Jee Jee’s

Tempted by a Father’s Day promotion in the paper we booked into this Punjabi bar come bbq grill.
You will note that it isn’t a restaurant nor does it profess to be.
The small car park was full on our visit which isn’t surprising as it is quite a large premises. It’s in a recently refurbished pub (The Park Tavern?) and the bars and layout inside reflect that. The refurb has been very well done, it is quite smart, clean and tidy. The tables are generally in close proximity to the bars where you have to place your order from.
The menu is a combination of «Indian grilled food» alongside a few burgers. There are a few curries but the choice is a bit limited just 6 meat & 6 vegetarian, fortunately for me my favourite, the sagwalla (£5.75), was there. Jee Jee’s customers are overwhelmingly Asian and therefore I guess that the food is strongly spiced to suit their homestyle cooking, perfect for my taste but not for everyone incl my kids who found the chicken tikka a bit too hot. There is a butter chicken dish for those who like mild dishes. The onion kulcha nan and rice were very good, the homemade chips excellent plus the bonus of decent sized portions. Unfortunately we didn’t have room for any of the traditional «Indian» sweets.
There is a good choice of lagers, wine & soft drinks at reasonable prices. Even the Stella and house red were surprisingly good. The only negative was the price of the poppadoms at £2 for 3 but we weren’t forced to have them.
Apart from (I’m guessing) the eastern european waitresses, we were the only non asians there that evening. This could make some feel «out of place» but we were made welcome and thoroughly enjoyed the evening which didn’t break the bank.
There is also free Wi-​Fi should you want it!