| Bukharah - a Glasgow restaurant you shouldn't miss | | | | restaurant set in a hotel. But I did admit the whole ideal |
| out! | | | | and the spirit behind it is absolutely superb! |
| Consider this. A nice evening opening with some great | | | | But when I put a review on a restaurant - especially a |
| spanners (and a dead Piaggio scooter) placed in the | | | | Glasgow restaurant, I do try to be specific. So let's get |
| lurid editor's back yard, which ends up on a restaurant | | | | to the points, shall we? You can eat a chicken handi |
| lobby I worked in. Hi, this is Rachel Hamill at your | | | | and/or a lamb handi. Interestingly enough, both are |
| service with a little picture of Bukhara, the exotic Indian | | | | named after narrow pots that are used for cooking |
| eatery in Glasgow! | | | | those dishes. I couldn't help my wonders when I came |
| When it comes to a Glasgow restaurant like Bukharah, | | | | to know that both were miserably simple, deep. They |
| there are some teensy weensy problems. But let's | | | | were prepared and cooked within the borders of |
| make a smooth start first. Before I personally looked | | | | Mother India originally. But they made their way across |
| into Bukharah, my pal suggested that Bukharah has a | | | | the Atlantic... right from Indian restaurants' menu to the |
| "thank-you, mate" curry, which might make me bump | | | | Scottish mainstream eateries. |
| into the restaurant's owner - Archie Shariff. But "what | | | | And would you mind knowing who the show's star is? |
| on the earth is meant by bump into?" - I asked. Just | | | | Well, you can't help turning the focus on the mathi |
| imagine Shariff standing at his restaurant's doorway | | | | chaman, which is comprised of curried cheese, delicate |
| with hands extended to welcome and the guy has a | | | | spices and mushrooms. Eating this in a Glasgow |
| grin on the face! Forget all that... let's just get practical | | | | restaurant like Bukharah is like looking at a regular |
| here. | | | | scrambled egg which tastes wholly different than usual |
| Let's take a clear look at this restaurant. The whole | | | | and exotically fresh and, in fact, in spite of the picture it |
| premise was rebuilt couple of years back. You notice | | | | conjured in my mind, brilliant! |
| Archie at the door. You get to enjoy some special | | | | Nevertheless, there're also quality monkfish kebabs |
| menus. This includes the terrific and sizzling Rashmi | | | | (that eventually loses 'something' through their |
| kebab containing spiced minced tandoory chicken. This | | | | marinating procedure), paneer chawal and rice |
| gets only better with the gentle sweet-and-sour north | | | | (prepared with Indian cheese), and the kulcha (which is |
| Indian cuisine called potato papri chatt. Wait! I'm not | | | | generously filled with well set onions and potatoes). |
| finished yet. You also get to enjoy chick peas along | | | | Man... in this kind of a Glasgow restaurant, getting all |
| with deep spiced piled heavily on crisp-and-soft fried | | | | that under a decent price ceiling (£15 ceiling is for 2 |
| crispy dough. The whole idea felt to me like a | | | | courses and £20 is for 3) did feel like a gourmet |
| transformation of street food menu to a classy | | | | privilege! So are you ready to explore Bukharah yet! |