Musafir restaurant in Earby wins national hospitality award

Musafir, owned by Majid Hussain, has been recognised in the Best Restaurant category at the Curry Life Awards.

The awards run by Curry Life magazine were announced on October 13 at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in Mayfair.

Mr Hussain said: "Winning the award is a very exciting time for the business, and it’s a great feeling to have achieved this.

"It means a great deal to us as we started from nothing and we built up our customer base.

"We are always striving to provide quality to our diners and it’s nice to see that this is being appreciated by our customers."

Majid Hussain, Musafir (Image: Supplied)

The Curry Life Awards celebrate British curry houses and their contributions to the hospitality industry.

The annual turnover of these establishments is more than £4 billion.

After the 15th annual awards ceremony, Curry Life Media Group editor, Syed Belal Ahmed, said: "A major aim of the awards has always been to highlight best practice going on across the country – so that everyone has the opportunity to learn from the best - something that has always been a driving principle behind Curry Life itself.

"Over the many years we have been staging the awards, we have seen major improvements in standards and quality being offered to customers, to the point where several restaurants are now in a position to challenge for accolades such as Michelin stars."

At the event, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP, said: "Congratulations to everyone for their success at these awards.

"The hospitality industry has an enormous contribution to make to our country."

Other guests at the awards ceremony included GB News presenter Camilla Tominey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Rushanara Ali MP, Charlotte Nichols MP and Jade Botterill MP.