Cocum

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.