Maida is a good example of the new wave of Indian restaurants that are making the enjoyment of this popular cuisine even greater than it has been for what seems a very long time now. An added facility here is the theatre-style kitchen enabling guests to visually share in the action, should they so wish.

The coolly stylish dining room has black marble floors, sleek modern seating, and light walls adorned with graphic art. Private dining rooms are alive and well with an impressive range of life's little comforts like regular or floor seating, and the best of technology, IP phones, Wi-Fi, and climate control.

The menu is extensive, as Indian menus so often are, but the customary reservations that one might have about lengthy menus do not, in general seem to apply, with the food tasting fresh, full of flavour and prepared with great care. A few glances through into the theatrical kitchen leave no room for doubt.

The halal restaurant serves mocktails and a range of Indo-Chinese dishes.

Maida represents a valuable move forward in the Bethnal Green Road area, and from the numbers beating a path to their door that view is well supported.