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  • 5 Derby Road, CR0 3SE

Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant on Derby Road, near West Croydon Station. They also do takeaway and delivery.

According to a takeaway menu collected in December 2011, they will deliver for free within a 3-mile radius, minimum order £12, last delivery order at 10:45pm, payment in cash only. Another menu collected in February 2013 reiterates the minimum order but makes no mention of the other restrictions.

According to a sign seen in the window in September 2012 photo, no alcohol is permitted on the premises. According to a takeaway menu (Feb 2013), they are halal.

See also:

  • Photos of takeaway menu as of February 2013: page 1, page 2

According to the Croydon Advertiser, this was the site of the first curry house to open in Croydon, in 1958. According to a photo on Flickr, it's been called Depa Indiana since at least c. 1985 (most easily visible at original size); see also a photo from February 2009.

Photos of takeaway menu collected in December 2011: 1, 2. Photo of frontage as of August 2011 (before the alcohol ban).

Existence last checked in February 2013.

Derby Road ... Eva Hairdressers, 1 Derby Road Niazi Food And Wine, 3 Derby Road Depa Indiana, 5 Derby Road West Croydon Dental Practice, 7 Derby Road Croydon Repair Centre, 9 Derby Road ...

OS X co-ord: 532090     OS Y co-ord: 166030     (Latitude: 51.377438 Longitude: -0.101863)
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