TRUST ME, waiting for this delish restaurant is worth the wait. From the moment I sat down, to the moment I folded my napkin to leave, it was all 100% pure sensory pleasure. Anything you order on the menu is going to be a major party for your gustatory cells aka: taste buds. A very special THANK YOU to all the staff and wait-staff for your kindness and your attention!
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We ended up here at random, because the place we intended eat had had a kitchen fire so were closed for the evening. Mango down the street was surprisingly good. A more refined take on the Punjabi food I normally eat in basic East London cafes.
My companion's lamb biryani was quite impressive and complex. Very tender braised lamb and lovely caramelized onion. I liked the use of some whole spices so that you got the crunch of cumin seeds, for example. Balanced by the freshness of raw coriander and mint. The raita it was served with had been slightly sweetened which introduced another contrast to the savoury rice.
I had a starter portion of lamb chops, a garlic nan, and some bhindhi massala. Lamb chops were very tender but maybe not quite as punchy in terms of spicing as some of the East End cafes, but also less greasy. Accompanying salad was much more upmarket than anything I have had in East London. There was a wide variety of greens and it was served on a pool of good green chutney as well as with a wedge of lemon. Okra was tasty with complex spicing and still had some bite. Sometimes this dish can be cooked to a slimey death but the texture was good here. I've never met a garlic nan I didn't like, but at Mango they are quite restrained with the use of fat which I found pleasing.
In general a very nuanced version of Punjabi food, and less oily than the standard offerings. The house rose is an affordable £20 a bottle.
Food was good
Service great
Perfect family restaurant
Paneer was yummy
Daal makhni was great
Would definitely recommend
Good selection of wine
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