14 Westbourne Rd, London N7 8AU,  24th January 2016

We had originally decided to meet up at the Wig and Gown on Holloway Road, but as it was an Arsenal home game, it was home ticket-holders only in there, so we met in the Wetherspoons around the corner for a quick beer and to round up the usual miscreants. Ten of us eventually drifted in, so we trotted around the corner to the restaurant.

Memsaab is fairly large and well laid out, bright and airy with a large fish tank in the middle of the restaurant. A family run business, it’s only been open for 18 months or so, and they’ve spent a fair amount on decor and a lot of the small details.

We were seated, taking up a whole side of the restaurant and started on the popadoms and raita. Hard to get these wrong really, but some do. They have their own tomato / onion dip which is really nice and an unexpected difference.

Ordering was done – almost everyone going for onion bhajis (we’re getting really obvious with this choice), and an assortment of mains, rice, bread and sides.

Beers come in either bottles (330ml or 660ml) or pints (nice to have the option) and they even have a cider, which is uncommon! There’s the usual assortment of soft drinks and tea and coffee as well. Prices are standard pub prices.

The food was good – very good – although it took some time for all 10 of us to get our dishes cooked and delivered so a couple of us had lukewarm / not as hot as expected food. There’s the usual assortment of dishes and some chef’s specials and dishes that you don’t get to see very often.

Overall an 8/10 by most people; really only losing points for the time taken to cook so many dishes and a couple of people having lukewarm food. The price was pretty standard as well – 2 or 3 beers each, starter, main, side, rice, etc., including tips about £30 each.