Spice Merchant wins award as top ten restaurant in Britain (released 18th September 2006)

The ten best 'spice' restaurants in Britain were honoured last night in a glittering star studded event at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Amongst hundreds of nominees, Spice Merchant had been short listed in the top 30 - and owner Bashir Islam was delighted to be in the prestigious top ten - alongside internationally acclaimed restaurants Tamarind and The Cinnamon Club.

The award - for most innovative restaurant in the South of England, and inclusion in the top ten, was given to Spice Merchant Beaconsfield. However, Bashir Islam sees this as an endorsement for the whole of the group.
"My standards in all the restaurants are equally high - I am very proud of my team at Beaconsfield, but my staff in Henley, Cookham and Uxbridge share in their glory."

The prize, presented by ITN's Alistair Stewart has capped a remarkable success story for The Spice Merchant Group - with Bashir nominated as a "food hero" in the forthcoming series on UKTV Food - there could be more awards to come.

Try our new menu and sample Indian dishes that you won't see elsewhere, along with our versions of the Indian classics. Whichever you choose, satisfaction is guaranteed - think of Spice Merchant as your local luxury that can now be afforded on a regular basis.

For the Summer Season and to celebrate our 1st birthday, we have acquired a 12 seater Edwardian cruiser moored opposite our Henley-on-Thames restaurant and is available for bookings now, for both The Royal Regatta and The Henley Festival.

For details of our menus and rates for river cruising click here...

Henley Regatta & The Festival Season - Our New Boat on The Thames

Imagine gently floating down The Ganges on an Edwardian steamboat, sipping chilled champagne on a glorious summer evening.

OK, so we can't quite provide The Ganges, but we can provide pretty much everything else, and more.

Book The Spice Merchant's converted Edwardian steamboat, from the acclaimed boat builders Hobbs-of-Henley, conveniently moored alongside the restaurant at Thameside, and enjoy a pre or post dinner cruise along the river.

Click here for full details of our Corporate packages...