Chez Manija — Restaurant in Brive-la-Gaillarde

This was our first visit and as a group of 6 we had a really good evening and will definitely be going back. It would not be short of scoring 5's all round but for a few small things. Firstly the poppadoms are not good, they appear to have been dry microwaved and taste it. Two options, either brush with oil and microwave or fry/deep fry for better results! They were served with a trio of condiments but no plates, which normally would not have been a problem in France but for the fact that 2 of the accompaniments were watery liquid and impossible to put on totally flat poppadoms 🤣 One could only be compared to flat coke as the flavour was indeterminate but it was fab to have delicious lime pickle. The big issue however was the onion bhajis. They weren't! It was literally a serving of 6 onion rings! And for 6€ that was somewhat steep! So either the chef should research what a real onion bhaji is (🤞) or customers should just order a different starter - the others were all totally delicious! Would be really good if the carafes of water could be served cold, the joke of our night was the water being put on the table to cool down!! Sounds like me being really picky but it's the little things that make your experience memorable and the other food was so delicious it's a shame to have an aftertaste of poor poppadoms, onion rings and warm water! On the plus side they ask how spicy you want your food and they get it right, they're not scared of ramping up the chilli which was a real breath of air. Can also highly recommend the Kashmiri rice and the salmon...

My family and I happened upon this place as we were walking around and decided to give it a try. We saw that it got good reviews on Google as well so we went in. It was a nice change from all the French food. My husband got the lamb curry and I got the butter chicken. Honestly, I got the dish that I thought an Indian restaurant couldn’t mess up but the butter chicken was runny and not creamy and it was very disappointing. I ate it because I didn’t want it to go to waste. The dish tasted alright but it didn’t taste like butter chicken. My husbands’s dish was average too. Service was good and the servers were kind but I really wish the...

Arrivés un peu par hasard... Nous avons décidé de nous poser à table. Nous sommes en centre-ville. Les serveurs sont agréables, disponibles. Nous avons été accueillis avec une galette sèche (crackers salé). Nous avons choisi le menu pour un repas du soir. Le repas tout à fait correct, épicé comme il faut pour les palais sensibles. Nous avons choisi comme entrée un samossa et un raita, très frais en bouche avec son yaourt... J'aurai pensé qu'il serait un peu plus épicé. Heureusement un petit assortiment de 3 sauces dont une épicée m'ont permis de l'agrémenter. Puis pour le plat : un grand classique un "Butter Chicken" et un "Mutton Hyderabadi" le tout accompagné d'un riz parfumé (cannelle et clou de girofle). Pour accompagner ce repas nous avons choisi un pichet de vin rouge. Le vin était tout à fait correct, dommage qu'il était un peu chaud. Plus frais ça aurait été mieux. On nous a proposé un naan... (nature / fromage / ail). Nous avons choisi celui au fromage. La pâte était très fine, et le fromage une sorte de "vache qui rit". Personnellement, je n'ai pas été fan de ce naan. J'en ai goûté des meilleurs. Mais encore une fois... C'est un avis personnel. Pour le dessert nous avons été sage et choisi un sorbet citron, pour plus de légèreté. Un digestif offert nous a été proposé, mais nous ne l'avons pas goûté. Ça reste un...