Curry night - every Wednesday evening in Munich

I'll be able to get there for an early drink as well.
What time? 6ish?

FFS people! why don't we just start the whole damned thing at 6pm?

Seriously, I have spoken to Ram (the owner) and he FORBIDS ANYONE FROM ARRIVING BEFORE 7.30pm!

Early drinkies don't have to be at the restaurant.

I may come early, but I'll have to decide tomorrow. It depends on whether or not I need to get into town early to drop my laptop off at the laptop doctor before closing time.

what do you mean he "forbids" it?
what time does the restaurant open?

Ok, the restaurant has been warned about the impending doom.

I have reserved the entire big hall up front.

I mentioned that some people may come bit early starting from 6:00 and I was told it is not a problem.

I am not sure how early I can come because madame roots is comin along.

thanks Roots

36 people?! I'm going to have to do some soul-searching and decide whether or not I'm going to go. With that number of people, it'll take ages to get fed. I hate to be contrary but is there any interest in adding a second location? Samrat is also in that neighborhood. (waits for Grinner to make a wise comment about Sitar)

Taking an age to get fed is of course a concern. It happened last week but was no big problem for me because I'd had a starter and was having a good time anyway. However we shall need to persuade them to bring the food in shifts/sittings (or even waves, as was suggested last week). It ought to be to the restaurant's advantage too.

Upquark, that was the reason I wanted to make this a special all-you-can-eat evening. That way they could have everything cooked and ready by the time we get to the restaurant so we all could eat at the same time without waiting.

All the details and menu have been finalized on sunday but I was supposed to tell them monday night or this morning at the latest. I could not do that because I wanted to take a poll on how many are Ok with it and if the price is fine with them. I didn't take the poll yesterday because it was a holiday and hardly anybody was online. Plus, honestly I wa also a bit upset about a TT newbie's comments about curry which I thought was extremely unfair.

We will definitely do it next time.

I see where you're coming from, UpQuark, and would normally tend to agree, but I do fancy giving this Tandoori place ago. Might even order a tandoori, specially.

EDIT - @ Roots, I think the newbie you are mentioning wasn't even at curry night, so I wouldn't let it bother you. Their loss, mate.

So roots, to clarify this will or will not be a fixed price/fixed menu event? If it is then I will be tempted to come. If not, I will continue the aforementioned soul-searching.

Good idea and good work Roots, just bad timing on the part of the holiday yesterday. Damned holiday. Sheesh.

No, it will not be a fixed price/menu thing tomorrow for lack of time but definitely in the near future.

Okay, I'll be there from 6ish for early drinks since Ram says it's no problem! So, Jeeves, Topsy, Roots... anyone else?

If we get served as it comes then we should be okay... plus I'm ordering a starter to fill the gap. Last week I was having so much fun that the wait didn't seem so bad but for those that didn't have a starter it must have felt like an eternity.

@Roots, as for the newbie upsetting you, it turns out that she's a work colleague of mine. I told her that she was rude about the remark she made to you and she honestly didn't mean it in any nasty way. She didn't mean to cause offence... I'll have another word with her! She's back in the UK at the moment.

Hope I'm not too late - I reserved myself at the reserv-o-matic.

Blimey, 38 peeps now... amazing how popular the curry nights have become! (musta heard about roots deflowering curry virgins! )

Perhaps the reservations page should be set up to automatically close after a set number limit.

People would still attend anyway, like how it used to be (apparently! )

EDIT: The curry sign-up page is now limited to 45.

if we've got the whole place, then maybe each table should just order as it fills?
don't know how they are setting the table plan up, but it seems a bit daft for them to wait for 38 meals to be ready all at once.

Roots: who said, what, when, where.

I think I posted up somewhere that I didn't like curry before but then I moved here and now am currazy. Can't make it tomorrow but would be interested in a set menu sort of thing in the future.

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I like curry but am usually in a hurry
the big old crowds make me wurry
that I won't get fed
before its time for bed
I wish I could find a way to fit in the words furry, murray and fred

Topsy

Last time they made the table plan into a big L shape - which consisted of two separate, but very close, tables. It worked quite well.

I agree that each table should just order as it fills... ooh, I'm getting hungry!

45 is a limit?

Ordering as each table fills would be a possibility. It would preclude people from moving table during the course of the evening, which was part of what made last week what it was. Probably the most practical solution though.

Ssssh...it was Alys, but I didn't tell you that...on the KFC thread...

True Jeeves, perhaps we can get Roots to discuss with Ram to try and make it as roomy as possible, i.e. not everyone squashed together as sardines!

well, you can still move about from table to table, you'll just have to stop where you are while you're eating your nosh
but you can move before and after, right?

