Kaptin Korma in Wolverhampton is up against restaurants from across the country and into Europe for the chance to at the Asian Curry Awards on Sunday, November 17.
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00:00Okay, hello I'm Joseph Mirovic and I'm here with Captain Cormer here in Bradbury Wolverhampton.
00:05I'm here with the manager Abdul Basit where they have been shortlisted for the
00:0914th Asian Curry Awards 2024 for the best restaurants. It's a big award and
00:14it's one that I think they've won before, is that right Abdul? Yeah, we went to another
00:18one, Timica award two or three months before and then we got the award for best
00:22restaurant in Wolverhampton. So for yourself, to have this sort of
00:28national recognition, what does it mean to you? Of course a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot
00:32means anyway because this is our hard work and then we doing this industry's
00:37life from 2013 and then this is the award for, not for us, for customers
00:42supporting us from 2013. That's the thing because you've obviously been
00:48around for a while and you've got a lot of competition because Wolverhampton's full
00:51of Indian restaurants. Yes. So what is it about this place you think makes it
00:55stand out? This is the, Captain Koma, we made our food like customers demand, they
01:02can order whatever they like basically out of the menu and the customers they
01:07tell us what they want and then we make it on the spot like there's
01:10specialties and then after that like we, you know, customers they like
01:16food and then you know atmosphere and then everything and that's it. I think the
01:22location of this place kind of helps as well, you've got a pub over there, you're
01:25near a park, so you've got the sort of passenger train from that, you've got
01:28neighborhood nearby but obviously it's not just the the neighborhood and the food
01:31there's obviously something about what you and your staff do here. Oh yeah, staff,
01:35we have the staff from 2013 and all their staff are really, they're doing
01:40really good and then we have a five star rating from 2013 till here now so of
01:44course like all the times staff they're supporting us, without my staff we
01:48can't do nothing and then it starts and then our customers especially, thanks to
01:53customers because they're voting us and there was a huge difference vote and
01:57then we did, we got the award and then we got another one, we're gonna go to the
02:01award and then of course like we're gonna get another award in for 2024
02:07reading hard work for everyone. That's fantastic, looking ahead yeah, if you win
02:13the award it'll obviously be a fantastic recognition itself but it's not just, I
02:16suppose it's just an honor to be on that shortlist with restaurants all over the
02:19country and as we pointed out further abroad as well. Yeah, we're trying to yeah
02:24because this is the award is coming from everyone, Europe and then you know from
02:29Asia and everywhere, everybody's gonna participate in this but of course like
02:34it's gonna be, if I get that award for the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, basically we
02:39are nominating for Wolverhampton and then we recognise, we love the Wolverhampton
02:42cities and then we are here and then probably we're gonna get that award soon.
02:48And what would you say is the show-stopping curry here? What's the meal
02:52that people most speak about? Oh yeah because we have a nice you know menus,
02:58you can order from our menu anything, all the dishes are specialist and our
03:03chefs and then our, we're making food for our passion anyway but we love all the
03:09menus, dishes, everything is nicer and then I'm gonna let you know, I'm gonna
03:14tell you about that chef competition taking place in Birmingham last two,
03:19three months before and then all the chefs was there, 32, we came fourth out
03:25of 32, so we got that award as well, chef competition. And what would you like to say
03:30to all the customers who've nominated you and put you forth for this award? Oh yeah, I'm
03:34gonna say a huge thanks to our customers for supporting us all the way from
03:382013 to 2024, just thanks to everyone and thanks for you as well, thanks for
03:44coming. Well we try our best here, he'll be up for the award this weekend
03:49so go there, see what happens and if you have the chance, vote for Captain Corner.
03:53Thank you, thank you.