This was our fifth 'curry guide' visit to this small, unpretentious, above-average curry house. On our last visit we wrote: "Overall, a variable experience. The dishes they do well are well worth searching out, but the starters are invariably below standard." Which is pretty much what we thought this time. It's also worth mentioning that the prices have remained the same for three years running!

We started with mushroom pakora (£1.30), onion bhaji (90p), potato bhaji (90p), and veg pakora (90p). Like last time, and the time before that, the mushroom pakora was poor, plenty of tasty batter, but very little mushroom - and this time they were overdone and rock hard. The potato bhaji was the best of the lot, nice crisp batter and potatoes which, unlike last time, were well-cooked. The onion bhajis and veg pakoras were pretty standard, but nothing special.

I had a palak mushroom, and as ever at the K2 the mushrooms were excellent, though the chef was sparing with the spinach. I ordered the dish apna-style, and it was nicely fiery without being overpoweringly hot. The meat rogan josh contained plentiful, tender, succulent meat in a hot, rich sauce, though the tomatoes were decidedly burnt. The vegetable masala was described as, "Nice chunky fresh vegetables, thought the dish overall lacked flavour and was on the bland side." The palak dall was enjoyed: plenty of spinach in this one, and tasty toor dall, with a nice peppery tang.

Again, we found the experience at the K2 a variable one. We'd like to be more charitable to this restaurant - the service is fast, efficient, and very friendly - but the standard of some of the dishes lets it down. Stick to the mushrooms, dall, spinach, meat, and avoid the mixed veg dishes. Well worth a try, though - and we'd be interested in hearing what our readers think of the K2.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)
Tandoori naan: £1.00, Garlic naan: £1.50, popadums: 25p.

This was our fourth 'curry guide' visit to this small, unpretentious, above-average curry house, and on our last visit we wrote: "The K2... is a smallish restaurant with an intimate atmosphere, and serves very variable curries at cheap prices." In fact, the prices have remained the same for over two years.

We started with mushroom pakora (£1.30), onion bhaji (90p), potato bhaji (90p), and chicken pakora (£1.60). Like last time, the mushroom pakora was poor, plenty of tasty batter, but very little mushroom. The onion bhaji was average, the potato bhaji okay but undercooked. The chicken pakora was disappointing: wads of batter and precious little meat.

I ordered a dall mushroom - the K2 does the best mushroom curries around - only to be told that hey had run out of mushrooms. So I had dall spinach instead. It was very good, the dall nicely cooked (i.e.: not a mush) and the spinach likewise. (Though the parsimonious point-giver JohnM would only give the same dish a 5.) The balti gosht was excellent: big, succulent pieces of lamb in a mild, mouth-watering sauce. The veg dahi was above average, thought it must be said that there wasn't much hint of yoghurt and ginger in the dish. The vegetable madras was nothing special, all raw heat without the subtleties of the better varieties of this dish (try the Kashmir.)

The portions of the cheaper dishes were disappointing (is this how they've kept the prices the same?), and we finished the meal feeling a little hungry.

No barfi, even though it was on the menu (they said they'd run out) and some truly terrible coffee at 50p a cup.

Overall, a variable experience. The dishes they do well are well worth searching out, but the starters are invariably below standard.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)
Tandoori naan: £1.00, Garlic naan: £1.50, popadums: 25p.

Our third visit to the K2 in just over a year found it much as we remembered - and the prices were the same as on our last visit, eleven months ago. The K2 is situated on the notorious Lumb Lane, and is not as popular as the Sweet Centre next door. It a smallish restaurant with an intimate atmosphere, and serves very variable curries at cheap prices. It's the only restaurant to our knowledge that serves lobia - black eyed bean - curry.

We started with mushroom pakora (£1.30) and chicken pakora (£1.60). The mushroom pakora was pretty poor, a soggy mess of undercooked batter with a few slivers of mushroom. The chicken pakora adequate

I ordered a dall mushroom, (as the K2 does the finest mushroom curries in the city). The dish was very good, the mushrooms fulsome and succulent and the sauce thick and spicy, though, on the minus side, there wasn't much dall in the dish. The vegetable rogan josh, on the other hand, was disappointing - the vegetables cut too large, the flavour dull and bland. The chicken dahi was monotonous and lacked any distinct flavour

We finished of with very mediocre coffee. On our last visit, sweets were in stock, but not this time - even though they were on the menu.

Overall, we were disappointed with the standard on the fare on offer at the K2 this time around - though we'd recommend the mushroom curries, and from past experience the lobia dishes are excellent, and we'd certainly advise the serious curry fan to give the restaurant a go.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)

Our second visit to the K2 in four months found it much as we remembered - with the exception of a small price rise (about 20p per curry). The K2 is situated on the notorious Lumb Lane, and is not as popular as the Sweet Centre next door. It a smallish restaurant with an intimate atmosphere, and serves average-to-good curries at cheap prices - and the portions are generous. It's also the only restaurant to our knowledge that serves lobia - black eyed bean - curry.

We kicked off with veg pakora (90p), onion bhaji (90p), potato bhaji (90p). The veg pakora was bland and dry, and the onion bahjis, of the big red donut variety, were not the best we've sampled of late. The main course was much better. I had a lobia and mushroom (the mushroom dishes are particularly recommended here) and it was very good, nicely flavoured, and a generous portion. The other curries did not score so well, with the lobia palak being judged a little too dry. We had two Indian guests along tonight, all the way from Bombay, and they rated the curries here as average. The chicken dahi was ordinary and uninspiring.

Overall, diners this time seemed not as impressed as on our last visit, though I'd certainly recommend the K2 for aficionados of mushrooms and black eyed beans. On our last visit we gave the K2 a black mark because, although they listed sweets in the menu - gulab jamans, barfi, etc - they didn't actually sell them. This time, however, we are happy to report that they are stocked, and are some of the finest we've sampled.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)

K2, on the notorious Lumb Lane, is not as popular as the Sweet Centre next door; it's smaller, with a more intimate atmosphere, and serves good curries at cheap prices - and the portions are generous. It's also the only restaurant to our knowledge that serves lobia - black eyed bean - curry. (Though they'd run out of lobia on the night of our visit.)

We kicked off with veg pakora (90p), onion bhaji (90p), potato bhaji (90p), and chips (90p). They came in fifteen minutes, and though we found the pakora a little bland, the bhajis were tasty enough.

The curries arrived twenty five minutes after ordering. I was pleased with my aloo gobi - potatoes and cauliflower. The portion was excellent and the dish itself rich, highly spiced, and a little hotter than the average Bradford curry - no bad thing. All the mixed vegetable dishes were distinctive - they hadn't been prepared in one big pan and then altered slightly to produce rogan joshes, bhunas, etc: each had its own individual flavour. Personally, I would recommend the mushroom dishes here - you won't find a better palak (spinach) and mushroom dish in the city... (even though MichaelH gave it a measly 6/10.)

A black mark against the K2 is the fact that although they list Indian sweets in the menu - gulab jamans, barfi, etc - they don't actually sell them - though don't let this put you off sampling yet another of the city's good mid-range restaurants.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)