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team mangotree outing 24.09.07
another day out for us thanks to the tips from our customers.

we had a go-kart race and there were a few bumps n bruises but living in the fast lane that is to be expected. this was followed by a meal at a blackpool indian restaurant, talk about busmans holiday. great value, 4 courses for £12 but what were we putting into our bodies? nothing for longivety! all in the aid of science and research. things we do for you! when matre d asked what we thought, we could only say we got a lot for our money but as for the quality – this was wrong table to ask.

thank you ken aka fetla 16.08.07
ken (www.kenbargh.co.uk) asked carolyn & stewart try mangotree, they reported back with this edited txt:

'ken it was honestly most gorgeous indian me and stewart have ever had! i had yellow river soup and oooh madrasi, stewart had the daesy lamb and mango cookies for dessert, we weren't sure about the cookies when we first tried them, but after a couple of bites we loved them. we really liked that he talked us through everything and recommended what would go best with what we chose. the place was beautifully decorated, food abolutely gorgeous and we had an amazing time. thank you for recommending it! he said to ask you about fetla...? lol!'

xtreme dinning 09.06.07
ruth, a regular dinner at mangotree bought her american fiance jason, to sample serious indian food. jason who had never tasted indian curry we questioned his selection of lamb daesy whilst ruth by force of habit chose plain chicken pieces with home made chips. clean plates – nuf said!

our bbc 606 website entry 18.04.07

i have it on good authority that nemanja vidic dined at mangotree.co.uk the night before the european cup semi final. he devoured a wheelybin full of suicidal heat lamb corpse bhunna made with 3 full size spring lambs and 20 dragon met patti. nothing strange about that you will say, until you hear that he ate it through his a**

vegans 15.03.07

entertained our first vegans. tried to make it special but failed to impress, neither were they magnanimous. lady felt our coconut dish was 'too' coconutty. the gentleman said potatoes were undercooked until advised 'potato' was white radish left crunchy – he took the hump. our potwasher remarked 'who licked these plates' as hardly a chopped onion was visible. odd for someone who werent impressed by our cuisine! they didnt tip the staff but said they would return. though not our nemesis, perhaps restuarants further down the road will provide them better options! didnt notice if shoes were made of leather. funny how you just know at the time of booking it is going to be a bad night!

thank you for a successful valentines night 14.02.07

i was too busy stuck in the kitchen to take pics this year. sorry

confessions and funny things we do 15.12.06

when i was at the kindergarton there was this chav from a welltodo family that sat next to me. everyday i would pick his pocket and nick his handerchief. my mum would dutifully wash and return it next day after giving me a roasting and questioning my upbringing. she couldnt believe i would such a thing this to this lovely boy when i had my own handerchief but chose to use my sleeves. he just got on my nerves mum!

scouts network party 09.12.06
......good company, good food, good booze, great toys

lady walks into a restaurant..... 06.12.06
'at my local indian restaurant, i normally have a
balti-bhuna-passanda-garlic-chilli chicken tikka in chicken milk and lemon grass & gujarati spicey dumplings dressed with a dash of homemade ruby port, plum & gauva sauce'

'would you like that accompanied with butter rice, saffron rice, chappattis, peshawari pattibread, when dragon met patti, pasta penne, daesy mumbai potatoes, mungbean dal, indian vegetable ratatouille, fresh spinach leaves lightly flavoured & wilted in butter & olive oil, dinner chips, frozen chips or reconstituted mcdonalds happy meal style chips? ......maam'

first booking for valentines night 2007 03.12.06

we havent published the menu yet! talk about beating the crowd

lady walks into a restaurant..... 02.12.06

and says she is a vegetarian who doesnt like vegetables!

private party of young ladies making own music 30.11.06
......good company, good food, good wine, great music

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man walks into a restaurant..... 25^th.11.06

after, pops, starters and mains, asked for the stodgiest dessert we maike! chunkies dream!

