THE culinary masterminds at Grill 66 Fusion are confident they have come up with a unique dining experience.

East meets west at the Barrack Street eaterie which launched in January and is picking up a lot of diners merely by word of mouth.

But owners Musharaf and Ahmed Hussain want to to shout it from the rooftops - not least because they are now inviting customers to bring their own alcohol with them.

Musharaf explains the restaurant opened in January and has received hugely positive feedback.

The brother have a huge amount of experience having run restaurants in the past 20 years and also owning the Food Inc specialist supermarket which is just behind Grill 66.

"We have been running that for about 12 years now and we have 7,5000 products and it does a phenomenal trade because people cane get such specific things.

"We pretty much will have what they want and we have seven butchers so any cut of meat they want they can have.

"So when the premises in front of us became available it just seemed a natural progression really," he explains.

With the building transformed and plans in place the restaurant began to serve up its fusion of traditional Indian food alongside the more western delicacies of steak.

Musharaf explains his brother Ahmed runs the kitchens with a team of chefs including a specific steak chef.

Customers can have a steak as it comes but the unique selling point for Grill 66 is its fusion approach to the meat product - a desi spice rub which he explains transforms the dish for the better.

"'Desi' basically means 'home' so it is literally a 'home spice rub' of those we would add to our dishes in Bangladesh."

As is often explained, dishes we often order up in British curry houses have been specifically designed for western tastes - but Grill 66 Fusion is bucking that trend.

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"The steaks are something no-one else is doing with the spice rub on and it is proving so popular with customers.

"Even those who insist they like their steak as it comes have been won round.

"A couple came in and the husband was adamant he did not want to try the desi rub but his wife went for it and once he had tried it he admitted he wanted to have it like that every time," he says.

The approach includes a number of Bangladeshi dishes not usually spotted on a menus in British restaurants.

"Rick Stein went to Bangladesh and insisted everyone should go to their local restaurants and have a dish called a beef shatkora but you don't see that on menus here.

"We have it on ours, it is a very traditional dish and we also have a fish curry with orange zest which really is a great combination.

"People are hesitant but so glad once they have had it," he adds.

Along with the curries the restaurant also serves up gourmet burgers and vegetarian dishes as well as vegetarian dishes.

Also among the authentic Bangladeshi dishes are duck curry and mutton curry as well as side dishes to customise any meal.

Musharaf says they recently made a decision about alcohol being brought in as the restaurant is unlicensed and there are no plans to change this.

"Initially, our thinking included not serving alcohol but we have listened to early customer feedback and the message we were hearing was that the food was marvellous but customers would have preferred to enjoy a glass of wine or beer with their meal.

"Therefore, although we will not be selling any alcohol, we are inviting customers to bring their own which they can drink with their meal and we will not make any corkage charge.

"The benefit for customers is they can bring the drink of their choice and at a lower price than they would pay in a restaurant but we also already have mocktails and soft drinks for them to have with their meal."

Designed from scratch, the distinctive wooden look restaurant includes an open kitchen so customers can even watch the chefs preparing the dishes.

"I just want to give diners an unusual experience, the chance to try authentic Bangladeshi dishes but also fuse that with English ones too," adds Musharaf.

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