Babur Brasserie in Honor Oak Park has been open for 27 years
now, and has featured in the Good Food Guide for some time. To mark their anniversary, they were offering
£27 off for a table of 4 or more, so with local friends we go along to celebrate.
We’re a table of 6 on a Thursday night, and the offer seems to have appealed to
many, as the place is quite full. Our
friends are regulars, so the waiters are chatty and relaxed.
The a la carte menu is quite unlike the usual curry house. A
wide range of meats and vegetables in unusual combinations dominate – proper
cooking. While choosing, we have a bowl of mixed pappadums – flaky, spicy,
curly – with pickles. The menu suggests
matching wines with each dish, but B and
I choose a sauvignon blanc, while the others have beer, malbec and a martini.
B chooses the venison papli (patties) to start, while I go
for the goat patties. The venison is tasty
enough, but such a small portion, while the goat doesn’t taste of a great deal
at all. Other starters include a
beetroot “cutlet” and lamb tikka. For
main B has the marinated king prawns – very succulent and tasty, but again a
modest portion. I have the coconut lamb – no problems with portion size there,
tasty and rich. Sides include a dhal makhani (very creamy), okra in a tomato
sauce and spicy spinach. Plus rice, naan and paratha.
With the money off, the bill comes to £100 a couple –
excellent value for such an interesting meal.
It’s always enjoyable here, but sometimes it doesn’t quite live up to
the billing.
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