Accompanying this is background music, which unfortunately doesn’t quite drown out the road noise but the impeccable service and central location outweighs this by far!
We were first brought various dips, both spicy and cool complemented by fresh vegetables. This entree was light but just right to increase the appetite for the subsequent courses. To start we decided on the fish tikka Amritsari which consisted of small pieces of white fish coated in a tikka spiced batter. The coating gave the crunch surrounding beautifully moist, perfectly cooked white fish. The coating was spiced and this infused delicately with the light fish. As an accompanying starter, we chose subzi takatin which is a vegetable dumpling with infused spices.
The irresistible and mouth-watering flavour of onion, ginger and garlic just to name a couple, was soft and moist and the perfect second starter to combine with the crunchier fish starter. What is overwhelming here is the fresh taste of every ingredient which gives the flavours such power and increases the appetite for the subsequent course.
For the main course, we decided upon a chicken dish (NUMBER 61) in a mediumly spiced ghee sauce accompanied by vegetable pilau and a butter naan. The chicken was tasty and moist as it was cooked well and the ghee sauce was mouth-wateringly flavoursome but not overly spicy which gave the rice its place as this pilau had some kick and was mixed with some fresh vegetables giving it the perfect consistency which contributed to the depth of flavour in this course. The naan, unlike at some restaurants, was not overcooked, but was perfectly moist and the butter made it particularly tasty.
Overall this was a wonderfully flavoursome meal, end to end. The fantastic service, the surrounding decor and ambience as well as the fantastic value for money here makes this a great restaurant and overall great dining location for formal, informal, intimate or large gatherings. The restaurant is very spacious for big parties . Also, they are very flexible to work with the budgets of large gatherings.
Lastly, Handees will be re-launching soon under a new name; Zaaffran, which means taste, which is a perfect description of what to expect from a dining experience here. Tasty food and tasteful decor sums up Handees,
soon to be Zaaffran!
