23, Khreschatik, Kyiv Tel:+38 (044) 270-54-37

On all three occasions I have sampled the chicken vindaloo , due to the local palette if you want spicy it has to be requested.

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McCausland Crescent Umhlanga Rocks, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa TEL: +27 31 561 7486

This is a plush buffet style restaurant situated close to the Beverley Hills Hotel on the beach front in Durban.

The food consists of traditional Indian dishes such as curried chicken and lamb with local twists such as excellent spiced prawns.

On the whole everything was nicely spiced and very well presented with special praise again going to the prawns.

The service was very attentive and friendly and as with most things in South Africa

well priced compared to the UK even the drinks.

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Newmarket Place, Belvedere Road, Claremont, Cape Town

Permima’s is a small restaurant in an outer suburb of Cape Town which serves well known dishes from the sub continent with a local twist.

There is no menu as such – just a blackboard with that day’s offerings.

My choice was Prawn Jingha to start followed by Lamb Vindaloo.

The prawns were nicely spiced and simply presented. The Lamb Vindaloo was vindaloo hot and the lamb tender and correctly cooked.

Both dishes took along time by uk standards to arrive – this would suggest no base sauces and everything cooked from scratch – it certainly tasted that way.

The only thing I could criticise was the naan breads – dry round the edges.

To sum up a friendly well run restaurant that does simple well.

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Valberggata 14, 4006 Stavanger, Norway Tel:+47 51 89 39 35

Inside the India Tandoori

This restaurant is situated in the commercial centre of Stavanger in Norway.

The d cor is what we would term traditional but without the usual music.

My meal consisted of chicken Jalfazi a number of differences were apparent from the uk right from the beginning rice came automatically and the dish was offered medium , spiced or hot.

The food itself was excellent the Jalfazi itseif had both green and red peppers in it something I consider a must for this dish. Also present were carefully cut strands of ginger and the chicken itself had been skewered and marinated separately.

The sauce was heat with taste without a hint of floating gee something I hate.

All in all an excellent restaurant. One word of warning Norway is not cheap, a main course, rice,naan and two drinks cost 40.00.

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Unit 4 Tallaght Retail Park, Tallaght, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Tel:01 451 4771

This establishment was visited twice in one week during a recent business trip.

On the first occasion the dish of choice was a standard chicken tikka masala, this was excellent in texture with the correct amount of spice and sauce base.

The strands of ginger required to make this dish complete were present a must from a personal point of view.

On the second visit the dish consisted of a chicken tikka starter cooked yellow and not spiced with horrible food colouring , why do so many restaurants do this

The main course was chicken jalfrezi another standard, this was not up to the standard of the first main course the sauce did not ring quite correct.

To sum up a friendly well run restaurant offering value for money.

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43 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2

Tel:+353 (0)1 475-5011

This restaurant with regard to atmosphere and decor suggests a high class establishment.

My starter consisted of spiced Mackerel . This was adequate but in my view somewhat low on the advertised spice.

Main course was Chicken Jalfrezi with a garlic Naan bread , the chicken was excellent
and the sauce well spiced and tasty without the burn factor you sometimes get.

The only thing lacking was enough green pepper in the sauce, it was ok but the meal seemed to consist of chicken and sauce with not much else.

The naan was excellent, of fluffy texture and full of garlic.

Overall a satisfying meal with none of the floating gee I so hate in Indian restaurants.

Prices on average Euro 4 -6 for starters and Euro 16- 18 for mains. Expensive by UK standards outside of London but normal for Dublin.

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Camel Dive Club, Sharm El Sheikh,South Sinai, Egypt Tel: +20-69-3600700

Reviewed by Curry King

Three meals in seven days.

Chicken Tikka Masala. Chicken Jalfrezi. Chicken madras.

All were excellently spiced ( heat with taste), the chicken tikka masala was an interesting take on this high street standard, beautifully balanced, the sauce was thick and tasty without a hint of gee.

The Jalfrezi again was excellently presented and spiced, just the right balance between heat and taste, both red and green chillies were part of the dish but without overkill.

The madras was more of the same, all came with great nan breads and rice.

To summarise a great restaurant in great surroundings.

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