Midlothian curry houses Itihaas and The Radhuni are officially among the top 100 of more than 13,000 Asian restaurants in the UK.

They have been invited as finalists to the Asian Restaurant Awards to be presented in the Members’ Dining Room at the House of Commons next Thursday 30 April.

Inclusion in the ‘UK Top 100 Awards,’ organised by the Asian Catering Federation, is the latest success for the family owned and run restaurants which have won a series of major awards in well over a decade.

The event, hosted by Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Liberal Democrats’ business spokesman Bobby Dean MP, will be presented by BBC journalist Samantha Simmonds. It will also include the Asian and Oriental Chef Award ceremony.

Managing Partner of both restaurants Habibur Khan, who will attend the ceremony at the UK Parliament, said: “This further cements Midlothian’s reputation as a culinary destination and more proof that Itihaas and The Radhuni have put the region prominently on Britain’s food map.”

Radhuni in Loanhead is Scotland’s current curry restaurant of the year according to trade magazine Curry Life. It is one of only a handful of such establishments in Scotland to have been awarded at least one AA Rosette, retained for the past five years. Itihaas is located in Dalkeith. Its previous titles include Scotland’s South Asian Restaurant of the Year.

Executive Chef and founder of both restaurants Matin Khan was named Scotland’s top curry chef and one of the leading nine in the UK in the 2025 Curry Life Awards. He said: “We are proud to be included in the top hundred of over 13,000 Asian restaurants in the UK. Itihaas and The Radhuni are once more in exalted company.”

‘We are driven by passion, family values and community spirit,” added Habibur, 29.

“Customers are our greatest strength.Their loyalty means everything to us and we will always put them first. The people who eat and socialise as our guests are the main reason we go to work each day.”