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0 Asholta, Elderslle Street, Glasgow gathering strength to leave and Generally reckoned to be one of ; because the Curry-Snobs had tooled Glasgow‘s top Indian restaurants, off at last, giving us a chance for a the Ashoka in Elderslie Street is conversation. Unfortunately. by this invariably busy, Luckily, when we time we were too full ofcurry to have arrived to commisemte over my any sort of meaningful dialogue. so birthday (at my age you don‘t we rolled off into the night. So — the celebrate) we got a table for two VCI'dICI. 000d fOI' CUIT)’. DUI not
3 straight away. The only drawback is I quite so good for romance! (Graham that the tables are rather closer Caldwell)
: together than I would like — which 0 Le Caveau.13b Dundas Street,
put a bit ofa damper on the evening Edinburgh. 555 5707.
later. Deciding to have [he set meal The SCZII'Ch fOI' a QUICI. ICISUTCIy meal : for two. at £13.65, we started with I3 fraught With Pitfalls; Partly
" fish pakora, which‘ unlike some. had because a kind of fawning sleaziness 1 a good fish filling Since it needs a is often substituted for that magic
i fairly robust wine to accompany ; Ingredient()finlimaCY- HaPPiIYthIS 2 curry, we decided to be real was not the case at Le Caveau; easy
3 cheapskates and drink water. When to miss but WC” WOTth finding.
‘ it arrived. it was iced, which I The menu for dinner was table
‘ thought was a nice touch. d‘héte at £8.50 including coffee and
It was just after our main course VAT— very reasonable considering arrived — mushroom pilau rice. lamb the wide choice it offered. My bhoona, chicken massala and a nan I partner in intimacy chose the tartc a bread — that our neighbours arrived. ; l‘oignon. a pastry case filled with This was where the close proximity I onions in a white sauce and
ofthe Ashoka‘s tables became a garnished with cheese, lettuce and 1 pain. Seated next to us was a group parsley. Sounded and looked ; of six. loud Curry-Snobs who delicious, but was in fact proceeded to discourse at great disappointingly bland. I plumped for a length and at dictation speed about soupe de poissons which was 5 ‘grcat curries we have had'. Since excellent: garlic. mushroom and they were within touching distance. tomato mingled deliciously with it proved impossible to ignore them. sizeable chunks of fish. Both dishes so we forsook the eyes meeting over I were served with copious amounts of the table bit and got stuck in. The fresh French bread and butter. chicken was delicious and very Prompt service meant only a brief tender and the lamb tender. though a I wait for the main course. my choice bit on the nippy side for me (wimp being escalope Caveau. This was a I that I am). I generous piece of veal — perhaps not Halfway through, it rapidly I quite as tender as I would have liked i became apparent that there was no i — smothered in mushrooms, a way we were going to get through it creamy white wine sauce and served all, so disposing of the last of the with rice. My partner sampled the . meat, we ordered our coffee. Here ; steak au poivre which was done to his ’ came the second surprise. The coffee ; liking. but the large portion of came with real cream — a rarity in my ' pommcs fritcs was apparently not so experience ofcurry houses. This was , hot, In addition, we romantically : lingered over both because we were I shared a dish ofboiled carrot sticks with onion.
Our choice could have included escargots de bourgogne, venaison au vin rouge, timbale de rognon
: (kidneys), or brochette de poissons
i (fish kebab). But I certainly did not feel daring enough to try the saumon écossais (dans son Kilt), being less
I than sure what may be lurking beneath it!
Suitably replete, I was quite content to settle for the old favourite creme caramel. My partner experimented with the crepe
parisienne, a light and slightly crisp crepe filled with peaches and custard, which went down well. Sorbet, coupe maison and fromage francais were also offered.
The house wine (supplied by L’Alliance) was pleasant at £5.20 a i , litre. The wines varied between this ' t and £12.20 for the 1979 Nuits St
George. The list was extensive and ' guaranteed to suit most palates.
All in all, excellent value for money, discreet, efficient service. and a relaxed atmosphere contributed to an enjoyable and convivial evening. (Wendy Barret)
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