I've decided to post this one while it's still fresh in my memory. Lahori Corner has recently opened in Mirfield, it used to be Subra's, the something else (I think), then Gourmet. I never really had anything from either of those two, but decided to give Lahori Corner a go.
Last week (or the week before maybe) my mum was raving about a chicken kebab she'd had from there, so we ordered one each at the weekend, they were awesome - one chicken kebab for Tra and one special on naan for me - I was soooo impressed that I decided to try their curry. I don't want to blog too much about kebabs really cos they are a bit too fatty and not great for you...
So.... tonight.... I was (I am) home alone so I decided on curry and opted for:
Lamb Kahari - Plain naan bread, 1 portion of onion bhaji.
It took about 45 minutes to arrive which isn't too bad considering I ordered at 8pm on a Friday. First thing I noticed was that the dish was in a small container, so for £6.00 that seemed expensive. None the less, I continued. The naan was reasonably sized and the bhajis were too. All sorted, I went and sat down with my Stella 4%.
To be honest, I'm quite disappointed. The small container started it, but when I tasted the curry there wasn't a great deal to it. No onion, peppers or fresh chillis, just lamb and sauce. Granted, there was a load of lamb, and it was lovely and tender, but the sauce didn't have any spice or any real get-up-and-go.
It's supposed to be one of their special dishes, and really, it tasted like a Patak's paste or something similar, so I'm left grumpy tonight. I can't really ellaborate on the curry and it's pzzazz as there's not much more to say - it was just bland.
The naan was nice enough, did a job and mopped up what sauce there was. The bhajis were okay too. I think they were probably microwaved, but they were tasty enough - came with mint sauce and some fresh onion.
The one real positive is that I was undercharged by a whole pound.
I'm not sure what to recommend here, the curry was relatively poor but last week's kebab was lovely. I think you should give it a go (if you're local and are open to trying new places). If you're a strict Al Nawab or Paradise guy, I'd stay where you know best. Try it once, see what you reckon.
This is a grumpy one isn't it! I hope these blogs are few and far between...
It's Gran Sasso in Kirkburton tomorrow.... I hope to report a better event on my next post!
Until then, have fun.
Matty
Friday, 22 May 2009
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Gringo's Huddersfield
Hello my friend(s),
It was my lovey wife's 30th birthday yesterday, so I suggested we go somewhere a little different for tea, away from the usual curry or pub meal... so I put 'Eating Out Huddersfield' into Google and up came Gringo's Mexican Restaurant, just up behind Tesco's under the arches off the ring road. All the family were up for it, so off we went.
It's quite a small place, dark with quite a nice atmosphere, but the main pulling point was the 2 for 1 offer on enchilladas, chimichangas, burritos and fajitas - the one stipulation is that you order before 7pm and vacate your table before 8pm - if you don't - it's full price, so anything up to £12.50 a dish, so quite expensive.
We got there at about 6.30pm ish, I ordered a bottle of San Miguel (£3.20) and Tra ordered a lemonade (£1.50). For mains, I ordered the spicy lamb enchillada with a side of onion rings, Tra went for chicken burrito.
The meals came quickly enough, despite the restaurant being quite busy. The portions were huges - a massive plate for my enchilada which came with a mexican rice. The onions rings were huge as well, not a bad portion for around £1.95. Although very greasy, they were very tasty and home made rather than shop bought (I think!!).
The spicy lamb enchillada was very nice and tender, though I must admit, there were a few more lumps of fatty stuff on the lamb than I would have hoped. It was in a lovely sauce which was not too spicy, and had its fair share of onions and peppers. The topping of melted cheese was awesome too.
To be honest, I've a small appetite but still managed over half the meal and walloped all my onion rings except 1 which my bro had. The rice went to waste, it seemed a pointless extra and was quite dry, but thankfully we were able to give some to Oliver as there wasn't anything else child friendly on the menu.
Tra's burrito did look very good - really big pieces of chicken - far bigger than I would have expected. Cooked with onions and peppers in a baked tortilla. This came with some wedges, a fair portion as well - Tra did very well and nearly managed the whole lot - she needed to keep some space in her belly for chocolate and red wine when she got home!!
Special mention must go to the spare ribs whcih Steve ordered as a main instead of a starter - there must have been 3 or 4 huge ribs plus at least 5 or 6 smaller ones, all perfectly cooked - so much so the meat melted from the bone - and served in a lovely BBQ sauce. Not sure of the price when converted to main, but certainly well worth any 2-4-1 offer.
