Another visit to an old favourite - why not celebrate the last curry of the millennium (depending on how you calculate such things) at a place you know and trust?

We sat upstairs this time, on the comfortable seats in surrounds plush and shabbily decorous (not like the public toilet-like dining area downstairs). As ever, the service was fast, efficient and friendly.

Starters: mushroom pakora: (80p), potato pakora (60p - listed for some reason under pakoras), onion bhaji (80p), and chicken pakora: £2.20). They were very good - in fact, I' go so far as to say that the mushroom pakoras were the best I've tasted in months: superbly succulent whole and halved mushrooms in fresh, crisp, tangy batter. The chicken pakora were better than on the occasion of the last visit, when they were thin and stringy: this time they were plump and juicy.

My dal and mushroom was well up to the usual very high standard: of all the curry houses in the city, this is the place to come for this dish: perfectly cooked lentils in a hottish, rich sauce, the mushrooms adding a nice textural counterpoint to the dal. Likewise the chana masala was enjoyed: "Excellent: the best masala sauce anywhere. Highly recommended."

The saag matter paneer was only average: the spinach was considered a trifle bland, and the paneer was diced so small that it was hardly noticeable. The mushroom masala was very poor: nothing more than a collection of rubbery mushrooms floating in spicy ghee.

We finished with good milky coffee, (which did take an age to arrive) and a selection of barfi. All in all, despite the odd dud, a decent meal at a good price - £5.50 per head.

(All dishes are served with a choice of three chapattis or boiled rice.)

This was our third or fourth visit to the Kashmir since we began the Guide, and as ever the fare was pretty much up to the usual high standard. The Kashmir is a big place, with a posher room upstairs with comfy chairs and plush-ish décor. Downstairs is a windowless, tiled area with all the atmosphere of a high-class public urinal, though it has been done out lately, and the loos have been improved a hundred percent

The starters were as good as ever - well, almost. We had mushroom bhaji (80p), onion bhaji (60p), potato pakora (60p), and chicken pakora (£2.20). The mushrooms were not as large and succulent as usual, though they tasted fine. The chicken in the pakora was disappointing, small pieces and a little stringy.

I had a matter panir, a rich, tasty dish with real spongy panir cheese. The vegetable dahi scored highly, a distinctively sour curry with a good selection of vegetables. The chana massala was also enjoyed, the chick peas cooked to perfection in a highly spiced sauce. The two chicken dishes, chicken matter panir and chicken karahi, tasted fine, but would have gained higher marks had the quality of the chicken been a little better.

We finished off with some fine milky coffee and a box of enjoyable barfi - and all for a little under six quid a head.

In our opinion the Kashmir remains one of the better value curry houses in the city, where a good cheap curry can be sampled with quick efficient service (and in pleasant surroundings - if you dine upstairs.)

(Chapattis and boiled rice are included in the price of the curries.)

A midweek visit to our favourite curry house, a welcome return after three months of reviewing other restaurants... Would it live up to the four star billing we gave it last time? I suppose, inevitably, that it had to be a bit of a disappointment. We began with onion bhaji (60p), potato bhaji (60p), and mushroom bhaji (80p). As far as value for money goes, at these prices they can't be beaten. The potato bhaji and mushroom bhaji were up to the usual high standard, the mushrooms large and succulent and the potato cooked to perfection (they're sometimes horribly undercooked at other restaurants we've tried.) The onion bhaji, however, were a trifle overdone and crunchy. The main dishes were a mixed bag this time. I had no complaints with my usual dall and mushroom - I'd recommend it as one of the best curries in Bradford. Likewise the chana masala was on top form, the sauce particularly pungent and the chick peas plentiful. The spinach dall went down well, as did the dall mushroom karahi and the keema, peas and potato. However, the mushroom masala and the mushroom spinach were disappointing: the former was bland to the point of being almost tasteless, and the spinach in the latter was hardly spiced at all. The chicken spinach masala was rated as only average. We finished off with excellent milky coffee and a selection of fine barfi (40p each) - with one particular plain barfi freshly made and heavenly. The lassi at 80p a glass is excellent value and delicious. All in all, not the best curries we've sampled in the Kashmir, but we'll be back for another go in a month or two.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)

We'll come clean and admit it - this is the favourite curry house of the majority of the Friday night curry aficionados (the tame meat-eater prefers the Karachi.) For the rest of us, the Kash has everything. Excellent food, an extensive menu, and well-nigh unbeatable prices.

Okay - so it was Wednesday night, but we found ourselves in Bradford, had a pint or two, so why not go for it?

The Kashmir is a big place, with a posher room upstairs with comfy chairs and plush-ish décor. Downstairs is a windowless, tiled area with all the atmosphere of a high-class public urinal - but we prefer downstairs as the service tends to be a bit quicker. We were five that night - the SF writer Stephen Baxter our guest - and we began with a mixture of starters: mushroom bhaji (80p), onion Bhaji (60p), and potato pakora (60p). They came within two minutes and were up to the usual high standard - the mushroom bhaji exceptional tonight with succulent halves and quarters of fresh mushroom. Less than ten minutes later we were presented with our main courses.

We were not disappointed: in fact, it was the best curry we'd sampled for many a month. Each dish was rich and spicy without being too hot and the servings were ample. My own dall mushroom swam in a dark, piquant sauce of just the right consistency as to be managed by a chapatti. All in all, as can be seen by the high ratings, a very satisfying meal. We finished with coffee (always ask for milky coffee here, or you'll end up with a weak apology for the beverage) and chocolate barfi. The meal came to a fiver each, and lifts the Kashmir to the top of the table.

The Kashmir doesn't have an alcohol licence.

(All dishes come with a choice of three chapattis or rice.)