Staff at a popular Indian restaurant in Leek are crossing their fingers after being nominated for a prestigious curry award for yet another year!

Pabna on Ashbourne Road have been nominated in this year's English Curry Awards for West Midlands Restaurant of the Year 2022.

But they are no stranger to being named as one of the best curry houses in the local area - we reported in 2021 how they were also nominated for the award last year, and they have gone one step further and won outright in previous years too.

The awards are a celebration of top Asian curry professionals, and the nominations are chosen through a vote by members of the public.

The full list of nominations for the West Midlands is below so you can see the competition that the Leek restaurant will be up against:

• Shifnal Balti (Shifnal)
• Millennium Balti (Leamington Spa)
• Thania Spice (Birmingham)
• Purnima Indian Cuisine (Smethwick)
• Bombay Pickles (Stourbridge)
• Dilshad Indian Restaurant (Wolverhampton)
• Raja Monkey (Birmingham)
• Lamp Restaurant (Wednesbury)
• Gurkha 1816 (Wednesbury)
• Pabna Restaurant (Leek)

The renowned black-tie awards ceremony will take place on 22nd August 2022 at Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport – Nec.

The awards highlight the growth of the Asian curry sector and recognise the achievements of those who work their hardest to perfect every meal. Those rewarded, will include chefs, restaurants, managers, takeaways, teams and curry schools.

A spokesperson from event organiser, Oceanic Consulting said: "The curry campaign has been hugely successful across the UK with Scottish, English and London editions to the awards. The English Curry Awards were one of our first and remain one of our best awards. It's always a brilliant night of fun, food and celebration.

Despite the many challenges facing the curry industry, these awards prove year after year how much talent there is fuelling the industry, satisfying all of our curry cravings. We have an abundance of talent and fierce competition this year and we wish best of luck to all finalists."