Best Indian resteraunt?

[HansBlinkers]

What's the best Indian these days? I often go,to Le Spice but fancy somewhere different

[worgeordie]

Had a good curry at Accha last week,Taj Mahal is also all right,but have

not been there for a year,New Delhi was good,but closed at moment i think,

Royal India ok,but lacking in hygiene,i thought. mostly make my own 2-3

times a week,at least i know what's going into the curry.

If you go to mealsonwheels4u web site they have a lot of Indian restaurants

listed,so you will be able to check what curries they make and prices,then

Google to see what kind of reviews they have,

regards worgeordie

Edited December 22, 2015 by worgeordie

[true blue]

the indian restaurant at zoe yellow is pretty good,been done up and nice ambiance service fine

[narkeddiver]

A second vote for Accha - I love their butter chicken and their naan bread isn't as doughy as the ones I'm used too so they're nicer as well

[HansBlinkers]

Where is Accha located?

[stament]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

[worgeordie]

Where is Accha located?

Google it,they have maps photos reviews.

regards Worgeordie

[narkeddiver]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

Accha has Kingfisher - that should make it more like home

Edited December 23, 2015 by narkeddiver

[millwall_fan]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

The nearest curry to the British palate is 'Curry Nights'.It's not a restaurant but their curries are available in Rimping for 99 Baht (annoyingly they are 169 Baht in Bangkok, where I live. Their Chicken Vindaloo is the nearest to my curry house in London. They also do a good British- Chinese style curry that I like. The owner is a white Brit form Bradford who learned how to cook from Indians. The result is the best British Curry this side of Yorkshire!

[tigerbeer]

i like Taj Mahal the best.

[JaseTheBass]

Accha! Stick with Dark Beer Laos over Kingfisher though.

[flyDelight]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

This. Not one of them can compare with Nazim in Vientiane.

Never got fresh Indian food in CM, all pre-cooked and microwaved garbarge, unsold stuff from a day ago etc.

[SooKee]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

The nearest curry to the British palate is 'Curry Nights'.It's not a restaurant but their curries are available in Rimping for 99 Baht (annoyingly they are 169 Baht in Bangkok, where I live. Their Chicken Vindaloo is the nearest to my curry house in London. They also do a good British- Chinese style curry that I like. The owner is a white Brit form Bradford who learned how to cook from Indians. The result is the best British Curry this side of Yorkshire!

I take it Curry Nights is a brand name then (as opposed to an outlet / stall or whatever), presumably frozen containers in Rimping? Be chuffed if I could get a few for the freezer. Used to love the Chinese takeaway style curries with fried rice

[YoungBrit]

Acca for me too.

[Puwa]

A bit out of town, I know, but Tiffen Talks in Mae Rim Plaza is by far the best Indian food I've had in Chiang Mai.

[millwall_fan]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

The nearest curry to the British palate is 'Curry Nights'.It's not a restaurant but their curries are available in Rimping for 99 Baht (annoyingly they are 169 Baht in Bangkok, where I live. Their Chicken Vindaloo is the nearest to my curry house in London. They also do a good British- Chinese style curry that I like. The owner is a white Brit form Bradford who learned how to cook from Indians. The result is the best British Curry this side of Yorkshire!

I take it Curry Nights is a brand name then (as opposed to an outlet / stall or whatever), presumably frozen containers in Rimping? Be chuffed if I could get a few for the freezer. Used to love the Chinese takeaway style curries with fried rice

Yes, sorry I should have mentioned that: Curry Nights is a brand name and their curries are to be found in the frozen section in most Rimpings. I agree 'Chinky Curry' (I know that's not PC nowadays so forgive me Chinese peeps), was an essential part of a Friday/Saturday night out in UK!!

Curry Nights Vindaloo as I said, is my favourites, but they also do a Tikka Masala, Bhuna, Rogan Josh, Butter Chicken and a few others. Their Nan breads are over priced at 49 Baht and 'Taj Mahal' which I suspect is a Thai owned brand, does better ones at 4 for 99 Baht. Another criticism is that they are a bit chicken heavy - it would be nice to try a beef or lamb dish for a change. I have never found an Indian restaurant in CM or in Bangkok or Pattaya for that matter, that beats Curry Nights! to complete your home-dining repast, go to Makro, Hang Dong Rd and get some decent Poppadoms from a brand called (I think) Mother Nature which is an Indian company. They also do a good garlic pickle.

[sharktooth]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

Never had a decent Indian here and have tried five different restaurants. Never spicey enough, small portions and weirdly colored gunk.

[NancyL]

Anantara Hotel (formerly known as the Chedi Hotel) has a wonderful Indian chef with Indian offerings on their menu. At today's Christmas buffet he was very much in attendance and I ended up enjoying more Indian food than the traditional western favorites for Christmas.

Of course, I don't know if it's the proper "UK-Indian" food or not.

I suspect the Brits have standards about Indian food like we American have about Mexican food. I lived in Texas for a decade and my idea of "Mexican food" isn't Mexican at all, but "Tex-Mex" and that's what I expect when I go to a "Mexican" restaurant. "Cal-Mex is a slightly different cuisine and real Mexican is totally different. I suspect it's the same with the British and Indian foood.

[narkeddiver]

Most 'Indian' restaurants are actually Bangladeshi - I worked with an Indian company and when the guys and girls came over to the uk they were disappointed with the food and couldn't understand why the Bangladeshi's were passing themselves off as Indian.

