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A family-run modern Indian restaurant in the seaside resort of Portstewart, Ashiana's relaxed setting with comfortable seating is a place where curry lovers can congregate for their fill of spicy fare. Located at The Diamond, the restaurant also offers weekly blackboard specials and a monthly gala buffet.

Specialising in tandoori dishes, Ashiana offers house specialities of barrah kebab, lamb rack flavoured with ginger, garlic, ground spices and cracked pepper, grilled prawns, chicken tikka, seekh kebab and fish tikka. Tasty titbits such as samosa, onion bhaji and spicy potato and chickpeas mix with yoghurt, mint and tamarind also get the meal going. Main course options include butter chicken, lamb chilli fry, lamb with black lentils and kidney beans, Bengali fish curry, Kerala fish fry and prawn Malabar. Vegetarians can look forward to vegetable jalfrezi, malai kota, dumplings of potato and cauliflower simmered in a creamy gravy, and avial, fresh seasonal vegetables flavoured with coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves.