House of Momo

eatinbrixton

February 2

Address: Granville Arcade, Text

Unit 71-72

It isn't often that we wander round Brixton Village and find space in any of the food outlets but on this occasion we were lucky. Then we discovered that we were not really lucky as House of Momo is open 7 days a week - so no baked bean Mondays. The restaurant is inside and outside. We chose inside, one of the few tables available, as it was a bit cool in the Village corridor. Decor is limited - wooden benches and tables but little on the walls as most is window.

A Momo is a steamed and filled dumpling from Nepal or Tibet. It is usually served with a sauce called Achar. They offer steamed and steamed and fried momos filled with Chicken, Veg, Cheese & veg or Beef, but also there are Thalis, curry, fried rice and noodles or a combination (Combo) of rice or chow mein together with momos.

We chose two "combos" - fried rice and chicken steamed momos covered with sweet, hot and spicy sauce and steamed and fried momos filled with beef on top of chow mein with that same sauce.

We liked the steamed dumplings but the fried ones when cooler were a bit tough so we recommend sticking to the steamed ones - alternatively order the fried ones separately as a starter, so you can definitely eat them while they're hot. We liked the noodles and the fried rice - both were very big portions and spicy, the rice a little more than the noodles. The veg additions gave them some texture and a bit of a bite.

They were very large portions, so we were too full for dessert.

There were soft drinks, juices, beers, wine, whiskey (Hibiki and Nikka!) and mixers like gin and tonic as well as a tea selection. We washed everything down with water, a mango lassi and a beer.

The bill was £36.00 and we were full. Service was fast and we could easily have made it to the Ritzy for a later show, but we returned to lolling on the sofa while we digested all this food. We will return when we are not on a calorie-controlled diet.