After my last Indian dining experience Maryinvancity and her husband invited me to Surrey to one of her favorite Indian places for a great Indian dinner that wouldn’t break the bank so it was off on the skytrain to Surrey I go!
The place was quite busy when we arrived and I saw lots of local families picking up take out. The interior is very typical 90′s, there is booth seating along the window area over looking the parking lot, the rest of the area is made up of tables and a small bar area.
We were seated quickly in a booth and served papadums and tamarind chutney and nuclear green hot sauce~it was really hot!
The papadums were really fresh and good and the 2 dips provided were actually quite tasty mixed together.
The Punjab Dinner Combination $15.99, tandoori chicken, lamb curry, butter chicken, saag, dal, rice, raita, rice pudding for dessert and naan bread. This was a great choice because you get a taste of everything and it was a great way to get an introduction to the menu.
These were my favorite items on the plate, the butter chicken, saag and the lamb curry, the saag was beautiful spiced without being too hot and the butter chicken was just like Mary promised~out of this world and as for the lamb curry~it was rich in flavor without being gamey tasting for lamb, the meat was also really tender and melted in your mouth. The tandoori chicken tasted good, spice and flavor wise, but was cold so I didn’t eat too much.
Spinach Naan $3.50, naan stuffed with home-made cheese,spices and spinach. We ordered his as well because Mary said it was a must try and again she was correct! The naan here was really good and not overly charred like it can be at some other places that I’ve been to in the past, the spinach was spiced mildly with fragrant herbs and complimented the filling perfectly.
Mango Ice cream $2.49. This was rich and creamy without being too heavy tasting, they garnish it here with pistachios and it was a great touch and a great way to cap off a amazing dinner with good friends.
At the end of the day I had a great dinner and the price can’t be beat~for all my items in my main course (compared to another Indian place I went to that charged $16/curry and wasn’t close to this place in flavor or service) I think it’s a no brainier~get on the Skytrain and head to Surrey for good affordable Indian food.
