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Few curry houses acknowledge the fact that Indian or Pakistani food can be kept simple and tasty without an overwhelming use of spices, and Mirch Masala capitalises on this at all their restaurants spread across the UK. Their cuisine is full of flavour and presents an exciting combination of fresh ingredients that never fails to inspire. Numerous awards and accolades have come their way, firmly establishing them as one of the finest Indian restaurants in the UK.

Their menu offers starters of fish tikka, boneless and tender chunks of fish marinated in spices and cooked in a tandoor, followed by numerous karahi dishes featuring either chicken or mince or prawns to name only a few. They also have some excellent grills and their rice dishes such as biryani are hot favourites. Indulge in the kheer, sweet rice pudding, and sip on mango lassi, a chilled yoghurt drink to keep your cool. Do note that Mirch Masala is BYOB and they serve only halal meat

Omi's restaurant opened way back in 1976 when Indian cuisine was relatively unknown to residents of Southall. From humble beginnings to being a luxury restaurant providing scrumptious Indian food, it's been a long journey for Omi's. Enjoying the fruits of their recent refurbishment, they are delighted to welcome a mixed crowd, from families to young professionals.

If you are not quite sure what North Indian cooking is, try the speciality tava chicken or lamb cooked on a large flat griddle or the Amritsari fish, a fillet of cod shallow-fried with a dry masala in butter. Vegetarians would be happy to see aloo methi, a classic potato and fenugreek dish or the vegetable kofta, a succulent Kashmiri style curry cooked in a delicious yogurt-cream sauce.

The restaurant stocks Tusker Beer imported from Kenya, and also serves up Cobra on draught, and Kingfisher by the bottle. it is worth noting that they have been in the top 100 Indian restaurants in the UK for more than ten years running in Pat Chapman's Cobra Good Curry Guide.