Address: 71 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AH [google maps]
Telephone: 01223 312 569
Website: http://www.cocumrestaurant.co.uk
Opening hours: 12:00-14:30, Saturday-Thursday; 17:30-23:00, Monday-Thursday; 17:30-23:30, Friday-Saturday; 17:30-22:30, Sunday
Type: South Indian cuisine, kerala.
Posh or common: Common.
Take-it-away: Yes. Free delivery within 3 mile radius.
Lavoratoire Garniers: Not very nice. They are separated from the restaurant by a shower curtain.
Number of tables: I forgot to count them.
Clientele: People who you can tell it's their favourite place.
Could I take my parents?: Yes. My Dad would love it because there are unusual dishes.
Would I return?: Yes.
Service: Excellent.
Price for a main course: 6.50-9.00 GBP.
Portion size: Good.
Menu choice: millions of starters (some vegetarian), millions of mains (some vegetarian); [menu]
Good: I am always pissed in here. There are two, maybe three, Indian restaurants I go to in Cambridge, and this is one of them. You don't get the generic [chicken/lamb/prawn/king prawn/vegetable] pick-one [korma/vindaloo/tikka masala/dog poo] pick-one. The cuisine is kerala, which is like a tapas way of eating. It is always busy. Order lots of little odd things, like soups or fish dishes. Or order a dosa, which are massive. The chutneys are incredible: there's a meat one and a fish one and a lime one and a garlic one and a yellow one.
Bad: Some of the dishes are too salty. The tandoori selection was like a salt lick. The chicken is better than the lamb.