Bombay Boulevard is representing the curry corner of the globe on this strip of restaurants and…read morebars on Denmark Street. Perfectly situated for pre show food before watching something at the Academy or Hippodrome, the quality isn't amazing but it's the location that counts. One of the best things about visiting a curry house too, is the fact that you know exactly what to expect, and always find after much deliberation, you'll order the same thing off the menu that you always do. The service is quite cheery here, and the food doesn't take too long, plus they're open really late. It's the only real curry house I can think to visit in the centre of town.

Bombay Boulevard, formerly Kashmiri Nights, is a bit of a running joke between my friends and I…read more It's a rather basic curry house sitting on Denmark Street and though it really is a rather drab affair, we all think of it with a certain affection. Why? Basically, it's the only curry house I know that opens until the wee hours, so we've ended up there numerous times, trying to cram down one last Kingfisher on top of a lamb dopiaza. Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that the food is actually quite nice, but by default I never go there unless I'm somewhat worse for wear, so don't take my word for it. Basially, it's late and lairy, but the food's cheap, the staff are extremely patient (how they put up with some of the arseholes in there I'll never know) and at a certain time of night, you simply have no other choice!

Ali Baba's 40 Dishes offers 'Exclusive Indian food' and the take-away has been 'serving the…read morecommunity since 1989'. Having been running for what is now 21 years, Ali Baba's must been doing something right, and from looking at the take-away's menu you can see why. The shops name is a little misleading because instead of the 40 Dishes you are spoilt for choice with over 120 dishes, as well as an additional 40+ side orders of rice, naan bread & sundries. Also there are a number of side dishes available to order including Saag Aloo, Tarka Dall & Sarsoon Ka Saag. If you find yourself entertaining friends or feeding the family then you can also choose from Ali Baba's Set Meals, ranging from meals for 1 to meals for 4. The take-away also accepts major credit cards which is a bonus but be warned that all orders under £10 paid by card are subject to a 60p surcharge.

If you are fastidious when it comes to Indian cuisine, and will not eat anything but the finest…read morequality curry, I suggest you drop into Ali Baba's takeaway. These curries are amongst the finest I have ever tasted; rich, creamy, succulent, and infused with a wealth of subtle flavours and spices, you will not find Indian cuisine more satisfying than this. My favourite dish to date is the chicken passanda, a creamy coconut dish with a unique flavouring (circa £5). Most of the dishes are around £5, and worth every penny. The venue itself is also a joy to inhabit. Whilst waiting for your order, you can admire some authentic Indian artwork, and revel in some ambient Eastern melodies. Definitely an all round thumbs up for this one!

Good solid Indian place to try if you're in the area…read more Lamb bhuna was touted as 'medium' spice - could have been slightly spicier but still tasted good. Nan bread was great without a trace of excess oil. It's BYO with no option to buy onsite so pop across to the Spar across the road before sitting down.

Round the corner from my friends' pad in Bath, Desh is always our first choice for a curry and a…read moredvd night in. Operating as both a restaurant and a takeaway, I prefer it as the latter. Their curry house standards such as dhansak, korma and jalfrezi always seem to taste better out of the crinkly foil containers than they do on a plate. That said, as a BYOB restaurant (with a conveniently situated off-licence on the other corner) it is about as cheap and cheerful as you could hope for in a local eatery. And the staff always remain cool, calm and collected in the face of (too) much brought-our-own booze. For which I shall always be grateful.

In a top ten list of least likely places to find an Indian restaurant Bombay Nights would be a…read moreshoe-in. Opposite Bath's Travel Lodge, on what feels like a motorway roundabout (even if you can't drive all the way round it), housed in a concrete cube, rests an Indian restaurant to email home about. It's not the best Indian restaurant in the world, but it is one of the most satisfying. There are hurdles to overcome; the location, the architecture, the interior decor and the hype to name the main few (I'll come back to the hype). The satisfaction comes from finding that in overcoming all obstacles the food is good! Flavoursome, well presented and with original dishes in addition to the bog curry house standards. The hype comes in the form of an anecdote involving an unnamed band, an overseas gig, a hankering for a curry and a helicopter.

Worth a visit…read more Friendly staff, good food but a bit of a 'cavern' when it's not full.

Our favourite Indian restaurant in the Wiltshire area. They are always very friendly and you can…read moreorder ahead online to pick up at a time that suits you, which is great. We've tried various curries and sides from here, including the korma, butter chicken, rogan, jalfrazi, biryani, veggie curry, sag aloo, and a few different naans. No complaints about any of the flavours with these curries! Their peshwari naan is packed with coconut and sultanas and goes really well with the more mild curries. They usually give us extra papadoms when we order them too. For takeaway, I'd recommend booking online if you want to eat early as they are often very busy at opening. We will continuing being regulars here!

