While visiting friends we all decided to eat out locally and they suggested Reema as they were familiar and comfortable with them.
No alcohol is served but you can BYOB and there seems to be an arrangement with the "Tudor Pub" next door where you can buy a pint there and bring it in with you; best of all there is no corkage change on wine.
I like the traditional way of eating where dishes are shared amongst diners rather than individual meals, that way you get to try more of the menu.
We shared starters and mains and I must say, I was most impressed.
The dishes were subtly spiced and the differnt flavours were layered and distinctive. This was unlike many London based restaurants I've dined at where most of the dishes tasted "generic".
I like a little "heat" in my food and the chef that prepared the "Railway Tava Lamb" was a genius. It was a "slow burn" and and reached a "tingly plateau" that didn't overshadow the flavours.
The staff were friendly, attentive and efficient; this is one Indian restaurant that I will...
Read moreThese reviews are completely out of date.Two of us dined there on Saturday night and the place was empty.They do not serve alcohol and our meals consisting of ; Poppadoms/Madras /rice/bombay potatoes and a House special lamb plus onion bhajees and a naan came to £50.00 ...It's not difficult to mix pre cooked meats into a sauce ,and certainly requires very little skills .Sadly the majority of Indian restaurants serve that way .. try asking for the brown meat instead of white ( which I prefer ) when ordering a chicken dish and see how you get on .....you can take your own alcohol if...
Read moreOur first visit to Reema was very disappointing. The merrango chicken had been cooked as separate ingredients and then combined. There were no tomatoes or mango pieces as described on the menu. It tasted more like mango pulp heated up and tandoori chicken and mushrooms stirred in. The garlic rice was delicious and naans ok. We were not aware that I’d did not have a licence but worked around that. But when the bill came and each condiment that came with poppadoms individually priced I was more than surprised, especially as we only used 2 of...
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