The Tiffin Room is a bit of an anomaly - a classy Indian restaurant in the land of cream teas and ice-creams, otherwise known as the Isle of Wight.
It's attached to Bonchurch Manor, a B&B housed in a smart Victorian house with sea views but you don't have to be a guest to eat there. The food is delicious - the masala dosa was the best I've tasted and sea bass cooked in coconut, tamarind and coriander was fantastic.
Standard curry house fare is often too rich and heavy but this food - cooked by B&B owner Shuba Rao - is light and delicately spiced.
The wine list - chosen by Shuba's husband Mark - impressive too and amazingly good value.
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Booked a birthday dinner on the strength of this review. Disappointing. Very expensive, no atmosphere, starters were all fried, vegetarian main course was a mountain of rice with aubergine layered through. Tasted lovely for the first tenminutes but too much of the same thing made it impossible to eat (not at all light!). A side dish of yoghurt had few simple pieces of chopped tomato and cue but yoghurt tasted very odd. My partner's beef curry was lovely but very small. Only side dishes on the menu were different rices or breads. And rice came with each meal anyway. No sign of the interesting and varied menu I had seen on the website.
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A side dish of yoghurt had few simple pieces of chopped tomato and cue but yoghurt tasted very odd. My partners beef curry was lovely but very small. Only side dishes on the menu were different rices or breads. And rice came with each meal anyway. No sign of the interesting and varied menu I had seen on the website.