I have just got in from a fabulous evening in Malabar.
When we arrived we (my husband, 13 year old son and I) arrived at Malabar we got a very friendly greeting. We were shown to our table and it was explained to us what the evening was about and that we could choose anything from the menu's. More people started to arrive and after about 10 minutes our starters arrived. Our orders were Chingree Bhaji, Nargis Koftah and Chicken Tikka, all were delicious and the chicken tikka was so tender, not too dry as it sometimes tends to be at other indian restaurants. For the Mains our orders were Chicken Jalfrezi, Chicken Biriani and Nawabi Churma Passanda. All very nice although the Jalfrezi was hotter than I usually eat but was still tasty even having eaten the hottest chilli I have ever eaten in my life( and I've eaten some very hot chillies). At this point the manager, Abu, was passing and sent one of his waiters to get me some Raita for me and immediately this took the hotness away and was much nicer than I imagined (not had it before). The Manager stopped for a chat. (He seemed to do this with all of the customers). He was telling us how they had raised money for Katherine house and that this happens every year. They do do a loyalty card of £10, £5 of which gets shared with 3 charities, Katherine house, air ambulance and Cancer research. Whenever you visit you get 10% off your meal and after a year you are invited back for a party and free 3 course meal. There was entertainment, a belly dancer. Fun to watch and customers were invited to join in. My husband ordered more food, chicken korma, which was lovely and came promptly. We could have eaten anything we wanted. Our dining experience was most enjoyable, there prices are very reasonable and I would recommend Malabar to anybody.