So, to summarise Gringo's - certainly well worth a visit - especially when you take advantage of the 2-4-1 deal. I'm not sure of the value if you were to pay full price, so if you want to check it out, do so before 7pm.
There are also steaks, chicken etc on the grill menu, but I can't really comment either way on these as they don't form part of the 2-4-1 deal. You are looking at £12-£15 for a steak though, before the trimmings are ordered.
Anyway, hope this helps if you are feeling a little different one evening and fancy summat other than curry. I thoroughly recommend a visit.
Catch up with you soon, hope you enjoyed this post.
Apologies if there are one or two typos - the UEFA cup final is on in the background as well...
Matty x
It was my lovey wife's 30th birthday yesterday, so I suggested we go somewhere a little different for tea, away from the usual curry or pub meal... so I put 'Eating Out Huddersfield' into Google and up came Gringo's Mexican Restaurant, just up behind Tesco's under the arches off the ring road. All the family were up for it, so off we went.
It's quite a small place, dark with quite a nice atmosphere, but the main pulling point was the 2 for 1 offer on enchilladas, chimichangas, burritos and fajitas - the one stipulation is that you order before 7pm and vacate your table before 8pm - if you don't - it's full price, so anything up to £12.50 a dish, so quite expensive.
We got there at about 6.30pm ish, I ordered a bottle of San Miguel (£3.20) and Tra ordered a lemonade (£1.50). For mains, I ordered the spicy lamb enchillada with a side of onion rings, Tra went for chicken burrito.
The meals came quickly enough, despite the restaurant being quite busy. The portions were huges - a massive plate for my enchilada which came with a mexican rice. The onions rings were huge as well, not a bad portion for around £1.95. Although very greasy, they were very tasty and home made rather than shop bought (I think!!).
The spicy lamb enchillada was very nice and tender, though I must admit, there were a few more lumps of fatty stuff on the lamb than I would have hoped. It was in a lovely sauce which was not too spicy, and had its fair share of onions and peppers. The topping of melted cheese was awesome too.
To be honest, I've a small appetite but still managed over half the meal and walloped all my onion rings except 1 which my bro had. The rice went to waste, it seemed a pointless extra and was quite dry, but thankfully we were able to give some to Oliver as there wasn't anything else child friendly on the menu.
Tra's burrito did look very good - really big pieces of chicken - far bigger than I would have expected. Cooked with onions and peppers in a baked tortilla. This came with some wedges, a fair portion as well - Tra did very well and nearly managed the whole lot - she needed to keep some space in her belly for chocolate and red wine when she got home!!
Special mention must go to the spare ribs whcih Steve ordered as a main instead of a starter - there must have been 3 or 4 huge ribs plus at least 5 or 6 smaller ones, all perfectly cooked - so much so the meat melted from the bone - and served in a lovely BBQ sauce. Not sure of the price when converted to main, but certainly well worth any 2-4-1 offer.
So, to summarise Gringo's - certainly well worth a visit - especially when you take advantage of the 2-4-1 deal. I'm not sure of the value if you were to pay full price, so if you want to check it out, do so before 7pm.
There are also steaks, chicken etc on the grill menu, but I can't really comment either way on these as they don't form part of the 2-4-1 deal. You are looking at £12-£15 for a steak though, before the trimmings are ordered.
Anyway, hope this helps if you are feeling a little different one evening and fancy summat other than curry. I thoroughly recommend a visit.
Catch up with you soon, hope you enjoyed this post.
Apologies if there are one or two typos - the UEFA cup final is on in the background as well...
Matty x
Monday, 11 May 2009
My first attempt at sea bream
I've been meaning to try fish for ages, I mean proper fish, not white fish fillets or stuff from the chippy. I've seen it on the telly with the chefs raving about it, and like to look at the recipes in my collection of cooking magazines.... then finally, on Saturday, I plucked up the courage to but some.
I'd already decided that sea bream was going to be my fish of choice, mainly cos I'd seen a nice recipe (in Olive) so off I trotted to buy some (well, one - with it's head on, and skin - in fact, everything in tact minus its guts).
I grated 2cm of fresh ginger, chopped 2 spring onions, 3 green chillies and popped half in the cavity and rubbed the remainder on the top with some soy sauce, then cooked it in foil for 30 minutes until perfectly cooked.
While it was cooking, I boiled some new potatoes until tender, then oiled them, seasoned them and let them roast while the fish finished.
