Awarded at the 4th Annual English Curry Awards
This week saw the 4th annual English Curry Awards at Manchester’s AJ Bell Stadium. Amongst the winners were Birmingham based restaurant, Tipu Sultan. Described as a ‘unique destination’ with a ‘very beautiful ambiance’ the nationally renowned family restaurant has delivered the very best of experience, food and décor.
And the winners are:
Curry Lover of the Year
Winner: Adventures in Curryland
Healthy Curry Provider
Winner: Clapham Tandoori (London)
Best Marketing Campaign
Winner: Shimla Spice (Shipley)
Best Restaurant Design
Winner: Tipu Sultan (Birmingham)
Winner: Mohammed Khalid (Sheesh Mahal, Banbury)
Curry King or Queen 2014
Winner: Dipna Anand (Brilliant Restaurant, Southall)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Ahmed S Choudhury (Chairman of Channel S and owner of Rajpoot Restaurant)
New Restaurant of the Year
Winner: Khanage Indian Restaurant (London)
Winner: Greenleaf Service (Southall)
Team/Service of the Year
(nine regional winners and one overall winner)
Overall Winner: Pride of Sylhet (Dunmow)
North East Winner: New Bengal Indian Restaurant(Newcastle)
North West Winner: Maharajah Restaurant (Liverpool)
Yorkshire Winner: Hansas Gujarati Vegetarian Restaurant (Leeds)
East Midlands Winner: The Curry Fever (Leicester)
West Midlands Winner: Indigo Restaurant (Wolverhampton)
East Winner: Pride of Sylhet (Dunmow)
South East Winner: Indian Melody (Southampton)
South West Winner: Nibana (Plymouth)
London Winner: The Coriander Leaf (Ealing)
Chef of the Year
(three regional winners and one overall winner)
Overall Winner: Arvind Horo (Papa Js, Milton Keynes)
North Winner: Niom Ullah (Cutlers Spice, Sheffield)
Midlands Winner: Dev Matharoo (Flamingo Bar & Grill)
South Winner: Arvind Horo (Papa Js, Milton Keynes)
Takeaway of the Year
(nine regional winners and one overall winner)
Overall Winner: Raja Indian Cuisine (Cambridge)
North East Winner: Indian Cottage (County Durham)
North West Winner: Indian Express (Preston)
Yorkshire Winner: Medina Bismillah (Huddersfield)
East Midlands Winner: Chutney’s (Leicester)
West Midlands Winner: Lime Pickle (West Midlands)
East Winner: Raja Indian Cuisine (Cambridge)
South East Winner: Masala Bay (Kent)
South West Winner: Papa Raj (Plymouth)
London Winner: K2 Indian Takeaway (Wimbledon)
Restaurant of the Year
(Nine regional winners and one overall winner)
Overall Winner: Akbar’s (Newcastle)
North East Winner: Akbar’s (Newcastle)
North West Winner: Bollywood Masala Restaurant (Manchester)
Yorkshire Winner: Aakash Restaurant (Bradford)
East Midlands Winner: Haveli Fine Dining Restaurant (Nottingham)
West Midlands Winner: Pabna (Leek)
East Winner: Rang Mohol (Cambridge)
South East Winner: Jai Ho (Surrey)
South West Winner: Rajpoot (Bath)