"N" is for Nepalese, and our expectations were very HIGH!!! (a-la Everest. Hmmmm). A short drive to 349 Victoria St. West Melbourne saw us get a lovely car park outside 346, unfortunately however, the numbering was all askew and 346 turned out to be nowhere near 349. Never mind, if it was good enough for Sherpa Tensing to climb 10,000 meters in a vertical direction then a 500 meter walk in a horizontal direction was nothing for us.We were warmly welcomed and shown to our table and immediately ordered some naan, a plain flour bread cooked in a tandoori oven.
The place was extremely busy both with sit-down customers and those ordering take-away, which was an encouraging sign. As is now the custom with alphabet eats, all three of us ordered and shared our three entree choices. These consisted of vegetable samosas (home made pastry stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas with tamarind chutney), momo (steamed dumplings mixed with Nepalese spices and herbs), and chhoila (sliced eye beef fillets marinated with Nepalese herbs and spices). A variety of tastes were on offer and the quantities were more than generous.
Main course saw us ordering butter chicken (boneless chicken fillets cooked in tomato-based makhani sauce with cashew nuts and cream), (Mr X's favourite) lamb shanks (cut up lamb shanks with fresh herbs and spices, Nepalese meat and masala, and fresh cumin powder and potato), and beef korma (beef cooked with cashew nuts sauce finished with cream). By the time we had finished we were lucky to be able to walk to the exit, let alone scale any Nepalese mountains.
Whilst we were extremely full when we left, we were also slightly disappointed. Having eaten at Ghurkkas on a number of occasions, and being very comfortable there, we were expecting something better.
Scores: Mr. X Ms X
Accessibility 7 8
Service 6 7
Ambience 6 7
Value for Money 5 6
Food 5 6
Total - 63
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