Restaurant Review
The team behind The Bombay in Orpington have brought an exciting concept to Swanley The location of The Bombay in Swanley, Kent is fairly unassuming; it’s just off the M25, on a high street with a couple of neighbouring restaurants and takeaways. But it stands out from the other frontages with its name in gold …
East Preston’s Reema Bengali Cuisine‘s glowing reputation is spreading far and wide As a former full-time taxi driver Abubakr Siddiq has all the requisite customer service skills to run a restaurant: a friendly and efficient approach, the ability to make customers feel at ease the moment they sit down, patience and a determination to go …
Jamun restaurant in Brighton is the latest offering from husband-and-wife team Nitin and Anushree Patil, having opened Spices and Spirits in Basingstoke in 2019 (which was named Best Restaurant of the Year at the Curry Life Awards 2024) and Spice House in Andover two years ago. Jamun, named after the Indian fruit renowned for its …
Three Rooms in Bedford offers a fine dining experience that draws on India’s rich heritage Three Rooms is no ordinary Indian restaurant. Located in Bedford’s town centre, the restaurant aims to provide customers with a multi-sensory, fine dining experience, with dishes inspired by Mughlai cuisine, whose roots date back to the royal kitchens of India. …
Apart from the usual aromas that assault your senses when you enter a curry house, there’s a definite smell of success when you approach the Temple Fusion Restaurant in Woodford Essex. The buzz of happy customers, being served by contented staff, is almost tangible. Winners of several recent awards – both national and local – …
Innovative dishes and healthy ingredients are the order of the day at Olive Naturally Indian. Street food done healthily is the concept behind Olive Naturally Indian and it’s one that seems to be working well. First opened in 2014 in Hemel Hempstead, there are now two other branches (the biggest, in Flitwick and another one …
Zolsha has been going strong for 15 years and is looking to make the next 15 and more count Azid Ahmed, or Ash as he prefers to be known, has taken an unusual path to opening his own curry house. No one in his family had former ties to the restaurant industry but over the …
Takeaways are big business, having grown across the UK in the last year. Curry Life catches up with two Indian takeaways to find out where the challenges lie and their tips for success Whichever survey you look at, It’s clear the takeaway restaurant industry boomed in 2021. Figures from Barclaycard released last December showed that …
Arju Miah MBE, owner of The Taj Mahal in Chippenham, tells Curry Life how his achievements have had an impact above and beyond the hospitality industry Arju Miah MBE has been involved with several restaurants since his arrival in the UK in 1980. The one remaining is his longest-standing venture, the 48-seater Taj Mahal in …
A Club Above the Rest Paprika Club is wowing diners with its refined dishes, its contemporary design and its consistent approach Located in Royal Leamington Spa, Paprika Club has been welcoming customers since 1994. The 90-seater restaurant, opened by Mohammed Azad on the former site of another Indian restaurant, recently unveiled an extensive refurbishment, carried …
By Cosmo Brockway DEEP IN THE KENT COUNTRYSIDE, surrounded by oast houses and hop fields, lies the pretty village of Tenterden. Known as the ‘Jewel of the Weald’ the tranquil market town has a huge amount to offer a visitor, from quaint antique shops to scenic rides on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. Tenterden …
CURRY LIFE’S reporter Sam Smith caught up with Jangir Alam, proprietor of the stunning waterside restaurant Bombay Quay in the town of Northwich, to share his views on opening and running a successful large restaurant – and how to sustain one during a time of national crisis. THE TOWN OF NORTHWICH is south of Warrington, …
