Met an old friend that i hadn't seen for 35 years here…read more It was a Wednesday night and it wasn't very busy in there but they sat us right by another couple of people which was not great as there was quite a few open tables. Had a couple of Cobras, chicken shaslick, chicken jalfreizi, peshwari naan, bombay potatoes, potatoes with spinach, pilau rice and pompadoms. It was good to be honest but it was quite expensive compared to the old days. As I only come in here every time I come back to England every couple of years its barrable but probably wouldn't come in here that often based on the price.

This is not called Great Bookham Tandoori because it is GREAT. It is not socalled because it is…read morebetter than the Bookham Tandoori, it is so called because Bookham is formed of Great Bookham and Little Bookham. The latest place to get a beer in Bookham, the Bookham Tandoori does both eat-in, takeaway and deleivery. I have been here a couple of drinks (never sober) and found the portion sizes to be satisifiay and the menu just a little bit left of centre. So there are spicy dishes I have heard are reccommended, but I have had a very nice Korma here and another curry which was not a dhansak, but I can't remember what it was butit is creamy, mild in spicy heat and contains pineapple. It is my drunk friend. They are friendly and quick on the service late at night. I have heard tis is because the owners live north of London and therefore have to drive some 90 miles home each night to Luton. Not sure if this is true or villege myth, but I will go along with it. If you go here, and you should if in the area one night. Do ask them and let me know via the medium of Qype.

I am an occasional visitor to Epsom from the USA to visit family, and always head for one of the…read moreIndian restaurants in Epsom. They are very variable in my view, but for take out, I have not found any better than The Spice Hut. Seeing it has no reviews yet, I wanted to start the ball rolling. Note this is for take away only, but if you want generous portions, large chunks of meat, and really tasty sauces with aromatic spices, then give this place a try. This week we tried the Chicken Pasanda and the Haryali Chicken, the latter I would especially recommend for it unusual blend of mint, spinach and coriander. If I had to make a slight criticism, it would be that perhaps the sauces are sweetened a little too much. But overall I would happily recommend this take out.

I'm always suspicious of restaurants like Chilli & Spice, which don't display menus in the window…read more However, in my restaurant trawl of Dorking, I ate at Chilli & Spice despite this little shortcoming. I received a warm welcome and got a pleasant surprise when I looked at the menu. Instead of a nasty shock with high prices, I found that the menu was actually full of cheaper prices - my Chinese Thrift Gene was happy! Munching on the obligatory popaddom, I was interested to see that they offered all the condiments separately at 50p each. This was more honest than the usual compulsory charge for all different condiments. I settled on reshmi kebab as a starter, mainly due to curiosity by its description as a meat patty in an omelette. It was quite a novel way to serve up a kebab - the meat was flattened into a patty and served inside an omelette. The meat was nicely flavoured and if I had a bun, it could even have been turned into an Indian version of a McDonalds egg McMuffin burger! For main course, I settled on a meat (lamb) methi, a side of sag paneer (Indian cheese and spinach) and some pilau rice. The methi was heavy with fenugreek and lots of fresh herbs and vegetables, confirming that it was cooked from fresh. Unfortunately, the big portions defeated my stomach and I was unable to finish all my food. A lovely meal but a word of advice to put their menu up in the window

Horrible service , after entering into the restaurant and after ordering few drinks, server came…read morefour times in 10 mins asking if we were ready to order food. Starter : Horrible taste. Very Oily . No many vegetarians options Main course : there were lots of typos in menu . After ordering Sag paneer and "Motor paneer" . We couldn't find a single piece of cottage cheese (paneer) in it . Curries were sweet . Being an Indian, I really don't understand why this restaurant has put sweet in the curries . After our dinner, I got diarrhea and tummy ache. Sorry but would never recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Best Curry in Dorking!! Would recommend this restaurant very highly, great service and fantastic…read morefood!

My salsa partner in crime Hilary was unable to join me dancing tonight, so I went out on the…read morepre-salsa food search on my own this evening. Dorking is a nice little traditional market town in Surrey. So, when I saw the sign for Dorking Brasserie, I was thinking perhaps it would be a little French bistro or perhaps an English restaurant. Nope - it's an Indian! The staff do make a great effort to make you feel welcome throughout your visit though perhaps there was a slight overuse of the phrase 'my friend' whenever talking to me. I had the pbligatory popaddom while perusing the menu. The only slight disappointment of my evening came with my rather watery mango lassi, which didn't really have enough mango flavour for me. Being a litle greedy or perhaps indecisive, I had the chef's mixed starters - the plate arrived with an onion bhaji, a little kebab, a butterflied prawn and a samosa. These were lovely if a little filling. Fortunately, I had restrained myself in ordering a small curry. I settled on a mathi gosht, described as a meat curry cooked with herbs. The menu states that they're very proud that their curries are cooked from scratch with fresh herbs and you could spot these in the finished product and also taste the different layers of flavour. The meat came with lots of onion and fresh herbs in a thick, rich sauce. I left for dancing, happily fed but wondering if a curry is the most sociable thing to eat before getting close to dance partners on the dance floor!

I've been meaning to try Lal Akash in Leatherhead ever since the Epsom branch, which I enjoyed,…read moreclosed down. So, last Friday, my salsa friend and I finally took the opportunity to try it out before we went dancing. The Leatherhead branch is very plush with nice comfy chairs and personalised crockery and chocolates! The staff were very friendly from the moment we walked in, being the perfect mix of helpfulness and not hovering. The menu is quite extensive with some interesting and unique dishes, several of which are in photos to give you and idea of what they look like - where's scratch and sniff when you need it to enhance the pictures? The popaddoms came with 6 chutneys and dips - I'm all about the dips and they went down well. My mango lassi was satisfyingly thick and velvety We settled on the chicken jeera and ghost (lamb) e-laziz. The portions were huge and despite the aim being not to stuff ourselves before dancing, we had little bellies by the time we walked out! The chicken jeera was packed with flavour and was the better dish. The lamb was advertised as hot, sweet and sour. Even for a seasoned curry eater like me, it was a little too hot, especially if you happen to catch a stray fresh chilli. Still, I suppose the menu warned that it would be hot! We will be back as there are still lots of dishes to try on the menu and I'm glad the Lal Akash spirit lives on

Lalakash is somewhat hit and miss for me. We have had take away twice from here. The prawn saag…read morewas very tasty along with the peshwari naan bread. However, we had a couple of chicken dishes and both times the chicken was completely overcooked, a little too greasy and the colour of the curries seemed somewhat artificial. Saying that it certainly wasn't the worse curry I have eaten.