There are Indian Restaurants & then there is Turmeric Gold
Our award-winning restaurant is set in a Mid thirteenth-century building in the heart of Medieval Coventry. Situated in a prime location adjacent to the `Skydome and opposite the Genting casino’ plus a stone’s throw away from the rejuvenated Belgrade Theatre, Turmeric Gold is ideally placed for that special occasion.
Located in a glorious 13th Century `olde worlde` cottage which has retained much of its medieval character and charm, creating a relaxed and sophisticated vibe.
Our Foundation
At Turmeric Gold, we Endeavour to make sure that when guests come to our restaurant, they are always in for a special experience.
Great emphasis is taken to create food in a healthy manner, using minimum oils, colouring and salts.
Our Guests are always astonished to see the difference.
Ethos behind the name
Usually only seen in the west as a bright yellow-orange powder. turmeric is a spice that has been cultivated in South India for thousands of years, related to ginger it is used as a fresh vegetable in Indian cookery.
Turmeric is noted for its medicinal properties and special use in Indian Festivities. Like Saffron, the golden hue makes it auspicious, a harbinger of good fortune. Hence the name.
may we bring you health and good fortune!
Reservations
For the best experience in dining please adhere to the following to avoid disappointment
For last minute bookings please phone us between 1pm and 5 pm.
Voicemail service is available if your call can not be answered.
- Credit or debit card details are required to make reservations.
- A table cannot be held without them.
- Charges will be made to the card in the event of no-shows and cancellations within 48 hours of the seating time.
- Cancellation charges are £10.00 per person.
Our Facilities
Turmeric Gold offers rooms for every occasion The Dining Rooms of India vary in size and seat 6 or more people. Small and Large Parties can be catered for equally well and all offer an excellent service with an unrivalled intimacy of dining.
Indian Banquets Menus and Special Arrangements on request for parties of 8 or more persons, please also see room layout when booking.
Free parking is available across the street after 6pm
Please check the restaurant floor plan for large party arrangement if necessary
George 'the friendly ghost'
Extracted from coventry Evening Telegraph FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER 2004
Spooky things have been going on in one of the Coventry’s top restaurants.
The staff at turmeric gold in Spon Street in the city centre, have been left with a cold shudder after ghostly former residents made their presence felt.
The restaurant voted best in the city at the recent Godiva Awards has been haunted by strange happenings and previous owners have also felt the ghoulish presence.” …
Owner Jay Alam said: “There’s been quite a few strange incidents but nothing conclusive. I don’t mind them, whoever they are. They must be friendly and they are bringing us good luck with lots of awards.”
The building dates back to the 15th century
The building dates back to the 15th century and there has been speculation it was one of the first workshops used by the Cash brothers when they set up in business.
Later it became a watchmaker’s cottage and then a workshop in the last century.
Before being renovated in the ’60s, it had been a bakery for many years and there was talk that a whiff of baking bread could still be detected in the air on a Saturday afternoon.
It was also said that years ago people used to see the figure of an old woman sitting at a spinning wheel in an upstairs window.
Before the building was turned into Turmeric Gold, Ostlers restaurant stood in its place.
The former owners said they never actually saw anything, but felt George was in the room.
George was the name given to a “friendly glass checker” who also made sure a catering size tin of tomatoes and a 10lb block of cheese went flying across the kitchen.
Two bar waitresses washing glasses also claimed to have caught sight of a figure heading down the staircase about 10 years ago.
The woman had short blonde hair and appeared to be wearing a long black dress but she vanished before the girls could speak.
Other inexplicable things have also happened, including a customer who had a pounds 10 note snatched out of his hand by an unseen joker, and another who complained that small stones were being thrown at her as she sat at a table.
Menus distributed among the tables upstairs mysteriously ended up in a neat pile on the floor, cups of coffee poured for a staff break were stirred by an invisible spoon.
At different times staff have seen a young man and an elderly man wearing a black waistcoat and white shirt, as well as the woman on the stairs.
One of the former owners said at the time she was convinced George was a young ghost: “I’m not a believer in ghosts, but when something like that happens you begin to wonder what is going on. There is something about all this that is mischievous as if it were a young person.”
However sceptical owners of the building have been, one unexplained event may make them welcome George and his antics.
After a spate of break-ins during the building’s days as Ostlers, burglars broke in, left their haul piled on the floor and fled – could it be George protecting his home?
Byline: By JEANETTE SCOTT
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Our ethos and philosophy has given us national and international recognition
- UK TOP 100 COBRA GOOD CURRY GUIDE 2013
- ENGLISH CURRY AWARDS FINALIST 2013
- COVENTRY MYSTERY SHOPPER 2013
- BRITISH CURRY AWARDS SHORT LISTED BEST IN THE MIDLANDS
- BRITISH CURRY AWARDS FINALIST IN 2010, 2012 AND 2013
- HIGHLY COMMENDED -BEST INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT BY COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE FOOD AND DRINKS AWARD 2009
- CHAMPION OF QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE 2009
- BEST ETHNIC RESTAURANT 2009
- WINNER OF BEST ETHNIC RESTAURANT 2007 IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE FOOD & DRINK AWARDS.
- BIBA TOP 100 2007
- GODIVA AWARD 2004 & 2006 & 2007
- BIBA TOP 30 2006
- TOP 100 IN BRITISH CURRY AWARDS 2006
- BIBA TOP 100 2002 & 2004
- COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH AWARD 2002 & 2003
