The
week of the Manchester Beer Festival saw The Company retreat to Lancaster. Prices for Saturday night hotel rooms in Manchester are inflated, something to do with Fitba’.
A chance to catch up with Kirsty and Simon and congratulate Hannah and Steven. The Usual Suspects were still standing at the end of the night. The planned Bespoke Curry to eat in at a local Takeaway was abandoned. Kirsty had informed us that Nice & Spicy has not re-opened since the Lancaster Floods.
Kebap Time
Mognies (66 Penny Street, Lancaster, LA1 1XF ) has appeared in Curry-Heute before, Hector’s first late night Lancaster Curry. There was no need to revisit this experience, plus, the Curry intake has been aggressive in the last few days.
The wall of Mognies is covered with the Menu Options. Rather than the straightforward Donner, tonight Hector decided to have a Mixed Donner – Donner with Chicken. Chicken?! Well, it is not Curry.
No.85 – with Everything.
The Bill
£4.75. Not the largest Kebap I have ever been served in terms of Meat, topped with Interesting Salad.
The Travelodge – After Midnight
With due preparation, the Kebap was tackled. The – Everything – was decidedly Minimal. The Sauce was Sweet, no Chilli Flakes as one is served in Deutschland. Indeed, we have a lot to learn from Germany about Kebaps. Firstly, they have better Bread. UK Pitta is – pitiful. Thin, becomes soggy too soon, the wrong shape even. Tonight was no exception. With the Pitta buried under the Meat it has was difficult to access, dig, dig, dig. I should have taken the Naan option. The Chicken was incidental and added nothing to the Experience. Not enough Sauce, no Kick.
What, in the UK, beats the Hot Naan Donner served in the Flamingo (Helensburgh) opposite the Station?
The Aftermath
Walkabout was on TV. Haven’t seen this in years. Ah, Ms Agutter, Timeless…