I went out on our late Christmas works do at the Noor Jahan, Mansfield Road, Nottingham
Here's a link
http://www.noorjahan.co.uk/menu.html

What can a say but five stars, superb
Anybody saying you can't get curries like you used to, should visit here
Fantastic

The place has a white lady taking the orders from people
I assume she is married to the owner
She seems far more than just a waiter
Everybody was addressed as sir or madam, and with a welcome smile

I had a chicken tikka starter
Now, the tikka I make has a far more intense than "proper" tikka
I'm requested to make it that way
But this was really lovely tikka
An orange colour, moist, subtley spiced, skewer holes served on a bed of lettuce and lemon
There was also an accompanying tray of pickles and raita
The lime pickle was so salty and spicy
Beautiful!!

For the main course, I had a vegetable vindaloo
It was old style and delightfully hot
The accompanying pillau rice was soft and flavoured with cardomon.
The only downside to the meal was the naan
It was a little biscuity and dry
I would highly recommend this restaurant
I'll be going again!

Hi,

Agree, I used to visit Noor Jahan when I lived in Nottingham as a student. Great, solid, 'old-style' BIR food. Always got a free popadom too, and staff always polite and friendly. Also was impressed that the vegetable curry served with the biryani was a 'full size' container, not the side-dish size that, in my experience, most places serve.