I removed the fish, took off the head, tail and skin which left 2 nice sized steaks - one each for Tra and me. Served with the potatoes and some mixed veg and it was most pleasant. For some reason, I didn't get much of the flavour of the spices, though Tra did (hmmph!) and she was really impressed.
For a first attempt, it was good, I'll certainly try cooking fish again, though maybe not sea bream next time. I'm pining after sea bass! I'll need to warn our bellies first though, I don't think either of ours were expecting this sort of food which caused one or two problems first thing this morning (shhh).
All in all, I recommend the fish - try the sea bream and let me know how you get on.
Matty x
I'd already decided that sea bream was going to be my fish of choice, mainly cos I'd seen a nice recipe (in Olive) so off I trotted to buy some (well, one - with it's head on, and skin - in fact, everything in tact minus its guts).
I grated 2cm of fresh ginger, chopped 2 spring onions, 3 green chillies and popped half in the cavity and rubbed the remainder on the top with some soy sauce, then cooked it in foil for 30 minutes until perfectly cooked.
While it was cooking, I boiled some new potatoes until tender, then oiled them, seasoned them and let them roast while the fish finished.
I removed the fish, took off the head, tail and skin which left 2 nice sized steaks - one each for Tra and me. Served with the potatoes and some mixed veg and it was most pleasant. For some reason, I didn't get much of the flavour of the spices, though Tra did (hmmph!) and she was really impressed.
For a first attempt, it was good, I'll certainly try cooking fish again, though maybe not sea bream next time. I'm pining after sea bass! I'll need to warn our bellies first though, I don't think either of ours were expecting this sort of food which caused one or two problems first thing this morning (shhh).
All in all, I recommend the fish - try the sea bream and let me know how you get on.
Matty x
High Park in Bradley - 2 for £10
Hello!
Last Thursday we decided to be lazy and go out for tea. It's becomming a bit of a theme on a Thursday - probably cos it's supposed to be my evening on the treadmill but for one reason or another, I couldn't be bothered with that either.
Anyway, on my way home from work I drive past the High Park in Bradley. On Thursday I noticed they had a new(ish - I think...) sign advertising 2 meals for £10. Bargain. We've eaten there a couple of times before and it's was nice enough, so I suggested it to the dear wife and she could hardly contain her excitement at the thought.
So, up we roll (with Oliver Bear as well). I order a pint of Becks Vier and Tra opts for the lemonade (awww, school night!!).
Not only do they offer select items at 2 for £10, they seem to have revamped the whole menu, and, for the prices they are charging, it looks well worth the value.
I'm trying to think what was available on the 2 for £10 menu.... they had lasagne, veg lasagne, steak pie, mini grill, burger plus one or two other things which I've forgotten now. I went for the mini grill (lamb steak, pork steak, a sausage, some liver, an egg and some chips and peas) while Tra went for lasagne. I was also a piggy and opted for some extra garlic bread with cheese. And another Becks Vier.
It didn't take very long to come (so quick that Tra and Bear were still playing in the play area, so it looked like I had ordered 2 meals and a kiddies meatballs and spaghetti all to myself. Thankfully, they wandered back in after a minute or so.
So... the meal... the lamb steak was reasonable but fairly thin and had a lot of bone, still, it was tasty enough. The pork steak was lovely, though again pretty skinny. The sausage was, well, sausage like... not bad. I even had a bloody good go at the liver which was dry, but I guess it pretty much always is. The chips and peas were nice enough - you don't get squillions, but I didn't want squillions so that was okay. The side of cheesy garlic bread was a lovely, huge portion, really moist, cheesy and garlicky as well... for less than £2 too. Ace.
Tracey's lasagne came with salad and garlic bread, it looked nice, but again, not huge - it soon got demolished so can't have been that bad!
So, when all is said and done, what did we think?
Well, for £10 you really can't go wrong. The portions are not massive, but they are never going to be. The food was warm, well presented and well cooked. No complaints whatsoever.
I think we are there again later this week, hope it's as good this time around.
So go for it... if you fancy a cheap meal out, I'd thoroughly recommend you try High Park in Bradley, you know the one... the big one opposite the golf club!
I'm going to score it like they do in Olive Magazine:
High Park, Bradley - 7/10
Thanks for reading.
Matty
Last Thursday we decided to be lazy and go out for tea. It's becomming a bit of a theme on a Thursday - probably cos it's supposed to be my evening on the treadmill but for one reason or another, I couldn't be bothered with that either.