A cold, wet, windy October night I was on the hunt of something warm, filling and tasty to eat…read more Enter stage left the Tale of Spice. And old pub converted into this fabulous Indian restaurant and takeaway. A full car park which is always a good sign, diners packed into the dining room noshing away at bowls of golden curry, fluffy rice and fresh crisp naan breads. There where four of us and we had booked because quite honestly you have to. I'd be very surprised if you got a table if you'd just walked in off the street. Again another very good sign. We where greeted by a friendly member of staff and shown to our table. Drinks orders where taken and poppadoms brought to the table. The pickles that accompanied the poppadoms where delicious. Not too sure if they where made in house or not I'm guessing not, but either way they tasted good. We did have starters and with quite an extensive collection there is a lot to choose from. I had the king prawn butterfly. A deliciously perfectly cooked king prawn fried in golden breadcrumbs and served with a small side salad. For the curry then, I had a lamb rogan josh. Quite a mild dish with only a little spice added. To accompany that I had a keema rice and a couple of chapattis. The rice dish is enough for two to share as the curry itself is quite filling. But it was a lovely accompaniment. Not too overpowering with the spiced meat and not too overloaded with onion they got the balance just right. The rogan josh was delightful. It's the first time I've had it and I was impressed. Delicately flavoured and packed with tomato and onion. The sauce was really tasty there just wasn't enough of it to dip the bread in. The meat itself was nice a little tough for my liking but still very nice. The chapattis where beautifully cooked, fresh and hot strait out of the tandoor they where perfect. Not too small you think what's the point. And not too bit you think what am I going to do with this? The meal was finished off nicely with complimentary liquors. We decided not to go for dessert because we'd had such a good meal there was no more room. The service in this restaurant is very good. The staff are friendly, polite and helpful. They are only to happy to recommend a dish to you especially if you a first time curry eater. The restaurant itself is very contemporary, spacious and inviting. I'd highly recommend this place to any curry lover or someone who wants to go to a curry house for the first time. I shall definitely be going back in the not to distant future.

There's nothing like wandering around your city and stumbling upon a new joint. I used to pass this…read morelocation when it was a Frenchy cafe, but to see it transformed into a cool Bollywood-esque Indian restaurant was cool. To see the Observer award and the eco-focus made me want to try it even more. We got the chicken curry thali - possibly the only meat on the menu?! which comes with dall and many side dishes. I also ordered the Mumbai sampler of samosas, pakoras and pickles. It was all very good. The crowd and server/s were relaxed and only 'interrupted' by the tiffin takeaway crowd. If you don't know about that eco-friendly system check out more here. http://bit.ly/gDQrew. That is the coolest thing I've seen for a long time. (In India these are delivered to people all across the cities on bikes with such precision that there have been operations mgmt studies on how they achieve it.) It could be the freshness, or some organic allergy, but the food didn't agree with me 100%, however, I think this is an amazing place. Try it! Parking could be troublesome as the streets are narrow and it's a residential area.

It's a while since I've eaten at the Thali Café in Montpelier, preferring the ease with which I can…read moreget to the Easton one, as well as the people watching opportunities there are from the couple of pavement tables. That's not to say that the Montpelier Thali Café hasn't got a charm of its own - it certainly has. Being the first one in this ever-burgeoning chain, a lot of creative energy went into the place. The décor is pretty unusual, uber-kitsch, and colourful, and the setting is as intimate as Bristol dining gets, often feeling like the rest of your family, (if it's a large one), have descended on you for the evening. Great! The food probably needs no introduction... it's English style South Indian food at its best!

Going for the more casual Indian restaurant look, the Curry Cafe is located on Chandos Road in…read moreRedland. It, like a few other places on this road, has a good reputation, and their food certainly lives up to it. Giving the name 'cafe' immediately puts the guests at ease, but the interior is nice enough to warrant it being called a restaurant. The food is uniquely wide ranging, with a number of options you don't usually see on an Indian menu - Haandi curries, for example. This is the option that I went for, and the meat of the chicken was good quality. I'm not too keen on spicy curries, but there was just the right amount of spice, so it was an enjoyable meal. It's excellent value for money; a main will cost around £6, with rice setting you back about £2.50. Worth a try - a good Indian in a nice neighbourhood.

Okay, I have a lot of good things to say about this place. Being a bit Indian cuisine fan myself I…read morehave tried a fair few different restaurants, and I loved this place so much that I've already been back a couple of times! Firstly - prices are cheap and you get great value for money! And if you don't mind eating a bit earlier, then they have a happy hour between 6pm and 8pm where for only £8 you get curry, rice and naan and can enjoy the great atmosphere of the place. Secondly - the food is actually amazing, and you get good portion sizes - I could only eat half of mine and they were more than happy to pack the rest up for a takeaway. The staff here are so friendly and they literally look after you from the moment you walk in, constantly checking that everything's okay - and the place is so cosy and comfortable, with a buzzing environment! Ahmed's offer all your traditional curry dishes, as well as a few chef specials - and they cater brilliantly for vegetarians, you can pretty much ask for anything that takes your fancy and they'll change it to a vegetarian dish. If you don't want to eat in then they also offer a free delivery service - they tend to take around 45 minutes to deliver too, which isn't bad! Overall I would definitely recommend this place - especially if you fancy a curry in a casual and friendly environment!

First of all - amazing food. One of the best Indian restaurants that I've been to and I've been to…read morea lot of them. Their menu had some of the most interesting dishes, and I would highly recommend going if you can deal with the following: We were seated and then we needed to call over the waiter to take our order. Not okay. It took us about 20 minutes. There was an 1:15 minute wait time till we got our food. I understand that it was busy but they did not come back once to inform us about the status of our food. We had to spend 20 minutes trying to make eye contact with the waiter to call him over to ask what was going on with our order. When we did get him to our table (what a miracle) he said, "Well I was about to go bring you your food. You would've had it if you hadn't called me over." The audacity of this man. I would've walked out if we had not just spend this much time waiting. Like I said-when the food came it was good but it really is not worth that kind of service.

A favourite of my parents, this Indian restaurant offers an enjoyable eating in experience as well…read moreas being a good take away. The waiters are gracious and keen, eager to meet your needs. There's the usual range on offer, with a focus on Southern Indian food. People come here in particular for the dosas (potato filled pancakes), which I would recommend having with your curry. If you do eat in here watch out for the service charge, which we didn't expect the first time we visited. Also, the Indian beers on offer are, like at a lot of Indian restaurants, overpriced, so keep an eye out for that. Other than those two little annoyances, you should find everything at Krishna Inn perfectly satisfactory.