Curry at the Penn

The only other time I've had Indian food was almost 10 years ago when I was in London. There was a small hole in the wall place near our hotel & I clearly remember having Tandoori chicken, sadly I was not impressed with the food, and only recalled that the chicken was marinated in something that made it turn bright orange. Fast forward year 2005, having had no Indian food in the years in betwee. A few months back I tried a new restaurant in Makati called Bollywood, the food was pretty good despite having only tried the Lamb Curry with Naan. Then the other day the Grub club went on a mission to try out the Curry festival at Manila Penninsula. Word from the local Indian community is that the curry served at the Penn during the festival is pretty authentic. Tita Loy was given the task of ordering for the group. She ordered Tandoori chicken as appetizer, along with the buttered & wheat Naan that came with 4 different chutneys, then we had their excellent fish curry, mushroom curry, lamb curry & paneer in tomato gravy. Some dishes were surprisingly hot but each had their own distinct taste. Everyone complimented tita Loy on the excellent selection she made for our truly Indian feast.