Topic: Les Restaurants Indien de Bordeaux

[Garp]

Off to Bordeaux on my hols in a couple of weeks and have been checking out some of the local curry houses online.

Anyone been before and tried them?

I have had curries in France before and its interesting to see the differences between there and here.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Bordeaux, yes; les restaurants Indien de Bordeaux NON !  I have tried Indian food just once in France, and it was /awful/ -- the tandoori chicken smelt putrid, and the rest was almost inedible.  French cuisine is the best in the world; when in Bordeaux, eat at a Bordeaux auberge is my advice.  And if you choose to ignore it (!), this page may assist.

** Phil.

[Garp]

Lol thanks Phil. Maybe the BIR way is too deep in your pores. That's like saying when in Britain, just eat roast beef and fish and chips - then where would we be.

Maybe you had a dodgy restaurant. Like I said, curries are different in France, and served differently, but that is part of the enjoyment and experience. I'm there for 6 nights so one night of curry will do, the rest I reserve for mussels

I'm not a steak lover (especially entrecote) so will avoid like the plague. Altough did once have a thin steak with gorgonzola sauce in Paris which Mrs G still talks about with delight.

Anyway, going to go for either

http://www.punjabbordeaux.fr/menu-restaurant-indien-bordeaux.html

or

http://www.tajmahalbordeaux.fr/plats/plats-au-poulet/

A full report to follow

[Garp]

Thanks for link Phil. Already had a look but will check that site out too

[Stephen Lindsay]

Would love to see reports of any place you visit in France. I have had only one Indian meal in France which was in a restaurant in Paris - not great but not terrible either. It was clear however that compared to say Chinese or Italian restaurants, that Indian food was in short supply in Paris anyway.

[fried]

There are some good places in Paris, all around Gare du Nord. The food is Tamil, so good for dosa and other snacks.

The curry is good in a few, especially the traditional meat on the bone canteens, this is not BIR and is heavily South Indian. I haven't eaten a good one anywhere else ( I lie, one exception).

[Garp]

Mrs G will only eat the chicken breast - we had one once in Paris too where the waiter brought out this big platter of legs and thighs on a  platter. her face was a picture

[Gav Iscon]

You've probably looked already but

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g187079-Bordeaux_Gironde_Aquitaine.html

Be interesting to here your results. Whilst traveling France. I've had some lovely food but also have had a few shockers.