The Tamarind Tree is a prime example of the modern style of Indian restaurant where the bright and lively décor reflects the modern face of Bangladeshi cuisine, the service conducted with dignity and professionalism. No flying shirt-tails here. Their avowed aim is to 'blend exotic luxury with homely warmth'.

Listed amongst Britain's Top 100 at the National Curry Awards Ceremony, Tamarind Tree goes to great lengths to use only the best ingredients. Food is prepared only when your order is taken, and whilst some places can suffer extended service times because of this, at Tamarind Tree it is kept to an acceptable minimum.

From amongst the starters look for king prawns cooked in a honey and tamarind sauce; lamb chops seasoned with green papaya paste and sauce; spicy grilled aubergine salad with olive oil citrus dressing, or duck marinated in spices and barbecued in a charcoal oven.

Main courses of Goan fish curry, duck shashlik, monkfish seasoned with spices and yoghurt grilled in the tandoor, a lamb tikka or the ever-angst absorbing murgh vindaloo are all there, but the gosht kata massala, diced lamb braised with onions, ginger, garlic and tamarind sauce is a well-known favourite.

Indian side dishes are amongst the most interesting, and Tamarind Tree has a good selection to brighten an otherwise lacklustre day. A scintillating tarka dall, and palak panir, spinach with cottage cheese, must surely prove the point, and there's that high moment when the first mouthful of a light but well filled peshwari naan goes down the hatch. As you can see you are in the hands of an enthusiast, someone who particularly delights in this new concept of Indian restaurants, with not a hint of flock wallpaper to be seen.

As with so many of their kind the range of cocktails to be found at Tamarind Tree is explosive. The present Manager claims to be the originator of some of the most imaginative cocktails known to man, which must be saying quite something.

Tamarind Tree do a special buffet on Sundays and they are open 7 days a week. Find out more from their Website.