Olde Goa (Norbury)

• Who wants to please and share his genuine knowledge and experience with his customers
• Utterly delicious very distinctive Goan food and live music by Geoff who is a gifted singer and guitarist
• Savio and his team are refreshingly genuine
• Savio is hands on and happily engages with his customers
• Willingness to please like the best of hosts at a really good dinner party
• Light and distinctive is for people who like to taste what they eat
• Offering us their delicious food in what is a little gem of a restaurant
• My kids love Olde Goa (Norbury) and this is a perfect place for fresh and healthy food with amazing taste
• The crab cakes were probably the best I've had and the fish curry was brilliant
• I have always firmly believed that our roots go a long way in defining our bond with the food we enjoy
• My Goan roots have made me have love affairs with almost every cuisine that has come my way
• The voice at the other end had the familiar warmth of Goa and the connection was instantly made with Savio the one man show at Olde Goa
• Savio welcomed us with a big smile
• One wall is adorned with the familiar Mario Miranda's cartoons while the kitchen is surrounded by small artefacts that would instantly transport you to a Goan village
• We started off with Limbu Soda (a modified lemonade) with rock salt and that is where you knew you were at the right place
• Savio then dished out an excellent starter platter of his signature Crab and Fish cakes along with some Lamb croquettes
• Peixe Recheado (with tilapia) and Sorpotel (pork curry diced pork marinated in Goan coconut vinegar) with some Goan boiled rice and some Pilau rice
• The Recheado which has its origins in Portugal was the best dish of the day
• One could feel it melt with every bite
• The prawns curry with coconut made the experience almost complete
• (The original Bebinca is supposed to have 16 layers)
• We returned with some lovely memories and tastes of Olde Goa and the lovely hospitality of Savio
• 45 minutes drive later we were at lunching at Savio's Olde Goa
• An owner in Savio who makes you feel you are dining at home all come together to provide my absolute favorite dining experience in London
• Been twice now with my good friends who never stop talking about Olde Goa (Norbury)

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