Bengal Tiger (Carter Lane)

Really good Indian restaurant, nice atmosphere, reasonably priced and teh best Balti I have ever tasted. Service is efficient and professional
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Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, March 13, 2008

Looking at some of the earlier reviews I can only suggest that this place it simply getting better...

Tucked away on the narrow network of cobbled streets adjacent to Ludgate Hill I think the Bengal Tiger is a gem of an Indian Restaurant. At first impressions, seems like a slightly above average restaurant - the neat decor and nice bar all contribute to a sense of pleasant calm. What marks it out from the crowd is the simply the food. Good ingredients and, essentially,

the ability to combine 'heat' with real flavour. The curried lamb shank is delicious, and the chicken joyupuri (served on open mango) is appropriately fruity and spicy hot. Its' alway refreshing when the flavours aren't disguised by over-spicing.

Another good example is the king prawn puree - juicy prawns you can taste and a firm puree (not one of those horribly greasy, shiny ones. I think the prices are very reasonable - certainly for the quality of the food. The lamb shank (house speciality) is about £12 and probably most expensive on the menu and starters range from £4 to £8. The service is subtley attentive. All in all it's a great find and worth dropping in if you're in the area - or even if you're not.
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Sean Robinson
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Saturday, March 10, 2007

The food is really tasty but the service is a bit moody. When we said we wanted to order from their lunchtime express menu you could tell they weren't interested. And the portions on this menu were tiny, it was insulting. I finished mine in about 1 1/2 minutes. If your restaurant is quiet at lunch-time and you think about promoting a cheaper menu, either do it and commit to it, or don't bother. They have just lost the goodwill of 8 people. If they'd made the portions 50% bigger and charged an extra quid or so, no-one would mind, and i'm sure their costs would not increase dramatically.
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Food 8 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Friday, November 17, 2006

Four of us went there yesterday for a late evening meal and the food was really good. I thought it was good value for money considering the quality of the food, everything was tasty and the menu is very interesting. The service was good (not super fast, but satisfactory), nice atmosphere, and nicer-than-usual food presentation.
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Jo
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Food 10 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Thursday, October 26, 2006

Not bad, modern interior, but tiny tiny portions.
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Food 7 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Sunday, March 26, 2006

If you want good Indian food at a good price, in a nice friendly environment, this is certainly a very good place. There is a good selection of food, and a bar to match. The staff are friendly and my Indian friends also enjoy the food here - always a sign of quality. Who better to judge an Indian restaurant than Indians?! I've been to this restaurant over 20 times, I would recommend it.
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Huw Roberts
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, January 29, 2006

A very decent Curry house with good service and tastey food.
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Pete
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Friday, December 16, 2005