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"Great value for money .Lovely setting and good.Friendly owners."
Téléphone: +441932560745
Adresse: 23 Windsor Street, Windsor House, Chertsey, United Kingdom
Ville: Chertsey
Site Web: http://hamiltons23.com/
Samedi: 18:00-21:00 19:00-22:00
Plats: 0
Commodités: 7
Catégories: 5
Avis: 7
The Sri Lankan buffet was on first appearance good, a selection of meat and veggie dishes, nicely presented. The starter arrived without any checking with the group as to dietary flags. Out of our group was vegetarian, so of the two starters (fish balls and veg spring rolls) he could only eat the spring rolls. I was disappointed we didn’t have vadas, or another Sri Lankan short eat which would have been more fitting instead of spring rolls. Also the fish balls were very bland, I did ask if they had some sambol but the gentleman who served us, initially didn’t understand what I was asking for and then after further explanation advised they didn’t have any traditional sambol or chutney. The main buffet as said looked good. There were 3 veg curries, an aubergine salad, 2 meat and 1 squid curry all served with saffron rice and popadoms. Everything was very bland. It all merged into one, there none of the zingy flavours you get with traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, not a chilli in sight. Also missing some of the other traditional spices that would normally make up the very distinctive flavour profile of Sri Lankan food. The only dish which had some real flavour was the aubergine salad. Such a shame that they have chosen to not serve authentic food and instead altered it for a different market. The potential was there is be a stand out restaurant but sadly they have missed that mark by some distance. Perhaps paying attention to more recent trends and demand for authentic food that really tastes like what you get in the country would help them understand that what they are currently serving is forgettable and really does a disservice to how wonderful Sri Lankan food is.
