Claypit Review

Went out last night with Ron for a few beers and a curry. Started off in the Londoner, which was packed. Seems they have managed to import authentic British bar staff too - u wait ages at the bar to get served while they mill around and chat to each other, then they decide to serve u after a 5 minute wait. We had a pint in there, then went on to the Claypit. I walked in and it was packed - it was really huge too. It reminded me a bit of the Anupam in Malvern for those who know it, so I immediately thought it would be posh curry and over priced.

How wrong I was! There was a 35 minute wait for a table for two, so we got a pager and sat at the bar. Got chatting to a Scottish bloke from Glasgow - he didn't even beg for change for a cuppa tea :-) After a couple of beers we got our table. Popadoms arrived, but didnt really get a lot of pickles. I ordered a Shrimp in Ginger, cooked medium and a garlic naan. Ron had a chicken tikka dish. It was lovely, I would say mine was pretty much like a King Prawn Madras - just spicey enough to start sweating :-)

The bill came to $41, which is about 20 quid for two people, which is a result in my book!

Then we went to the Sherlock Holmes - which was packed, but the band was pretty rubbish, so we stayed for a couple of pints then headed back. A good night had by all :-)