Good Food Rupali RestauRant
Newcastle’s most famous
Hell’s Kitchen’s Gordon Ramsey “hottest curry I have ever tasted”
Indian Restaurant
H
idden away in Newcastle’s Bigg Market, The Rupali is one of the city’s most famous restaurants. Renowned for its excellent service and unsurpassable food quality, The Rupali (meaning ‘silver
service’) has been serving Indian food for more than 30 years. A celebrity favourite that has catered for everyone
from Gordon Ramsey to Chris Evans, it has featured regularly on TV and radio and in national newspapers and magazines. Since being established in 1977 by the late Abdul
Latif, Lord of Harpole, the family run restaurant has received numerous awards and recognition from the famed ‘Good Food Guide.’ It also gained attention from the Guinness Book of World Records in 2001 when it completed the world’s longest distance curry delivery - completing a journey from Newcastle to Sydney, Australia. Coming at an affordable price, the food at Rupali is of a five-star standard and will not be beaten on
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either price or quality. During Lifestyle’s visit to the restaurant we began with poppadoms and a platter of mixed starters, relishing the opportunity to try a variety of traditional and more specialised Indian dishes. For our main course we tried the Rogan Josh and the chef recommended Lamb Turka, a rare dish comprising large tender pieces of lamb marinated in lemon and ginger for 24 hours prior to cooking, before being coated in a dry, spicy sauce. A surprising combination for an Indian dish, using spices that would be more commonly found in oriental food. It proved to be spectacular - the best curry I have ever tasted. Both dishes were accompanied by mushroom
pilau rice which was cooked to absolute perfection, successfully creating just the right balance between texture and taste - an area where other restaurants often seem to fall flat. For those of you who are feeling brave, you could also sample the Rupali’s famed ‘Curry Hell,’ which they
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