Namaskar Lounge – A strong contender for Bristol’s best new Indian

Namaskar Lounge Welsh Back, Old City, Bristol, BS1 4RR   T: – 0117 929 8276 W: – http://www.namaskarlounge.com/   I’ve unintentionally been on a bit of an ‘all you can eat’ bender recently, what with the arrival of ZaZaBazaar and Namaskar Lounge in Bristol, but I can promise you I’m not normally quite so greedy. [...]

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ZaZaBazaar – Around the world in approximately 2 hours!

ZA ZA BAZAAR Harbourside, Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5UH T: 01179 220330 W: http://zazabazaar.com/index.html Unless you’re a Bristolian who’s been living under a rock for the past few weeks then ZaZaBazaar hardly needs any introduction, but I’ll give you a brief one nonetheless! ZaZaBazaar sits on Bristol’s harbourside, in the mammoth space that used to [...]

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Taste of India – don’t judge a book by its cover!

Taste of India 1 Upper Byron Place Bristol BS8 1JY t: 0117 930 0170 Now I’m no expert, but I’d say that when people go out to eat they judge a restaurant predominantly on three things: food, service and the surroundings.  And as a rule, if one of these points is poor, you’ll expect at [...]

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Myristica Indian Restaurant – posh curry!

Myristica Restaurant Welshback, Bristol 0117 927 22 77 www.myristica.co.uk/ One of the things I enjoy most about running a food blog is getting recommendations from our readers on restaurants we are yet to try. Not too long ago one of our readers got in touch to recommend Myristica on Welshback. Eager to try Myristica for [...]

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Posh Spice-Nailsea’s ONLY Indian Restaurant!

Posh Spice 86 High Street, Nailsea, BS48 1AS T: 01275 856627 W: http://www.poshspicenailsea.co.uk/ When the day comes that Nailsea (just south-west of Bristol city for those who are unfamiliar) feels the need for another Indian takeaway, then I hope that I’ll be able to replace Posh Spice’s title of Only Indian Restaurant with that of [...]

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Rupsha South Asian Restaurant Review

Rupsha South Asian Restaurant 3a Regent St Clifton 0117 973 9937 Imagine our dismay at local favourite Indian restaurant Sitara closing its doors? Well hot on its heels was the opening of Rupsha – a South Asian Restaurant, painted in a bright aqua marine colour – it beats the orange to be honest! It has [...]

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Tikka Flame – Proving A Curry Snob Wrong!

Tikka Flame South Building, Anchor Square, Canon’s Rd Bristol, BS1 5UH T:- 0117 316 9393 W:- http://www.tikkaflame.co.uk/ I don’t know if I’m alone in thinking this way, but I’m always slightly wary of Indian restaurants that opt to take the modern route when it comes to Indian cuisine. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for [...]

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Fran’s Tiramisu – Traditional Italian!

As promised, here is the Sardinian version of Tiramisu, courtesy of our guest Italian foodie Francesca Spiga (who was very disapproving of the egg-less version used below!). I can’t wait to try this one. Ingredients for a decent size Tiramisu (6 generous or 4 greedy portions) 4 very fresh organic medium or large eggs 8 [...]

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An Indian banquet – the perfect Bollywood birthday bash!

The perfect celebration when everyone is a bit strapped for cash, a themed Bring n Share dinner party. My bollywood themed birthday had friends bringing in a huge selection of Indian themed dishes and treats. What I think I enjoyed the mot was just how “into it” everyone was – even those who don’t share [...]

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Curried Lobster with Coriander and Coconut Dahl

I was inspired to cook this after watching Shaun Rankin on Saturday Kitchen this weekend, when I was shopping in Lidl later that day and spotted whole cooked lobsters (frozen) for a mere £4.99 each took it as a sign from God. Admittedly the meat that you get on the lobsters from Lidl isn’t massive [...]

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