Only bloody forth! They're having a laugh!

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Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Well perhaps you should come to Leicester and try some of the Indian cafes where the huge Indian population of Leicester actually eat.

But make sure you're hungry! I went to a place with Hilldodger and some other and the samosas were 50p. So people ordered 2, thinking they'd be very small. So, 2 Cornish pasty sized things arrived, with side serving of dhal!

I think the 4 of us ate as much as we could, and took the rest home, for about a tenner!
 

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Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Don't they have dining rooms in their houses in Leicester?

Indeed, and some them have restaurants in! My Mum went to one for a colleague's birthday when she was still at work, said it was tiny, only a few tables in someones front room, but the staff (IE, the family) were fantastic, explaining the different styles to her, as she didn't know much about Indian food back then.
 
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Hilldodger

Hilldodger

Guru
Location
sunny Leicester
Indeed, and some them have restaurants in! My Mum went to one for a colleague's birthday when she was still at work, said it was tiny, only a few tables in someones front room, but the staff (IE, the family) were fantastic, explaining the different styles to her, as she didn't know much about Indian food back then.

You can also visit a lot of the Asian religious buildings at certain times of day for free food.

At the Cyclemagic fesival in august the local Sikh community were giving away free food to all cyclists.
 

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Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
You can also visit a lot of the Asian religious buildings at certain times of day for free food.

At the Cyclemagic fesival in august the local Sikh community were giving away free food to all cyclists.

Yeah, if you got there quickly enough! ;)

I'll never forget that beer festival held in the (Hindu?) community centre, where there was a little kitchen area in one corner, dishing out curry, naan and rice. You sampled a few beers, fancied some curry, paid about £3 for a plateful, ate it, and then fancied some more beer... It's the rhythm of life....
 
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Hilldodger

Hilldodger

Guru
Location
sunny Leicester
I'll never forget that beer festival held in the (Hindu?) community centre, where there was a little kitchen area in one corner, dishing out curry, naan and rice. You sampled a few beers, fancied some curry, paid about £3 for a plateful, ate it, and then fancied some more beer... It's the rhythm of life....

And only 100 yards from our front door :cheers:
 

Sh4rkyBloke

Jaffa Cake monster
Location
Manchester, UK
The place was legendary amongst us students at the time - and I remember the comedian Mike Harding (anyone remember him?) talking about it at one of his gigs.

Martin

Yup, the Dad of a housemate of mine from Uni went to School with him and was also a bit of a fan... so he'd get a mention every now and then (whenever we saw him, basically).
 
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