Burge and his awesome shirt, now we can leave!

Louise has always been a keen curry reviewer!

Richard and Paula enjoying the night so far....

Another celebration of food and drinking responsibly!

Ah, 30 curries later ... so as part of the banquet, we got to choose 3 entree dishes and 4 main dishes to be unlimited throughout the night. This sounds like a pretty good deal if you're a big eater, but a major problem for the people who wanted individual dishes - the staff tried to convince you to change to the banquet. This was a small problem unfortunately compared to how slow the food service was. Sure, the place was almost full but to have to wait an hour for entree's then another half hour for mains is getting a bit poor, definitely not putting us in a good mood! The lamb korma was honestly nothing to salivate about. The taste was like a general spicy cream without any defining points of cashew or heat which is a must. The meat was tender enough, but unfortunately very stringy for some reason, similar in texture to old defrosted meat. For $33 I guess it's not too bad value in terms of quantity, but I would rather go elsewhere and pay for individual meals that leave me wanting more. Overall a bit of a disappointment, and I apologise to all the people who attended ... the next one will be much better, I promise!

[Service] 4.2 -One of the slowest meals, saved by their friendly smile and mannerism.
[Quality] 6.8/10 -As Burge said, it's like out of a jar. Ok, but needs identifiable flavours.
[Atmosphere] 7.0/10 -I don't think it's Christmas anymore, otherwise neat and tidy.
[Value] 6.9/10 -There's only so much you curry you can eat, especially if it's not that great.
Final Score: 6.225/10

Hotness Rating:

Chow

This was a good evening. I got to wear pretty clothes, I got to look at other people in pretty clothes, and I got a trophy! Chow tried to explain to me how a small transparent basketballer represents eating a lot of chillis... but sadly he lost me :( But how many dinners do you get a trophy at?! Beyond all the night's ceremony, the food was also quite adequate. I can say without overstatement that this was the best butter chicken I've had all tour: sweet, tender and properly orange butter chicken. And it was unlimited! I did not actually bother to eat much from the other mains; it was worth getting the banquet just to have a neverending supply of this dish and naan.

[Service] 5.5/10 -Friendly but very slow.
[Quality] 8.5/10 -The naan was average, the butter chicken awesome.
[Atmosphere] 8.0/10 -Welcoming and decorative.
[Value] 7.5/10 -Bottomless banquet is certainly great value if you're a big eater!
Final Score: 7.375/10

Hotness Rating:

Claire

30th Special Curry Review Awards!

Everyone loves a chance to win a trophy! In tradition to the Schnitzel Review's 50th Award Ceremony, it was a given that I would have to present some special awards to the winners of the following categories...