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Indian Restaurant Reviews => Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurants => Topic started by: Peripatetic Phil on July 20, 2013, 12:10 PM
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(No optimal thread for this one, so posting here).
Khanh & I went to Hengist in Aylesford last night, and I was very impressed indeed. The owner/chef is Richard Phillips, allegedly a "TV Celebrity Chef", with the likes of which I would normally have no truc (apart from Raymond Blanc jr), but this guy clearly knows his onions and the combinations of flavours were out of this world. I had poached egg followed by grilled hake, and Khanh had Cromer crab followed by English lamb, but these brief descriptions do no justice whatsoever to the actual combinations of ingredients and flavours of which each dish was composed. The "Market Menu" is extremely affordable at
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Thanks for the recommendation Phil. Will try it one day.
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Is this restaurant a "Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurant"?
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Is this restaurant a "Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurant"?
With Richard Phillips as the Chef! I think not ;D
Les
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Is this restaurant a "Highly Recommended British Indian Restaurant"?
As I wrote in the original message :
(No optimal thread for this one, so posting here).
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Creating a topic in the "non curry chat" generic section would have made more sense than to post it in a specific and non-generalist one.
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Sometimes it's good just to splash out and enjoy the experience, regardless of the money. Good post Phil.
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Creating a topic in the "non curry chat" generic section would have made more sense than to post it in a specific and non-generalist one.
I defer to your infinitely greater experience on this forum, Gon
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Creating a topic in the "non curry chat" generic section would have made more sense than to post it in a specific and non-generalist one.
Sorry to disagree, it would certainly be lost in curry chat. Better posted in the restaurant review section as was done. I am sure it would have been posted in the correct section, had this not had to be removed by Admin due to an extreme invasion of SPAM some 18 months ago.
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Following the sad suicide of the owner (Paul Smith) in Aug and subsequent closure, I understand the Hengist has been sold at auction for
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Oh sh1te. I wish I had known. I think my wife would have been /very/ interested in buying it, had she known it was on the market. B@gg@r.
** Phil.
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Even if it went for 150% of the top anticipated price, it was still a snip :
Property features
For sale by public auction at The Clive Emson Conference Centre : 31-oct-2013
Lot number : 74
Impressive village restaurant premises
Vacant Commercial
Freehold
Guide price :
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Shame - I missed it too.
Looking for my third Michelin Star restaurant - oh well, never mind, will just concentrate on the book for now, and appearance on next week's Saturday Kitchen. Quite nervous about that 8)
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Looking for my third Michelin Star restaurant ...
Maybe try the one in Rusthall, on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells. As you drive past, you see a sign that says "Our Chef has four Michelin ..."
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... tyres on his car".
** Phil.
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I think you misunderstood Phillip.
Not looking for........looking to own ;)
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Well of course -- that was why I suggested it. Under your inspiring leadership, it could be converted from a 4-tyre restaurant to a 4-star restaurant in less time than it takes to blink an eye ...
** Phil.
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Two stars will do for now mate