Purple Mango Review -
Summary
In many ways there is an element of deja vu with this visit to the Purple Mango. We last visited in October 2005 so plenty of time for things to change, for the better or worse.
In fact in many ways the majority of the comments from last time still apply today:
Bit of an odd location this one and this was reflected in the Location score. In the corner of one of the small commercial centres. We congregated in the Tawny Owl pub opposite which was conveniently located and quite adequate for pre curry drinkies. Not a pub I think I would search out under normal circumstances though.
Inside the Purple Mango is very different from your usual curry house and this is to be commended. A modern split level design, vibrant purple with stylish furniture and lots of unusual details. Even the cutlery is quite different. The Purple Mango scored highly on ambience; our members felt this was one of the real strong points. A very civilised setting.
Largely the food was good. A number of the members had visited before and all had positive things to say about the food. Ian received a plated lamb dish and found the lamb to be very tough. Those of us who had other lamb dishes had no complaints though. Maybe a one off. Otherwise scores & comments show food was largely reasonable to good.
Very good poppodoms and a fantastic selection of dips. Try the chili lime pickle
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Starters fine as were most of the mains and side dishes. Good selection of bottled beers Cobra, Kingfisher & Bangla (the Trinity)
VFM also reasonable and similar to last time. The common curry cost has increased by £1.20 to £20.40 since 2005. Interesting that the only 2 items to increase are Onion Bhajee and Chicken Tikka Massala. Beer and all other item are the same.
The final score was down half a point from our previous visit to 20.0. This means a second Certificate of Excellence will be heading its way to the Purple Mango. Well done!
Note: Can I thank the delightful ladies of the MK Ladies Supper Club for putting up with our Bugle playing nonsense.
Other Comments
- 7 dips (still!)
- Crisp and tasty poppodoms
- Smart clean bog
- Surprisingly quiet for a Fri night
- Prawns tough = overcooked?
- Fantasitc Chilli pickle
- Nice venue for ladies
- Good humoured staff
- Lamb Laziz -
ordinary cheddar cheese on top - General agreement starters were the highlight
- Lamb not tender enough
- No lock on ladies toilet (say the MK Ladies Supper Club!)
- Do not like special dishes that were plated
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