 | |  | | | Shimla Pinks Indian Restaurant Manchester - reader comments | | "I went to Shimla Pinks on a Saturday night for the banquet offer. I have to say, at best, the food was ordinary, at worst, it lacked flavour, with the chicken dishes being on the dry side. Despite asking 4 times, it took 20 minutes for us to get the bill and given that the meal deal should have been to impress, I think it did the opposite." - northern geezer, manchester - member since aug'08 (25/8/09 - visited on a saturday evening) |
|  "Theres a few 'upmarket' Indians in Manchester now, which have tried to distance themselves from the stereotypical, old school format which accompanies many Indians, and installed modern decor, lighting, and menus with a few new twists. Restaurants such as Akbars, EastZEast and Karims come to mind, and Shimla Pinks is one of these new boys in town.
Of all of these places, Shimlas is both the largest, and also the one which seems to draw the biggest 'trendy' crowd aswell. There were a couple of Ferarris parked outside, not that this has any bearing on the food, which is why you eat out surely? From the moment you arrive, it definitely felt more of a place to be seen than the aforementioned eateries, but did the eating experience match up?
Upon entry, it appeared to be a very smart, modernly decorated, busy and bustling restaurant, with most of the clientele dressed up a little more than most people would for a curry. We opted to try the Executive Banquet, which contained a great variety of dishes for a reasonable price, albeit a tad pricey for an Indian. Everything was well cooked, tasted fine, was presented nicely enough, by friendly enough waiters. However, fine really is the best term that that you could use to describe the food and service. There was nothing wrong with it, everything was OK, we had a good night, but there really isnt anything to differentiate this from any other mid range curry house, and dare I say, the food falls below the par set by the other modern Indians that have appeared in town. Ironically, even though this is a trendy place, I have to say that the decor also falls sadly short of the ultra modern Akbars and EastZEast, and the very impressive Karims. Shimlas needs a bit of a scrub up to be honest.
We were given a 'Platinum card' with our bill, which entitles the owner to a discount on further visits, which would probably bring the price in line with other curry houses in town, but despite this, I wont be rushing back. So, a great place to be 'seen', if thats your bag, but if you want the 'Ferarri' of curries as opposed to just seeing one in the car park whilst you eat, there are many better options in Manchester city centre these days." - chris handley, salford 24/6/08 (visited on a saturday evening) |
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