I visited one of the Balti Triangle’s pioneer restaurants recently and they were depressingly downbeat due to the continued saturation of eateries in the area … particularly fast food joints. Last time I spoke to BCC Planning Dept, they said that they were clamping down on permissions on hot food outlets across the City … apart from the Balti Triangle. Not sure of the logic there!?

One of the Balti Triangle’s most popular restaurants, co-incidentally called The Popular, has undergone a makeover. This cosy restaurant has made an excellent job of the décor but, on my last visit, I’m sure that I spied a 21st Century version of flock wallpaper. What next? Black Forest Barfi?