HOT & SPICY
166 Firth Park Road, Firth Park, Sheffield, S5 6WQ
Telephone: 01142 432 977
"Beyond The Brandenburg Gate"
Date of Review: 30/06/2008
166 Firth Park Road, Firth Park, Sheffield, S5 6WQ
Telephone: 01142 432 977
"Beyond The Brandenburg Gate"
Date of Review: 30/06/2008
It's mid-week and
mid-afternoon, you've had a couple of pints of real ale with your mates and now
you want a curry. If you were in Bradford then you would be spoilt for choice
but your not. There is Kebabish on The Wicker but to be honest their currys are
a little poor. The Mangla and The Kashmir Curry Centre don't open for lunch.
It's a problem, or is it?
My friend and I had enjoyed a couple of pints in The
Fat Cat and needed a curry so we drove to Firth Park. Hot & Spicy is one of
a number of curry bars located at the Northern General Hospital end of Firth
Park Road. It is certainly unpretentious and unlicensed and can not really be
described as a restaurant, more a take away/curry bar.
The establishment has
tables to do 24 covers. Take-away and eat in business was plentiful and brisk
whilst we were there.
We ordered 2 chicken balti's and 3 roti's each. The
currys were made from scratch, no bought in ready made sauces were used here!
The owner / manager came out to ask us how hot we wanted our curries and I
think he was surprised when we replied apna.
The curry when it came was
probably the best I have ever had anywhere, even beating ones I have had in
Bradford. The rotis were also excellent and the owner gave us a free generously
sized salad and yogurt dip. Excellent. The only draw back was that the curry
was served in a polysterene box and not on a plate even though we had aked
prior to ordering if it would come in a balti dish / bowl / plate. This wasn't
really a problem for us as we are used to, in fact prefer the ethnic,
utilitarian type of curry house that are prevalent in Bradford and that can
also be found on Spital Hill in Sheffield.
So the curry, what was it like;
sublime. There was no after meal bloatedness, no indigestion, no heart burn, no
flatulence - it was perfect.
I can not recommend this establishment as a full
blown restaurant dining experience. You certainly wouldn't take any one there
on a first date. However if you need a lunch time curry then it has to be the
place to go. If you are a bit of a curryholic like us then it is worth a visit
to see just how good a real ethnic curry can be.
Next time we go we will take
our own balti dishes lol.
Excellent value for just £5.60
Five stars? Awarded for the sheer quality of the food, not for the false veneer of the fixtures and fittings.
Do you NEED your Indian restaurant to be all pretty and nicey, nicey to massage your ego; or, dare you venture beyond the Brandenburg Gate (The Wicker Arches) in to what some might describe as "the ghettos"?
Five stars? Awarded for the sheer quality of the food, not for the false veneer of the fixtures and fittings.
Do you NEED your Indian restaurant to be all pretty and nicey, nicey to massage your ego; or, dare you venture beyond the Brandenburg Gate (The Wicker Arches) in to what some might describe as "the ghettos"?