Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Khana Khazana

This vegetarian Indian restaurant is located in Wanchai, on the first floor of a commercial building. I had visited a few years back, but that happened to be for lunch and this time I decided to revisit them for dinner. The decor is pretty simple, and everything is of the no-frill style.

I ordered a Sweet Lassi to start, and a couple of appetizers. The Vegetable Samosa is quite nicely done, with the deep-fried cone pocket having nice fillings of green peas and potato, seasoned well with spices. For some it might be a bit spicy, but you can put some of the sweet sauce to balance the flavor.

The other appetizer is Plain Dosa with Masala, which is a dish I have not experienced before but apparently quite famous. When served I was caught by surprised on the size, with the crunchy wrap close to half a metre long. Inside there is a potato salad seasoned with spice, with a coconut paste on the side. There is also a soup provided, which is tasty and rich.

Then we have the Tandoori Platter, served on a sizzling iron plate. There are different types of tandoori, including Haryali Kebab which is fresh spinach and garden vegetable minced and oven-baked in skewers; Vegetable Seekh Kebab which is fresh minced vegetable oven-baked in skewers; Paneer Tikka which is marinated cottage cheese; Tandoori Gobi of marinated cauliflower, and Tandoori Bharwan Aloo of potato stuffed with condiments. All of them are nice, but I particularly like the potato so if you cannot finish all the tandoori would recommend just opt for that one.

Frankly by now we are already very full, but we also did order a Vegetable Jalfrezi and Naan. The dry curry is really fragrant, not the usual spicy notes but one more of the fresh herbs and spice, and the tomato, beans and other vegetable are sweet and juicy.

The flavors are great and the dry curry for me is the best dish of the night and for vegetarians or not this I am sure would be a winner. The Naan is good too.

Near the end of the dinner we saw a big group of Indian visitors coming, and it seems that the restaurant is also a spot for tourist groups visiting HK. The bill was $469 and considering the quality, the amount of food we ordered, it is quite a good value restaurant and would be a nice option if you would like to have vegetarian dishes for a change.