Awards

Chennai Express has scooped numerous culinary awards since its launch in 2018. After winning the prestigious Inspire Business Award 2019, the Chennai Express went on to earn not only the Three Best Rated Awards, but also the Good Food Award. Other recognitions include TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice Awards, recommendation on Restaurant Guru and on Sluurpy. 

Chennai Express has also received over 500 five-star ratings by diners across various social media platforms, including Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor.

The Nation’s Curry Awards 2023

Winner of ‘Indian Restaurant of the year- South’, 2023.

The Nation’s Curry Awards celebrate the UK’s rich and diverse Curry culture and encourage the continued growth and evolution of the industry. Chennai Express was awarded as the ‘Indian Restaurant of the Year’ for the entire South of England for the exceptional quality, innovation and consistency in offering a truly memorable dining experience.

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Inspire19 Business Award

Winner of ‘New Business of the Year, 2019

The INSPIRE Business Awards is north Hampshire’s largest and most prestigious business awards which celebrates the success and achievement of all types of businesses across north Hampshire.

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The English Curry Awards 2023

Winner of ‘ Chef of the year-South ‘ , 2023.

The English Curry Awards is a prestigious culinary event that celebrates the finest talents in the English curry industry. Chennai Express was awarded ‘Chef of the Year-South’ for demonstrating an unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and authenticity, and has made a significant contribution to the curry scene in the South of England.

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RESTAURANTJI

Certificate of Excellence by RESTAURANTJI, 2023

Restaurantji prides itself on recognizing the best restaurants in the industry, and CHENNAI EXPRESS has truly stood out among the rest.

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Good Food Award

Winner of ‘Good Food Award’ under takeaway category, 2022 & 2023.

‘Good Food Awards’ was founded on independence and integrity in 2002 to recognise those who strive for culinary excellence within their field.

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Sluurpy

Sluurpy Certificate of Excellence,2020

Sluurpy Certificate of Excellence is awarded annually to honour hospitality businesses who consistently receive positive reviews and deliver consistently great service across the world.

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Restaurant Guru

Recommended on Restaurant Guru, 2021, 2019

Restaurant Guru is a wiki+ metasearch for restaurants which helps people to choose the right restaurant in their city and while traveling based on ratings from agencies like Michelin, Zomato, Yelp, Google, Foursquare, Facebook etc.

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Three Best Rated Award

Winner of ‘Best Business of 2021,  2022 & 2023

Three Best Rated® (U.K) was created in 2014 with an aim to recognise top 3 local businesses in key towns in the UK based on business’s reviews, reputation, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, proximity, trust, cost and general excellence, etc., using a ’50 Point Inspection’.

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Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Award

Winner of Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice 2021, 2022 & 2023

The Travellers’ Choice awards honour travellers’ favourite restaurants based on the reviews and opinions collected from travellers and diners around the world on Tripadvisor over a 12-month period.

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Testimonials

People say about us!

  • Excellent choices for vegans

    We usually take away but eating in is a great experience too. Lots of vegan choice and they’ll adapt to make stuff vegan if you ask when ordering. I think this is our favourite Indian restaurant in the area - the dishes feel very varied and taste absolutely brilliant - full marks to the kitchen. W Read more

    nickh909

    Tripadvisor

  • Beautiful South Indian food

    We visited this restaurant for the first time this evening. The photos looked a bit odd as it was not what you expect to see in a standard Indian restaurant and this was not the standard Indian restaurant. The food was South Indian Street food which proved to be a really scrumptious atlernative to t Read more

    chriswood0894

    Tripadvisor

  • Beautiful South Indian cuisine cooked fresh

    First time here and it was excellent. Beautiful South Indian cuisine cooked fresh, excellent service, very friendly and the food was delicious. Best chicken curry i had for a long time and my vegan friend was in heaven too!

    Mike Etherington

    Google

  • Just awesome south indian menu!

    Impromptu stop enroute to London. Just awesome south indian menu! The size of the dosas will blow you away in a nice way. Very courteous staff and chef. More importantly authentic south indian dosa, idli and vadas..hot fluffy sumptuous and you will be floating :)

    Manish Agrawal

    Google

  • Highly recommend.

    Highly recommend. stayed in Basingstoke for a weekend break. Got slightly excited when I found a Southern Indian Restaurant. Booked a table for 5.45 on the Saturday night, so glad I did, as would of been very disappointed, if i had not had the chance to taste such awesome food due to being ful Read more

    Jan Finbow

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