Craving for Food

At the office and lunch time was creeping closer. Was talking to my wife on messenger and discussing on what to cook for dinner later on. Out of nowhere, Beryani came up and long and behold we started to crave for it. INDIAN FOOD it is but herm ... where should we go?

As a very fussy person when it comes to food, I tend to go for the same thing on the menu most of the time and get very disappointed when it falls below my expectation. A quick googling session was in order and we found NAMASTE Indian Restaurant. A peek at the menu and that was all it took for my mouth to start salivating. To make it worst, dinner is hours away so back to work for now.

Tick Tock Tick Tock and few hours later it’s quitting time. Off to the city to meet wifey and straight to Lygon Street as we were famished from all the waiting. Hehe. Nestled in between few other Asian restaurants, Namaste is quite small but cozy enough for the two of us and as we were quite early for dinner, it was no problem for us to get a table.

                           
As we knew what we wanted from the menu it did take us long to decide and we ordered the following:

Mushroom 65
Mushroom marinated in spices and deep fried. Yummy start to the night and it was very tasty. The raw onion compliments the slightly crispy mushroom and the lemon gives it a tangy kick. I don’t think it’s too spicy and advise anyone to try it (even if you are not a fan of spicy food). Loved it.

Mushroom 65

Biryani Meal
A combination of lamb biryani, chicken biryani & vegetable biryani served with saalan, raita, onion salad, and gulab jamun. A perfect dish to share between the two of us. It was nice and tasty but I would have to say that I had better.

Beriyani (Chicken, Lamb, Vege)

Garlic Naan and Roti Chanai with Butter Chicken
What can I say. You can't go wrong with these sumptuous selection and we really enjoy both of them. The roti was crispy and flaky and the Naan was perfect. We had it with the creamy Butter Chicken as the dipping curry which completes the meal. Reminds me of the Mamak stall back home which I really miss.

Butter Chicken

Garlic Naan & Roti Canai

Not to forget the Mango Lassi to clean the palette.

Mango Lassi

Overall it was a great experience and was inexpensive. The service was OK but I would definitely go back for the Mushroom and the rotis. To finish of the night, we had a lovely stroll down Lygon Street while enjoying the sights and oh so wonderful smell. We shall try to do this more often :)