The Cambridge Curry Community

After growing up in Waterbeach most of my life, it is safe to say that I have been to The Slap Up Tandoori (now Bollywood Spice) many many times. In fact I have been coming here for over 10 years now. It was the place responsible for my Indian food renaissance back when I was 19 and became a permanent fixture in my life ever since.   The place has had its ups and downs over the years, quality ranging from sensational to damn right awful. It has never been an overly attractive place from the outside either but despite all that it has always had a special place in my heart.  It nearly broke me to give it an average 3/5 during our review last year . We loved the fact that it had a lick of paint, some blinding interior decorating and a new name but sadly the food and service was average all round. We saw so much potential in it, if it could just nail those few problems then it would easily be one of the best in town, but sadly it fell at the last and most important hurdles.  So to

Cambridge has always been a place well equipped with a good selection of Indian restaurants, especially for our tiny population.  We have even been blessed with a couple of traditional Indian restaurants such as The  Rice Boat and Cocum . Both of which have added that extra dimension to the Indian restaurant scene in Cambridge for anyone thinking of venturing out and trying something other than just the usual spicy slop in a bucket.  That being said, we have still lagged behind larger cities such as London for a diverse selection of Indian establishments.  It looks as though things are about to change however, we have had a bit of a revelation lately in the city since the opening of  Navadhanya  a few months back, offering high end Michelin rated Indian cuisine. A first for the city, and now it seems more good news has arrived.  Thats right, the Zahza Grill in Trumpington has now opened. Offering not only Indian grill to its customers but a selection of Indian style bur

Its been over four years since the Cambridge Curry Crews first ever event back at The Curry Queen in 2010. Not only that but it was our 20th event coming up too so for this occasion I had to plan somewhere particularly special and of the highest quality to celebrate.  Not many places spring to mind when thinking about a place which serves fantastic Indian cuisine as well as being consistent with it. In the end we had no choice but to go for The Tamarind in Teversham. Not only does this place tick all the boxes but I have never heard a bad experience about it! From the outside the building is beautiful, an old school if I am not mistaken, but inside a very sleek modern interior, so quite contrast in itself. The disabled access is fantastic, the food never disappoints and the service never gets any complaints.   One thing I love about The Tamarind is the reasonable price for the quality you receive. The amount of times I have walked in forgetting that and expectin

Meeting up with my good friend Charlie in London this weekend, we decided to take up the opportunity to try something different. We headed to Diwana, a vegetarian restaurant in Euston. This place has quite a cult following in the vegetarian scene and has a lot of respect from people all over London.  Its not usually my kind of thing, being a massive meat eater, but considering that a majority of Indian people all over the world are vegetarian I thought I could learn more about the culture I love so much by coming here. The place is easy to miss on a busy and lively street, but the building still has a lot of charm in itself.  It promotes a buffet menu on a sign outside for a reasonable £6.95 which I have yet to try.  We walked in on a bustling Friday night without a reservation and was still seated at a nice table. The place goes with a very wooden theme all over, which gives it a very warm, yet slightly bland feel.  Wooden table, wooden floor, wooden walls. It

The Maharajah is one of the three kings of Castle Street. A place my dad and I like to visit from time to time and have one of their trade mark spicy curries!  We decided to visit on Sunday afternoon instead of having a roast dinner. A much more British way of spending a Sunday i'd say! The place was completely empty so we had our pick of seats. The first thing you generally notice about this place is its snappy interior and modern yet still quite traditional decoration. The art work and wall paper looks quite bold yet it seems to work really well. The theme matches the red and gold look from the sign  outside as you can see from the picture above.  Once we were seated we were asked if we wanted drinks and poppadoms immediately. We wanted time to look at the menu (and wait for my dad to turn up first). I had a vindaloo the night before at The Tamarind so I was not completely sure if I could handle another one. We noticed the prices were about average, verging on