March 14, 2008: Friday Featre Nutrient - Ruddy Pepper

Mellie lately recommended them to us, hence Michael in addition to I met upwardly at that spot for an early on dinner inward 36-degree weather condition earlier our 2d nighttime at the theatre. Green Pepper was unopen hence nosotros were faced amongst a selection betwixt Jaipur in addition to Red Pepper. We picked the latter because I knew it was 1 of the Peppers that offered Mellie's favourite naans. It was the incorrect Pepper but never heed - the naans hither were great!

Red Pepper is inward fact a sis eating home to Green Pepper, which powerfulness explicate why nosotros encountered fantabulous naans in addition to rudimentary service eerily like to what Mellie described. The atmosphere is no to a greater extent than sophisticated than a cafeteria - describe of piece of employment upwardly to companionship from the distich of menus or the chalkboard of specials, in addition to then accept a lay out in addition to a spot at a vacant table. If you're lucky the tabular array volition endure wiped in addition to there'll endure a few napkins inward a holder, but don't count on it!

Red Pepper is clearly pop amongst the local Indian community. As nosotros sat downwards at our ain napkin-less in addition to not-yet-wiped table, nosotros noticed that nosotros were the alone white kids inward the shop. I remembered, then, that the bill of fare didn't offering entire descriptions of dishes inward English. Although the meat type is identified, it volition assistance to know your aloo from your vindaloo.

Neither of us could contend the curry-and-two-naans specials. As already mentioned, the naans are fantastic, arriving fresh in addition to hot in addition to crispy. I chose the malai kofta ($9, pictured above) in addition to received 2 sizable koftas inward a sauce the equal of whatever I've slurped inward Melbourne. As I write this, Michael is drooling over the retention of his paneer tikka masala ($10, pictured below). Both plates came amongst a 'salad' of a few raw onion rings in addition to a loving cup of I-don't-know-what: its consistency was that of watered-down milk in addition to it was a flake tangy. An unfamiliar lassi? I dunno, but it wasn't quite to my taste.

I'm no practiced on these things, but all signs request to Red Pepper offering authentic northward Indian food. But I've seen in addition to tasted all I postulate to proclaim the toll is definitely right! You'll instruct in addition to fast in addition to tasty feed here.

Address: xiv Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
Ph: 9654 5714
Licensed & BYO wine
Price: veg mains $5-10
Website: www.redpepperindianrestaurant.com