点评:I visited with 5 friends one of whom lives locally and had recommended the Blue Mint, naturally I (and one or two of the others who have never visited this restaurant before) read reviews on Trip Advisor which were very negative somI wasn’t expecting much.
Frankly, those reviews must have been written by rival restaurants, drunk pub chuck-outs, pedants, those expecting a Veeraswamy experience or maybe some who were just plain unlucky.
Although not the most enticing in appearance, the restaurant is well maintained and clean inside and out. The staff were excruciatingly polite and attentive and super helpful. Be warned (and we knew this from our local mate and from the restaurant website) that they do not have an alcohol licence but supply glasses for customers to bring their own alcoholic beverages, though they will not allow you to bring your own soft drinks, as about teetotaller friend discovered, they will sell you those.
The food could not be faulted in any way , served promptly, piping hot from good quality ingredients and in generous portions, all done with a smile.
All in all, a good, no nonsense and unpretentious curry house, if you want an ‘upmarket restaurant’, go up West and pay quadruple. It’s amazing how much the cost is when you bring your own wine!
A note, if you are driving, parking in Waterloo Road at the location is restricted to the not too extensive bays to 20 minutes until 20:00 and the nearest multi-story car park (towards the High Street and immediately on the left, is hideously pricey but if one ventures past the restaurant in the opposite direction, take the first left into Temple Road which has Resident Parking Bays but extensive single yellow lines which are available for parking after 18:30, might be 18:00, we arrived at 18:45 and we were legal!
翻译:我和 5 位朋友一起来过这家餐厅,其中一位住在当地,他推荐了 Blue Mint,当然,我(还有一两位从未去过这家餐厅的人)在 Trip Advisor 上看到了非常负面的评论,所以我没有抱太大的期望。
坦率地说,这些评论一定是由竞争对手的餐厅、酒鬼、学究、那些期待 Veeraswamy 体验的人或一些运气不好的人写的。
虽然外观不是最诱人的,但餐厅维护得很好,内外都很干净。工作人员非常有礼貌、细心,非常乐于助人。请注意(我们从当地朋友和餐厅网站上得知这一点),他们没有酒类经营许可证,但为顾客提供玻璃杯,让他们自带酒精饮料,但他们不允许您自带软饮料,正如一位戒酒的朋友发现的那样,他们会卖给您那些。
食物无可挑剔,上菜迅速,食材优质,份量充足,服务员面带微笑。
总而言之,这是一家优质、朴实无华的咖喱餐厅,如果你想要一家“高档餐厅”,那就往西走,付四倍的钱。如果你自带酒水,价格真是高得惊人!
请注意,如果你开车,Waterloo Road 的停车位有限,20:00 前 20 分钟内只能停在不太宽阔的停车位,最近的多层停车场(High Street 方向,左侧)价格高得吓人,但如果从相反方向经过餐厅,在第一个路口左转进入 Temple Road,那里有居民停车位,但有长长的单黄线,18:30 后可以停车,可能是 18:00,我们 18:45 到达,是合法的!