Out for dinner on a Monday!

We don't go out that much but as it is a friend's birthday today we are going out to try a new local place for dinner! How exciting! It's a surprise of a curry like nature and it's our first visit so I will post a bit later what we think!
Well, what an interesting night! We ended up at a retaurant called Slate in Mountsorrel, near Loughborough. It used to be an old fashioned pub but has been revamped (as so many have!) into a light, airy, comfortable, young trendy restaurant with very friendly staff who made us feel very welcome.
We were there for a theme night of curry but they usually offer "traditional british food with a twist".. I was disappointed to see that their website was offering a Boxing Day brunch 3 months out of date - not a good reflection on the restaurant I always think!
So - on to the 4 course meal for the offer price of £10.95. We got a popadom each with a couple of chutneys for course 1, followed by a choice of 2 starters - we had one each. The samosa was mediocre and the meat option (I'm still not sure what meat it was!) was reconstituted so not entirely palatable! The main course offered a chicken dish and a slow cooked lamb option which were very tasty. Pudding were sweet dumpling things which none of us could eat as they were far too sweet!
Anyway - a nice bottle of wine and good company resulted in a good evening had by all but I would like to return to Slate to try their normal menu to see if that is where the chef's strengths are!