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Curry Chat => Lets Talk Curry => Topic started by: natterjak on April 27, 2012, 09:52 PM
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Following DalPuri's posting of the YouTube video of lessons being held at Zaman restaurant in Datchet I took a trip down there tonight. Strange to say they're almost on my doorstep but I didn't even know that place was there and I've been eating at other restaurants in this area for years.
It's a large and modern BIR. No flock wall paper here, just chic modern decor and a large open plan seating area with space for maybe 50 or 60 customers. Even as an early diner arriving at 17:45 I was not the first, 4 other tables were taken. Service was spot on, efficient and friendly.
I skipped a starter but had a couple of poppadoms and pickles which were also served with complimentary mini onion bhajis ( 8 or 9 thumbnail sized little bhajis and red dip - delicious!). For main I had chicken tikka chilli masala and pilau rice, Bombay aloo and a huge fluffy naan bread. The chilli masala was tasty and creamy which surprised me but apparently they make it with yoghurt. I thought I was too mild until I tasted one of the green finger chillies which were truly eyewateringly hot! Way hotter than the chillis I've been able to source from anywhere. Mind you, I like an eye watering curry so that was fun ;D Pilau rice was good quality and a large portion with saffron garnish. Having only eaten there once it's too soon to start declaring that it's the best I've ever eaten but it's certainly what I would call a "high class" BIR where standards are high. Would I recommend it as a place to eat - yes for sure. And that's important because the point of this thread is they do lessons!!
I got chatting to Wahid Zaman, the owner. He was visibly delighted and maybe a little amazed that someone had found his restaurant from the YouTube video. He's planning to run lessons every 6 weeks or so and would love to have me and my curry cooking friends come along :) In the interests of fairness I suggested to him that his pricing on lessons might be a bit too low (
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natterjack - thank you for interesting feedback. Do you recall, though, how I was ridiculed for asking if the ?60 charge at Fleet was in total or per head?
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Chris, well done for checking this out. Keep me posted. Count me in ;)
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Count me in!!
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Hi
Please count me in too!
Thanks
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Please count me in for this also! Sounds like incredible value for money.
Nice one natterjack. :)
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It would be rude of me not to come. Count me it too.
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There's clearly plenty of interest. I'll see if I can get back there some time in the next week and see what Wahid has to say. I suspect by the time 6 weeks elapse we could over subscribe this lesson by 2:1. He'll also doubtless have other people interested.
Watch this space ;)
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By the way, if anyone fancies checking the place out and wants join me dining there some time let me know.
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I was back at Zaman tonight - sadly Wahid the owner is away on holiday but I refreshed my acquaintance with some of the staff and told them I have 6 candidates for lessons (me + 5). Dates are looking like either late June or more likely July and I'll need to speak with Wahid when he's back next week to see if they can accommodate all 6 (since they also have some others signed up).
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Hi NJ
Looks really good and a great idea.
Your photos are massive BTW and way of the page on my browser,
don't know if you can edit them down a bit, to fit the page.
cheers Chewy
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Hi CT. have taken the photos out for now as I'm using my iPad so not as easy to just resize. I think the app I'm using to upload them is introducing the problem but my head is too fuzzy to deal with it right now :)
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Keep us posted Chris