While I was travelling in London, I was able to spend time with a good friend who, from Sri Lanka, is familiar with Southeast Asian cuisine. Although it was one city, over 1.5 days we delighted on two Indian meals. This post shares about Watch Me: Sri Lankan and Indian Cuisine and Buckingham Balti House.
Watch Me was an immersion experience in English Indian food. This was a truly a ‘locals’ restaurant. Everyone in the restaurant, based upon skin tone and accent, was from the same region as the food. Moreso, everyone seemed to connected to the neighborhood (South Wimbledon) and at home in the restaurant. There was a living room feel to this place.
We ordered several plates – a diverse range of vegetarian options as well as Chicken Tikka Masala. The food was decent. Not the best, but not the worst. Frankly, the company was much more enjoyable than the food. The beer selection was solid – a Lion Beer from Sri Lanka was had – a new experience – one that should be repeated. Especially after the second Indian food experience in London, Watch me paled in comparison.
Buckingham Balti House, in the center of town, close to the Victoria underground stop provide the most incredible tikka masala sauce I’ve ever tried. Hands down. The best. I savored the sauce with a Chicken Biryani dish. The rice dish (Biryani) was good. The sauce took it to another level. The tikka masala was infused with coconut that made it out of this world. Days later, I am still salivating over this dish.
