All reader reviews by Ruth
New Tayyabs
Great food and cheap. I tried the mixed grills and they were all delicious, chicken tikka, lamb chops etc. Poppadoms were great too. thin and crispy. Curry was also very good, though mine was a little salty for my liking. My friend's keema mince curry was also very good but the star prize has to go to the lamb biryiani- it's the best I've ever tried. Their selection of nan bread is great too (they encourage you to order their recommended selection of rice and nan bread to go with the meal- good move) Also very good is their homemade mango lassi where I drank far too much of it. Bills came to £15 each with a large selection of starter and curry with rice/nan and only came that much cos we order jugs and jugs of lassi.
Service is rather rushed, they kept pressuring us for the next course as the place was packed with people queuing from outside as well. But it's fine as I rather have brilliant food slightly rushed with less atmosphere than some pouncey restaurant with overpriced terrible food that you can cook better at home eg Papageno
Not to take out for a romantic date unless he/she is a serious curry fan, but excellent for a good curry
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 10
New Fook Lam Moon
I've been to many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown and if you want proper Chinese food (not the Sweet and Sour/Chop suey usual rubbish) then this is by far the best-they have a huge range of authentic dishes and can probably order authentic dishes not from the menu as well.
I highly recommend the Home Made Belly Pork stew and the Mutton stew they do there-fatty but melts in your mouth and very tasty-reminds me of my (Chinese) mother's cooking and home cooking in Hong Kong. The crab with ginger and spring onion (chinese style) is also excellent.
Service is ok- not the most attentive but very friendly bunch of staff (unusual for Chintown!) Excellent value- Bring a big group in and you're probably paying around £15 per head with lots of food (including lobster last time)
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 10 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
