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The Red Fort 77 Dean Street, London W1 | The Independent
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It's unfortunate, because this upmarket Indian has been doing a good job of getting Soho salivating ever since it first opened in 1983.
Near to the Groucho Club, a trendy clap clinic and the Coach & Horses (once home to Norman Balon, the "rudest landlord in London"), it is so much a local institution that, after a fire there in 2001, the Labour MP Keith Vaz helped to raise money for repairs.
It's not so much the little things: I'm used to asking for the wine list and seeing it given to my (male) date.
Scores: 1-3 stay home and cook, 4 needs help, 5 does the job, 6 flashes of promise, 7 good, 8 special, can't wait to go back, 9-10 as good as it gets The Red Fort 77 Dean Street, London W1, tel: 020 7437 2525 Lunch and dinner, Mon-Fri; dinner only Sat-Sun.
About £130 for dinner for two, including wine The curry house of curry houses, nearly 30 years old, with a huge reputation for its authentic and tasty dishes, and helpful, warm service too; no booze, though Different and adventurous Indian cooking and marvellous service have come together to make this smooth Indian one of the city-centre's most notable restaurants The setting may be a touch cavernous, but amazing food, in Indian-fusion style, makes this New Town operation well worth seeking out
Red Fort, London W1, restaurant review - Telegraph
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'I'm not sure what this place is,' said K, of the Red Fort, taking it as read that we both knew it was a curry house, on account of the curry smells and the fact that maroon features so prominently in its colour scheme (almost all European restaurants are light brown, I don't know if you've noticed?)
And now it has been steadily out-poshed for a decade (Cinnamon Club and Amaya spring to mind), so that it is still a good deal posher than your average Curry Night, but not quite event-eating.
K had been instructed by a friend to have the lamb biriyani (£18), for which the establishment is famous, so made me have the lamb kebab as a starter (£8) because of course it is bad manners to eat the same animal twice (though I've never worked out who's supposed to be offended).
Pudding has never been the point of a curry house, however.
Try the vibrant green balti masala with prawns (£8.50) This restaurant more than lives up to its name, serving health-conscious Punjabi specialities with finely judged spicing, such as methi chicken cooked with fenugreek in olive oil instead of ghee (£8) Despite its incongruous setting (a Georgian country house), this is tipped as the best curry house in Wales where the star dish, rara gosht, is a spicy combination of lamb, ginger, garlic and green chilli (£9.95)
The Red Fort review – classy-ish Soho Indian | The Picky Glutton
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Red Fort has many of the usual curry house staple starters on its menu, such as the tender and smooth, if rather flavourless seekh kebabs.
The chunks of chicken were certainly meaty and tender, but the coriander, saffron and chilli sauce in which they were served was anonymous and forgettable.
The aubergine curry wasn’t quite as good as the lentils, mainly due to the fact that the fleshy vegetable pieces were a little tough and served with the skins still on, but the rich, exceedingly creamy sauce went down a treat and was dotted with whole peppers which were surprisingly and powerfully spicy.
The texture of the meat used in my rabbit curry was a touch inconsistent, with some chunks a little too soft but enough of the chunks were firm enough for me to overlook this.
The sauce may have been mild, but the punchy taste of fennel with a hint of mustard seed did make the sauce irresistibly moreish and a good match for both the firm chunks of bunny and mopping up with the scrumptious bread selection.
Red Fort restaurant review 2011 May London | Indian Cuisine | food ...
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The menu offers the Mughal food of the north of India, but as well as familiar choices it branches out into unusual territory with dishes such as rabbit soaked in vinegar and cooked with fennel and tomato, something you probably don’t see in your high street tandoori.
Starters ranged from £6.50 to £10, tandoori dishes £16 to £36, main courses £16 - £20 and vegetable side dishes £6 - £15, with rice £6 a portion and breads at £6 for a selection of naans.
Khumb tandoori (£7) had button mushrooms stuffed with Cheddar, green chilli and white pepper, garnished with chopped red chilli – this did have a spicy kick but these were cheap mushrooms, and the cheese was not really integrated into the dish, so it just tasted like cheese and mushrooms with added chilli (11/20).
