Halal credentials: Claim to only purchase meat and poultry from Dial-Halal (HMC), but on the day one of the brothers also told us they use another halal butcher. We didn't quite catch the name.
Three TT Guide Reviewers visited this establishment on Thursday 1st April 2010 on a recommendation of a friend, review by Brother I:
We arrived at approximately 8.15pm to a friendly and warm looking restuarant, though it is darkly lit from the main road hence difficult to spot. Having driven past the place very regularly, we were suprised not to have noticed it before.
The waiter arrived after around 10 minutes to take our order. We ordered grilled chicken wings for starters (approx £2.50), and four mains: a mixed grill with rice, chops with mash, mediterranean chicken steak with chips and an Italian mozerella burger with chips. The burger was around £4.00, the steak around £5.00 and the rest approx £6.50-£7.00. For drinks we stuck to cokes at 90p each (rating this moderate to high on the Coke test, i.e. judging the prices at an outlet based on the price of a can of Coke).
The wings arrived fairly quickly in around 15 minutes, but we all agreed that they were sub-standard. I am particularly careful with my poultry, and I could tell that these wings were not fresh so I ate only half of one and was very disappointed.
The mains arrived slightly later than acceptable around 20 minutes after the small starter. Of the four dishes the chops with mash and gravy was delicious. The meat was moist covered in the gravy, and the mash too was tasty - though the chops themselves were very small. The chips were okay too, home-made with a little cajun spice. However, all other dishes were below par. The burger was passable, chunky though dry. The chicken steak was extremely dry, rigid and with very little flavour - we did not finish this. The rice was unfresh and clumpy with a lemon dressing that didn't quite work. The mixed grill was dry too and quite a small portion as compared to other outlets. Overall, we were disappointed and wouldn't return. If we did, we would stick to the chops only for a starter.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Brother I to Brother A: "What do you think of the food?"
Brother A replies: "The decor is good!"
DECOR/ENVIRONMENT: Very good, above average
PRICE: Moderate, approx £10 per person (the Coke test, moderate to high at 90p a can)
FOOD: One dish very good, but overall poor
SCORE: All 3 agreed on 6.5 out of 10
RECOMMENDED: No
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