: Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:53 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Is this opposite the Mecca / Maestro / whatever the latest iteration is?

It was closed down (again) the last time I walked past.

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:12 pm  

Asim wrote:

It was closed down (again) the last time I walked past.

Probably wise. Easily the worst curry I've ever had.

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:15 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Probably wise. Easily the worst curry I've ever had.

Never went in myself, but always noticed it in various new guises whenever I walked up to Valley Parade.

Doesn´t sound like I missed out on much.

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:20 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Correction:

The Kashmir has always been crap whenever I've been in.

Was that the one on the corner that you had to go down some stairs into a basement type eating area.?...i have a vague drunken memory from the early 80,s of goin there every fri night.......after a night in the belle vue ...the food was good as i remember...25 years ago..

[Bullseye]

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:22 pm  

smiffythebull wrote:

Was that the one on the corner that you had to go down some stairs into a basement type eating area.?...i have a vague drunken memory from the early 80,s of goin there every fri night.......after a night in the belle vue ...the food was good as i remember...25 years ago..

Aye that's the one.

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:25 pm  

Asim wrote:

Never went in myself, but always noticed it in various new guises whenever I walked up to Valley Parade.

Doesn´t sound like I missed out on much.

Similar sort of deal to the one Tigertot was talking about. I think they rely exclusively on the nightclub over the road for their business. I've only been in that club once too, I suspect the two incidents occurred on the same night.

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:00 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Almost reminiscent of the infamous Commonwealth on Manor Row in Bradford. I went there in the late 80's before I moved here. It was one of those places that never saw a customer until the clubs turned out, it was then heaving for a couple of hours & worked on the theory that punters with no food in front of them could cause a problem. So as soon as you sat down they came to take your order, you had to pay in advance, they went to get your change & came with your starter. Before you had finished that they were stood next to you with your main course; which was always a variation on the same brown water with either tinned veg thrown on, or bits of gristle. If, as i did, you ordered a 'byriani' it came with a yellow rubber mat on top, aka an egg. Before you finished they were waiting to clear your table & get you out.

That's also an accurate summary of The Islamabad which was opposite the main entrance to Leeds University around the mid-80's.

: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:06 pm  

Puig-Aubert wrote:

I think I know the one you mean.

I think it was called Chakwal, next door to that Real Ale off-licence at Woodhouse. Nafees was a couple of doors further down and also sold warmed-up pitta breads and curries consisting in the main of tomato powder. Nafees saving grace was that it's Onion Bhaji's were quite nice... similar to those served up at the Karachi in Bradford.

And if you ever wanted a curry with only a couple of small pieces of chicken or 'meat' (whatever that was!) at most, and consisting primarily of gristle, smothered in half a pint of oily gravy, there was always the Kaghan Valley at Headingley (now called Tariqs?) which was utterly disgusting fare.

Didn't care too much at the time though as I was usually p1ssed anyway.

: Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:01 am  

Went to Omars yesterday but it was shut. Arrived there about 4:40pm after the England Academy/Aussie Schoolboy international at Odsal. Omars didn't open until 5pm and it was that cold I wasn't hanging around for 20 mins for it to open so went to Karachi instead.

There appears to have been a price-hike at Karachi and they are now handing out menus instead of just the one on the wall. A number of Karachi Special main dishes have appeared (all around £6 each) including Rick Stein's favourite (they spell his name wrong on the menu BTW).

I didn't order any of the special dishes and had a Chicken Bhuna instead - 6/10 I'd say - not bad, and chicken quality better than usual. Onion Bhaji about the same score but not quite as good - 5.5/10.

: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:25 pm  

Agent Provocateur wrote:

Went to Omars yesterday but it was shut. Arrived there about 4:40pm after the England Academy/Aussie Schoolboy international at Odsal. Omars didn't open until 5pm and it was that cold I wasn't hanging around for 20 mins for it to open so went to Karachi instead.

There appears to have been a price-hike at Karachi and they are now handing out menus instead of just the one on the wall. A number of Karachi Special main dishes have appeared (all around £6 each) including Rick Stein's favourite (they spell his name wrong on the menu BTW).

I didn't order any of the special dishes and had a Chicken Bhuna instead - 6/10 I'd say - not bad, and chicken quality better than usual. Onion Bhaji about the same score but not quite as good - 5.5/10.

Hoped to have been joining you yesterday with Ridlerbullsmum but tigercub badly broke her arm in the morning. Throws my planned Christmas binges a bit in the air.