Teekhay aloo (£8) had small potatoes marinated with chilli, mustard and poppy seeds; this dish worked well, the potatoes still having plenty of texture, and the spices well balanced (13/20).
Mango kulfi was made with seasonal Alphonso mangoes, and had lovely fragrance and flavour; it was served too cold, but the texture was good, and if I would have had time to wait longer for the ice cream to warm up this would have been even better (still easily 14/20 given the genuinely good flavour).
Red Fort - London Restaurant Reviews | Hardens
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Reinvigorated by refurbishment, this long-established, good-but-pricey Indian looks set to hold its own in a corner of Soho that's becoming ever more trendy.
The Fort's new interior, while not looking that different from the old days, has a comfortable-contemporary feeling which seems rather more inviting than we remember.
We assume that it's only a matter of time before lunchtime trade picks up, but in some senses the restaurant doesn't really help itself.
We tried one of each menu, on the basis of which we can confirm that the standard of the food is never less than good, and sometimes impressive.
Looking for a smart Indian dinner in Soho, though?
The Red Fort 77 Dean Street, London W1 | The Independent
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It's unfortunate, because this upmarket Indian has been doing a good job of getting Soho salivating ever since it first opened in 1983.
Near to the Groucho Club, a trendy clap clinic and the Coach & Horses (once home to Norman Balon, the "rudest landlord in London"), it is so much a local institution that, after a fire there in 2001, the Labour MP Keith Vaz helped to raise money for repairs.
It's not so much the little things: I'm used to asking for the wine list and seeing it given to my (male) date.
Scores: 1-3 stay home and cook, 4 needs help, 5 does the job, 6 flashes of promise, 7 good, 8 special, can't wait to go back, 9-10 as good as it gets The Red Fort 77 Dean Street, London W1, tel: 020 7437 2525 Lunch and dinner, Mon-Fri; dinner only Sat-Sun.
About £130 for dinner for two, including wine The curry house of curry houses, nearly 30 years old, with a huge reputation for its authentic and tasty dishes, and helpful, warm service too; no booze, though Different and adventurous Indian cooking and marvellous service have come together to make this smooth Indian one of the city-centre's most notable restaurants The setting may be a touch cavernous, but amazing food, in Indian-fusion style, makes this New Town operation well worth seeking out
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Often topping the charts when it comes to London’s best Indian restaurants, The Red Fort in Soho is an unparalleled Indian restaurant in the heart of the city.
Situated along Dean Street, The Red Fort Restaurant has been pushing the envelope when it comes to fine Indian cuisine for over 30 years.
A great example of The Red Fort Indian Restaurant’s signature British-Indian fusion cuisine is their special Scottish lobster with saffron, garlic, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Keeping it traditional, London’s The Red Fort uses their huge, onsite tandoor ovens to bake over twenty different kinds of bread and naan fresh every day.
London diners enjoy this inimitable taste of India in the elegant interior of The Red Fort’s Dean Street restaurant that again blends an iconic, modern style with flourishes quoted from the Indian Imperial Court.
Red Fort, London W1, restaurant review - Telegraph
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'I'm not sure what this place is,' said K, of the Red Fort, taking it as read that we both knew it was a curry house, on account of the curry smells and the fact that maroon features so prominently in its colour scheme (almost all European restaurants are light brown, I don't know if you've noticed?)
And now it has been steadily out-poshed for a decade (Cinnamon Club and Amaya spring to mind), so that it is still a good deal posher than your average Curry Night, but not quite event-eating.
K had been instructed by a friend to have the lamb biriyani (£18), for which the establishment is famous, so made me have the lamb kebab as a starter (£8) because of course it is bad manners to eat the same animal twice (though I've never worked out who's supposed to be offended).
Pudding has never been the point of a curry house, however.
Try the vibrant green balti masala with prawns (£8.50) This restaurant more than lives up to its name, serving health-conscious Punjabi specialities with finely judged spicing, such as methi chicken cooked with fenugreek in olive oil instead of ghee (£8) Despite its incongruous setting (a Georgian country house), this is tipped as the best curry house in Wales where the star dish, rara gosht, is a spicy combination of lamb, ginger, garlic and green chilli (£9.95)