Rays Place

Ray's Place on Princes Avenue has traded as a Kashmiri Indian restaurant and takeaway for many years, building a faithful following for its homemade balti dishes and richly spiced curries. The menu leans towards the northwest subcontinental tradition — Kashmiri-style cooking is characterised by fragrant spicing and a milder heat profile, with dried fruits and nuts featuring in many dishes rather than the fiercer Bangladeshi-British restaurant standard. Loyal customers return for the consistent quality of the sauces and the balti range in particular. Halal options and a comprehensive vegetarian selection run throughout the menu. The kitchen opens in the evening, with late hours at weekends for the Princes Avenue and wider Avenues neighbourhood. One of the more characterful Indian takeaways on a strip better known for its Spanish bar and smokehouse.