I was in London over the weekend (for Ride London).  Stayed at the Premier Inn Hub King's Cross.  After the ride figured I'd earned a beer (or two), so went down to the bar.  £5.50 for a 330 ml bottle of Peroni.  I know, London prices.  I thought, no chance, so went for a wander.  Soon found a Nisa.  Peroni £1.79.  Ths is more like it, so bought three bottles.  10 p extra for a carrier bag.  Anyway, I next spotted this place and went to have a look at their menu, which was a digital screen in the front window.  Curry time!

www.indianloungelondon.co.uk

What do you make of the "Boring but delightful" section?  It made me chuckle, although the notion of a boring bhuna and a balti made with pickles put me off.  I decided not to bother and went back to the hotel with my beers.  Got back to Birmingham yesterday.  Balti garlic chicken (MDB MKI) was on the menu later that evening, 10/10 balti heaven.  No pickles.  I still had a bottle of Peroni left too, which was also ideal.

Rob

Yeah, top of Gray's Inn Rd, opposite Mcdonald's? BNeen there. Bizarrely it's surrounded by several other curry houses, and I don't really get how any of them can survive that proximity. But they have, for years now!

I don't know about the bhuna but I can testify that the Dupiaza wasn't boring... Blooming tasty, as it goes!

Edit.  Best photos on the way, which don't make the red food colouring powder so obvious
       

I think the colours are great, nice dark red. Burgundy. Vermillion. The field of Magenta!

It looks like you got a fair bit more than you asked for, though, KB? That's not bad for the old bang/buck ratio 

Did you come across those 1000-year-old eggs, Robbo? They sound a bit off-key, but shouldn't judge. Some of the things at the bottom of my freezer look like they've been in there a thousand years too 

Indeed welcome back UF.  We are a bit thin on the ground here these days. 

Rob

Indeed, ever since Yousuf's big clear out of spammers; I suspect he overly tightened the throttle. According to the logs, we haven't had a new registrant since 12 July 2022, and then there was some massive downtime (up to February '23). Not sure how or if these things tie together, but I find it hard to believe that none of the three events intersect. Either way, the proof of the pudding is in the dearth of members.

Really slow cooked chunks of meat in a tasty sauce  :like:what's not to like! And I can't imagine that marinade suffering from the addition of a couple or three extra green chiles...