AN OLDHAM restaurant has been shortlisted for the Best Restaurant North West Award at the British Curry Awards.

The Blue Tiffin Restaurant in Royton has been voted by the public as one of the region’s best curry houses and could become recognised as one of the nation’s top Asian restaurants.

The Higginshaw Lane restaurant previously won the award in 2014 and 2016 and will find out if it is victorious for a third time at the 'curry house Oscars' on Monday, November 29.

Discussing the nomination, the restaurant’s manager of 17 years, Jack Choudhury said: “I’m over the moon. It’s great to be appreciated and recognised for all our hard work at the restaurant. Getting Oldham on the map is brilliant.”

Reflecting on what makes the restaurant award winning the manager said: “The food, the atmosphere and the service.”

Jack’s brother, Lipon Choudhury opened the restaurant in 2004 with an ambition to bring authentic Indian cuisine to the people of Royton.

Food at the restaurant is prepared using fresh herbs and garam masalas which are roasted and made in-house combined with rich flavours from ginger and garlic.

The Blue Tiffin's staff will be heading to London for the British Curry Awards ceremony in association with Just Eat at the Battersea Evolution venue.

Last year’s ceremony, which was live streamed due to pandemic restrictions, was attended virtually by famous faces including the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Love Island contestants, Amy Hart, Nas Majeed and Eva Zapico, TOWIE star, Jess Wright and model and TV personality, Caprice.

TV comedian and impressionist, Rory Bremner, hosted the event, which was streamed to audiences globally.

British Curry Awards founder and owner of Le Raj curry restaurant, Enam Ali, in Epsom said: “It gives me great joy that, after the challenges of the last 18 months, my industry friends in the UK curry fraternity and public figures will unite once again in person at the home of the British Curry Awards – Battersea Evolution – to celebrate the nation’s favourite curry houses while also recognising the issues we, as an industry and as a nation, have faced during the pandemic.”