I'm a big fan of curry. And I think that the perfect curry is a difficult beast to tame. Everyone wants something different, but for me, it has to be excellent quality of ingredients (no grisly chicken thanks), the right balance of spice to taste, and neither swimming in sauce or bone dry. Not too tricky, you think. But let me tell you so many places get it wrong.
Recently I've been lucky enough to savour a few different Indian restaurants in different cities in England. First off, I did the up-market Bombay Bicycle Club in Wandsworth down the Nightingale Lane (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/254217-The-Bombay-Bicycle-Club-London). Amazing. And in the right ways. It had a great quality of ingredient, perfect spice and was just darn good. A bit on the pricey side, but then again, it is London. Next up was Akbars in Leeds (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/54752-Akbars-Restaurant-Leeds). Again, a fearsome contender, although my Chicken Tikka Masala was seriously spicy. Too spicy, in fact. Which was a slight shame. But the rest of it made up. And it was more reasonably priced.
Last of all, I tried Blue Mango in Birmingham. Again, this started well enough, with excellent bhajis, and sumptuos lamb tikka, but fell away a bit with the slightly bland main dishes and over-priced beers. Nonetheless, it was still a really top meal. I left realising that in fact, for me, a good curry may well be a state of mind. And that maybe I still haven't found the perfect curry. If you have, please let me know.
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