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Dakhin
- Food served: Mon–Fri noon–2pm, 5–11pm; Sat/Sun 1 –11pm.
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 3
- Delivery: No charge, from City Centre to West End
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access
- Music on stereo: Indian chill-out
- Capacity: 90
- Largest group: 70
- Open since: 2004
- Average price:
£9.95 (set lunch)
£22 (evening meal) - House wine: £14.75 per bottle
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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
There’s something enticing about the neon glow of Dhakin’s entrance, and upstairs the temptation continues with fragrant coconut wafting around – the smell of south Indian food. Décor is hip with leafy plants and lots of wood and metal giving a fresh, funky feel enhanced by artwork that’s art nouveau meets Chairman Mao. To start, thin slices of meaty swordfish stand up to a batter of lemon and chilli, while soft chunks of lamb are marinated in a seasoned tomato paste, rounded-off sweetly with coconut flakes. Coconut dominates, most obviously in mamsa ishtu – lamb and potato in a smooth, lingering sauce of coconut milk and black pepper. Western palates might expect a tart contrast but the kitchen commendably maintains the integrity of the dish. They’re adept with souring agents elsewhere – lemon sole, smeared in a sauce hinting of garlic and chilli, tomato, oil and charcoal but with a citrus edge from tamarind and asafoetida. Desserts shine too: cardamom ice-cream, the spicier cousin of vanilla; mango cheesecake that like so much else is remarkably fresh and light. Very impressive, all round.
- High point: Something a bit different, in both cooking and décor
- Low point: The different dosas all taste rather similar
Take Three: Regional redoubts
13 Nov 2008
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