You Choose: The Indian Streatery

Venue: The Indian Streatery, 21a Bennett's Hill, B2 5QP; Facebook 
Choice: Pakora dunked in any curry (£4.95) Chooser: Front of House 

Week day lunching can be the trickiest of games. What time do you fold? Desk-based, park-based or are you eating in? Are you going old and trusted, or taking the kind of chances that made you who you are today? And where are you on queue to quality ratio? From 11.30am until 2.30pm The Indian Streatery pulls out half its tables and offers around six simple dishes rather than its galleons of evening options from a canteen style set up — so it's speedy. Menu hack, life hack, hack hack: get a pakora and dunk it in any of the curry sort of options. It's that simple. This is a method that worked with lentil curry and chicken curry but our number one collab was a slathering in the cauliflower and potato hot pot, which is served with ginger, coriander, and rice or chaat. Simple, honest street food at simple, honest prices, all served up with the loveliest of smiles from the family team. Sample lunch menu