Curry Life Awards

The Himalaya Restaurant has been voted the Best Indian Restaurant in Shropshire at the annual Curry Life Awards 2017 & 2018

At the 9th Annual Curry Life Awards, Bridgnorth’s Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant was recognised as The Best Indian Restaurant in Shropshire. This is the second consecutive year that the restaurant has won this much sought after accolade.

Restaurants from across the country are nominated by their diners and through a rigorous selection process hope to make it through to the finals. Dave Miah owner of the Himalaya Tandoori, who first established his restaurant in Bridgnorth nearly 40 years ago was delighted to be on stage accompanied by his son and daughter to collect this coveted trophy from news presenter Jon Snow.

Interviewed at the awards ceremony, Dave Miah explained that freshly sourced herbs are key to producing the rich flavours that are so important in his cooking. In recent years a significant reduction in ghee and oil have appealed to the health conscious, adding a healthy options menu and dishes specifically for customers with diabetes.

Dave Miah added that he thanked all of his staff for helping the restaurant win the award but most importantly he wanted to thank his customers who nominated him.

Curry Life Awards 2017

The annual awards at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel to find Britain’s best Indian restaurants saw a gathering of over 600 people at a gala event hosted by Journalist and Broadcaster, Michael Buerk.

Recognising the best 13 restaurants in the country and the best in our county, Himalaya Tandoori, in Bridgnorth fought off still competition to become “Best Indian Restaurant in Shropshire” at the Curry Life Awards 2017.

Owner of Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant, Dave Miah said: “I am delighted to receive this award which is one of the most prestigious in the curry industry and I want to thank my customers and staff for helping me to achieve this. For over 35 years The Himalaya has served authentic Indian food to the people of Bridgnorth and it is nice to see this recognised in the award today”

The gala was attended by many prominent people from the restaurant trade along with guests including Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder and chairman of Cobra beer, Rushanara Ali MP, Matt Western MP, Wes Streeting MP, Paul Scully MP and Sir Keir Starmer MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.