Five Rivers

Leamington Spa

(Apologies for the lighting - it was a dark day and had dim lighting)

Definitely need to keep this one close to the heart seeing as it’s where it all started. It’s been a long time since I had Indian cuisine. For some who has only had it once as a take out, I always seem to crave a nice hot curry (usually I just make it at home myself)

So an impromptu day found us in Leamington spa, after shooting photos for my other blog posts, the next thing on all our minds was food. Leamington spa is a really lovely area and relatively saturated with different places to go and eat.

But we had curry on our mind. We didn’t actually go into our chosen restaurant first…the restaurant – that I won't name – we did go into first was a bit…off. For a Sunday evening we expected it to be quiet but from the décor down to the customer at the table with his creepy grin, I didn’t hesitate to walk out, literally. Probably can’t go back there again but hey we made the right choice.
On a quiet evening, you can imagine that everyone was very welcoming once you came in. We stepped into five rivers chose our preferred seats and got comfortable.

First thing I noticed was the layout, as you would do. It was so cute with the ribbons around the napkins and that. Their cutlery was so pleasantly odd; their knives were very curved and so sleek that I was forever trying to find the sharp side.

Being the foodies that we are we ordered the tandoori sizzler as starter to share.

It came with a mint and like a curry sauce. When it came oh it was literally sizzling (you can see the steam a little bit) when I saw that it was served with onions too I was so happy I love adding onions to everything. The meats and fish were so tender and accompanied by the sauce gave each bit a lovely twist.

“The tandoori sizzler a delicious assortment of tandoori items prepared on skewers; salmon tikka, chicken malai tikka, paneer tikka, seekh kebab”

And onto the main I went with Karahi chicken and coconut rice, sam went for the tandoori combo with pilau rice and kemma naan, and sarah had the Lamb chops with coconut rice. Im such a carnivore but when I say the coconut rice was just the best! Like the last time I had coconut rice I was like 11 it was so fluffy and had tiny tiny coconut flakes mmmmm.

Tandoori combo - More than generous with potions

Karahi & Coconut rice.

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Forget dessert (not sure if they had it anyway) we were stuffed had to take some home. We met the manager Umakant Sharma who politely came over to introduce himself to us, such a lovely guy made sure that we were sorted and made some recommendations of what we might like. They even made it spicier for us (preferences and that).
Sarah and I took a little trip down to the toilet and whilst it doesn't have the flashiest decor is was definitely clean (apart from a bit of a spider web in the corner of my toilet). I always say you can tell a lot about a restaurant by its toilet, odd right.
So yeah back upstairs, we got the bill (and sweets yay), exchanging pleasantries with the staff- bless them - and called it a night.

And so out of 5;

Food: 4/5 

Great portions, cooked thoroughly and seasoned well (British spicy so if you want a real kick ask)

Service: 4.5/5 

Welcoming and always there to help. Chatty & friendly and really helpful.

Environment/Layout: 4/5 

Beautiful layout, lovely lighting for a date setting too.

Location: 4.5/5 

Close bus stop, parking not too far and easily accessible (although it has steps to the entrance).

Music: 4/5 

such a mix! bengali, afrobeats, Michael Jackson even. not too loud/quiet.

Timing: 4.5/5 

Food arrived promtly and still sizzling hot.

Toilets: 3.5/5 

Clean, not the best for selfies but clean nonetheless. (Guys and girls)

Giving Five rivers a total of ★★★★