1^st mangotree iou 10.11.06

instigated by lynn clarke – thank you

confessions and funny things we do 15.10.06

a popular past time in india for young and old is the spinning top. they come in all sizes and many a battle is played in efforts to puncture/spike/break your apponents top which are made of wood and spin on a solid metal spike. having watched the older boys honing their spikes in tree trunks. i decided to hone my top but could not get it to penetrate a tree even when using a rock as a hammer. being an imaginative indian engineer i improvised this honing on my grandmas cushions! when she saw these holes in her favourite pillows and cushions she was understandably horrified and thought her bed had been plagued with worms, bed mites, termites and everything under the moon. accordinging to my grandma if ever an angel walked this planet it was yours truly so i was never a suspect. (though in my crawling days my uncles tied my ankle with a length of rope attached to a stake when i was liable to get into mischief). sorry grandma it was me. as i got older realised the boys were in fact sticking their top spikes into cracks in trees to straighten the spikes not sharpen them!

boy walks into a restaurant..... 25^th.09.06

and asks for a job and starts immediately as chief potwasher (that was his post, not the name of a red indian chief). after a few shifts rings in to say that he is not cut out for working! suppose we enjoy it....?

roadtrip! 14.08.06
ship ahoy! r o a d t r i p

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gentleman & daughter: table of 6 tuesday 9.00pm 25.07.06

sorry we couldnt accommodate you. said you will be back, speak to me and i will sort something good for you and your party, many thanks for understanding

booked a table and arrived engaged 23.07.06
shaun & amanda – the newly betroved, our contratulations

breakfast in oban! 16.07.06
after the marauders party we are off on a r o a d t r i p

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four generations of marauding women! 16.07.06

......good company, good food, good wine, great fun

whats this monkey business then?
1 protect givency top or he'll do his nut – cost arm and a leg
2 hold glass to your mouth
3 down the hatch in one!
4 cough, cough, gone all up my nose
5 no-one told me about the lumpy bits!

1st xmas party booking for 2006! 13.07.06
thank you 'the' network, we will make it a whale of an occasion

......good company, good food, good wine & super party tricks

secret santa will ensure an awesome night, bet somebody gets mangoed!

pictures see above

fernando & mercedes have a spanish fiesta! 11.06.06

they came to a restaurant for celebrations decking out the area with ballons and streamers

a gathering of old and new friends to celebrate the day of birth. food aplently, moderation of wine, copious amounts of laughter with children weaving in and out of adult legs

out came the sweets from the boot of a car, the flashing of flash lights before the silence as they devoured their plate of dessert

why cant people be 40 every year?

......good company, good food, good wine

cup final - cardiff? rather be at mangotree! 13.05.06

when 'saturday comes' & in front of the tele isnt for you:
......good company, good food, good wine
celebrations for a 50^th wedding anniversary, our congratulations

may i have the next dance madam? 26.04.06

when you hire a decent venue for the evening, add:
......good company, good food, good wine
its a recipe to cook up a good party and smiles on faces

are our portions large enough? 20.04.06

8 nice people ate 16 pops & dips, 8 starters, 8 bhagujis, 8 banana boms, 3 kormas, 1 byriani, 1 massalla, 3 roosters, 3 butter rice, 3 saffron rice, 2 pattibread and a bun, 8 nibbles, (couldnt stay for desserts) 1 bhaguji and aprox 10 cookies 2go. clean plates eh?

not a nibble left for a mouse!

young diners enjoy spicey food 13.04.06

banana with attitude – our new desert is going down well with both the young and old. yum yum

local submission 14.02.06

led to believe this is a local attraction and a gargoyle, me thinks dragons breath got the better of him, orange would clash therefore hasnt been mangoed

debbies birthday bash 10.02.06

how old? i am not telling, a likkle wabbit has told me 'the lady has a very vicious streak when rowled! enjoy the trip to crufts? you have a smile on your face

on a quite wednesday night 22.02.06

talk about bringing your own bottle to mangotree but sharwoods?! bit like an european making a curry for an indian! is that pc correct?

valentines night 2006 14.02.06

just some of the guests who enjoyed mangotree hospitality during this year valentines night celebrations

out of the blue 11.02.06

'found these pearl mangos in oz, have you seen them before?'

'no, dont look nothing like mine'

anne marie ladies night 26.01.06

think only men can eat and drink or know how to party? huh! women can also act the goat, something else men cant claim a monopoly on!

scouts network 18.12.05

note the gatecrasher at head of table looking for a free meal and drinks in pic 1. in pic 2 he is 'herded up' and unceremoniously dealt with

paul macca newsham sometime in 2005

what you doing in madison square watching paul macca cartney when your rooster is getting cold and the chips are being burnt? pic 2 is better eh?