An award-winning curry house has thanked its customers for their support after winning another national award.
Taste of Nawab, which has been serving Indian and Bengali food in Muswell Hill for 28 years, was named a winner in the Best Restaurant category at the 15th annual Curry Life Awards - staged by Curry Life magazine.
The awards were announced at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in Mayfair on October 13.
Speaking after the ceremony, Abdul Rahman, owner of the Colney Hatch Lane restaurant, said: "The restaurant’s success is due to the long-standing support of the local community, my continued passion for working in the industry and our staff’s hard work and dedicated attitude.
"The length of time we have been in business is no small thing and we are so grateful to the community. We’ve had our ups and downs obviously, but it’s been a wonderful journey.”
The restaurant won the Editor’s Choice Restaurant category in last year's Curry Life Awards.
It was also among the 2023/24 winners of the Gold Seal of approval from the Good Food Awards and earned a place in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide in Trip Advisor's Customers Choice and Travellers' Choice awards.
Mr Rahman added: “It’s the power of customers that can make or break your business - they have made us what we are today. We are also committed to producing top-quality food paired with customer service that is second to none."
Curry Life Media group editor Syed Belal Ahmed said: “Over the many years we have been staging the awards, we have seen major improvements in standards and quality being offered to customers, to the point where several restaurants are now in a position to challenge for accolades such as Michelin stars.”
The awards event is an annual celebration of British curry houses, which have an annual turnover of over £4 billion.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting MP, who attended the awards, congratulated winners. He said: “The hospitality industry has an enormous contribution to make to our country.
"But there’s something more fundamental about what the hospitality industry does, and what curry houses across the country do, which is about bringing people together, making connections and creating communities.
"It’s about making sure our high streets are thriving, and where people want to spend time and money and enjoy family and friendship."
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