Kashmiri Aroma - Review

The wonderful Mercury Newspaper had me back to do a second review. Hurrah! Here I am talking about fireworks, gameshows and maiden names:

SWEET, SWEET AROMA

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Food Review: Kashmiri Aroma

Address: 798 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats



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I bring good news to those readers who happen to live in Meersbrook, Woodseats or Greenhill because you can legitimately call this curry haven your “local”. For those of us who live a little further afield, atop one of the other seven hills that make Sheffield the British equivalent of Rome, you may need to call a taxi. Call it you should because this little gem is worth a visit.



Now I don’t wish to over sell Kashmiri Aroma but in my very humble (and often flawed) opinion, this is the best curry in Sheffield. Or maybe even the world. Okay, let’s not get too ahead of ourselves because I have not tasted every curry in the world. However, I probably have tasted nearly every curry in Sheffield.

There’s nothing here that you wouldn’t expect in other curry houses: friendly staff, pleasant interior, beautiful food, an extensive menu and a recorded version of happy birthday that will, without doubt, be blasted out for some poor soul who will be presented with a chocolate “bombe”, garnished with genuine firework.
The thing, though, that makes Kashmiri Aroma different is that it’s consistently good. They don’t rest on their laurels after you’ve been a few times, they’re not lazy with their service when they work out, after your fifth visit that week, that you’re addicted to their food. They always want you to have a great night and they will never take your business for granted.

The building itself is a huge white block containing roughly 60% call centre and 40% lovely restaurant. The restaurant is on the lowest level and elicits no thoughts of “but WHY is it you feel you don’t want to change supplier?” (except for me, as I used to work there selling gas and electricity).

If you once worked at the call centre too then don’t panic because as soon as you sit down to enjoy the hastily presented and wonderfully tasty pickles, you’ll be transported off to another world. Apparently, there are indeed other worlds out there and many are rumoured to contain parallel steel cities; so this is definitely not just a flippant metaphor an amateur food reviewer might write down when stuck for descriptive words.

The starters menu provides more dishes to choose from than many restaurants manage on their whole menu: soups, sizzlers, kebabs, tikkas, seafood and veggie galore! If you are as ham-fisted as I am when it comes to making decisions, my best advice is to blindfold yourself with a napkin, spin around three times, divide your mother’s maiden name by 27 and take the dish that comes. It’ll be delicious anyway.

When it comes to the mains, if you want to enjoy a good old can’t-go-wrong curry, I urge you to order the lamb karahi. Those succulent pieces of tender lamb are like butter in your mouth. Whichever curry you order, you will be guaranteed numerous pieces of meat and you won’t be forced to become some sort of biryani game show contestant, charged with finding the elusive chunk of winning protein.

Veggies, fish lovers and philistines alike are all amply catered for here (yes, they even serve chicken nuggets), so book a table and make your way there for this is a curry you don’t want to miss out on.



Visit them online at www.kashmiriaroma.com

Just FYI: I used to eat the lamb karahi but of course I do not now. This dish is the paneer and mushroom curry, which is a real scrummy veggie choice. 

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