which was also very nice and a very good sign. Our waiter for the evening was an extremely knowledgeable chap and talked us through the menu and made sure we got everything promptly.

To start we chose really very well with a Chaat baked Aloo Tike, that was one of our best dishes and packed full of flavor and punch and again not at all low fat tasting but completely delicious. The Paneer Three Ways was also good, nice and hot which works well with this mellow cheese. Our final starter was a Bombay Chicken Samosa and when it arrived this had been substituted for a Samosa Deli for some reason although this was also good if a little mild after the much appreciated heat from the Paneer. We both really loved the Poppadoms and the completely addictive chutneys and yoghurt that go with them, I wish they were the same everywhere.

On to our main courses and again we ordered a very different type of meal to the last time with the exception of the butter chicken which we just had to have again and yet again this dish delivered. The Madras Soft-shell Crab Bhuna was a great dish with such defining textures and flavors but also subtle spices and flavors enhanced the delicate soft shell crab meat without over powering the dish. The Lobster Bombay Dreams is a luxuriously comforting combination of the sweet subtle meat infused with a lovely silky mildly spiced creamy sauce, very decadent and again hard to believe this is a very low fat dish. Our chili and… More