Having lived in Dartford for a large portion (18 years)of my life, it is rare to find new things to do in Dartford, but tonight, I did something new!
My sister invited me to The Jafflong for an evening of curry and company with some of her friends. Curry would never be my first choice of meal out. I much prefer Chinese and most other restaurants, I like curry, but not that much. It is the only takeaway my family ever gets so I always relish a chance to have a different cuisine. But I do like curry and I love spending time with my sister, so a win win for me.
The Jafflong offers a 'banquet' deal 3 times a week, which is what we had tonight, and it is exceptional value for money. For £9.95 you get a starter, main, side dish and a rice or bread. Most curry houses offer a similar deal so it is always worth researching which days are best to go.
My sister and I both went for the mixed starter, which was a vegetable samosa, an onion bhajji and 2 pieces of chicken tikka. It was loved. I often find onion bhajjis are too greasy but they were lovely. We had had poppadums so retained our chutneys so have with our starters, which worked out a treat, I love mango chutney and we had plenty to enjoy with out poppadoms and starters. Delicious.
For our mains we did some sharing to give us a variety. We had a Chicken Shaslik, chicken dupiaza, a cauliflower bhajji, an aubergine bhajji, a vegetable rice and an onion naan. It was all very tasty. The food was served very quickly and we got everything we ordered, a lot on a table of 6. I especially enjoyed the onion naan, a much more subtle flavour than a garlic naan. I would certainly order it again. Everything we had was cooked really well and tasted.
The restaurant is fairly small but it doesn't feel overcrowded. The staff are really fantastic. So efficient and friendly. The Jafflong is definitely worth a visit and we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Sunday 28 September 2014
It's time. To Face. The Music.
My brother turned 30 this week and has set my sister, her
boyfriend and myself each a blog challenge to celebrate. My challenge is the
top 10 X Factor finalists of all time.
I have been meaning to blog about the X Factor for a while.
This series has been really terrific and people just are not giving it enough
credit. I am delighted Simon and Cheryl are back. Mel is doing a great job and I
love that the three of them call Louis Walsh ‘lu-lu’. There is a huge amount of
talent and I am loving it. So watch it!! Don’t even consider watching Strictly.
Tess Daley and Claudia Winkleman are insufferable. ITV is the place to be.
Anyway… on to the list. This is based purely on my opinion.
That is it!
10. Shayne Ward.
If you like the X Factor you are probably thinking what on
earth!? If he hadn’t been such an idiot since leaving the show then James
Arthur would have pushed Shayne out but I cannot bring myself to put a
homophobe in my top ten. Shayne goes in the top ten mainly just because he is
from the first 2 series, which I reckon Simey likes to forget about! We need to
keep reminding him of the people that came out of the beginnings. So Shayne ‘that’s
my goal’ Ward takes the tenth spot!
9. JLS
Right most people will think JLS should be higher but
towards the end of their career their songs were awful. I have never really
been a huge JLS fan but what I like is that they were the first band that were
decent! And they weren’t put together for the show. They were four friends who
loved singing together and they did a fairly good job, so they deserve their 9th
spot.
8. Matt Cardle
It’s a shame Matt’s career never really took off. I loved his
voice and think he should have done a lot better than he did. Still, according
to Wikipedia he is currently recording his 4th album so life isn’t
so bad!
7. Leona Lewis
Keep Bleeding in Love is a great Karaoke song so Leona
deserves a spot just for that. She walked her year, no one even really
compared. She’s done really well and recorded some good songs so well done to
her. I still remember her first audition when she sung somewhere over the
rainbow.
Effortless.
6. Rebecca Ferguson.
Another classic example of someone who has failed to really
reach her potential. She should have had numerous number one singles by now.
She absolutely had the voice for it and it just hasn’t happened. What I like
about Rebecca is that she is genuinely different. People try too hard to be
different nowadays and be a bit quirky but her voice was truly unique and
beautiful. Leona may have been more successful but I think Rebecca has a better
voice!
5. Jahmene Douglas
A genuine guy with an incredible voice. According to
Wikipedia he is currently recording his second album. I hope he does well! Good
luck Jahmene!!
4. Olly Murs
What I like about Olly is that I think he knows he isn’t the best singer! He has personality to carry him through. He has released some
really good songs and seems like a nice fella. His songs are just so catchy.
3. Little Mix
The only band to ever win X Factor. That says a lot. At
first I wasn’t convinced but it was in Halloween week that I really started to
like Little mix.
They were good singers, they sang competent harmonies and
they could handle routines. I think they were really good on the X Factor and I
really wanted them to win. In some years I haven’t really had a favourite but I
really wanted them to win. They’re good!
2. One Direction
Even I am a little shocked that they haven’t come first. I
am not ashamed to admit that I love One Direction. They are great. I love them.
Especially Niall. I even have my set of One Direction gel pens. I am sad I
know! Their movie was epic. It made me laugh, it made me cry, I was singing
along and I was buzzing when I left the cinema. These guys are taking on the world.
Whatever you think of them it’s good to see a British band do so well on a
World wide scale! I just hope that they don’t burn out too soon. There is
definitely a time limit on a band like One Direction so it will be interesting
to see how long they last.
FYI the best One Direction Song is Kiss You!
And at Number 1 is….
1. Ella Henderson.
This girl is quality. What I love about Ella is she entered
the X Factor at 16 years old and only came 5th. She was unfairly in the bottom 2 with the
person who went on to win. But she went away, matured and nurtured her talent.
Then she came back with an EPIC first single. Ghost is a great song. Those 2
years meant she had time to grow up a little bit and really develop her talent.
I hope that she gets an amazing follow up single and has a long and successful career.
Here is the best song she ever did…
Cher’s believe. It still gives me goose bumps. Incredible.
I hope you enjoyed this blog! Please watch the X Factor! It
is a great show now Gary Barlow has left!
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