Very disappointing to read the review of West Didsbury's Great Kathmandu restaurant in tonight's Manchester Evening News; restaurant critic Paul Ogden awarded the food a measly two stars out of five, feeling the quality was very hit and miss.
He does acknowledge that the disappointing meal could be teething problems as a result of the restaurant's recent expansion into what used to be the video shop next door, resulting in much larger premises. Lets hope so; the Kathmandu has always got by solely on the quality of the food they serve, and was never a place you'd visit for the relaxed atmosphere and professional service - my husband once got home to find an errant waiter had spilled oil all down the back of his shirt and had failed to say a word about it in the restaurant.
But the food has always been unspeakably, breathtakingly, delicious. My husband would walk across hot coals for their chicken chilli starter; I sometimes dream about the unctiously good Makhan Chara. In the interests of research, I will bravely visit in the near future so I may lay these disturbing rumours to bed once and for all...
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As of Feb 2010 we are gutted to confirm that the restaurant is still very hit and miss. Having been adoring regulars for 10 years the last few visits have been very disappointing. Last visit we arrived at 9 pm, received our starters at 10pm and main courses just after 11. The food was just average and the staff including the boss seemed unbothered by the first complaint we have ever made. I do hope people stop flocking there if it remains a poor imitation of itself since the refurb - so that they are forced to sort out their teething problms. I will give it another couple of goes and then defect to the third eye...
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