Curry Night

Melanie and I always go out for something to eat on a Friday and what better way is there than to start the weekend with a curry. Last night we visited our local Bengali Restaurant – Samrat.

We’ve been going here for a very long time – I think I must have made my first visit in my twenties, which is a long time ago. It’s also where Melanie and I met up for our first date.

Samrat has all the usual Bengali favourites and a few house specials always served to a high standard and we are always greeted with a big welcome. I don’t drink alcohol these days and as a result have become a bit of a lassi aficionado. I have to say that Samrat’s mango lassi is one of my favourites locally.

Last night was no exception to Samrat’s usual high standard and at the end of the evening Melanie was presented with a rose. This is a tradition at Samrat and Melanie still has the one she was presented with all those years ago.

Samrat is a little off the usual Tooting beaten track – you’ll find it up by Tooting railway station, not far from our favourite local hostelry the Gorringe. I’ll talk you through that another time.