Alireza gh
Google
We visited there after booking a table for two in short notice which they accepted gladly, we started with some drinks and water, they will welcome u at the door and guide u to your table, their service is pretty fast and they serve you well, they cam speak both german and english and the staff are super friendly. After going through the menu, we noticed the menu on the google maps hasn't been updated for a while and some items have been removed or changed. we ordered their chicken tikka highway as starter with garlic butter naan, lamb botti chilli aloo and buttered chicken as main course with side of cumin rice and their bread platter.
They started with 3 chutney like sauces, tamarind based with pumpkin seeds, a green one tasting like cilantro which was super fresh and a mango one with cloves served with cone shaped crackers. They all tasted nice, as i said, i liked the cilantro tasting one the most.
Shortly after came the chicken tikka highway which looked really appetizing, with a side of crushed baked potatoes. Garlic bread came a bit later beside it but the starter was really nice, hint of spiciness(I prefer a bit more but it was germanized of course) and you could feel the tandoor taste within the meat. All pieces were nicely cooked, still juicy and tasted amazing.
Lamb botti and buttered chicken came second, we realized we missed our chance to taste their tandoor cooked lamb, and also ordered it. Their bread platter was really nice it had 3 types of naan which all tasted buttery and fresh.
Their butter chicken wasn't anything special, it's sweet, non-spicy chicken which was dry even tho it was inside the gravy, and it also tasted a bit gamey and not fresh. We didn't like it.
The botti lamb chilli is not spicy at all, it's 2 pieces of lamb fillet cooked somehow medium with sides of vegetable and potatoes. It tasted ok, but it lacked a bit more marination, you could still feel the gameyness the lamb has.
After finishing the two, came the lamb seekh from Tandoor which we ordered a bit later. It was much better, nicely designed and tasted nice. Much better than the other two dishes we had, it was also served with a potato salad, using the same cilantro sauce they brought at the beginning, tasing as fresh and nice.
To sum it up, we ordered Gulab Jamun and lychee flambé with black chai.
Gulab jamun was normal, maybe a bit stale, but as germans say, it could be eaten. The lychee flambe came with a show, and they tried to make it fancy. It was a bit too sweet and tasted better than the gulab jamun, the design was really nice tho.
Their tee is not simple black tee, and one is enough for two to enjoy, which they did not hint us when we ordered two. It also has hints of clove, ginger and nutmeg? In it. It comes in a teapot and we should let the tee get ready inside.
Overall it was a nice experience, they have made a real nice environment, friendly staff and normal stuff to expect from a restaurant at their level. The food is a bit too off from what actual indian cuisine is, but still enjoyable. would recommend for something new to try in Berlin.