So we Joburg people are always searching for a good curry when we vye down to Durban and all. Seldom do we come across a restaurant that offers not good but GREAT chows.
Whilst down in Durbs…okay North of Durban towards the farm side, my vrou and I was invited by one of her family members to dine out, cos I am thinking I know this my vrous connection for about 17 years now right but not ONE day she choon come and eat by her possie what what. I am skeeming she can’t cook to save her hairstyle.
N E ways back to business, so with a hungry stomach and a itchy hand to hold one glass filled with Charous encouragements (Jack Daniels) we ended up in one joint in Tinley Manor (Charou’s Knysna), to a lovely beach side restaurant called ‘IMPULSE by the SEA’. Just to paint a little picture about this joint, it’s a proper curry mecca, when you enter their doors you are hit with the thitha thitha smell of their freshly prepared curries, the ambience is set right with the well tuned chaar tunes, the bar is well stocked with some good encouragements and the dining area is well laid out in proper Indian styled setting, which further leads out to an open deck overlooking the sea. So you can enjoy a Peter Styvesant and think about how the shad will pull in the morning….
I was overwhelmed by the hospitality (aiyoo yamma). The owner Neville, I think he is a pouridge ou, cos he was giving us one two free dops. Neville was very accommodating and always had a smile on his face…(he is a little bit on the dark side, so he had to smile to be visible)
After a few shots we deceided to order some Prawn Curry, Crab Curry, Mutton Curry, Vegetable Curry and another good dop. The food took about 30 minutes to prepare during this time we was continuously pampered with some fresh papadums, more dops and more dops.
Eventually the food arrived, Maam I tell you I was blown away, that lovely aroma of the curries made me dive straight into it, and as I said the ambience of the restaurant just complemented my whole experience, I had the prawn curry and rice severed with sambals, all well presented in proper Indian dishes and garnished with Dhania (Must have). My vrou smaak big things right, so she tackled the extra large jumbo crabs, which I also dived into after demolishing my prawn curry.
You know what the chaar mense choon, if you dont sweat and wipe your forehead with a towel, then the chows is not good….I was wiping my head one way.
All in all I must say this is the BEST CURRY I have had, and I don’t think any restaurant will ever come close. I love food and I definetly give Impulse a 10 out of 10 for their chows.
Well done to Neville and team for a great experience and now I have something to look forward to the next time I am down there.
And don’t mention my name there, don’t choon you know me…..cos discounts don’t apply there, they are already so cheap for a lukker chow.
Thanks to Gordon and Rashika for taking us out…(We should have spent a lot MORE time there…..but we drove in an OPC)
PS* I walked out of there SHUT SHUT SHUT (Pissed)
Until next time….By the Sea
JHB Charou.
Joburg Charou :: Thitha Thitha Choones 