Spice and Ice, Greater London (Surrey) 7/10

http://spicenice.co.uk/
South Park Hotel
Croydon, Surrey

Nice restaurant, and have heard most of the food is pretty good Indo Chinese.

Chilli chicken - 7/10, though my bad in ordering. Was looking for the classic Indo Chinese "dry" chilli chicken (with green chillis and soy sauced chicken nuggets), but forgot to tell the chef to make it dry. The default was wet... which completely spoiled the experience. But in all fairness, my local friend who frequents this place said that the dry one is as close as it comes to the Indo Chinese one. (which I havent found anywhere else outside India, yet). The best one so far has been at the Golden Dragon in Rangila Park, Surat, India

Roomali roti - 6/10. Could have been thinner.

Tai Pai Chicken and Tai Pai Paneer - 7/10. Dry style, with Sichuan flavors. Well made.

Dishoom, London, 7/10

http://www.dishoom.com/covent-garden/

12 Upper St Martin's Ln

London WC2H 9FB

+44 20 7420 9320

 

Nice restaurant, with a couple of tasty dishes. Very popular and busy (had to wait an hour, but they were nice enough to serve tea to everyone waiting outside in the cold - Feb 2014). Had high expectations going in, but the food was mixed... specially for a Indian restaurant in London (London has some of the best food outside India :).

Lamb chops - 8/10. tender and well spiced.

Chicken tikka - 6/10. could have been cooked a bit more

Lamb Seekh kabab - 7/10. could have been a bit more moist and flavorful

Roomali roti - rare find. 8/10

Kacchi lamb - 7/10

 

Utsav, New York, 9/10

http://www.utsavny.com/

Address: 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036

Phone:(212) 575-2525

Good food and ambiance as well as location - NYC

Roomali roti 9/10 - one of the few places in the country to have this on the menu
Mutton bhuna (goat) - 9/10. Tasty, thick gravy, well spiced.

The serving folks need an education in animals... they insisted that lamb and goat are the same animal! :)