AN INDIAN restaurant in Highbridge has been named the best in the South West for 2024.

The Mint Bay restaurant won the ARTA award (Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Award) for best restaurant in the South West 2024.

A message from the restaurant team said: “We had an exciting opportunity to go to 2024 Arta awards held in London.

“We are very excited to announce that we placed first for Regional Restaurant and Takeaway of the year 2024 in the South West of England.

“We are very excited to receive this award and thank you for your continued support of our local business.

“Without you guys, this wouldn't be possible, thank you for voting for us.”

A message on the ARTA website read: “ARTA, or the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards, is an award presentation that promotes the art of cooking while recognising other areas in the hospitality industry, such as exceptional service or restaurant management.

“Restaurant customers are at the heart of this Award, with over 950,000 customer base of Strategic Partner ChefOnline and food lovers voting for their favourite local Asian restaurants across the UK every year.

“The competing restaurants are chosen based on customer nominations. Once a restaurant is nominated, it is subject to two scoring phases.

“In the first phase, the restaurants are judged collectively on their Customer Nomination Score which includes Quality of Food, Quality of Service and Value for Money, and also on their ARTA Score which includes TripAdvisor Reviews, Google Reviews and Food Hygiene Ratings.

“In the second phase, each shortlisted business is judged on its Regional Cook-Off Score which includes the Product's Flavour, Appearance, Texture, Aroma and Hygiene and how these qualities come together as a whole.”