REVIEW: Namaste Kitchen, Camden

Today's review is extremely late! I visited the lovely Namaste Kitchen over in Camden Town way back in April. I was celebrating my friend's new job, hence the cheeky glasses of Prosseco, and the amazing food at Namaste Kitchen was perfect for a happy evening. Luckily for me Namaste Kitchen were also celebrating the stunning cuisine of the Gujarat region of India. As a predominantly vegetarian area of the country, the dishes on offer featured plenty of lovely veggies, paneer and comforting curries.


Where
Namaste kitchen, Camden 
When

Friday evening, 8pm
What we ate:

Poppadoms with chutneys, scallops three ways, soft shell crab with date chutney, tandoori paneer, lamb biriyani, garlic naan, Dahl
What we drank:

Prosseco, tap water

Highlights:

As with my experience at Salaam Namaste last year the staff at Namaste Kitchen were really kind, inviting and polite

I enjoyed reading the special Gujurati menu which showed the chefs expansive talent

I found our starters of seared scallops really delicious. The flesh was sweet and soft with a gently caramelise exterior. 

The soft shell crab had a lovely crisp exterior but it was quite hard to find the crab meat! The date chutney which came with this  dish was amazing. 

My main course of tandoori paneer had a great texture and it was great to have tandoori veggies too. 

Lowlights:

I requested that the scallops starter was brought without the coconut option, due to my allergy. This was unfortunately ignored and I was not told when the dish was brought over. Luckily it was quite obvious which one it was so I didn't eat it but this was a let down.

I'm torn whether to call this a lowlight, as it depends on what you want from a meal. I found the portion sizes overwhelmingly big! Indian food is big bold and flavourful so I would have preferred smaller portions. 


Overall
Once again I really enjoyed my time at Namaste Kitchen. The staff were really polite and friendly, appearing to take extra effort to not interrupt our chats. I am glad I opted for a vegetarian main course and really loved the soft texture of the paneer, while the scallops and Prosecco gave our meal a luxurious feel.

Disclaimer: This meal was kindly arranged and paid for by the team at Namaste Kitchen. I have been in no way influenced to speak positively or negatively about Namaste Kitchen. All opinions are my own. 
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