Grand Trunk Road South Woodford

A real mixed bag ranging from sensational deserts to an awful pseudo biryani. We went for a birthday celebration and this was a convenient location, saving us the trek into town. Ambience and decor were conducive to fine dining. The tables were full but it was not noisy and no awful music. One of our party has a serious shellfish allergy and they were very considerate about that. The starters were very good. We got about 6 I think. Grilled chickens and fish. All the fish dishes were perfectly cooked. We ordered truffle and mushroom naan which had no taste of truffle or mushroom. Very disappointing. The major disappointment was the lamb biryani. This was not a biryani by any stretch, it was more like a pilaf. The lamb pieces contained inedible grissly bits which is unforgivable bearing in mind what they were charging for it. The aubergine dish was right up my street. The deserts were sensational. We ordered mango brulee and a weird sounding avocado and rose icecream, which is worth going back for again and again. I also ordered a coffee which was surprisingly excellent. This is a pricey place so they cannot serve substandard food if they want customers to return.