The English Curry Awards 2017
Awards aplenty were dished out to some of the country’s leading curry houses on Monday.
The Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel played host to the finalists of this year’s English Curry Awards.
At the end of the evening, there were well over 50 awards presented, and here’s a list of the winners in their respective categories:
Miscellaneous
- Lifetime Achievement of the Year 2017: Ashrafun Neesa Begum
- Curry Product: Mr Singh’s
- Curry King/Queen: Don Buddhika (Sigiriya)
- Editors’ Chef Of The Year: Manish Chudasama (Chai Paani)
- Best Marketing Campaign: Royal Balti House
- Best of Birmingham: Pushkar Cocktail Bar & Dining
- Best Restaurant Design & Ambience: The Lloyds Indian Restaurant
- Newcomer of the Year: Sigiriya
- Outstanding Restaurant Of The Year: Usha Restaurant
- Best of Manchester: Asha’s
- Healthy Curry Provider: Blue Ginger
- Curry Lover Of The Year: Joe Hart
- Best Team of the Year: Amaia Restaurant Wakefield
Celebrity Curry Chef Of The Year: Asma Said Khan (Darjeeling Express, London)
Caterer of the Year
- North: Zinc Occassions (Manchester)
- Midlands: Khandhani Catering Services
- South: Greenleaf Catering & Event Management (London)
- Overall: Greenleaf Catering & Event Management (London)
Home Delivery of the Year
- North West: Shagor Takeaway (Burnley)
- North East: Balti Spice (Durham)
- West Midlands: Chutney Express Indian Takeaway
- East of England: Spice Lounge (Watford)
- South East: Malik’s Express Kitchen (Gerards Cross)
- South West: Chutney Corner (Christchurch)
- London: Holy Cow (London)
- Overall: Chutney Express Takeaway (Birmingham)
Chef of the Year
- North: Ibrahim Ali (Usha Restaurant)
- Midlands: Shuyab Ali (Pabna, Leek)
- South: Khayer Chowdhury (Kaz’s Indian & Bangladeshi Restaurant)
- Overall: Shuyab Ali (Pabna, Leek)
Service of the Year
- North West: Mumbai Spice (Moston, Manchester)
- North East: Cinnamon Spice Club (Durham)
- Yorkshire: Lala’s Restaurant (Wakefield)
- East Midlands: The Cinnamon Lounge (Market Harborough)
- East of England: Spice Lounge Mildenhall
- South East: The Grange
- South West: Joy Raj
- London: Anjanaas
- Overall: The Cinnamon Lounge (Market Harborough)
Takeaway of the Year
- North West: Bhaji Fresh
- North East: Momins Tandoori
- Yorkshire: Little India Takeaway
- East Midlands: Masalas
- West Midlands: Lime Pickle Indian Takeaway
- East of England: Masterchef Indian Takeaway (Luton)
- South East: Masala Bay Indian Takeaway
- South West: Allspice Indian Takeaway (Bristol)
- London: Curri.co.uk (London)
- Overall: Masterchef Indian Takeaway (Luton)
Restaurant of the Year
- North West: Aroma Asian Restaurant (Burnley)
- North East: Namaste & Kings Prosecco Lounge (South Shields)
- Yorkshire: Viraaj Restaurant (Sheffield)
- East Midlands: Gurkha One (Nottingham)
- West Midlands: Millennium Balti (Leamington Spa)
- East of England: Prana Indian Restaurant (Cambridge)
- South East: Memories of India (Farnham Common)
- South West: The Mint Room (Bath)
- London: Nurjenna (London)
- Overall : Prana Indian Restaurant (Cambridge)
