John Wright Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 19 hours ago, The Phantom said: Thoughts on the best Indians in Doolish? A friend has ordered a couple of take-aways from Ghandi recently when I've been visiting. It's not offensive, but also nothing to write home about. The Street Kitchen on Prospect Hill is surprisingly good, but unfortunately only open for lunch. The new place, Orange Indya seems to be garnering consistently good reviews. Castle Street, the “cultural quarter” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Roxanne said: I just giggled, then regretted it. Is that what it is now? In the Douglas Plan Castle Street to Broadway is designated the cultural quarter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 36 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Oh my word. This is a massive turnaround from Dirty Stinking Douglas. That’s been the designation for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 A Kebab from Star grill at 3am how much more cultural can you get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 44 minutes ago, finlo said: A Kebab from Star grill at 3am how much more cultural can you get! Tea Junction, Star Grill, Orange Indya, New Hong Kong, Sam Webb’s. All the world is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormless Git Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Is there any truth in the rumour that Velikas are taking up the restaurant spot on Peel Road between Starbucks and KFC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, Gormless Git said: Is there any truth in the rumour that Velikas are taking up the restaurant spot on Peel Road between Starbucks and KFC? It was announced pre covid. Whether it’s still the case, I don’t know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramseyboi Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Saffron reopens tomorrow- whoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 12/23/2021 at 1:48 PM, The Phantom said: Thoughts on the best Indians in Doolish? A friend has ordered a couple of take-aways from Ghandi recently when I've been visiting. It's not offensive, but also nothing to write home about. The Street Kitchen on Prospect Hill is surprisingly good, but unfortunately only open for lunch. If you find a decent curry let us all know. Very disheartened at the moment. I agree. Plenty of inoffensive offerings but nothing to get excited about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 12/11/2021 at 3:51 PM, The Voice of Reason said: Oh dear. Had several experiences like that in its previous incarnation “Spice of India” Went thrice under the Saffron name. All good. Just shows I guess ( not sure what it shows but it must show something) Anything that has any relationship whatsoever to the dreaded 'Spice of India' would be given a very wide berth by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Happier diner said: Anything that has any relationship whatsoever to the dreaded 'Spice of India' would be given a very wide berth by me. I’m pretty sure there is no relationship other than both enterprises using the same premises. Sorry if I gave a different impression. That said my experience of the late Spice of India was either brilliant or awful. You never knew what you were going to get. Edited January 5, 2022 by The Voice of Reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: I’m pretty sure there is no relationship other than both enterprises using the same premises. Sorry if I gave a different impression. That said my experience of the late Spice of India was either brilliant or awful. You never knew what you were going to get. I think we must have been unlucky. On one occasion we actually got nothing at all. After 2 hours of waiting we walked out. Had a takeaway from the phoenix. Never been back since. We love velikas. The food is nice if unremarkable but it's a nice friendly environment. Better than anything in Douglas I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 13 hours ago, Happier diner said: I think we must have been unlucky. On one occasion we actually got nothing at all. After 2 hours of waiting we walked out. Had a takeaway from the phoenix. Never been back since. We love velikas. The food is nice if unremarkable but it's a nice friendly environment. Better than anything in Douglas I reckon. Personal preference obviously but I’m not keen on Velikas. They always seem understaffed and the food like you say is unremarkable. If pushed I would have to say that my favourite Indian on the Island is Tandoor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Personal preference obviously but I’m not keen on Velikas. They always seem understaffed and the food like you say is unremarkable. If pushed I would have to say that my favourite Indian on the Island is Tandoor We like Tandoor. I agree its pretty good. Its a bit 'South Indian' for us. We like dry, garllicky, salty, oily curries in the style of Bradford, Birmingham and for some reason you just don't get that here. The chef from the long gone Gali's kitchen was from Brum and he could cook that style but he said it didn't work in the IOM and also they didn't do enough covers to make it worthwhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 16 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: That said my experience of the late Spice of India was either brilliant or awful. You never knew what you were going to get. That's been my experience at the Royal India in Peel. They were pretty good when they first opened, but in recent years it's been nearly inedible or quite tasty. Rarely inbetween. My family and I have given up on them as it's such a disappointment when the food is crap, but still costs the same amount of money as when it's good. You never know which you're going to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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