Curry Mecca

Curry Mecca is one of the genuine landmark Indian restaurants in Gravesend — established in 1972 on Parrock Street and named Best Indian Restaurant in Kent at the Euro Asia Curry Awards, which is the kind of regional recognition that puts it ahead of most of its borough competition. The kitchen runs a Bangladeshi and Indian list with a Persian section that few of the local rivals attempt, and the menu balances traditional sauce-based curry-house mains with chef-specials cooked in a more contemporary style. The vegetarian section is a real one — more than the usual three or four token plates — and the tandoor and biryani sections both pull strong reviewer praise. Service is sit-down with table-service alongside the more recent online-ordering and delivery channel. Customer feedback across Tripadvisor, Google and Kent Online coverage is consistently strong, with regulars treating it as a weekly fixture rather than an occasional curry-house — David Kelly, Danny Thompson and Romee Thandi are among the named reviewers quoted in the local press coverage. The restaurant's combination of fifty-plus-year history, regional awards and the Persian section is genuinely unusual for a Gravesend Indian.