Cheltenham Restaurants

The Curry Corner's food is what I would describe as quality, authentic and delicious Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine. I've just come back from a holiday in India and everything about this excellent restaurant brings back the best memories of my trip. Really fresh, seasonal food, beautiful surroundings which are evocative of the essence of India, and the place is cosy and welcoming.

Top tip - book ahead and early on in the evening - easier to find parking!!

Pricing is excellent - althought this restaurant is serving the best quality food their prices are often lower than some of the high street curry houses.

Favorite Dish: The Curry Corner's menu offers a varied choice of dishes. This is not a typical high street curry house serving what I personally consider fast food. You will find the favourites such as Chicken Tikka Masala, Korma etc on the menu but there are other unique regional dishes and creative options too, every dish cooked using Curry Corner recipes - really delicious and not what you find elsewhere. I think it's ppretty well established in town that the Curry Corner always introduces original menus which are then replicated by others but it is never the same as the original. I admit over the years I've tried a fair few places around Cheltenham but I agree this is the best Bangladeshi/Indian restaurant in Cheltenham and beyond.

My personal recommendations: - agree Sweet and Spicy Chicken is excellent. Also Duck Makhani, 16 Spice Tikka Masala, Biriyanis are especially good - try the chef's specials you will not be disappointed. I missed theirc Naan whilst I was actually in India - sad but true!

This is without doubt the best Indian restaurant in Gloucestershire. A great local for over 30 years with an unrivalled reputation for quality food, freshly cooked using excellent ingredients. The restaurant is run by Shamsul Krori - the chef - and his lovely family. Everyone is extremely friendy including the staff. Although newly refurbished and looking a million dollars the restaurant remains true to itself by focussing on serving the best food - which is waht we all go to a restaurant for in the first place. You won't be dissapointed. Aromatic, fragrant and just delicious the menu is really fantastic with something to suit all budgets. Starting from a shoestring budget to more elaborate dishes - whatever takes your fancy. Top tip - book ahead!

Favorite Dish: I've tried so many things on the menu, every mouthful a delight but my favourites are Sweet and Spicy Honey Chicken, Fish Masala and 16 Spice Lamb Shank - yummy!! Subtly and perfectly spiced food - nothe usual sludge found elsewhere the food here is unparalleled.

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Beth's report on visiting DEB

Friday, we went to a pub called the Air Balloon.

Monday - Saturday 11am - 11pm. Sunday 11am - 10.30pm.

FACILITIES

Extensive Beer Garden, Wheelchair Access, Disabled Toilet, Baby Changing Facility, Outdoor Children's Play Area.


OTHER

Non Smoking Pub, Children Welcome (until 9pm), Car Parking 70 - 80 spaces, Disabled Car Parking - 6 spaces, Coaches Welcome (by appointment only). Debit / Cash Back & Credit Cards accepted.

Favorite Dish: My husband had sausage and mash which my daughter took a particular liking too. She so enjoys eating off of other peoples plates that we don't order an entree for her anymore.

Free Range Sausages & Mash (C)
Three pork & herb sausages from the Duchy of Cornwall estate. Served with mashed potato, pan-fried onions & a red onion & balsamic gravy.

Sunday, I think we went to eat at the Indian restaurant down the street. I can't remember the name of it, but it may have been The Indus. My son liked the chicken when he finally tried it. My daughter was too tired to eat either that or she'd had her fill already and deemed dinner unnecessary. She kept trying to play with the electrical outlets just above my seat.

Wednesday, we had fish and chips for dinner. Kids tried the fish, but preferred the chicken nuggets. They might have been ordered from a local shop - something like The Big Fish. Neither of us remember.

The Namaste indian restaurant is a brand new restaurant to enter Cheltenham. Situated very close to the town centre, the Namaste restuarant provides excellent quality food and a fantastic ambience. The service provided by the waiters is perfect, and they are always there to order more food for you. You even get hot towels at the end of your meal which is a nice finish to such a lovely meal out.

I have visited this restaurant twice very recently and on both occasions i was perfectly satisfied with the food they gave me.

A meal for two with a drink each, popadoms, naan bread, rice and a main course each came to £22 in total (plus any tips)

Favorite Dish: I tried both the Chicken Korma and the Chicken Tikka Masalla. both dishes were perfectly cooked with not too much spice but enough to make the food taste good. I definetly want to go in again and taste more of the dishes. This is replicated by all those who I went to the Namaste with.

