Comments on: Expensivo Indian: Zaika

By: Ben Bush

Ben Bush — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:59:54 +0000

The foie gras course was very good. It came with shrooms on a circular naan, a kind of indian pizza. In fact , most courses were interesting and tasty and they paced the tasting menu pretty well (apart from some annoying empty glass moments!). The one let-down, I thought, was the final savoury course, which was, I think, meant to be a reconstruction of classic curry house fare: a trio of meat and veg curries in little pots. None of these really worked for me, the chicken being partcilarly dry. I wouldn’t have been happy with these at the local Taj Mahaj. That aside, though, I agree. Mostly Michelin and an unusual way to blow a load of cash.

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:46:39 +0000

The food was absolutely delicious, of that there is no doubt! I failed to mention that we actually liked the chickpea tower so much that we ordered a 2nd! And the presentation was lovely. Although I have an unfortunate habit of dropping too much at dinner, I hadn’t prepped myself for the bill. And I still feel my friends either a. paid a lot for butter chicken or b. should have ordered something more along the lines of the interesting items you mention. But they were happy, and thus so too am I.
Am dying to know what the masala foie gras was like?

By: Howard Vaan

Howard Vaan — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:54:18 +0000

I visited Zaika a few months ago and had the tasting menu – quite a few dishes on there that you won’t get at your local curry shop: masala foie gras, tandoori lobster etc. We thought these might be a bit of a gimmick, but no . . . absolutely delicious. On the basis of that meal it deserves its Michelin star back.