Reviews and Recommendations of Restaurants in the UK

Curry Garden Restaurant
10 High St. Ringwood, Hampshire - (New Forest), UK.

when myself and wife called into The Curry Garden at Ringwood . We had two very nice meals and a pleasant chat with an extremely polite/professional waiter [Humayun]. We have marked The Curry Garden in our good food memory and when next in the area a stop by will definitely be priority. Have also hooked up to your Website " CuisineNet " and will be put straight on to my favourites.

Keep up the good work!

Richard wood - Ealing, London

City Bay View - Chinese Restaurant
Poole, Dorset, UK

Hi. I would like to recommend a restaurant called City Bay View in Poole Dorset. It is a very nice Chinese Restaurant with a very wide ranging menu. Thanks.

Steve Mayer.

The British Raj - Indian Restaurant
227, London Rd, Dartford, Kent, UK, DA9 9DF. Tel: 01322 385412

Hi, I promise this is an unsolicited recommendation but I would like to suggest the above Restaurant would be worthy of inclusion in your list.

I have long enjoyed Indian/Asian cuisine and to have such an excellent restaurant in this area is more like having a Jewel in a cloth cap than a Jewel in the Crown! I read an article in an Indian Restaurant magazine on who you are and what you are in the process of developing. Good luck and I look forward to visiting this site in future. Regards.

Tony R

Shemon's Indian Cuisine Restaurant
Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK

I would like to nominate Shemon's Indian Cuisine in Oxford. It provides excellent quality food using only the best and freshest ingredients. The service is friendly and efficient yet not too familiar. Being recently refurbished it has a bright warm decor. Situated in the city centre makes it ideal. The menu is wide and varied with vegetarians fully catered. Its best dish is the Biriyani, as its portions are generous yet costs as little as £4.95. The set meals provide superb value as they contain dishes like chicken korai and tikka mossala and many side dishes which cost £21.95 (for two). Taken separately it would cost £35 in total.

I strongly recommend this medium sized yet cosy restaurant to be your guide. Thanks.

Sham.

Just 32 - modern British
Sun Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK

A little bit of London in the burbs. Very cosy, but professional with a lively modern blue and yellow design motif. Excellent food - modern British, good fish selection, good cheese board, and a great wine list - which the waiters actually can talk about. Could rival some of the best in London. Try it you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Beth Flynn - Hertfordshire, UK

Royal Orchid - Thai Restaurant
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK

The best Thai I've ever had - even better than the Blue Elephant in London. No take away, though, because that degrades the freshness of the ingredients. Be sure to book, or you'll have to wait it out at the pub next door.

Beth Flynn - Hertfordshire, UK

Blue Elephant - Thai Restaurant
Fulham Boulevard, London, UK

I Would like to Recommend the BLUE ELEPHANT THAI RESTAURANT in Fulham Boulevard in London. The Food is Superb and the Atmosphere is second to none. If you Know what your looking for the Menu is very Extensive but if your not so sure then Try the Banquet. I Have recently Visited Thailand and the Food in the Blue Elephant is very Authentic. I've been to this Restaurant 4 Times now and have yet to be Disappointed. But if you Don't want to be Embarrassed then don't tell them it's your Birthday. But you'll have to go to find out what they do. Definitely 10 out of 10.

Rob Owen

Jhopri - South Indian Restaurant
Southgate, London N14, UK

I would like to recommend the Jhopri Indian Restaurant in Southgate, London N14. This is definitely not an ordinary Indian! Jhopri specialise in south Indian food and the menu is different and delicious. There are cold starters in addition to the more usual bhajis, samosas and purees. Many of the main dishes were new to me. There is an extensive range of vegetarian dishes. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming - no flock wall paper! I have been four or five times and recommend you give it a try. Its a rare find! Prices are reasonable - £50 including drinks/wine will be ample for two. (Its just down The Bourne, about 2 mins walk from Southgate underground station on the Piccadilly Line).

M. Stephenson

Pakwaans - Indian Restaurant
High Road, Ilford, UK.

Pakwaans, Indian Restaurant, at High Road Ilford is the best place we've eaten so far (taking into account a lot of restaurants), there is excellent live music, especially on Friday evenings.

Raj Dhillon

Dynasty - Indian Restaurant
Brockenhurst (New Forest), Hampshire, UK.

Dynasty in Brockenhurst serves fresh, good quality Indian Cuisine in pleasant surroundings in a warm and friendly manner. From the taste of the Lobster Massala to the Nann Breads you can tell this foods has been prepared freshly for you. I recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting the area as well as all the locals. I would be interested to here other opinion of this restaurant.

Rose Cummins - Alderholt, Dorset

The Bengal Tandoori - Indian Restaurant
16 Downs Way, East Preston, West Sussex, UK.

