Carlton, Indian Restaurant Guide

“As good a biryani as you’ll find” is among the star dishes at this family-run Punjabi specialist, which was founded in 2007. “Monika is a fabulous host” alongside her husband Sunny Anand, whose brother Shelley runs the kitchen.

Amita Sawhney’s “smart and wonderful Indian restaurant” excels for “delicately spiced food” that is “not at all heavy or greasy” and comes in “decent portions”. “It’s a huge place and a clear favourite for birthdays and other celebrations, so the excitement level can be high, but beautiful decor and furnishings mean the noise level is fine”.

This relaxed Keralan venture (with, rather unusually for a subcontinental, a Greek name meaning ‘fellowship’), has won a good reputation for its “excellent South Indian food”, which comprises enjoyable dosas and “particularly good” coconut sambal. Top Tip from one reporter who over-ordered – it can be “tricky to gauge portion sizes” so don’t get carried away.