Salams and howdy people,
KHANS RESTAURANT, LUTON
Along with many others I'd been watching with interest to see the development of the new restaurant on the corners of Wingate and Selbourne Road in Luton. After the spectacular fail of the Middle Eastern style pub and among much speculation, Khans restaurant opened its doors earlier this month.
Staying away for the first week or two - to let those running the joint to sort out any teething problems - I joined a friend at Khans for lunch a few days ago. A waiter saw us coming from the makeshift car park round the back of the restaurant and without much discussion took us to the seating area upstairs.
The menu looked quite similar to another recently opened grill place in Luton so I guess we were comparing the two places already. The waiter was helpful and efficient if a little brash - he seemed a little annoyed when we took more than 20 seconds to order from the quite extensive menu.
A mixed grill was the agreed choice as was the chicken jalfrezi. Debating whether to order another dish the waiter was considerate enough to suggest that what we had ordered was plenty for two people (and a little boy).
The restaurant wasn't too busy so the food reached the table quite quickly. The freshly squeezed orange juice was just that - so a big thumbs up for it. The mixed grill (consisting of chicken and meat tikka, lamb chops and seekh kebabs) was spicy as expected and the meat was lovely and tender, especially the lamb chops and mutton tikka. I'm normally weary of seekh kebabs at restaurants because they consist more of spices and chickpea flour than they do of actual meat. But surprisingly the one mouthful I did take of the kebab was totally meaty.
The green chillis overloaded on the jalfrezi made my eyes water just by looking at it but tasted fab. The accompanying plain naans were fresh and good in size.
Considering the generous portions of the main meal we expected something similar when ordering the chocolate cake for dessert. And here was the biggest disappointment of the meal. The three portions of cake we ordered would easily have been a single slice somewhere else. And the additional £1 for two tiny scoops of low quality ice cream with it? A definite no no.
But overall a good start for Khans. Don't let the standards slip like many places have and you'll have a good future. Make the cake slices bigger and I'll be back to try out the rest of the menu.
KHANS RESTAURANT, LUTON
Along with many others I'd been watching with interest to see the development of the new restaurant on the corners of Wingate and Selbourne Road in Luton. After the spectacular fail of the Middle Eastern style pub and among much speculation, Khans restaurant opened its doors earlier this month.
Staying away for the first week or two - to let those running the joint to sort out any teething problems - I joined a friend at Khans for lunch a few days ago. A waiter saw us coming from the makeshift car park round the back of the restaurant and without much discussion took us to the seating area upstairs.
The menu looked quite similar to another recently opened grill place in Luton so I guess we were comparing the two places already. The waiter was helpful and efficient if a little brash - he seemed a little annoyed when we took more than 20 seconds to order from the quite extensive menu.
A mixed grill was the agreed choice as was the chicken jalfrezi. Debating whether to order another dish the waiter was considerate enough to suggest that what we had ordered was plenty for two people (and a little boy).
The restaurant wasn't too busy so the food reached the table quite quickly. The freshly squeezed orange juice was just that - so a big thumbs up for it. The mixed grill (consisting of chicken and meat tikka, lamb chops and seekh kebabs) was spicy as expected and the meat was lovely and tender, especially the lamb chops and mutton tikka. I'm normally weary of seekh kebabs at restaurants because they consist more of spices and chickpea flour than they do of actual meat. But surprisingly the one mouthful I did take of the kebab was totally meaty.
The green chillis overloaded on the jalfrezi made my eyes water just by looking at it but tasted fab. The accompanying plain naans were fresh and good in size.
Considering the generous portions of the main meal we expected something similar when ordering the chocolate cake for dessert. And here was the biggest disappointment of the meal. The three portions of cake we ordered would easily have been a single slice somewhere else. And the additional £1 for two tiny scoops of low quality ice cream with it? A definite no no.
But overall a good start for Khans. Don't let the standards slip like many places have and you'll have a good future. Make the cake slices bigger and I'll be back to try out the rest of the menu.
