Swagat - Richmond

http://www.swagatindiancuisine.co.uk/

At the end of July, for my birthday treat He took me to my favourite Indian restaurant, Swagat. I love the food here as it is always delicious, but it's not cheap so we tend to save it for special occasions.

I love the Aloo Tikka Chaat as a starter, and every time we go we share this along with some papadums and sauces, but we tend to vary our main courses, particularly as they have a variety of specials on offer.

The food at Swagat is always great, but unfortunately, partly due to it's position halfway up Richmond Hill, past lots of other popular restaurants, it tends to be quite quiet and doesn't have the most amazing atmosphere. We were also disappointed that the aircon seemed to be broken - we even asked if it was working since it was baking hot inside, making us eager to leave at the end of the evening.

Just a short note - when we got back to my flat He vanished with my flatmate and I happened to glance out of the window to see them drive off with no explanation.....about 15minutes they both returned and it turned out he had made his first ever cake for my birthday, which was absolutely delicious (we won't mention the biscuit he made in the first instance - the recipe said two eggs and 4oz of everything else so that's what he did, and then meticulously split it between two pans). Thank you!!!