Bangla Touch

Our first visit Sat last and that was because we were unable to get a table at our first choice.
It’s probably not the most enticing frontage to a restaurant you’ll ever see but there is car parking immediately to the rear. Unfortunately the rear entrance is less welcoming than the front. It has a perspex canopy over a single door that doubles up as an illegal (owner please note) smoking shelter. We decided to take the fresh air route around to the front.
The inside isn’t anything to write home about but it is clean. White plaster walls with the odd picture, laminate floors create a cold atmosphere in a ratherv «awkward» cramped layout left from the legacy of what was originally a small pub.
The greeting and service was adequate but not overly welcoming, they were busy but a bit of warmth always helps.
When seated it would appear from overhearing conversations (it can’t be avoided) that there were also a few other first timers that night. We got a table in a front window about 12″ away from the adjoining one, so if you like talking to strangers this is the table for you. There was a children’s birthday party in the adjoining room, Why? They were loud, very loud but to be fair to the kids so was everyone else.
Poppadoms & dips were fine, and no complaints with the onion bhaji. Unusually for me I passed on my favourite sheekh kebab.
The chicken sagwalla & achari main courses were actual very good, well spiced at the medium & hot heat requested. No complaints either with the rice and onion kulcha but the frozen chips were anaemic. A very pleasant surprise was a complimentary Bombay Aloo, why us I am not sure. dn’t want to sound ungrateful but sadly the potatoes were barely cooked and it lacked any real flavour. Based on just the food it is more than OK but for us the décor and ambience let it down. I suspect that on another evening it could been overall a little more enjoyable.