The Bengal Tandoori, is without doubt the best in West Sussex. Situated between Worthing and Littlehampton just off the main road with easy parking it has become a favourite for Curry Lovers in the area. Affectionately known to locals as Noo Noo's (the waiter who has been their since they opened about 10 years ago is called Nanu - spelt I don't know how!!) they last year bought the shop next door to double the size. Thankfully standards have not dipped when getting larger. Try it, you will love it!

Chris Rolph- Worthing, West Sussex.

Kutis Brasserie - Indian Restaurant
39 Oxford Street, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.

Kutis Brasserie is a High Class Indian Restaurant which serves unusual fish dishes alongside the usual Chicken Tikka Massala, Prawn Pattia etc, for those who enjoy good quality Indian food in very pleasant surroundings and would like to taste a few different dishes, this is the restaurant to choose. I would be interested to here other opinion of this restaurant.

Rose Cummins - Alderholt, Dorset

Shalimar - Indian Restaurant
Shalimar Restaurant 9 Hambledon Parade, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK

I was recommended to this restaurant by a close friend several years ago. I have not looked back ever since. If you're looking for excellent food, superb service and a warm ambiance then this is the place to go to. Although I have tried other restaurants none seem to compare with the Shalimar. This is one place not to be missed !

Gary Bull - Fareham

Veeraswamy - Indian Restaurant
99 Regent Street, (Piccadilly Circus on your list) London, UK

I am surprised that you do not have Veeraswamy. It must have amongst the best Indian food in town, apart from being the granddaddy of Indian restaurants. I have eaten there on several occasions in the past few months, and have seldom been disappointed. I have found the dishes to be the genuine dishes from Indian homesof different regions- cooked the way they should be . Eg the Oysters from Kerala, the aromatic Biryani from Hyderabad, and the real rogan josh from Lucknow. The new design and decor is stunning - vibrant and modern. The staff were friendly, and on the whole professional. It is not cheap - about £75 for a a full meal for 2 people for 3 courses with wine and coffee. But it is worth it. So give it a try.

R Bajaj

The Eye of the Tiger - Indian Restaurant
207 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset UK

May I please report on a return visit to The Eye of the Tiger restaurant, I Visited this restaurant in 1996 and loved it. Looked forward expectantly to a return visit and eventually had the opportunity to return this last week 11/9/99. Superb - The Chicken Ceylon has to be one of the best ever, so full of flavour and a lovely thick sauce. For holiday makers or locals, well worth trying.

Chris Rolph - Worthing, West Sussex.

The Eye of the Tiger - Indian Restaurant
207 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset UK

Chris Rolph - Worthing, West Sussex.

Mrs Unis Kitchen - South Asian Restaurant
99-101 Dalry Road, EDINBURGH, EH11 2AB T: 0131 337 3852 F: 0131 337 9474

This restaurant is superbly unique as it is Edinburgh's first South Asian buffet restaurant where you can eat all you want for under £12.00 any night of the week. You can also bring your own bottle and you won't even be charged any corkage! The service is also very personal and the surroundings aspirational. Oh yes the food, well being Mrs Unis you can always expect the traditional authentic spicy flavour of south Asian created just as your mother would make - very much worth a taste.

Ashley Wallace

The Grand dubar & The Tiffin - Indian Restaurant
Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

I have just been looking through your data base on Indian restaurants and find it incredible that with the enormous Indian/Asian population and superb selection of restaurants in Leicester none of these are featured could I suggest your try The Tiffin, Leicester, average meal for two £38 The Grand dubar, Leicester, average meal for two £30 incl. drinks, their are many more excellent establishments and all very reasonably priced .

John Mason - Groby Leicester.

Shapla tandoori - Indian Restaurant
London Road, Burgess Hill, West sussex, UK

You simply must go there.

A.Johnson - West Sussex.

The Three Crowns - Traditional English Cuisine
Oldham Road, Austerlands, Saddleworth, Oldham, UK

The Three Crowns, Oldham Road, Austerlands, Saddleworth, Oldham An excellent and varied menu at affordable prices certainly one not to miss should anyone be passing. CTP

Parr1 - Oldham

Tanners Restaurant
Tanners Restaurant, Prysten House, Lockyer Street, Plymouth,SW England .E UK

Tanners Restaurant is the last place you'd expect to find in Central Plymouth. Its very popularity stems round 2 simple themes Location & Brilliant cooking. When I visited it, they had only been open a week but its setting inside one of Plymouths oldest Medieval buildings with its own Courtyard which gave it an exclusive atmosphere. When you couple it with the cooking of the Tanner brothers- trained by the Roux brothers; you have a wonderful mixture.

The atmosphere and food together make for a fantastic culinary experience. Watch this space but I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes the next Michelin star restaurant in the South West. The food is fantastic and not expensive for such a classy restaurant. Come and experience it yourself its well worth a visit.

Jonathan Ham - Bon Viveur.