Passage to India

My friend and I enjoyed a beautiful night out in Passage to India a few weeks ago and thought it was superb, the food was mouth watering, the staff very friendly and chatty and the atmosphere was just right . My ex colleague Cathy , who joined us, recommeneded the restaurant to us ,as it is one she and her husband go to regularly, and we can see why! We were made to feel very welcome, was given a lovely table by the window and enough mix of privacy and company when we wanted it, there is really no fault we can think of, including price, which was very reasonable in deed. A really lovely place that any person would find hard to fault, we will definitely be going back again...and again.
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L Pearce
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, July 21, 2007

Was introduced to this resturant two years ago, any time i wish for an Indian "Passage to India " is the one.

The food is excellent, always hot and fresh, the service is quick and efficent, they make you feel at home.

I would recommend this place to anyone who fancys it.
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, June 15, 2007

Much is made of “inflation” these recent months and weeks, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England is panicking to get the inflation down to 2%- the Government’s target. From what I remember from my A-level days studying economics is that inflation is--wait for it—is bad. Its not just bad for the ‘economy’ but for you and I.

You see the quickest way of curbing inflation is by monetary policy--increasing interest rates, meaning higher mortgage or loan repayments so that the consumer has less disposable income which means that they cannot spend as much. Which in turn means a reduction in supply and demand forces which means inflation (rising consumer prices) decreases--well that’s the theory anyway.

Your probably thinking at this stage, thanks for that interesting lesson, but what’s your point--I thought this was a restaurant critique--well stay with me. You see much is made about inflation, but in truth you’d struggle to notice it in everyday life. The food you buy from the supermarket costs no different then it did a month ago, nor does you gas bill-in fact British Gas has made a big deal about it reducing its prices. Electronic goods continually suffer from what people in the know call ‘deflation.’ At this stage you’re probably thinking ah-ha! What about petrol! Sorry the recent increase is not due to the price of crude oil rising—its due to Gordon “I’m the premier waiting in the wings” Brown taxing the pumps.

Another area I haven’t seen a rise in, is the prices at this week’s restaurant Passage to India in Docklands, East London. I’ve been to this restaurant a couple of times over the last few years and even though the costs incurred by restaurants must have increased be it for petrol, raw ingredients and staff wages, so far as I can remember the prices of this Indian have stayed exactly the same.

That’s good news for you and I--as consumers who have less spending power due to increasing interest rates. So what’s the restaurant like? Well its layout and presentation, the arrangement of the tables for instance break no new ground. But you know what? I found the atmosphere was quite romantic--for an Indian anyway. The tone and the lighting was ever so slightly darker than your boggo standard Indian and on that Friday it made for a deliciously rich atmosphere.

The food? Well it puts to shame its ‘branch’ in Ilford, its right up there. The food was fabulous and incredibly, reasonably priced. For a party of five each having a three course meal for a total of £60 including drinks and service charges. The service was very commendable; not too quick so as to interrupt our fascinating conversations (apparently) but not so slow as to give one cause for complaint. One minor black mark against the restaurant was my “fresh” fruit desert--which clearly came out of a tin. All in all though there is little to complain about, so sit back and enjoy the food--you’d never think you’d be blighted with “lower spending power.”

Verdict: One of the top five Indian restaurants you can go to in the South-East today

Rating: 4/5
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Shaz - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Always a treat to return here - we live in Blackburn but always come back to eat here whne we're in London - we enjoyed our first tast of Indian food as students in this restaurant 15 years ago and the quality of food and welcome is always worth travelling for!
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Jeremy Thompson
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Sunday, May 28, 2006

Best curry house in East London. This place is how going out for a curry should be. The atmosphere is like stepping back into the 70's when going for a curry was fun.The menu is all the same as any other but the chefs are excellent and the waiters are friendly. this place beats brick lane hands down.
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P White
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, March 06, 2006