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Indian
food has long been a favourite of the British but while many
restaurants offer good food, the décor and presentation can
feel decades out of date.
Now Suhail
Ahmed, from a non-restaurant background but passionate about food, is
set to open a unique Indian dining experience within an emerging
restaurant circuit in Liverpool City Centre.
Mayur,
situated in the East Village development on Duke St, is the
brainchild of Suhail Ahmed. Neighbouring some of the city's favourite
award winning eateries including Il Forno, Sapporo and newcomer
Savina, it opens its doors for trading next week.
From a
successful professional services background, well-travelled Suhail
has been nurtured on simple, high quality Indian cuisine through a
childhood spent in both India and the UK. Suhail believes this
provided the inspiration for the concept of Mayur.
"When
diners experience Mayur, they will realise they no longer have to
travel to Manchester's curry mile to taste delicious, authentic
Indian cuisine, it will be here on their doorstep. Perhaps of equal
importance is the fact that we've created a very contemporary
environment too. We wanted to update what some of the five star
venues in India and London have to offer and establish something very
special in Liverpool."
The interior
of Mayur bears a striking resemblance to some of Liverpool's coolest
nationally acclaimed bars with specially imported Italian designer
furniture, hand crafted Indian feature pieces and other finishing
touches including plush red velvet, gold-gilded chairs and vibrant
designer wallpaper adorning the walls of the dining and drinking
areas.
"Attention
to detail has been our focus from day one. We feel Mayur's
intricately stylised interior lends itself to people staying for a
long dining experience with us which is also borne out in our food offer."
Mayur has a
considerable bar area that accommodates around 75 people with the
restaurant able to host around 160 covers making it one of the
largest restaurants in the city.
Head chef,
Uday Seth has an established fine dining background having worked for
The Taj, a five star group in New Delhi. His team have worked in
prestigious venues across the globe in countries such as Mauritius
and Singapore.
He reveals: "The
menu will revolutionise your palette. For example, one of our
signature dishes will be Murgh Tikka Labab and we'll be hosting
complimentary dining opportunities to selected guests in our opening
weeks so people can relate to how good and unique we believe our
cooking is."
Mayur will
open for lunch from noon until 2:30pm and re-open in the evening from
5 - 11pm, closing at midnight at the weekends.
Mayur,
Duke Street, Liverpool 0151 709 9955
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