Restaurant Name: Prince of Bengal
Town: Tonypandy
Date Visited: July 2009
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Location
On the main street in Tonypandy, an old converted chapel, parking available on the main road.
Ambience
Spacious and airy, plenty of room, good decor and a couple of TV screens that show Indian pop music and various Indian channels.
Service
Excellent service, the staff are very attentive and keen. A buzzer system is used if you need to call them to your table.
Menu Choice
A great selection, one of the best around, many many dishes and various strengths of curry are available. Lots of specialty dishes as well as the standard curries. Good choice of starters and most dishes available with mixed vegetables or mushrooms as well as the standard chicken, lamb or prawns. A good range of beef curries which is unusual.
Food Quality
Superb – the quality of meat and the richness of the sauce is a reminder of curries from years ago. The beef dishes are very tempting. Chicken Bahar was spicy and rich. Prawn Balti has a depth of taste and strength that is unusual.
Value for Money
Excellent, cheap prices and quality food.
Overall Rating
5/5 – well worth a trip to the Rhondda.
3 Responses
August 30th, 2009 at 12:08 am
Update – visited 29/08/09 – quality of food not quite as good, still very nice but beef was tougher than before.
May 7th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
“Excellent, cheap prices” How much do you normaly pay then??!!! I thought it was ridiculously expensive, the takeaway menu through my door was misleading as the prices rocket if you eat in! i think ill ask em to take the service charge off the bill next time – this is the rhondda valleys not some snob area. I will say the food is very nice though. Ok for a special occasion(due to the price) i could get double the amount from my local takeaway for less.
May 7th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Relative to all the other restaurants we have visited, the Prince of Bengal is very cheap. It’s a little unfair to compare it to takeaway prices which are always cheaper than dining in – and not just at Indians but in general.
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