Taste of Easton – Eastern Taste

In the four years we’ve lived in Easton, visits to Eastern Taste have become a fixture in our culinary lives – from social gatherings of 8-10, to a quick curry for the two of us early on a Friday evening, Eastern Taste is exactly what you’d want and expect from a local curry house.

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Compared with the fashionable Thali 50 yards down the road, Eastern Taste looks a bit old-fashioned – it’s menu too is traditional, with the large range of curries you would expect and, in some circumstances, dread. As with many such establishments, it does help to know what to order, but unlike many you aren’t limited to the specials only.  From starters, to specials, mains and sides, the quality is consistently high and very tasty. 

Particular favourites for me are the Karahi, Pathia, Madras and especially the Balti – all curry houses think they can do Balti, but this is definitely a great example of the dish.  Trina’s usual favourite is the Vindaloo (her palate will take more of a beating than mine) – quite a dry heat in comparison to the sweeter Madras, but very edible.  I usually go for Tikka’d meat rather than straight as there’s a bit more flavour.  Prawn and other fish dishes, and veggie sides are also great – the Sag Aloo is fantastic.

The restaurant is BYO – typical for Easton and cuts your costs down. Typically we manage to spend about £25 between us for popadums, starters and mains (they also know us well and Trina get’s her own plate of sliced onion to accompany the popadums…). 

The service is very friendly, and they usually squeeze us in if it’s just the two of us – it can get busy, especially Thursday to Saturday, so it’s worth booking.

In all, a great place to spend an hour or an evening.