Dhoom Indian Streatery & Bar in Dunfermline has been named as the Best Indian Restaurant in the whole of Scotland.
As well as clinching Regional Winner in the Best Indian Restaurant category at the recent Scottish Asian Food & Curry Awards, Dhoom went on to win the overall Scottish Award and picked up Best Asian Street Food in the whole country too.
“We are absolutely delighted with these latest awards,” said chef proprietor Dhaneshwar Prasad.
“This is the third consecutive year we have enjoyed success in this competition. It’s always fantastic to be recognised by the customer, as these awards are entirely based on customer votes,” said Prasad.
“Our customers are simply the best, as they are so consistent, never missing a chance to vote for us in all the different competitions we enjoy entering.
“It really is a huge achievement to win three times in a row. As always, I’d like to thank my hardworking team who are so busy in the run up to Christmas to make sure that everybody has a fantastic time at Dhoom.
“They’ll be working right through Christmas and New Year to provide the people of Dunfermline with our delicious tasting lunches and dinners.”
Chef Prasad makes a point of regularly renewing Dhoom’s tasting menu, theming each update on the cuisine of a specific region of India.
The next menu is already well into development, and will be launching in the first week of February 2025.
“I’ve not long got back from visiting the Punjab in India. I was away for six weeks on an intensive tasting expedition which I very much enjoyed,” he said. “This is the next region on our list to explore with a new tasting menu.
“It’s a fantastic part of India, known as the country’s ‘bread basket’, producing huge quantities of wheat, potatoes, sugarcane, millet, barley, maize, mustard, lentil, pulses and fruit and vegetables.
“There really is massive inspiration in the Punjab to come up with dishes that my customers will love.”
He added: “We’re thrilled to say that we are not just a local restaurant now, we are destination dining – we have people coming to eat here from every corner of Scotland, from Aberdeen, from the Scottish Borders, from Glasgow, from Inverness… it really is amazing.”
Describing 2024 as ‘the best year yet for Dhoom’, Prasad said his highlights included triple success in the Scottish Asian & Curry Awards, plus retaining the prestigious AA Rosette for the third year running.
“Awards bring us the kudos, but we also enjoy giving back and we will be continuing with our big charity push right into 2025. We raise a monthly donation of £750 which is given to a number of worthy community groups and local charities.”