Anyway, on my way home from work I drive past the High Park in Bradley. On Thursday I noticed they had a new(ish - I think...) sign advertising 2 meals for £10. Bargain. We've eaten there a couple of times before and it's was nice enough, so I suggested it to the dear wife and she could hardly contain her excitement at the thought.
So, up we roll (with Oliver Bear as well). I order a pint of Becks Vier and Tra opts for the lemonade (awww, school night!!).
Not only do they offer select items at 2 for £10, they seem to have revamped the whole menu, and, for the prices they are charging, it looks well worth the value.
I'm trying to think what was available on the 2 for £10 menu.... they had lasagne, veg lasagne, steak pie, mini grill, burger plus one or two other things which I've forgotten now. I went for the mini grill (lamb steak, pork steak, a sausage, some liver, an egg and some chips and peas) while Tra went for lasagne. I was also a piggy and opted for some extra garlic bread with cheese. And another Becks Vier.
It didn't take very long to come (so quick that Tra and Bear were still playing in the play area, so it looked like I had ordered 2 meals and a kiddies meatballs and spaghetti all to myself. Thankfully, they wandered back in after a minute or so.
So... the meal... the lamb steak was reasonable but fairly thin and had a lot of bone, still, it was tasty enough. The pork steak was lovely, though again pretty skinny. The sausage was, well, sausage like... not bad. I even had a bloody good go at the liver which was dry, but I guess it pretty much always is. The chips and peas were nice enough - you don't get squillions, but I didn't want squillions so that was okay. The side of cheesy garlic bread was a lovely, huge portion, really moist, cheesy and garlicky as well... for less than £2 too. Ace.
Tracey's lasagne came with salad and garlic bread, it looked nice, but again, not huge - it soon got demolished so can't have been that bad!
So, when all is said and done, what did we think?
Well, for £10 you really can't go wrong. The portions are not massive, but they are never going to be. The food was warm, well presented and well cooked. No complaints whatsoever.
I think we are there again later this week, hope it's as good this time around.
So go for it... if you fancy a cheap meal out, I'd thoroughly recommend you try High Park in Bradley, you know the one... the big one opposite the golf club!
I'm going to score it like they do in Olive Magazine:
High Park, Bradley - 7/10
Thanks for reading.
Matty
Monday, 4 May 2009
Pizza Carino 02.05.09
I love Pizza Carino, they really do do the best pizzas in the world - especially takeaway wise. On Saturday I was home alone (well, Bear was asleep) so I got to choose what I wanted. I went half Al Diavolo (the best - I'll write a whole blog and dedicate it to this soon) and half Pollo Special (basically garlic chicken). I ordered some fries as well.
It took about 30 mons to arrive, which at 7.30 on a Saturday is pretty cool. You know what? the pizza was awesome, the Al Diavolo was dead spicy and as fab as ever and the chicken was lathered in garlic. Really really nice. I'll definately try that again, the chicken pieces were huge, the green peppers were lovely and the garlic was strong but not overpowering (to me anyway!)
As for the fries, they were wicked too. The best takeaway chip around.
There was way too much food for me, but at £7.60 including delivery you really can't go wrong.
I love Pizza Carino.
It took about 30 mons to arrive, which at 7.30 on a Saturday is pretty cool. You know what? the pizza was awesome, the Al Diavolo was dead spicy and as fab as ever and the chicken was lathered in garlic. Really really nice. I'll definately try that again, the chicken pieces were huge, the green peppers were lovely and the garlic was strong but not overpowering (to me anyway!)
As for the fries, they were wicked too. The best takeaway chip around.
There was way too much food for me, but at £7.60 including delivery you really can't go wrong.
I love Pizza Carino.
Friday, 1 May 2009
My goal...
Well, it's my goal now to take note when we eat out in future, when we have a takeaway and when I cook or create splendid food for our dinner.
I want to share our experiences with you - good, bad or bloody ugly - I hope this then helps you in creating your own desired list of quick fixes, lavish lunches or damn fine culinary exploits.
Whether you are creating the dish yourself of letting some other mug do the graft for you!
I hope you enjoy,
Matty x
I want to share our experiences with you - good, bad or bloody ugly - I hope this then helps you in creating your own desired list of quick fixes, lavish lunches or damn fine culinary exploits.
Whether you are creating the dish yourself of letting some other mug do the graft for you!
I hope you enjoy,
Matty x
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