Asha’s is Birmingham’s top Indian restaurant – and that’s official!
The popular Newhall Street venue beat off hot competition from city rivals Itihaas and Lasan at the English Curry Awards held at the Sheraton Suite, Manchester.
Asha’s general manager Jai George said: “To make the shortlist against two such worthy rivals was great – to win the West Midlands title is just fantastic.
“This just proves what we and our regular customers already know – the food,ambience and service provided by the team is the simply the best.”
Head chef Guneet and his team specialise in bringing a wide ranging taste of India to Birmingham, not just the old favourites such as tikka masala and jalfrezi.
Earlier this year, he spent a week in Dubai, comparing notes with fellow chefs from Asha’s restaurants in Dubai, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Bahrain, before a “cook off” at the end of the week to demonstrate innovative dishes that now grace the menus in all those venues.
The award is just the latest in a line of successes for Asha’s. It was recently named the “Most Diverse Company” by Women of Cultures at the British Asian Hafta Awards.
And Asha’s was also named leading venue in the West Midlands by a best restaurant guide.
It featured in the Top 100 in the country – based on the verdicts of 500,000 diners booking via Toptable.com.
The restaurant also scooped the award for Best Indian Restaurant (Birmingham and Solihull) in the Midlands Curry Awards 2009, beating off competition from more than 3,000 Midland restaurants.
Asha’s is a regular venue for celebrities visiting Birmingham, footballers and the city’s leading businessmen.Earlier this year Asha’s was used as a venue for filming for Britain’s Got Talent when the show came to Birmingham and The Full Monty was filmed in the restaurant’s kitchen.
Award-winning Asha’s is named after the Indian singer and recording star Asha Bhosle. It has sister restaurants across the Middle East and is due to open in New York and Delhi.
Old friends, financier Paul Bassi and Pawan Kenth, managing director of Corporatewear UK, hold the UK franchise rights.