‘Favourite’ curry house 40 minutes from Birmingham named one of the best Asian restaurants in the UK

A curry restaurant just a 40 minute drive from Birmingham has been named as one of the best in the country. Henley-in-Arden’s Naya was among 100 other restaurants that were honored at the House of Lords earlier this month.

The event, organized by the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), saw a presentation to owners of the new Top 100 Asian Restaurants – which featured five in the Midlands, including Naya.

Naya in Henley’s High Street presents ‘a taste of Bangladesh and India’ allowing diners to ‘savour its clever blend of exotic spices, delicate herbs, meats and vegetables’.

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Popular menu items include the Karahi with chicken or lamb, described as a Bangladeshi dish with selected herbs, spices, fresh garlic, fried tomatoes, green peppers and onions. The restaurant also serves a range of Baltis, biryanis, fish dishes, tandoori and Tawa.

Old favorites on the menu include Madras, Vindaloo, Bhuna, Kurma and Dhansak which can all be prepared with chicken, lamb, prawn, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, king prawns or vegetables.

Naya boasts a 4.5 star rating on Tripadvisor – with one diner calling it their ‘favourite place to eat out’. David said: “Back again at Naya for my 81st birthday. As always great food and ambience and extremely well looked after by all the staff. Prices very fair. My favorite place to eat out.”

Rose posted: “Warm welcome and great service here. The food was all delicious – chicken tikka, chicken jalfrezi, sag aloo and nan bread all freshly cooked. Highly recommend.”

And Sam added: “We live close by and so Naya is a go-to place for consistently great food and friendly, attentive service. I am working my way through the menu but so far the salmon bhuna is my favorite. There’s also a great chocolate ice cream and caramel bomb dessert, that if you don’t have room for, you can ask to take away. Thank you Naya for so many great meals.”

Henley-in-Arden, in Warwickshire, feels like you are stepping back in time according to our writer Emily Chaplin, who visited it recently.

It is also home to one of the best ice cream shops for miles around, which has been open for 90 years.

Other Midlands restaurants featured in the top 100 included Calcutta Club in Nottingham, Paprika Club in Leamington Spa, Aramintas in Northampton and Everest Lounge in Market Harborough.

The Asian Catering Federation has also launched the 8th Asian Restaurant Awards, now open to entries from all categories of Asian establishments nationwide. The awards will be held in Manchester on August 27. While their 14th Asian Curry Awards takes place in London on November 17.