Not authentic enough (London)

I took an English friend, Simon, to the Indian YMCA canteen for lunch one year.  

Simon had travelled around India for a while after he graduated from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) in 1980.  

The moment he walked in, he sniffed the air, and said, "OH!  This smells just like India!"  

Then, when his chicken curry dish arrived and he started to tuck into it, he said, "No, it's not authentic enough -- there's too much meat on the chicken…!"

(London, 1982? / 1983?)