I met my sister Hollie for lunch yesterday afternoon at Tamarind, an Indian buffet on Demonbreun St. I have eaten in this restaurant space before when it was one of only possibly two Greek diners in town. Now it is Tamarind, one of a possible ten Indian spots in town.
When I eat Indian food in Nashville, I usually eat at Woodlands off West End, it's a vegetarian buffet which would normally turn me off but Woodlands is not the case, with food that good, who needs meat. If you haven't been there...GO!
As far as Tamarind goes, it was quite good. The space is very small so luckily for us it was not very busy. I can't imagine a crowd in such a small area especially when a buffet is involved. They had a few fried appetizer dishes, several different types of rice, a couple great veggie dishes, and a few chicken dishes. My sister told me the last time she was there, they had a goat dish, in which I was disappointed that I didn't get to experience that.
I eat at Indian restaurants maybe three times a year. I like Indian food but it's hard for my palate to comprehend. It all tastes good and half way through, I'm just mixing all the dishes together and scooping it up with nann. I think with Indian food, I am always expecting more, and in the end, it becomes unforgettable to me.
I try to eat everything so I went for the dessert. It was a super sweet soaked donut with lavender and a super sweet pudding with lavender. I tried it, and I tried it again, and I tried it again. I try things that I am not sure that I like, and things I am pretty sure I don't like over and over again. I guess my thought is, that if somebody likes this, I can too? Meanwhile my sister is making strange faces at me as I am more than likely making even stranger faces.
In all, I will definitely go back, fingers crossed for the goat dish. I really had no complaints. My only question is, why are Indian restaurants so dark?
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