Bristol, Indian Restaurant Guide

For a “memorable special-occasion meal”, this “sophisticated” Clifton operation (with a branch in Bath) is just the job, offering “top-end Indian cooking that is pricey, but well worth the money for the flavour and spicing”.

2018 Review: The original branch of this “authentic Indian street food” chain remains of note for its “quirky”, “laid-back atmosphere” and “very reasonable prices”, and is “particularly good for veggies” and teetotallers. Stop Press – their first non-Brizzle outpost landed on George Street, Oxford, in July 2017.

Kirpal Singh & his wife Kulwinder Kaur’s four-year-old north Indian fusion venture takes a novel approach to its menu, indicating which dishes are traditional to the Punjab, and which have been developed by expat Punjabi cooks using local ingredients – hence, for instance, mussels cooked in red wine and chilli. Named after the tree beneath which Buddha found enlightenment, it now has a sibling, Pipal Leaf in Redfield.