Mumbai Lounge,York

When we went up to York for graduation we stayed for not one, but two nights, which meant that I got to choose not one, but TWO restaurants for meals while we were there! After a lot of deliberation, I chose Mumbai Lounge, because it was one of the few top rated ones on trip advisor that I hadn't tried, and because my family all love Indian food (how kind of me to consider them!). Their website can be found here.

I always think Indian restaurants provide brilliant service, and Mumbai Lounge was no exception. From the moment we walked in to when we left the waiters were attentive, efficient and friendly.

However, the one thing I do sometimes find daunting is the sheer size of the menus in Indian restaurants, so often I will just go for the same thing. I was determined not to do that this time though!

We started with the obligatory popadoms with delicious dips

They had even strewn the table with flower petals!

Then for starter, James and I shared two beautifully presented fish dishes

Machli Piza - fish fillet cooked in a clay oven, then cooked  again with onions, tomatoes and mixed peppers - with their special sauce!

Machli Bajja - minced cod and king prawn flat cakes

There was a bit of a mix up in that they thought we were sharing only one starter so didn't bring both over, but as soon as we explained they were apologetic and really quick to rectify the mistake! Both of the dishes were absolutely delicious - so light and tasty I could have eaten triple the amount!

My mum chose a mushroom starter:

My dad went for duck 

And Christopher had onion bhaji

For main courses, my mum went for the most adventurous thing - Molee chicken, which I had never even heard of! Apparently it is chicken made with the "chef's own spices garnished with mushroom, potato, green peppers and finely chopped fresh coriander".She said it was really good!

James went for chicken korma and I pushed the boat out and instead of my usual dhansak chose a king prawn jalfrezi:

James was a bit disappointed with his korma - we both thought it wasn't creamy enough and was almost fragrant! However, mine was delicious!

Christopher's chicken tikka massala and whatever my dad had which sadly I can't remember!!

We also all shared sag aloo, mushroom bhaji, pilau rice and garlic naan, which was all perfectly seasoned and delicious. At the end of the meal we were all even given a free round of drinks because of it being a special occasion for graduation - very kind of them!

All in all it was a great evening with brilliant food and excellent service. I would definitely go back (even without the free drinks!)!