JoBlog

I love eating out. The food’s so good, and there’s no preparation, or washing up. And there’s usually enough food to leave you feeling comfortably stuffed. As a result, I eat out quite a lot. So, I thought I’d put up little reviews of places I eat in, starting now.

The Light of India.
67/69 Gloucester Road, very close to Gloucester Road Tube.

This small Indian Restaurant (seats 55) is actually a part of the Montana Hotel. Despite being small, there’s no need to book. We went on a Saturday evening, and it wasn’t full at any point during our meal. The food’s reasonably priced (for South Kensington!) with a main meat dish at around £8.

Our Meal

Onion Bhajis
Spring Rolls
Chicken Pakora

Chicken Korma
Lamb Pasanda
Chicken Makhani
Pilau Rice
Plain Nan, Peshwari Nan
Saag Aloo

The bhajis tasted wonderful, although I would say they were slightly overcooked (very very cripsy to the point of being hard). The others were nice, but not outstanding.
Where this restaurant excels is with its main courses. My personal favourite was the Pasanda, while Kayleigh prefered the Makhani, but they were all very good. The rice was light, and the peshwari nan was wonderful.

Service was excellent, as there were more staff than seemed necessary. Our waiter also seemed to take a liking to me, giving me pronuciation lessons…

Overall, I’d throughly recommend them, and will eat there again I’m sure.

How much will it cost?
We spent £70 for a 2 course meal for 3 people, including tip. (We had non-alcoholic drinks)

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