Results tagged “Lasan” from Birmingham Mail - Restaurant Spy

Buffets are not my favourite way of eating. Quality is too often sacrificed for quantity and they are generally the domain of gluttons rather than gourmets.

But last night I visited Lasan for a special Punjabi buffet that was being held and to say I was very impressed indeed would be an understatement.

The deftly spiced and well balanced dishes would have been top-notch had they been served a la carte rather than as a buffet.

Highlights included sassy and crumbly lamb koftas and a rich dish of black lentils. Breads, too, were excellent.

Imitation, so the saying goes, is the sincerest form of flattery. So I guess Birmingham's superb Lasan restaurant should be very flattered indeed.

I met Lasan's charming and innovative owner Jabbar Khan for lunch yesterday and he told me a fabulous story about a recent trip to India.

He was sitting in Mumbai railway station leafing through a local paper when he came across an advertisement for a local restaurant...carrying a picture of one of Lasan's dishes and describing it as one of the Mumbai restaurant's specialities.