Every couple weeks an envelope full of coupons finds its way into our mailbox. These coupons are for a wide range of local businesses - carpet cleaners, auto mechanics, seasonal shops - by my favorite are the restaurant ones. They are amazing! Generally there are about 10 of these restaurant savers, and usually for restaurants Chad and I have never heard of or seen, and for that matter would have probably never noticed. They are usually buy one meal, get one free - and there are never any problems using them. Which is a good thing - cause Chad and I have used around 10 of them.
When I do a review - this is probably how we found the restaurant - and though that works for us, I'd rather more people know about these great little gems! I'll break the review into 3 parts, Food Taste/Quality, Service/Ambiance, and Price (disregarding our savings with the coupons). Our most recent envelope contained a coupon for:
Himalayan Chutney - an independently owned, Indian cuisine restaurant located in downtown Poulsbo.
Food: Delicious. Their menu offers tons of options, ranging from a standard cheese naan to a rarer goat curry (both of which we ordered and were fantastic). Everything tasted very fresh, and was cooked to perfection. Their condiments, which are offered to everyone, include an wonderful mint chutney and a tamarind sauce - both complement every dish.
Service/Ambiance: Looking into HC for the first time we were greeted by an unexpected sight - sounds odd, but the decorations were sooo beautiful, whimsical and classy. There are quite a few rooms connected to a grander room, and thoughout the space there are huge branches of willow and birch attached to the walls and ceiling - from them sleek decorations are hanging. Luckily for the restaurant, their decorations distracted me from getting irritated by not being noticed for quite a few minutes. As is the case for many family run restaurants, the employees/family were sitting in a booth all together, kind of waiting for someone, but without actually monitoring the door. We actually had to be pointed out by another couple for anyone to seat us, and thats after we were waiting around for a few minutes. After that though, our waitress, though a bit weird, was very attentive, water glasses kept full, questions answered. Though we asked for our whole meal to be brought out at the same time - our naan did come out about 5 minutes before the food... letting it get cold...
Price: Unlike some other Indian restaurants we've visited, HC was totally budget friendly! They have so many choices, that you could eat at almost any price point and leave satisified. Our coupon, we noticed in the car, had expired a few days earlier - and even without it, two entrees (including the most expensive goat curry), unlimited rice, two different naans, and a soda came out to about $40, with tip (with it we could have saved about $10).
P.S.: Because the restaurant is located at the end of downtown Poulsbo, parking can be HORRIBLE! This was actually the SECOND attempt for us to go here, the first time it was raining, sort of near a holiday, and there was NO parking to be found, so we went home. Try going on either a clear weekend, when you don't mind walking a bit or on a weekday evening.
All in All: I would totally recommend Himalayan Chutney, especially for visiting family or a date night. Its a very nice feeling restaurant, with great food.Though the service is a little off and on, the characters that are the help, make it mostly all right.
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