By far the best indian food I have had in Panama to date. I had an incredible chicken tikka kebab (really huge amount of chicken) a fantastic (kadeer?) paneer and the best naan (cheese with garlic) I think I have ever had. Food was extremely freshly prepared and too hot to eat initially. Spices were really really good.....definitely not watered down in any way for softer palettes.
However, the new owner needs to be careful of service. For some reason this restaurant - as it did before - seems to be a meeting point for the local Indian community coming to talk business or just hang out. This for me makes the restaurant appear less serious about what it is there to do. I was the only customer in the restaurant and the owner/manager was talking business to some locals close to me whilst the only waiter sat watching the football. He did check on me, but I think only because I was sat so close to the bar so he had to keep walking past me, otherwise I'm sure I would have been forgotten about if I had been further away. Bearing in mind that the decor and even furnishings are exactly the same as with the previous restaurant....I feel they need to look after the local (non-Indian) business better and improve the service or it will not win more business. Panamanians do like Indian food from what I have seen, but the decor and service needs to be improved to win them over.
Having said all this, if you know and love Indian food then you will realise that this place is a step above all the others, and that is the main reason I would go back....and for just the food alone it is totally worth it!
