The most Northern curry house in the UK?

Perhaps not the most northern because there are several curry restaurants in Lerwick and I didn’t check if I was at the northern end of town but either way the Gurkha Kitchen proves that even in the Shetland Islands you can still eat a very acceptable curry. With very welcoming staff for what is essentially…

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Small town curry houses

india village woodhall spa

India Village Woodhall Spa On a recent visit to Woodhall Spa, the history of British Curry Houses came flooding back to me. We visited the India Village which I think is pretty much the only Indian in the town and had a perfectly good curry. The restaurant was busy, the service was good and on…

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Rajdoot Manchester – Restaurant Review

Rajdoot’s Manchester restaurant is located in the corner of Albert Square (nearest to the Central Library) and as you can see from this photo (copied from their website) it is a traditional Indian Restaurant. Although I am as keen as anyone on trying something new it was actually really good to find a curry restaurant…

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Asian Restaurant Awards shortlist

The shortlist has been announced for the first Asian Restaurant Awards, which will be held at the Manchester Hilton, on Monday 5th March 2018. The shortlisted. which was determined by over 100,00 votes from members of the public, can be seen at www.acfederation.org. Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Singaporean,…

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Asian Restaurant Awards announces Manchester venue for glittering ceremony

Asian foodies can nominate their favourite restaurants and takeaways in the first Asian Restaurant Awards, which will be held at the Manchester Hilton, on Monday 12th February 2018. The awards are open to Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese restaurants and takeaways. The…

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Akbars Manchester

Akbars Manchester

I live near Akbars Manchester restaurant on Liverpool road and eat there as well as using their takeaway service and have to say that it is one of the most successful Indian restaurants I know. It always seems to be busy and I can’t really understand why it appears to be so far ahead of…

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Steenbergs Spice Blends For Christmas

Steenbergs Spice Blends

If you are looking for something a little different as a stocking filler these maybe worth trying. I’ve not tested them, or even seen them, I just got their press release and thought it was worth repeating, I leave it to you to discover if they’re any good (or not): Their Press Release: This Christmas…

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Naaantastic T Shirts

Curry Themed T Shirts curryculture.co.uk/ has teamed up with a leading UK design agency to launch a new line of curry themed t-shirts. I know it sounds insane but wait to you see the designs, you’re going to love them. Current favourites include the women’s Naaaan t shirt and the mens Tandoori Geller. I realise…

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