A NEW Indian delicatessen has swung open its doors to customers in Kendal.

Eat Indian, which has expanded into its third outlet to join existing places in Preston and Lancaster, opened on Wednesday at 5 Stricklandgate. On its first day, customers were streaming in for delicious wraps, meals and 'naanwiches.' 

The Westmorland Gazette: Eat Indian has opened on StricklandgateEat Indian has opened on Stricklandgate (Image: Newsquest, Daniel Pye)

Many of the customers were regulars to the Lancaster business who lived and worked in Kendal. 

A Chicken or a Veg naanwich with salad and a drink costs £4.99, and a lamb naanwich costs £5.99 from the lunch menu, which runs between 11am and 4pm. 

The Westmorland Gazette: Some of the curries on offer at the deliSome of the curries on offer at the deli (Image: Newsquest, Daniel Pye)

Chicken and Vegetable curry and rice is £4.50, and lamb is £5.50. Special dishes are £1 extra. 

Nearly every wrap or naan costs £3.99 except Spicy Beef Steak which costs £4.99.  

Stir fries are between £4.99 and £6.50. 

The Westmorland Gazette: The deli offers a tasty range of food for curry fansThe deli offers a tasty range of food for curry fans (Image: Newsquest, Daniel Pye)

There are a variety of curry sauces that can be boxed up to take home as the deli provides the option of chilled food to heat and eat when at home after work. 

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The deli also offers gluten-free, vegan and vegetable options, and Indian sweets for after. 

The Westmorland Gazette: The new kitchen is already busyThe new kitchen is already busy (Image: Newsquest, Daniel Pye)

Eat Indian opened its first store in Penny Street, Lancaster, and then moved into its premises in Preston at the end of 2021. In a short time, the business has grown enough to also move to Kendal. 

The business is family-run. Fuzial Patel, the managing director of Eat Indian, said he wanted to 'see where we go from here'.

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Mr Patel said: "We get a lot of customers coming from Kendal to our Lancaster store to pick up a lot of food and from further up north in Cumbria. 

"We've had a good response. A lot of people have been interested since we've opened up, and even in the process of opening people were asking 'when are you opening, when are you opening?'"

Mr Patel worked in catering before he started his business. 

He said: "We did have a small deli shop where we tested the waters to see where it went. Since then it has been non-stop and it has been growing and growing."