The restaurant itself is very good, the dishes are super tasty, the atmosphere is nice and the prices are more than reasonable. You can tell the staff is overwhelmed because they are running everywhere and don’t really have time to take care of the customers, even though they were very nice and polite. That’s why I remove one star, because the service is very slow. The food is perfect though, I definitely recommend eating in this place,
We were a little wary trying Indian food in Paris since our understanding was that it’s not very popular and our love of curries back home in Scotland would mean we’d be disappointed with bland food.
We could not have been further from the truth with Old Shalimar. We ate at 7:30 and the small restaurant was quickly filling up with hungry diners.
I opted for chicken tikka biryani which came with a yoghurt dip. It was a very big portion which had lots of beautifully spiced and tender chicken… the fragrance of the rice was heavenly and this has to be one of the nicest biryanis I’ve experienced. I opted for medium strength which might be too much for someone who can’t cope with hot curries - but for me it was fine as both me and my husband are seasoned curry eaters!
My husband had the lamb curry which he said was delicious.
The plain Nan was cooked to perfection and I’d recommend one per person. Back in Scotland nans tend to be big enough for a table to share but these smaller ones somehow were lighter and more delicious.
I was sorry to read some of the poor reviews for Old Shalimar. For the quality of our food, the excellent service and value for money we think Old Shalimar are doing an excellent job!
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