Restaurant Review - The "Spice Route", Windsor, England

We spend a lot of time in the the UK, as you might have noticed, and we live not far from Windsor, where we maintained offices for several years. Windsor is a great destination, not only because of the castle, which is one of the oldest continuiously inhabited castles you will find anywhere, but also for the town itself. From the new Windsor Royal Station shopping venue to all the restaurants, coffee shops and pubs, there is always something going on in Windsor.

You will probably not be surprised that we have developed some strong favourites for dining out. We often attend the Theatre Royal in Windsor, and we usually eat in town before the performances begin. Our absolute favourite restaurant is the Spice Route. This is much more than an Indian restaurant - it is a true culinary experience.

Spice Route was launched in 2001 by celebrated broadcaster and author, Mridula Baljekar, whose coveted cookbooks define gourmet Indian cuisine. Many of these unusual recipies find their way to the tables of grateful guests in the restaurant.

We had the good fortune to dine there last night before seeing "Private Lives" at the theatre. The food was excellent, as always! We started with an interesting and very delictable dish of Halloumi Tikka - a perfect marriage of Cyprus halloumi cheese and Indian spices, grilled in a clay oven.

Arlene enjoyed Mridula's signature dish, Scallops in Poppy Seed Sauce, while I had a delicately spiced Biryani with marinated chicken thigh fillets. Accompanied with Peshawari Naan bread, it was the perfect pre-theatre dinner.

We highly recommend Windsor and the Spice Route!

To learn more about Windsor, view our Thames Valley pages on The Savvy Traveler website.

Travel Information: Windsor can be reached from London Paddington via Slough. Take any train to Slough (from 16 to 50 minutes, depending on stops), then take the Windsor spur line which runs every 15 minutes from Platform 1 in Slough directly to Windsor Royal Station. Alternatively, you can take Southwest Trains from Waterloo to Windsor Riverside Station (approximately 55 minutes).