Spice Village - A Proud Celebration of Pakistani Food!
My friend travels quite a distance to be in my area, to see his accountant. Few times in a year he comes down. But before he leaves his home in the morning, he calls me to ensure, I don’t have other engagements but have time for him, to join him at his most favourite restaurant “Spice Village” for a hearty weekend meal, comprising of some lip-smacking Pakistani delicacies… ”World Famous Masala Fish” , “Week-end Nehari” , “Chilli-Naan” , “On-the-bone Lamb Karahi” , “Sikh-Kebabs” , “Tarka Daal” & the finest “Rice Pudding” .
I had introduced him to the restaurant many years ago and this practice has been continuing since then . On this recent trip over the weekend, I took him around to another Pakistani restaurant, which some of my other friends quite like. This restaurant has a reputation of being in the same location for over 18+ years and it is visibly runs at its full capacity most of the time. Most of the visitors are English; validating their orientation, food standards customer focus.
From the minute stepped in; till the time we came out of this new restaurant, my friend kept comparing everything to that of the “Spice Village”. He said; he will only visit “Spice Village” next time he is around. I could not agree more. There is no second “Spice Village”, they are the best … food…customer service, quality…cleanliness, décor, location, friendly staff and the man himself behind the counter, who has plenty of smiles to offer and he never forgets asking “How are you doing?”. I have seen this restaurant growing 3 fold to their initial size in my area and opened two other branches in Ilford & in Southall…incredible achievements…in six short years! My rating: 4 / 5. Seriously Delicious!!!