Common Curry

Common Curry Costs

The following table compares the cost of common items across restaurants visited this year, with separate charts for previous years, to provide a common cost comparison between restaurants. The table is sorted with the lowest priced restaurant at the top.

The number of Common Curry items have been added to in 2009. We believe, that by using this common criteria, a true reflection of value for money can be shown. These results have replaced the value for money item on the regular scoring reviews.

On the new common curry, under £30 would be considered cheap, between £30 and £40 is average and over £40 is expensive. The latest table also includes 2010 as there has been little, or no price increase over the past twelve months.

It would be unfair, of course, to compare Common Curry costs from previous years to more recent reviews, due to the influence of inflation and other external factors.

The Common Curry items comprise of:

600ml bottle of Cobra (or equivalent), Plain nan, Pilau rice, Bombay Aloo/Potato, Mushroom Bhaji, Chicken Tikka Massala, Prawn Madras, Onion Bhaji, Sheek Kabab

2008

2007

Restaurant	600ml Cobra	Plain Nan	Pilau Rice	Bombay Aloo	Chicken Tikka Masala	Onion Bhaji	Total
Rose of India	£3.90	£1.50	£1.75	£2.25	£7.50	£2.25	£19.15
Raj Mahal	£3.90	£1.85	£1.95	£3.25	£6.95	£2.50	£20.40
The Grange	£3.95	£1.95	£1.95	£2.95	£7.25	£2.75	£20.80
Naidni	£3.95	£1.75	£2.25	£2.95	£6.95	£2.95	£20.80
Kardamom	£3.90	£1.95	£2.10	£2.95	£7.25	£2.95	£21.10
Jalori	£3.90	£1.90	£2.40	£3.10	£7.50	£2.75	£21.55
Indian Cottage	£3.90	£1.95	£2.20	£2.95	£8.90	£2.50	£22.40

Restaurant	600ml Cobra	Plain Nan	Pilau Rice	Bombay Aloo	Chicken Tikka Masala	Onion Bhaji	Total
Café Ganges							£17.80
Blue Monsoon							£18.20
Spice Merchant							£19.90
Silk Road							£22.90
Mogul Palace (closed)							£24.30
Jaipur							£27.00

2009/2010 Common Curry

Restaurant	600ml Cobra	Plain Nan	Pilau Rice	Bombay Aloo	Mushroom Bhaji	Chicken Tikka Masala	Prawn Madras	Onion Bhaji	Sheek Kabab	Total
Golden Curry	£4.20	£1.80	£2.00	£2.60	£2.35	£6.85	£5.50	£2.10	£2.75	£30.15
Cafe Balti	£3.95	£1.75	£1.85	£2.75	£2.50	£6.50	£5.50	£2.50	£2.95	£30.25
Moza	£3.95	£1.75	£1.95	£2.95	£2.95	£5.25	£6.95	£2.95	£2.95	£31.65
Dinajpur	£4.25	£1.95	£1.95	£2.95	£2.95	£6.95	£4.95	£2.95	£3.10	£32.00
Spice Grill	£3.90	£1.65	£2.25	£2.75	£2.75	£6.75	£6.50	£2.95	£2.85	£32.35
Purple Mango	£3.95	£1.75	£1.95	£2.95	£2.95	£7.25	£6.95	£2.75	£2.95	£33.45
Bekash	£3.99	£2.29	£1.99	£2.69	£2.69	£7.39	£6.69	£2.69	£3.29	£33.71
Raj Douth	£3.95	£1.95	£2.50	£3.10	£3.10	£6.95	£6.50	£2.85	£2.95	£33.85
Mysore	£3.95	£1.95	£1.95	£2.95	£2.95	£6.95	£7.95	£3.25	£3.25	£35.15
Rajdhani	£4.60	£2.20	£2.20	£2.80	£2.80	£7.95	£6.45	£2.95	£3.60	£35.55
Woburn Fort	£4.20	£1.85	£2.85	£3.55	£3.55	£7.95	£6.45	£3.25	£3.95	£37.60
Silk Road	£3.95	£1.75	£2.25	£3.25	£3.25	£6.95	£9.95	£3.50	£3.88	£38.73
La Hind	£3.90	£2.30	£2.50	£3.95	£3.95	£7.50	£6.95	£3.95	£4.95	£39.95
Calcutta Brasserie	£3.95	£2.25	£2.25	£3.50	£3.95	£7.95	£8.95	£4.50	£4.50	£41.80
Jaipur	£4.25	£2.75	£2.95	£4.75	£4.95	£9.50	£9.50	£4.95	£4.95	£48.60