"I'm listening"
.
Dear Friends
Over the years i have heard tales from my friends you won’t believe, stories which will make you laugh and ones which make you cry.
Why stop a habit of a lifetime, I would love to hear from you, from your shish memories over the years to today’s visit.
email me on ali@shishmahal.co.uk …. remember I’m always listening
Ali
p.s. have pictures? … no problem send them too
.
.letter from Bill & Stewart (2010)
sent in by famous Pakistani poet WS (2010)
Meri aankhoun say aaojhal aab tak kahan thay tum my searching eyes …. Where were u?
Hairat say soochta houn aab tak kahan thay tum thinking in wonder …. Where were u?
Itni mudtat baad milay ho mujhay tum after so long we meet
Meri hi shehar main, mujh say door kahan thay tum being in the same city …. Where were u?
Shehar-e- Glasgow ka har aik restaurant azmaaya i tried every restaurant in glasgow
Thi jis nayab ki mujh to talash, kahan thay tum the diamond which I was searching for … Where were u?
aab bhi mehsoos hota hai angiliyoun par khanay ka zaiqa I can still taste the flavors on my finger tips
Aye laazat-0-zaiqaye kay shahkar kahan thay tum oh master peace of taste and delicious …. Where were r?
Beti hai aik umer tumhain dhoondtay huay I have lost my whole life in search of u
Aye Khanoun ki ala ravatat kay malik, kahan thay tum oh honor of fine dining where were u?
Nahi daikhi is jaisi mehman-nawazi aur kahin never found this kind of hospitality anywhere else
Aye mashriqi saqafat kay aamen, kahan thay tum piece of our culture lives in this glasgow
Meray umda intikhab ki talash aj khatam Hui my passion for fine dining has ended now
aye badshah-e-zaiqa.. SHISH MAHAL kahan thay tum oh king of taste … Shish mahal where were u?
.
sent in by Glasgow crime novelist Alex Gray (2009)
Dear Ali,
As a long time patron of the Shish Mahal (from around 1969) I have been enjoying the cuisine from your lovely restaurant so much that it has become part of my novels. Since my first crime novel was published in 2002, my main characters, DCI Lorimer and Dr Solly Brightman, regularly enjoy curries in your establishment.
One thing that my readers often tell me is how much they enjoy reading about real places in Glasgow and I sometimes indulge myself by sharing my favourite eateries!
I am currently working on the seventh novel in the DCI Lorimer series and have another little scene set in Park Road. Friday last saw me enjoying a delicious fish curry, notebook by my side to capture the ambience of the evening.
Just thought you might like to know.
Hope you may enjoy my books as much as I enjoy your food!
Best wishes,
Alex Gray