Friendly attentive service and a comfortable atmosphere characterise The Royal Bengal in Bridge Street. This is a typical neighbourhood restaurant that serves all the Indian cuisine regular favourites in addition to regional specialities. It also offers a takeaway menu.

The extensive menu offers a wide range of dishes including specialities from eastern and southern India. An array of kebabs and other dishes make for a good beginning to the meal. These may yield lamb tikka, shami kebab, mixed kebab, king prawn butterfly, chicken pepper and fried scampi. Chef's specials include Bengal curry with chicken, prawn and mushrooms, tandoori king prawn jalfrezi, chicken rezala with herbs, spices and scrambled egg, and garlic chicken tikka bhuna. The menu also features spicy lamb, chicken and fish curries from the south. Vegetarian dishes list aubergine cooked with coconut, sesame seeds, tamarind and spices; mushrooms simmered in creamy coconut milk and spices; and vegetable koftes in a mild sauce with cashewnuts. The Persian chicken biryani is flavoured with pineapple and sultanas while the house signature biryani is with chicken tikka, lamb tikka and nuts.