A new Indian restaurant, Dewan-E-Am, has just opened in Coulsdon Road, Caterham- on-the-Hill, along the road from Tesco. The restaurant offers Indian fine dining at very reasonable prices and is a lovely new restaurant for the local residents to have on their doorstep.

My daughter Jenny and I visited the restaurant recently and we had a wonderfully relaxing evening. Sam Choudhury the owner explained that Dewan-E-Am means 'dining room for royalty' to reflect the experience they like to provide for their customers. We enjoyed great service throughout the evening in the very stylish, modern surroundings.

The menu offers a wide range of traditional Indian dishes and a selection of Dewan-E-Am Specialities. To start I chose the Tandoori Chicken (£2.90) and Jenny chose the Lamb Chops (£3.50).

Jenny's chops, which she let me taste, were beautifully succulent as was my chicken which had just enough spiciness for my taste.

For our mains we both selected Dewan-EAm Specialities - I chose the Tandoori King Prawn Korai recommended by Sam, and Jenny chose the Chicken Tikka Bhuna. My dish was the most expensive main course on the menu at £8.50 and Jenny's main course was £6.10. To accompany the mains we shared a Pilau Rice (£2.10), Saag Aloo (spinach with potato) and Vegetable Korma (£2.80 each). Our meals were lovely and were just the right quantity and I noticed that other customers were giving great feedback to Sam as well.

Jenny said that the Vegetable Korma, which neither of us had had before, was really good and an excellent choice. The restaurant offers excellent value. On Sundays they serve a buffet from 12pm- 2pm for just £7.99 per person or if you want a cosy night at home you can order a takeaway.

Dewan-E-Am is now taking bookings for Christmas parties when you can order from their regular menu at their usual prices.

Check out their advert to see theiir fabulous opening offers and call the restaurant on 01883 348913 to reserve a table.