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When people ask me what I think the best Indian restaurant in Cambridge is, so many places spring to mind. Indian House for me always comes up in my head but for some reason its never the place I have ever put straight at number one. That is, until now! Every time I visit Indian House in Newnham I am simply blown away by the quality of the food here, and the other day was no exception. The establishment is classy, beautifully located (next to the Mill Pond), and the service is always decent. The prices aren't expensive either, especially when you consider the quality you get.  They have a ramp for disabled access too, which is more than can be said for a lot of places in the city! (Though I would like to see them get disabled toilets!) During my last visit, everything was simply perfect. What else is there to say? Here is a quick summery of what I had and why it was so good.  The papadums and sauces were all sublime with generous portions. Thick ...

During one of my many journeys down the A428 I noticed a small place called "Spice Box" next to all fast food establishments at the Caxton services, like Subway and Mc Donalds. Naturally this intrigued me as it looked like a chain restaurant or some sort of fast food equivalent for Indian food. Sadly I didn't have to the time to investigate further.  I passed it several times again over the past year but again, had no time to actually go in. The place has been teasing me for quite some time! I couldn't help but wonder what it was. I had never seen a fast food brand of Indian before. Could it be what I imagined? If it wasn't, what the hell is an Indian restaurant doing at a service station anyway? It seems very strange to me!  Well, I finally I got my answers, as driving past the other day with my girlfriend I managed to find some time to pop in and see what it was all about!  The place is advertised as "A La Cart menu 7 days a week...

One of our very own Indian restaurants came out a winner at the English Curry Awards last year, winning the category of "B est take away in the East of England". Naturally this got my attention so we decided to investigate!  Cambridge Curry Crew - Assemble!  I set up an event on the  Cambridge Curry Crew Facebook group  and booked a table for 10. I wanted a group of people to come with me so I could get numerous opinions on the place and see if it was really justified in winning that award.  The Raja is a reasonably new place set on the fine road of King Street, yet I haven't heard many people bang on about it in a way which would justify it winning an award.  We decided to eat in, despite the Raja winning the best take away category. I have been before but being such a brief experience some time ago I decided to give it another shot to refresh my memory. The place from the outside is small and easily missed on the busy road of K...