On the plus side they tried all the local restaurants, found the one that was closest to true Indian and then taught them their homemade dishes - the quality improved massively

[Loaded]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

The nearest curry to the British palate is 'Curry Nights'.It's not a restaurant but their curries are available in Rimping for 99 Baht (annoyingly they are 169 Baht in Bangkok, where I live. Their Chicken Vindaloo is the nearest to my curry house in London. They also do a good British- Chinese style curry that I like. The owner is a white Brit form Bradford who learned how to cook from Indians. The result is the best British Curry this side of Yorkshire!

I think pricing in CM is a result of the conflict with the guy who owns and sells the Sausage King curries. Both priced at 99 baht but Curry Nights is the bigger portion.

I like both but my preferred is freshly cooked. Hinlay is good for taste, price and ambience. Plus the owners are a really nice couple. The wife has a strong family connection to the late 19th/early 20th century teak company managers in the Wat Kate area. She's the granddaughter of William Blain. lots of stories if you ask.

Edited December 26, 2015 by Loaded

[Puwa]

Most 'Indian' restaurants are actually Bangladeshi - I worked with an Indian company and when the guys and girls came over to the uk they were disappointed with the food and couldn't understand why the Bangladeshi's were passing themselves off as Indian.

On the plus side they tried all the local restaurants, found the one that was closest to true Indian and then taught them their homemade dishes - the quality improved massively

Indian cuisines are regional, so Bangladeshis selling Bengali-style cuisine is perfectly normal.

[millwall_fan]

IMHO Indian restaurants in CM are very poor and not a patch on a decent Indian in England.

The nearest curry to the British palate is 'Curry Nights'.It's not a restaurant but their curries are available in Rimping for 99 Baht (annoyingly they are 169 Baht in Bangkok, where I live. Their Chicken Vindaloo is the nearest to my curry house in London. They also do a good British- Chinese style curry that I like. The owner is a white Brit form Bradford who learned how to cook from Indians. The result is the best British Curry this side of Yorkshire!

I think pricing in CM is a result of the conflict with the guy who owns and sells the Sausage King curries. Both priced at 99 baht but Curry Nights is the bigger portion.

I like both but my preferred is freshly cooked. Hinlay is good for taste, price and ambience. Plus the owners are a really nice couple. The wife has a strong family connection to the late 19th/early 20th century teak company managers in the Wat Kate area. She's the granddaughter of William Blain. lots of stories if you ask.

I agree Hinlay Curry house is a great place to eat and reeks with atmosphere! Jack Bain was the very last of the teak loggers - he died about 2 or 3 years ago. The most famous logger being Louis Leonownes, son of Anna of 'The King and I' fame and one of the founders of the Gymkhana club.

As you say the pricing is as a result of that price war. Yesterday, SK's curries were 98 Baht, thus pointedly beating CN by 1 Baht! SK's curries are more Indian Indian rather than British Indian!

Edited December 26, 2015 by millwall_fan

[millwall_fan]

Anantara Hotel (formerly known as the Chedi Hotel) has a wonderful Indian chef with Indian offerings on their menu. At today's Christmas buffet he was very much in attendance and I ended up enjoying more Indian food than the traditional western favorites for Christmas.

Of course, I don't know if it's the proper "UK-Indian" food or not.

I suspect the Brits have standards about Indian food like we American have about Mexican food. I lived in Texas for a decade and my idea of "Mexican food" isn't Mexican at all, but "Tex-Mex" and that's what I expect when I go to a "Mexican" restaurant. "Cal-Mex is a slightly different cuisine and real Mexican is totally different. I suspect it's the same with the British and Indian foood.

Has their Indian chef been to Bradford though, Nancy?!

Your comparison is very apt: I've heard Americans making qualitative comments about Mexican food that I completely failed to understand! Mexican food is Burritos, Guacamole and Chilli con Carne, right?

[freedomnow]

Grill of India near south gate is the bright and shiny new branch of Taj.

Spotless toilets unilke Taj.

[JHolmesJr]

Of course, I don't know if it's the proper "UK-Indian" food or not.

I suspect the Brits have standards about Indian food ….

Indian food cooked for brit palates in the UK has no subtlety….it's godawful spicy, or has tonnes of cream and butter….

Food for drunks who won't notice.

[Rimkok]

Whole Earth, best of a bad bunch.

[millwall_fan]

Whole Earth, best of a bad bunch.

Wow! is that place still going? I haven't been there for years. The decor was first class, the service er Thai and the food indifferent! It used to be one of the few places to get Indian food in town.

[worgeordie]

Whole Earth, best of a bad bunch

You must not have been to the rest of the bunch to make

a post like that,they are just OK nothing like you would get

at a real Indian restaurant,also over priced.nice setting though.

regards Worgeordie

[junglechef]

Most 'Indian' restaurants are actually Bangladeshi - I worked with an Indian company and when the guys and girls came over to the uk they were disappointed with the food and couldn't understand why the Bangladeshi's were passing themselves off as Indian.

On the plus side they tried all the local restaurants, found the one that was closest to true Indian and then taught them their homemade dishes - the quality improved massively

Indian cuisines are regional, so Bangladeshis selling Bengali-style cuisine is perfectly normal.

Acca bills themselves as Fusion Indian, whatever that means as it's doesnt say fused with what cuisine and the dishes I had there seems pretty straightforward.

But interestingly according to them privately it's Pakistani and they only say Indian so people will eat there.

But being an American is seems more a fusion of Tex-Mex and American-Chinese to me

Edited December 27, 2015 by junglechef

[JLT]

There's no such thing as the "Best Indian Restaurant", it's all subjective.

The "Whole Earth" is nice.

http://www.wholeearthrestaurant.com/

Edited December 27, 2015 by JLT