@IPJ, I thought that, but apparently somebody said sth last week at the curry. IRL, that is.

IPJ I thought what Topsy thought and you thought too. But then I thought that if that was the case then Roots was being a particularly sensitive herb to react like that.

Topsy What's an IRL?

Edit: Also @Topsy True but that makes for even more confusion when paying. There is no optimal solution.

IRL = in real life

we could always do slips, kebab-meister-styleee

I've searched my soul (a dark and murky place, BTW) and will attend. You can all rest easy now.

He's a soulman...

Hope I remember the slips tomorrow!! We sure going to need them! Remember to bring pens tho!

That's a lot of slips!

UQ So you predict that your conviviality will exceed your hunger? Not something that my soul would help me in deciding...

Edit: Heck we're up to 40! Is there a McDonald's in the area?

well,might be there a bit earlier as well...IF I find parking space quickly that is

You always find one right outside! Must be your charm.

I'll be there way before 7:30, more commitment will be shown when I know what time I wake up tomorrow...

I will try to get there a bit early so that my conviviality (such as it is) will not be dwarfed by my appetite. And I'll be packing a couple of Germans.

The mind boggles.

I'm bringing a couple of natives with me.

I won't be able to go after all - I was poisoned by the Infinion canteen (again) yesterday :-(

good lord with weather like this i hope that i can get off work early... and of the 40 rite now i cant hear any whining? where you at???

roots never bother about comments like that and dont let it get in your way of organizing these fantastic currys. y let one spoil the fun for all of us curry enthusiasts

I can't make this week guys. Partly because of the group size but also because a DVD of Sideways arrived today and I still haven't seen it (and Winegirl not having seen the most famous movie about wine is a tragedy).

Anyway last time we just had Tandoori 3 weeks ago with a big group it was not that great, good but not great. Some of us have had it since in smaller groups and found it much better. I think I'd like to try it in a small group next before passing giving it a lower than deserved rating.

I'm going to make a radical suggestion for the coming weeks. We have 2 curry nights. We pick 2 restaurants over two weeks. Group A goes to Rest. A and G B goes to Rest. B in the 1st week. Then in the second week G B goes to Rest A and G A goes to Rest B. And we compare. Each group initially limited to 15 then expanded after both groups fill up.

I just feel 40 people is too many for any restaurant to handle without a pre-defined limited menu or buffet.

Dont be surprised if Rham, asks if he can do you a "Table" buffet syle meal for a fixed price..

He said 30 was too many and the kitchen couldnt cope.

Maybe its a good idea to call him at lunch time, just to forewarn him..

G

Yes, 40 plus is a handful for any restaurant.

However, we could help minimize the stress on the staff by being a bit cooperative and being a bit patient.

The purpose of curry night is for all of us to spend a good 3-4 hours together and have fun. So what if the food arrives a bit late? If everything has to happen so fast then we might as well go to McDonalds. If you are really hungry there is always something to munch on as we chat and wait. You could always get a small appetizer. Let them take their time to prepare the food. Let us stop complaining about every small thing. No restaurant delays food on purpose so lets co-operate and make it a good evening.

Remember, good Karma brings good Kurry

Shit...!!!

And I was going coz of the food..

Bugger.

My problem is not with waiting for the food. I in fact try to draw out any meal as long as possible and eat very slow. My problem is with the quality of the food being served. I'm not saying we shouldn't have big groups but 40 is just too much. If we split that in half and went to 2 places we'd still have 20 at each dinner which is even a lot for a restaurant. But still a big group to spend time with.

I've now unreserved so thats one less slip and a bit less of a wait

whinegirl...

Wanna join my top-secret rebel curry club??

Grinner, there is no need to make it a top-secret. There is an alternative curry thingy on the reservation page. Pick a restaurant and others will follow.

Winegirl: That's why staggering the ordering ought to help. The kitchen is not preparing so many meals at once / keeping so many meals warm whilst preparing others. So the quality ought to go up...

Eric: Very thoughtful of you but nobody else would be waiting for lettuce and sunflower seeds anyway.

I've been to the Tandoori twice now, one in a huge crowd and the other a table for two. Both tasted exactly the same to me so the quality of the food in the large group didn't change because of the size of the group.

I will be trying something different tonight mind...

Ah but dunkles weissbier does always taste the same anyway...

I still don't see a reason why Ram would prefer to do a individual dish for 40 ppl and not have a fixed menu.

Roots, have you checked? I can call and check with him, but it is better to have single points of communication to avoid confusion.

With so many ppl going, I might chicken out as well. I don't mind company, but would prefer good food and good company. For good company, the drinks night should be the place. Me need some good curry!!