Indian takeaway · Cambridge
A cloud kitchen and takeaway rather than a sit-down room, so the family logistics are simple: you order, collect, and eat at the picnic tables in the detached dining area outside — no squeezing a pram past tables, no waiting for a high chair to be found, though high chairs are there if you need one. Free parking helps enormously with a car full of children. Food comes out fast and the portions are generous, which matters when someone is melting down: the dum biryani gets the loudest praise, aromatic and properly spiced, alongside lamb curry and a smooth mango lassi. Plenty of vegetarian and vegan choices, a kids' menu, and prices low enough that feeding four doesn't sting. The team are warm and unhurried — one parent describes the food as having a comforting, home-cooked feel.
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