Star of Top Gun, Mission Impossible and many more movies, Tom Cruise is said to love a humble curry house just outside of London.
Often seen in the region jumping out of helicopters or jumping across buildings, Cruise has been spotted at a curry house in St Albans, just 20 minutes from London.
The curry house 20 minutes from London loved by Tom Cruise
As reported by MyLondon, Cruise is said to love the St Alban’s curry house, Veer Dhara.
The Top Gun: Maverick star has visited the spot a number of times, with one of his first visits being back in 2012 when he was filming the action movie ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ with Emily Blunt at the nearby Leavesden Studios.
It’s reported that Cruise ordered a big meal with the classic chicken and lobster tikka masala.
But, in true Cruise fashion, the meal had a plot twist when the movie star struggled to settle the bill as the curry house didn’t take American Express.
However, luckily for the Mission Impossible actor, a friend was able to cover the bill and save the day.
Veer Dhara was created by Surinder Singh who wanted to find a “new, different and exciting way to appreciate Indian food, and to demonstrate that excellence, diversity, tradition and affordability can all go hand in hand.”
Serving authentic Indian Cuisine, the curry house has a team of six chefs “handpicked from some of India’s finest five-star hotels who excel in a cuisine that is unashamedly robust & strong in flavours.”
Menu items include salmon tikka, tandoori chicken, barra champ madira, tawe ki bathak and murg palak tawa to name a few.
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On the online review site Tripadvisor, Veer Dhara has a 4.5/5 rating with one guest sharing: “Good value, well presented, clean, friendly staff. Even a very good magician going table to table!! Highly recommended.”
Another added: “Sunday buffet! Lots of choice, very tasty, pleasant service and a bargain too! Good level of spiciness. Too full to try dessert.”
Meanwhile, another shared: “The service was just lovely from start to finish, the food exceptional (and interesting) and atmosphere was perfect.”
You can get to St Albans in just 20 minutes on a direct train from St Pancras International train station using the Thameslink towards Bedford.
