The Cambridge Curry Community

Its been quite a while since my last visit to Zara. Located at the Great Shelford train station, the place absolutely blew me away last time  with its trendy modern interior, its fine Indian cuisine and all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a high end restaurant. I can see why it is currently  no1 on our Cambridge Curry Crew Facebook poll  and The English Curry Awards 2015 winner for the East Of England.  My last visit was a long time ago now  so I was keen to see if Zara was still as good as I remember.  I went with my good friend Jim, who just so happens to be a wheelchair user. This puts a new challenge on a place like this as it doesn't just have to prepare fine food and offer an excellent customer service, but it also has to be accessible for everyone.  Something which I thought might be an issue for an old building attached to the station of such a small size. Getting in proved mildly challenging for my friend....

A big farewell to the short lived Indian restaurant in Trumpington - The Zahza Grill.  Not long after my second review of the restaurant and winning the Tifin Cup, the place closed its doors on Monday 28th September. There are currently no plans to reopen it. I wish them the best of luck in the future.  How many more places will open and fail at this so called cursed tandoori? In the past several years it has been a Spice Merchant, a Bollywood Spice and now a Zahza Grill. 

After a short break from The Cambridge Curry Crew events we decided to boot up and start again. Having nearly every Curry Crew meet up in the city of Cambridge I thought it would make a refreshing change to come to the city of Ely (where I now live) and see what it has to offer in terms of Indian cuisine.  The Cambridge Curry Crew Facebook group has been getting very active lately with a lot of new members coming in. I have had quite a few suggestions from the group, Twitter , and on local sites recommending  The Sylhet  which seems to have a very popular reputation within the city. Run by a Mr Ahmed, a man clearly very passionate about his restaurant and the work he does here, its the attention to small details which clearly makes this restaurant what it is and gives it the reputation is clearly deserves from people in the city. Located on the busy road of Market Street, next door to the Montaz Indian restaurant and The Hereward pub, the place is quit...

I got a surprise phone call from my son yesterday begging me to take him out for a curry. Wiping away a tear from my eye, I realised that my son was going to turn out to be a little curry fiend like his dad, naturally, I couldn't resist.  What better way for a father and son to bond than going out for a good old fashioned curry? Tonight we decided to hit a place which I haven't been too since before my son was even born. Yes, its been 5 years since my last visit to The Indian Ocean in Histon and its a place which I drive past nearly every day. The main reason for my late return is that it opens half hour later than its rivals (the Curry Palace in Cottenham and Bollywood Spice in Waterbeach) so when I have had the choice I haven't really been willing to wait. From the outside the restaurant is easy to miss hidden behind the Tesco on the main road. It comes across as a very small and basic looking establishment which doesn't look very enticing. Upon ...

My pal and I went back to the Zahza Grill in Trumpington for a quick curry  after being turned away at Vujon in Harston because they had no wheelchair access.   Known as a bit of a cursed establishment, this place has changed hands more times than I can count. Either way,  it got a decent enough review last time  so we thought we would swing by and see if it has stayed consistent.  We decided to come to Zahza not just because it was close to Vujon and we were very hungry, but also because it has decent (and free) parking. It is also located out of town so it was easy to enough to get there without the horrible ordeal of getting in to Cambridge traffic.  The place didn't have disabled access as you can see from the photo. It has a few steps and an awkward double doors which makes access impossible. Luckily they had a side door we could use which only had one step so we made it work.  We were pleased to see that the restaurant was ...

I had the pleasure of being invited out for a curry by one of our  Cambridge Curry Crew's  regulars in the fine village of Sutton recently. Located just a couple of miles out from Ely, the village is quite small yet is lucky enough to have its very own Indian restaurant.  My first expectations of the place werent much. It came across as a small house which has been converted in to a restaurant, so I was hardly expecting gilts and glamour.  Upon entering I could see they had worked well with the little space they had. There is a ramp for wheelchair users and a bar located to the left. We were taken to our table and seated immediately. They have done well with the space, especially considering how small the establishment looks from the outside, so we were off to a good start. We were lucky enough to arrive on a "Chef Special Night". This gives us a selection of any starter, any main, any side, and a choice between a rice or a naan...oh, and a tea or coff...