Occasion: Birthday celebration
Party Size: 16
Overall Rating: *** Average
Date Visited: July 2012Price Per Person: £16 Half Price deal
Urban Turka is an Indian restaurant that has recently opened at Brewery Wharf in an enviable location alongside the river Aire. Urban Turka claim to have re-written the rulebook when it comes to Luxury Indian dining and on first impressions this place ticks all the boxes. It's situated in a great location with bars nearby for pre and post meal drinks. The restaurant itself is contemporary and inviting .Once you enter you are greeted by friendly staff. The fixtures and fittings are classy and tasteful with a dining area to the back that looks over the canal. This restaurant would appeal to those looking to celebrate in style or to simply treat themselves. On our visit we were all impressed by the service and ambience of the restaurant. The staff were certainly attentive. What really matters when dining out is the quality of the food and the price! Urban Turka offer a 241 deal on starters and main courses on Tuesdays and Sundays. We took advantage of this deal for our group booking and the cost per person (at half price) was £16 which covered poppadoms & pickles, x2 courses with sides, x2 drinks and a tip. The poppadoms were fresh but the pickle tray disappointing with only a small offering of pickles for a large group. The starters received mixed reviews as the menu failed to denote which dishes were spicy. As we were a large group we did have a couple of people within the group that didn't like "hot" food so they opted for the spinach and potato cakes which in fact turned out to have a fiery kick. So that was x2 that didn't go down well. The cucumber soup was not enjoyed by another guest and my own bite size fish pieces were rather bland. However, the presentation and portion sizes were impressive. The main courses were also well presented but the general feedback from the group was that it wasn't anything special. We found in our party that the dishes were inconsistent. x2 ordered the Pasanda (mild) each of which looked different in colour (bright red) and certainly had a different flavour in terms of spiciness, one had to have extra cream. Another diner also had the same problem with the Korma. Then there were 3 of us that ordered the Jalfrezi extra hot. In all honesty these dishes were not hot enough and again each dish looked completely different and the depth of flavour varied but we were assured by the waiter they were all the same despite the colour differences. My dish had a very small amount of chicken which was disappointing. General conclusion is that it does not compare to some of the bigger local Indian restaurants in the area, that it was slightly over priced for the standard of the food and the waiting time between courses was too long. I think this restaurant needs a bit longer to establish itself and find its feet with such strong competitors on the doorstep the curries need to be much better to compete.
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