The Cambridge Curry Community

A short time ago I reviewed what I dubbed as the  "New kid on the block" , one of the newest additions to the Indian restaurant scene down Mill Road. Yet Prana has already decided to reinvent itself in almost every way imaginable, with what seems a very expensive refurbishment. Prana clearly needed it in my opinion. Judging from  my previous experience  the place did fantastic food but was incredibly claustrophobic with the seating area being located in the catacombs of the restaurant. Space, lighting and acoustics were all suffering and it really struggled to pull me back to the restaurant.  All that has changed now and they have done a fantastic job giving it a new look and feel. The place has had a massive extension installed out the back giving it a huge amount of space. This makes the restaurant dining area is all on the same level (compared to being mostly in the basement in the past). There is now lots of light and the interior decorating...

A place I have been dying to try for some time now is the incredibly popular and cult restaurant chain, Dishooms.  Dishooms celebrates the long extinct Irani style Bombay cafes which brings a whole new dimension to Indian cuisine in the city. My friends and I had the pleasure of Dishooms in Shoreditch this weekend which is a buzzing, vintage style restaurant with queues almost always lining up out the door with people itching to get in to sample their cuisine. This speaks for itself in my opinion but I simply had to try this out for myself and see what all the fuss was about.   We were unable to book a table in advance as we were in a party of under 6 people, so sadly we had to brave the queues. Luckily for us we were dining quite early so were not left queuing outside in the cold and was able to find a little bit of room in the cocktail bar while we waited for a table to free up.  A fair warning though, its a "dog eat dog world" waiting for a table here, as we w...

My friend and I decided to revisit  The Meghna  on Victoria Road the other night for a cheeky curry before going out for drinks.  It had been 18 months since our last trip so I was curious to see how the place was getting on since my last visit.  In my previous post  I came to the conclusion that The Meghna was a decent enough establishment which served its purpose in a very competitive area in Cambridge but lacked that certain WOW factor which stopped it from getting top marks.  We decided to drive in as the restaurant claims to have parking. Personally, I couldn't think where this parking was supposed to be picturing the restaurant in my head, so I decided to phone up to get a confirmation. The staff answered the phone quickly and politely told me that there was indeed customer parking in the back of the restaurant which was a huge relief for me. When I arrived we found a small area behind the restaurant with some cars parked in alrea...

After a long wait for the refurbishment and reopening of Prana, we decided to give up waiting and hit The Golden Curry for our 23rd Curry Crew event.  Like Prana, the place has been through a refurbishment a few years back (as we covered  here ). Being next door to Prana meant the Golden Curry was the next best thing for our 23rd event to save any further complications in organisation. Located on the infamous Mill Road, known for its numerous ethnic places to eat and drink, Golden Spice fits right in and has been an established member of the restaurant community in Cambridge for decades.  So naturally, it was begging to be investigated by the Cambridge Curry Crew!  I was pleased to see we had a massive turn out tonight, with 13 people joining us for the meal. It was good to see so many new faces with people from all over the county and different walks of life. Not to mention seeing some familiar faces who have been coming for years now.  ...