Plaza Tandoori Review

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031260's review of Plaza Tandoori

“Curiosity aroused by pleasant aroma from Plaza...

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written by 031260 on 20/10/2008

Curiosity aroused by pleasant aroma from Plaza Tandoori wafting over Tynemouth Longsands while dog-walking.

I decided to fully embrace the arrival of the weekend and booked a table at the above for me, my husband and a couple of good friends.

While perusing the wine list and menu I cheekily enquired whether we would be receiving any complimentary poppadoms and chutneys-I was politely informed we could buy some. Ah well, credit crunch and all that I thought.

The next setback was, even though we ordered food and wine, there was also no complimentary water and this would also have to be purchased. Ah well credit crunch and all that.

The starters were fine but the main course was exceedingly disappointing for us, to the point where my husband was unable to eat his chicken tikka masala, which resembled tomato soup and was sickly sweet. The rice was also of a curious texture and crispy on the top!

I spoke to the waiter to inform him that unfortunately the chicken tikka masala was unacceptable and we felt disinclined to pay for it.

It seemed as though customer care was not very high on his list of priorities as he informed me that they had cooked this dish for over twenty years and nobody had ever complained about it.

We would have been quite happy to accept an alternative but he refused to give an inch.

The final straw was when the bill arrived-minus the cost of the ill-fated CTM -result, you may be thinking, but I was aghast to discover we had been charged £3.50 for a bottle of water!

Needless to say we will not be repeating this experience and I would not recommend.

Not a pleasant start to the weekend.

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N33's Response to 411202_031260's Review

Written on: 18/05/2010

I cannot agree more on the chicken tikka masala. Simple inedible. Avoid it altogether or if you intend to order this dish, I strongly suggest you do the check below.
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<br/>One spoon of this orange thick sauce is enough to make you feel that sickly richness. Akin to pure cod liver oil, not in capsule, but the liquid in bottle that you take in spoonful. But if you never taste this pure cod liver oil, a bottle is quite expensive for an experiment.
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<br/>Do yourself a favour before ordering this. For a quick, easy and affordable check, take a spoonful of full-fat mayonnaise. If you manage to swallow it all, maybe you would be able to eat the chicken tikka masala.
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<br/>If you want to be absolutely sure, take another spoonful. Do you find it irresistable to spoon another mouthful? If you do, I think you would like the dish. Finishing a plate of this dish is akin to eating up a jar of mayonnaise in one go.
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<br/>Certainly people do this with a tub of ice cream, I also heard spooning of a jar of nuttela, peanut butter, jams and all sort of chocolate/nut/sugary spread. Even pickles. But a jar of mayonnaise is unheard of. It is this level of inedibility.
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<br/>Overall, I found the taste of the food is the worst thing about this restaurant. The food quantity is good though. And the best thing is the red table cloth, beautiful, thick and smooth, so nice to the touch, as well as the napkin, perfectly white and properly stiff like in a formal dining.
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<br/>Don't come here for the food. I feel like I pay more for those fantastic laundry.
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