Rambutan

"Great Tamil food at a bargain"

"Rambutan On sunday we payed our first to Rambutan in borough market for a Sri Lankan lunch. We unfortunately left with mixed feelings. When you book you advised that your table time is one hour and thirty minutes. We arrived fifteen minutes early but this wasn’t a problem as our table was ready. The thing was you are immediately told that your table will now need to be back ninety minutes from the time seated. They even send you an updated email. Now on to the food where we started with the Gundu Dosa and coriander sambol , Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings with pol sambol and citrus pickle and the Deep Fried Roti with anchovy katta sambol. The flavour combination in each dish were amazing. For some reason had to keep the same cutlery and plates for our main courses. These of which arrived very quickly indeed. We were asked if we’d like another drink but due to the speed of the food arriving I didn’t see the point. We ordered the Black Pork Dry Curry , the Beef Cheek and Roasted Bone Marrow Rasam accompanied with white samba rice and a buttered roti. We also had a refreshing Pear , Daikon and Lime Leaf sambol. These dishes were nice but nothing special and not enjoyed as much as the starters. When the waitress cleared our table we had a nice chat and talked about which dishes we enjoyed the most. We then sat there for a few minutes before calling a waiter over to ask if the did any desserts as the are none on their website nor on the menu. We were told they don’t do desserts so just asked for the bill. This meant forty five minutes after arriving we left feeling quite disappointed especially as it took us an hour to get there. What I also noticed was that there were people in there before we arrived and were still there when we left. There also seemed to be tables being served at a more slower and relaxed pace. So I find it hard to work out why we were served so quickly when you consider we were told we had a ninety minute table time yet left in half that time."

"buzzing place with food to match! "

"Over all we enjoyed our experience at Rambutan but did fund a couple of the dishes / sauces so highly spiced that the main ingredients taste was lost. Service was ok and the wine was "murky" as it was "organic" when questioned ? The second glass was clear ? "