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Naidni - November 2008

Summary

The Naidni (nay-id-nee or nade-nee) take your pick, its still Indian backwards. Located in Stony Stratford it has a lot of competition but this restaurant came out very well overall and may well be the best in Stony at the moment. This is borne out by its current position in the Review table.

There seems to be a lot of negative comments below, because the club now expects very high standards, but don’t let this detract from the good points, of which there are many. These would include very friendly and attentive service from the manager and staff and a cleanliness that was so good it was mentioned by several members. So confident was the restaurant, that it allowed us into the kitchen to photograph the chefs at work.

Service was a little slow between starter and main course, something that now seems to be the norm. In there defence we were a group of thirteen and there were two other large groups also in the restaurant at pretty much the same time. Waiting a bit longer is acceptable as long as the wait is worthwhile, which it was , but because of the large group and the time taken to get all the food on the table the restaurant really should provide food heaters to keep the food warm, as we found, it did cool down very quickly.

The Naidni was good value for money and came out well in the Common Curry total.

While not outstanding, the overall experience was very good and most of us would return.

Web site - http://www.naidni.co.uk/

 

Other Comments

Positive:

• Balti Lamb Dhansak very good
• Hot chicken starter really was
• Good variety of poppodums and dips
• Keema Ema, restaurant owner's Mum's own dish, tasty with just the right spice
• The Nan's were generally very good, not heavy but also not too crispy
• The muji special was different and tasty
• Very attentive service
• A very clean restaurant, including both the kitchen and the toilets.
• A good host helping to create a good atmosphere

Negative:

• Onion Bhajee bland and not the best
• Sprout and brocolli bhajee unusual but they had ran out of brocolli
• Some of the plain rice wasn't cooked properly in the middle
• Reshmi kebab, nice omelette but a plain burger
• Motor paneer, not good, too raw
• No hot plates, food got cold quickly
• The veggie dishes were quite small
• Nirduish was dissapointing - too stewed
• Butterfly prawn starter a little tasteless and pre-prepared
• Fried egg in bread was too much like an omelette
• Lamb chop not as tender as claimed
• The prawns couldn't be tasted in the tiger prawn main course