Wednesday 14th May 2014
You could be forgiven for missing Barabar, tucked away as it is, off Petts Wood’s main high street and hidden beneath scaffolding but that would be a shame, as it’s a real gem.
It’s a large modern looking restaurant and despite being early on a Wednesday evening, I could imagine it gets quite lively at weekends. I know they often have live music and saw posters for an Elvis tribute which could be amazing!
For starter, I went for Shami Kebab. These small minced beef patties, made with ground chickpeas and spices were a simple but tasty appetiser.
Lamb Haleem was the main course of choice. This dish is also cooked in chick peas and lentils. It was really well spiced with warm ginger and the lamb was beautifully tender. I’ve never had anything quite like this before and it was great. Highly recommended. Having said that, I did have some curry envy after another of our group ordered the Goan Lamb Shank. This had rave reviews.
Petts Wood is blessed with a number of very good Indian restaurants but this has to be up there with the best of them
MENU
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Barabar
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MAIN:
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Lamb Haleem was a fantastic rarely seen dish.
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18/20
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STARTERS/
SIDES: |
Shami Kabab was standard – no complaints.
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8/10
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VARIETY:
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Quite a small menu but that’s because it is full of really interesting speciality dishes.
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9/10
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HEAT:
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Most dishes seemed to have a satisfying kick.
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4/5
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DRINKS:
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The usual selection of lagers plus the rarer Bangla Beer. The beer was probably the coldest I’ve had in a restaurant!
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4/5
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VENUE
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ATMOS:
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The atmosphere improved as more tables were filled. It’s quite a large modern building and they have regular live music. The toilets were painted in Del Boy-esque florescent yellow!
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17/20
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SERVICE:
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Friendly waiters. Ok speed wise but didn’t offer any change!
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6/10
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VALUE:
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Average ‘VFM’.
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6/10
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LOCATION:
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Near a few pubs and has plenty of parking.
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4/5
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BONUS:
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No free drink was offered!
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1/5
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FINAL_SCORE
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77%
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Booking Name: Mickey Pearce
Pubs: The nearby Starlight Inn is highly reccomended
Highlight: The Goan Lamb Shank was top notch!
Highlight: The Goan Lamb Shank was top notch!
Lowlight: The Lamb Bhuna did not go down as well!
Verdict: Definitely recommended.
Lamb Haleem
215– 217 Petts Wood Rd
Orpington
BR5 1LA
01689 823322
01689 823322
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