Shopping Duty with Mother complete, Hector drove southwards to Shawlands where a new Curry House has opened on Skirving St. Parking was impossible, there was no sign of life in the upstairs venue, Plan B.
Kabana deserves another chance, why should this venue be overshadowed in this Blog by its Manchester namesake? Having found a parking spot on the adjacent block, we entered to find the place being stripped after what must have been a big private function last evening. Hang on, this was the function Suite, had I walked past the Restaurant? If so, their signage has changed, it said – Middle Eastern, not Kabana Restaurant, Plan C.
Kinning Park to West St. via Shields Rd. are we doing a Subway Crawl? The car parked, time to pay. The last 20p kept coming out, fifty minutes was all I could get. We could get Curry in this time, hopefully.
Hector rarely takes the Lunchtime Menu option, typically the Best Dishes are not on offer and the Quantity suffers. Hector has dined at The Village Curry House (119 West St., Tradeston, Glasgow G5 8BA) more than any Glasgow Venue (despite the Curry-Heute count being higher elsewhere). I was hardly going to write them off, though Cur
ryspondent John may have a few things to say later.
Monday, 14.10, around six other Diners were present. We took a table, the Lunchtime Doris was seeing to others. The Lunchtime Menu would be quick, a Smaller Portion would also suit the Mother.
Lamb Curry with Rice (£4.50) for the Mother. Hector took the 95p – Upgrade – for Lamb Bhuna, also with Rice. On-the-bone was also available as an – Upgrade -, I feared the Meat Quantity in this option. The Portion Size has been less of an issue since the new premises opened, I have been very critical in the past.
A distant – ding – summoned another Waitress . She brought two plates of Curry with Rice. The Lamb Curry was Brown, the Lamb Bhuna was Red and had pieces of Tomato added too. The Masalas were otherwise identical in Thickness and Quantity. Why was this a – Bhuna?
The Meat was counted quickly, Four. To be fair, two pieces were decidedly Large and had to be cut in half. Given how late we were eating due to our Tour of the Southside, this suited my purposes. It also meant we would be back in the car before the deadline.
The first sample tasted – Tangy. Achari? This dissipated. The Kick was there, the Seasoning was there. Had I been served this in Europe, songs would be sung. The Rice had the Pale Hue which confirms this was way better than Plain Rice. Mixed with the Masala, the distinctive – Village – taste slowly emerged. I have missed this.
Mother managed to eat all of her Meat and Masala, a first since our regular Curry Lunches began. The Rice Quantity did defeat her, not by much. A Sensible Portion. Mother was Happy.
The Bill
£9.95. Most acceptable. However, as I have written often, I prefer to pay more and eat more. Today, time was at a premium.
The Aftermath
Walking back to the car, I was able to confirm that Punjabi Dhaba on Paisley Rd. has gone, the tenth Southside Curry House to close since the start of Curry-Heute.