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INDUSTRY AWARDS<\/span><\/p>\nPat Chapman\u2019s Cobra Good Curry Guide: \u2013 Outstanding Restaurant 2013<\/span><\/p>\nPat Chapman\u2019s Cobra Good Curry Guide: 2012 \u2013 Best in Scotland<\/span><\/p>\nBIBA (Best in Britain Awards): 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 \u2013 Best in Scotland<\/span><\/p>\nBCA (British Curry Awards): 2005, 2006 & 2007 \u2013 Best in Scotland<\/span><\/p>\nIrn Bru Scottish Curry Awards: 2008 Restaurant of the year<\/span><\/p>\nPat Chapman\u2019s Cobra Good Curry Guide: 2004-2005 Top 100<\/span><\/p>\nPat Chapman\u2019s Cobra Good Curry Guide: 2001 Best in Scotland<\/span><\/p>\nLes Routiers \u2013 Newcomer of the Year 2001<\/span><\/p>\nBest in Britain: Top 30 Winner 2004 (sponsored by Carlsberg)<\/span><\/p>\nBest in Britain: Top 30 Winner 2003 (sponsored by Carlsberg)<\/span><\/p>\nThe Real Curry Restaurant Guide Best in Britain Award: 2002 Gold Medal<\/span><\/p>\nThe Real Curry Restaurant Guide Best in Britain Award: 2001 Top 30 Winner<\/span><\/p>\nThe Real Curry Restaurant Guide Best in Britain Award: 2000<\/span><\/p>\nEdinburgh Evening News and Lothian Business Excellence Awards: 2004 Finalist<\/span><\/p>\nMember of the Edinburgh team which won EthniCity 2003, which was EthniCity<\/p>\n
Kingfisher Curry Capital: 2004 runner-up and shortlisted for 2003<\/span><\/p>\nSunday Times Travel Magazine: Best Indian Restaurant in Scotland 2001<\/span><\/p>\nPRESS QUOTES<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe unique appeal of Britannia Spice is that customers can broaden their palates by trying a taste of lots of different cuisines. Where else can a party of four people can each try a taste of Thai, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan or Nepalese dishes without suffering jet lag?\u201d<\/span> The Evening News<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBritannia Spice offers an eclectic mix of traditional cuisines. \u2026 In fact Wali Tasar Uddin claims that the quality of his chefs means they can prepare any dish. If it isn\u2019t on the menu, you simply have to ask.\u201d<\/span> The Scotsman<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBritannia Spice offers a dining sensation destined to transport lovers far from dreich Edinburgh to the warm exotica of the other side of the world.\u201d The Evening News<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cFrom restaurant owner to homeland rebuilder Dr Wali Uddin, Honorary Consul-General for Bangladesh in Scotland and the owner of the award winning Britannia Spice of restaurant in Edinburgh, takes it as axiomatic that a good, well run business has to be a caring one with a solid, community orientated side to it.\u201d Scotland on Sunday<\/span><\/p>\nMedia Inquiries: Dr Wali Uddin on 07950 846 356<\/p>\n
FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS<\/span><\/p>\n\u2026your restaurant was just wonderful, so warm and bright and clean and inviting\u2026 it really made up for the bad day we had just had\u2026 Sue Pomietlo (Suffolk)<\/span><\/p>\n\u2026my favourite Indian restaurant\u2026 D B Lelievre (East Lothian)<\/span><\/p>\nAlways consistently excellent service and food. Andrew McGlyn (Edinburgh)<\/span><\/p>\nFood first class, staff charming\u2026 Julian Libiard (York)<\/span><\/p>\nVery pleasant atmosphere\u2026 nice d\u00e9cor, friendly staff David Kettle (Birmingham)<\/span><\/p>\nFantastic\u2026 food very well balanced with the spices\u2026 Jean Etienne (Edinburgh)<\/span><\/p>\nGreat meal! Great service! Lee Fletcher (Edinburgh)<\/span><\/p>\nEverything was fab! A great meal! Brandi & Stephen Brand (Westmeath, Eire)<\/span><\/p>\nOUR LAUNCH<\/span><\/p>\nOne warm summer evening in 1998, Wali Tasar Uddin MBE, JP and his old friend Ranil Saparamadu sat and discussed a concept unique to Edinburgh \u2013 indeed to Scotland. It was the vision of a multi-ethnic cuisine restaurant. From this casual chat careful survey work was carried out and the pair set out to find the site that would offer the best and most exciting potential for the venture.<\/p>\n
Finally, a former Glenmorangie Whisky Bond at the entrance to the former Leith docks was found that would be at the heart of the multi-million pound redevelopment of the almost derelict dock area. Having secured the premises a team of investors was assembled, with Wali Tasar Uddin becoming Chairman, Ranil Saparamadu Financial Director and Abdul Muhaimin Miah, Abdul Kalam Azad, Abu Zaman (Executive Chef) and Foysol Choudhury becoming Directors.<\/p>\n
Paris-based interior designer Arshad Alam was commissioned to produce a design that would be exciting and new and yet reflect in many ways the nautical heritage of the site, the ambience of the finest ships of the line that sailed to the mysterious east and replicate, in a small way, the standards of that most gracious lady of the seas, the Royal Yacht Britannia, which had taken up residence within sight of the new premises. Mr Alam\u2019s design has attracted universal acclaim \u2013 the premises are light and airy during the day and yet discrete and intimate in the evenings.<\/p>\n
The restaurant \u2013 named Britannia Spice \u2013 was opened by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Right Honourable Eric Milligan (pictured with Wali). The front door ribbons were cut jointly by Baroness Uddin of Bethnal Green and Ruhaly Uddin (Wali\u2019s youngest daughter) in front of a distinguished company of guests from all over Britain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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