Charisma Indian Restaurant

Charisma occupies a first-floor room above the Thoroughfare in central Woodbridge, reached by a staircase that opens into a dining room overlooking the town's pedestrian high street. The kitchen specialises in Goan coastal Indian cuisine — fish curries, prawn dishes cooked with kokum and coconut, and the spiced meat preparations that distinguish the western Indian coast from the standard Bangladeshi-British curry-house menu. TripAdvisor reviewers describe it as 'the nearest to genuine Indian food in the area for many years,' singling out the fish curry, the well-spiced meat dishes and the parathas. BYOB and a Sunday buffet round out the offer. The Goan specialisation gives Charisma a clear identity in a Thoroughfare dining scene where most competition is European. Reviewers consistently describe it as the best Indian in Woodbridge and the surrounding area.