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Shimla Pinks in Leicester - The Vegan Twist
There are a lot of great curry restaurants in Leicester, and I am yet to visit even a fraction of them. That being said, I have visited quite a few in my time living here, and out of those, Shimla Pinks rates way up there (possibly number 2 or 3 on my list). It’s not a traditional curry restaurant in that you don’t get the balti house feel. Instead, it’s a bit more contemporary inside which has its benefits and downsides. On the downside, there isn’t much of a down-home, authentic ambience, but on the upside, it’s a great place if you want curry but want more of an upscale date-type restaurant to eat at. That’s actually one of the reasons I like going there – it’s nice to get dressed up to go out for a curry for a change. Last night we went to Shimla Pinks with a Groupon with a couple friends. The deal included (for each person) poppadoms, a starter, main, rice and naan. It doesn’t sound like much, but the portions are massive. For the starter, Andrew and I went for the veg thali which included paneer shashlick, vegetable somosas, aloo tikki, onion bhaji and […]