2 w. ago Popular Indian cuisine restaurants in West Lothian scoop trio of awards

The Bayleaf restaurants in both Bathgate and Livingston took home accolades

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2 w. ago India to force restaurants to disclose if they use ‘analogue paneer’ in fake cheese crackdown

‘Analogue paneer’ is a non-dairy substitute for cottage cheese made of vegetable oils, starch, and emulsifiers

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2 w. ago Indian restaurant fined almost £44,000 after customer with nut allergy suffers severe allergic reaction

JR Uxbridge Ltd, which operates Javitri, pleaded guilty to five offences at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court

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3 w. ago The best Indian restaurants in London, from Gymkhana to Tayyabs

Ben McCormack names his favourite Indian spots, from Michelin-starred fine dining to long-loved family institutions

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3 w. ago Veeraswamy: Petition launched to save Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant in central London

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by the restaurant for a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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3 w. ago East London Indian restaurant fined £100,000 over 'uncontrolled' mouse infestation

Mouse droppings were found near chopping boards, cooking utensils, packaged lettuces and smeared on electrical wires

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4 w. ago UK’s oldest Indian restaurant under threat in row with Crown Estate

Restaurant which catered for Queen Elizabeth II accuses Crown Estate ‘cultural philistinism’ over eviction bid

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4 w. ago UK’s oldest Indian restaurant faces closure in dispute with crown estate

Owner of Michelin-starred Veeraswamy, London, heads to high court to object to ‘heartless’ plans to upgrade buildingIt has been a fixture of British-Indian dining since it first opened its doors in April 1926 on the day of Elizabeth II’s birth, serving guests over the decades ranging from Marlon Brando to the late Queen herself.Yet despite surviving the Blitz and London’s relentlessly competitive restaurant sector, a dispute with the current monarch’s property developer threatens the survival of London’s oldest Indian restaurant just short of its 100th anniversary. Continue reading...

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last month Veeraswamy owner: It is a rare privilege to nurture this restaurant — to close would be a great tragedy

If the Crown Estate get their way, London will lose one of its most precious places, says Ranjit Mathrani

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last month Britain's oldest Indian restaurant may have to shut in central London lease row

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by Veeraswamy for nearly a century to carry out a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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last month Britain's oldest Indian restaurant may have to shut its doors for good after lease row

Veeraswamy, hailed as the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK, has served up its acclaimed curries just steps from Piccadilly Circus since 1926.

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