Restaurant Reviews: Shiva Shakti
70 Sihanouk Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (855) 12 813 817
The lamb in the Rogan Josh was in large, very tender, pieces, the flavours had permeated all the way through to the centre of the chunks, denoting a good marinating process, rather than a fry, sauce, serve methodology. Just the right amount of spices and heat for a Rogan Josh, it was by far the best Indian curry that I have had in Cambodia.
The naan was okay, but was not up to the high quality of the rest of the food, a personal dislike of mine is when the naan is served sliced already, like it is a pizza or something, damn it, you need to get your hands in there and tear it up manually for that real curry experience.
Yes, it was pricy by Cambodian standards ($40 for the 3 of us with only 1 jug of beer!) but as they say; if you have to ask the price, you can not afford it. Plus I managed to push the bill up somewhat by ordering one of the more expensive dishes - why is lamb so damn dear here ?
A little more staff training would not go amiss, but as we were in no particular hurry it was not that big a thing; plus they would be the ones sweeping up the cigarette ash off the floor not us.
All in all an 8 out of 10 and I will be going back there next weekend for sure
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