A Co Down restaurant has been named the top Indian in Northern Ireland at a new awards ceremony.
Bokhara in Bangor was recognised at the National Curry Awards (NCA) at a ceremony held in the House of Lords on Monday.
The awards were presented in three categories recognising outstanding chefs and successful restaurants and food businesses across the UK.
Winners at the National Curry Awards 2019 range from long-established family businesses to more recently launched ventures which, along with the winning chefs.
Talking about Bokhara, organisers said: "Its reputation is well-deserved too having scooped a number of top industry awards including Team Of The Year and Chef Of The Year at the Asian and Oriental Chef Awards 2017.
"Earlier this year they also made the final cut in the category Best Indian Establishment at The Food Awards Northern Ireland 2019. In terms of its culinary repertoire, the restaurant offers a broad selection of classic chicken, lamb and beef dishes inspired by the cuisine of the subcontinent and complemented by an array of side dishes featuring some less common menu items such as broccoli or courgette bhaji, and accompaniments such as ginger rice.
"The restaurant regularly hosts entertainment nights and showcases talent to keep guests amused, in addition to which Bokhara is actively involved in the community supporting grass roots football and a local cycling club through sponsorship."
List of winners:
1) Indigo - Restaurant of the year Northwest, England
2) Vadah Restaurant of the year North East, England
3) Viceroy Restaurant of the Year, Cumbria,
4) The Third Place Restaurant of the year Shropshire, England
5) New Maharajah Restaurant of the year,Suffolk,England
6) Delhi-Cious Takeaway of the year North Yorkshire
7) Bengal Spice Takeaway of the year, Sussex
8) Paprika Takeaway of the year, North West
9) Mohammed Lulu Miah - Aman Indian Restaurant Chef of the year, Manchester
10) Abdul Malik - Bhaji fresh Takeaway Chef of the Year, Cheshire
11) The Naz Restaurant Bangladeshi Restaurant of the Year, Manchester
12) Anwar Uddin- Tandoori Nights Takeaway- Chef of the Year Hertfordshire
13) Red Rose - Restaurant of the Year, Surrey
14) Indian Moments Restaurant of the Year, Essex
15) The Three Mughal - Restaurant of the year, South East, Wales
16) Maisha – Restaurant of the year, Fife, Scotland
17) Bokhara Bangor- Restaurant of the Year, County Down, Northern Ireland
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