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Flavors Of Nawab

Flavors Of Nawab

4 West Rd, 06029, Ellington, United States

Lunch • Indian • Buffet • Pakistani


"Driving back home from Hartford to the Boston area, my wife searched Google for a place to eat off I 84, and Flavors of Nawab was her excellent choice. The reviews were a little overwhelmingly positive, which left us a little suspicious: Did they hire an unscrupulous firm to make up reviews? Turns out, it's just that good.The food and service are top notch. Everything we ordered was a little different from other places, in the way that every family has their own recipes, their own take on classic dishes. But more importantly, everything was delicious.My wife ordered the mutton korma, and we shared the pani puri appetizer, palak paneer, and their home made mint lime drink, all wonderful. Some people might be a little hesitant about the thin sauce that comes with the pani puri: it smells a little sulfurous, but don't be discouraged. It tastes fantastic.The acid from the lime and the cooling from the mint helped with the spiciness, but even without that, the flavors would have kept me digging in. The entrées alone would have earned the 5 star rating, but it all worked so perfectly together.Dessert was something I had never tried: falooda with ice cream. The high quality but straightforward Ice cream with a red syrup was on top of a delicious pudding with, I think, noodles mixed in! Sounds weird to this American, but it was great, and made a nice pairing, different textures, different temperatures, different flavors...And if all this wasn't enough, as we were driving away, they chased us down... my wife had left her purse, and they sprinted across their parking lot to make sure we didn't drive off!We pass this way frequently, driving from the Boston area to points south and west, and I look forward to trying more of their menu.There is no aspect of this place that is anything other that fabulous.TL:DR Eat here. It's really good.Vegetarian options: They have an excellent assortment of vegetarian options (vegan, I'm not so sure about .Kid friendliness: They have a nice, boring kids menu French fries, chicken tenders, and the like to satisfy boring but picky kids' palates, while the parents can get something different and lovely. For the more adventurous kids, they also can adjust the spice levels, so you don't melt your children's faces off. :"

The Port Of Peri Peri

The Port Of Peri Peri

340 California Ave, Palo Alto, United States

Bbq • Chicken • South African • Chicken Wings


"We've been wanting to try this place for a while now and we were in the area today so we decided to go since all the other places we were looking into had a wait. We should've walked out after waiting to place an order. We were in front of the register for a few mins and no one acknowledged us at all. The restaurant was not busy at all. There were 2 guys in the front just standing around. Then when one of them finally realized he went to the register. Not even a hi or anything. Just stood there waiting for me to tell him my order. Had no enthusiasm at all! Placed our order then after I sat down he told us they don't have cassava fries and offered regular fries instead. Not a big deal. The food took a long time. There was a big group from the table across from us that left when we got there and pretty much the table was left uncleaned till we were leaving. They also played the same song over and over the entire time, song title was Deep End. Food finally came. I ordered my 4 yr old the kids chicken tender meal. He couldn't eat it due to the chicken being extremely dry. We ordered the original meal and got both mild and medium option. Couldn't really tell the difference on which one was what. Pretty much the chicken was just slathered in their sauce which was really salty. The veggies were those frozen store bought medley that was really soggy. The only part we enjoyed from our meal was the fries and that's not saying much since how can you go wrong with fries. We were just watching the workers hangout and eat their ice cream cone and using their phones. Really regretted coming here! Overall, if I can give this place a ZERO for both food and service, I would!"