Miah’s Kitchen

Welll we called in much to my advice. waited 45 mins and after complaining curry came with a crust on top from being stood.3 couples in so werent exactly rushed… terrible servive and def never again. shame you cant leave 0 stars

I’m undecided on how I feel about Miah’s Kitchen. My boyfriend and I have been here twice since it opened, and both times it has been a bit hit and miss.
Hits — the starters. The first time was aloo chop, a deep fried ball of potato-​ey goodness. Word of warning though, it is quite large. The second was fish balti, and I was alarmed to find it sizzled on arrival as I hadn’t anticipated that. However, it was fantastic. Plenty of onion and peppers with the fish and a really delicious sauce. The first time we also got complimentary poppadoms (plus complimentary pistachio ice cream and a shot of baileys at the end). Bonus.
Misses — the mains. I should point out at this point that my boyfriend has been delighted with his mains both times so perhaps I have just been unlikely. The first time I chose a chicken tikka passanda and it was really heavy and the nut garnish had gone soggy from sitting in the sauce for too long. The second time was ginger chicken, and the sauce was gorgeous but the chicken was not good. My boyfriend agreed with me on this point (although he ate all my chicken). It wasn’t off or anything, just not particular nice cuts. I would always go for chicken tikka in the future. It costs more, but is of infinitely superior quality.
The sides are standard, but the service was not great. Both times there was only one waiter, which I understand can cause a strain, but neither time was it particularly packed so there shouldn’t really have been an issue. The second time I had wanted to get home for a programme, and having missed the start on regular television I also almost missed it on the plus one! It took twenty minutes for the bill to arrive (after us requesting it, not after the end of the meal) and we ended up tipping because we didn’t have time to wait for the change.
I will go back, because I think it has great potential. Perhaps it just needs to hit its stride.

Last Friday I once again relied on take away as my main meal of the day. I know you’re not surprised, as you’ve read this many a time before, but it was late and I had not the wherewithal to cook. After scouring Just Eat, as you do, for some inspiration I recalled seeing Miah’s Kitchen on Unilocal and them having some positive reviews so went ahead and ordered. The menu didn’t proffer my two favourite dishes, Butter Chicken and Chicken Makhani, so instead I chose Tikka Masala. Not the most experimental of choices, but I’m somewhat of a spice wuss and I feared ordering a dish too spicy to enjoy!
When you choose the Masala you can opt for it to be spicy or not and, in a moment of delicacy, I opted for the safest spice level. To accompany I chose mushroom pilau, chips (yes, how very British!) and some lamb gosht wraps. That’s not what they’re called, but they were on the starter/​appetiser list and looked very enticing. Once the order was accepted the delivery time was a little odd, as I’d left it on the automatic asap option, but it had been changed to something in the region of an hour and a half later –this was a little worrying!
Even so, the food came within an hour, meaning my expectations had been lowered, so I was really pleased when it came early. Had it arrived when stated I’d have been wasting away, I’m sure. Apparently, the delivery chap was wearing a bow tie, which was an intriguing touch –my dining companion and I wondered if he was perhaps a waiter at the restaurant as well as delivery person. The food looked promising, full of colour and aroma, and so I filled a plate.
The tikka masala sauce was delicious, and really flavoursome in spite of being the mild version, which was really pleasing. The chicken pieces were large and well spiced, although there wasn’t as much as you get from some of my other staple choices. The chips were a little soggy and by the time they arrived though, and none of the food was particularly hot, which was a shame and mostly why I’ve gone for three stars — it was just under what I’d call luke warm, which meant I had to inhale it whilst it still had some heat. However, the lamb gosht wraps were absolutely delicious, in spite of becoming a little cold, and I only wish I’d had more room for all of them. They were medium spicy, but this was great, and the lamb was shredded meaning they had soaked up all the flavour. They were spiced wonderfully and very delicious.
All in all, I think I’d definitely give these chaps another go, but perhaps to enjoy the full benefit of the chef’s talents, it’d be better in the restaurant than as a take away. I’d be keen to read about other people’s take away experiences to see if the warmth of the food was a one off, being as it was a slightly wintry Friday!