After 5 + City Pig’s
summary
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Snapshot
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Cuisine/Speciality:
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Indian
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Price:
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£30 for three courses on the
Toptable deal. Normally averages about £35-40.
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Healthy:
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Healthy
scale 3.5/5
Modern
Indian cooking – lighter dishes.
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Tasty:
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3/5
– Food
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4/5
– Service
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4/5
– Comfort of dining in
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3/5
- Value
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3/5
– Overall rating
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Occasion:
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Business
dining
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After work
dining
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Address:
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9
Devonshire Square, London, EC2M4YL (Liverpool Street tube station)
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Opening times
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Monday to Friday: 12pm -2:45pm and
Monday to Saturday: 6pm-10:45pm.
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Eat in/Takeaway:
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Eat-in
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Recommended dishes
& drinks
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No particular recommendations.
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Vegetarian dishes
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Suitable for Vegetarians.
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Loyalty card
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No.
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Website
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After 5 + City Pig’s
analysis
I was invited to go to Cinnamon Kitchen
with a few friends as there was a Toptable deal for £30 for 3 courses.
I knew that the cuisine would be modern
Indian cuisine but had no other expectations. As we entered the restaurant were
greeted by two polite ladies.
The service was efficient and polite
throughout the whole meal. Although, my friend had his main course delayed due
to some mistake on presentation caused by the waiter somehow. Nevertheless, it
showed how they were cautious of high standards and was very apologetic.
The Toptable deal is limited but I was
happy to sample the grilled chicken vindaloo with papaya salad for starters and a roasted seabass
for my main. If you are looking for rich flavours then I think you may dislike
the style here. It is definitely on the lighter and healthier side of Indian
cooking - the modern way.
The dishes are presented beautifully and emphasis can this can be seen with each dish.
I was impressed how well the fish was
cooked with the Indian spices in the lentil salad. The chicken skewers were satisfying.
I was a bit disappointed with the dessert options on the Toptable deal. It was
either fruit or a mousse with pomegranate. However, the mousse was not as
smooth as I anticipated it should be. However, there were nicer desserts on the
al la carte which we were lucky to be given one from Vivek Singh the chef and owner. I think this
was the pistachio cake with clotted cream ice cream. This was really amazing
and highly recommended.
Overall, the experience was enjoyable
and Vivek Singh came to speak to us which was a pleasant surprise. I recommend coming
here and you will be pleasantly surprised how friendly the service is and the
quality of the food.
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