Both inside and outside the restaurant, the surrounds are excellent! It's nicely decorated inside and the ambience is always great. This restaurant is often busy with all tables full, however, you don't feel squashed in nor do you feel that it is too busy. There many chinese restaurants around Cheltenham, however, many of them offer a set menu and are not as nicely furnished. Its very close to the main High Street and bus stops.

This is an buffet restaurant with an all you can eat price of £12.95+.

I have visited this restaurant, three times within a short while, and on every experience - I enjoyed eating there! Its suitable for students, families, couples and even people who are fussy eaters! There is a lot there!

Favorite Dish: As this is a buffet restaurant - I've often opted for prawn crackers, Chicken satay and egg fried rice, although there is so much more!

Crispy seaweed, duck, spring rolls, a range of oriental soups.

Theres so much to eat - I suggest you go up many times!

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'The Rotunda' is one of those rare town pubs that serves good beer *and* excellent, good value food. I was looking for a local non-chain pub and eventually came across The Rotunda at the far end of Montpellier Street. It doesn't look like much from the outside but, once through the door, I found a cosy pub with many nooks-and-crannies, friendly bar staff and a crackling fire in the hearth.

The menu looked tempting, generally typically English - baked potatoes or a choice of steamed pies with vegetables and gravy for less than 5GBP. The steamed pies were absolutely excellent, with lovely chunky chips and gravy served in a large china boater. It definitely had not just fallen out of a microwave oven. They were served to us by an elderly lady, adding to the home-cooked effect ;)

What is more, the pub serves Brains SA bitter as well as cask Tetleys. Absolutely no complaints about that!

There is also and informative board on the wall outside explaining the history of the building.

http://www.pub-explorer.com/gloucs/pub/rotundataverncheltenham.htm

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We went here for a birthday meal. (We have a tradition in our family to go out for a meal on family members birthday) This restaurant has two Michelin Stars. As a conseqence it is classed as one of the top restaurants in the UK.. If you cannot afford the evning meal prices, do as we did - go for the much cheaper lunch time (even at lunchtime the cost for a 3 course meal, a glass of the house wine and coffee was 33GBP or nearly $64.32 per person). It is described as cooking in the French Style but I would not describe the meals as typically french. Using mainly local incredients, for example some of the vegetables are picked from the chief's own garden or local hedgerows and fields. The chief uses really unusual incredients (some of which we had never heard of before) to produce memorable meals.

On our last night, we walked through a drizzling rain from our daughter's house on Leckhampton Road to the Indus for dinner, which was excellent. I found reviews for this restaurant which said:

"The Indus was opened by owner N. Allam in 1988 to cater for 100 covers and it has been one of the best in the area ever since. The spacious frontage leads into a friendly restaurant that is comfortable and pleasantly decorated. Service is very good and helpful and the food is the highlight for the many appreciate regulars."

One review said: "We ate here on a Sunday evening, which is not a busy part of the week but the Indus had a reasonable number of customers. No more outstanding than many other Indian restaurants but it is clean and friendly and the food is served efficiently. It has the ubiquitous Indian piped music but it is not intrusive.

Indian and Bagladeshi cuisine at reasonable cost, with about 15 tables and Friendly waiters.

"The menu is more extensive than some Indian restaurants and includes a "fusion" section which has lightly spiced dishes for the more wary diner.

"The Tandoori King Prawns are excellent; huge and well cooked. The Garlic Cheese Chili Nan is unusual, and well worth trying."

Favorite Dish: My daughter and her family ate UK Indian food frequently, and she recommended items to order that she thought Bob would like. He DID like the food there although at any other Indian restaurants that we've been to, he hated the food. I do not remember exactly what we ordered and I wish I could, because it was really good and I'd like to get Bob into a place where we could occasionally have Indian food and he would enjoy it.

£5.01 - £15.00 cost of a meal for one person including main course, half an appetizer, one non-alcoholic drink, tax and usual tip, if applicable

Hours
Lunch Mon-Fri 12:00 - 14:00, Dinner Mon-Fri 18:00 - 23:30 Fri, Sat 18:00 - 24:00, Sun 18:00-23:30

Ratings
Food ****
Service ****.5
Ambiance ****
Overall ****

Features
vegetarian dishes, takeout. private parties

Accepts cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard/Eurocard
Smoking permitted
Dress casual
Alcohol full bar
street parking