March meeting - Paradise Balti, Petersfield

The e-mails will go out on Monday night but Petersfield Curry Club's March meeting will be at Paradise Balti, Lavant Street at 20:30 on Wednesday 10th March. El Presidente will be hosting the meeting.

Aperitifs will be taken at The Old Square Brewery from around 19:30. Please note - this is a change from the usual place.

Have a good one!

February meeting

The booking at Dhanmondi, Whitehill, for 13th January was cancelled as too few members had responded to the meeting notice. It's not surprising, due to recent road and weather conditions, that people are reluctant to commit. There may well be a gathering at Foggys followed by a curry at one of Petersfield's three Indian restaurants instead.

Instead, the February meeting will take place at Dhanmondi on Wednesday 10th Feb.

January meeting - Dhanmondi - Whitehill

The table is booked! We kick off the new decade with a visit to Whitehill and the friendly and enjoyable Dhanmondi restaurant on Wednesday 13th January. We liked it last year, and they're looking forward to our visit. The snow should have melted by then, and Petersfield should no longer feature in the national news - good reasons to enjoy a Curry Club evening.

For more details, see our previous reviews

Please let me know whether or not you expect to make it. I'll pass the details on to the organiser for the evening (I won't be able to be there). Have a good one!

Aperitifs at: The Woodlark from about 19:30 - or earlier at Foggys

Dinner at: Dhanmondi, Whitehill from 20:30

Biplob - Swindon

On Wood Street, Swindon, this restaurant seems to have been adapted from knocked-though cellars under shops and houses - lots of stairs to climb on the way in, or to take a pressure break. It's a curry house with an interesting menu, with lots of choice, and the cooking seemed really good. Three of us had dinner there on Wednesday night, and we all enjoyed it. My colleagues chose prawn puree and sheekh kebab, and I took the mixed starter. The prawn puree had a tomato-based sauce rather than a deeper and darker pepper one, but it went down well. Sometimes a mixed started for one can be dull, but this had a good choice of tasters, and gave me a good feeling about the main course to come.

My colleagues both chose chicken tikka jalfrezi - plenty of spice, though they avoided the fresh chillies. I had a chicken korai - good pieces of chicken, hot sauce without excessive fat, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

It's a very pleasant and well-patronised place, and you can't always be sure of a free table. They take bookings on 01793 490265, and I'll certainly be going back as part of my Curry Furlong researches.

[11-Dec-2009]

December meeting - Spice Lounge, Petersfield - Wed 9th

The table is booked! Our last meeting of 2009 takes place at the Spice Lounge restaurant in Petersfield, on Wednesday 9th December. Dinner will be at 20:30 as usual, and aperitifs will be at Foggys. Members, please respond to the e-mail that you'll receive shortly, so that we can get numbers about right.

We were last there in July, and at Spice Lounge we always look forward to a warm welcome, warmer curries, and a great social evening - a good way to round off 2009!