A long-standing South Essex Indian restaurant has shown off its new interiors following a lengthy closure.

Wheeler's Tandoori Restaurant in Bread and Cheese Hill, Benfleet has reopened - following a lengthy closure for 18 months.

Owner Milad Ahmed recently told the Echo about his decision to fully refurbish the venue for its reopening - to give guests something additional to look forward to alongside an expanded menu. 

Echo: Centrepiece - The renovated bar space for the Wheelers restaurant Centrepiece - The renovated bar space for the Wheelers restaurant (Image: Milad Ahmed)

Speaking to The Echo in March, Mr Ahmed said: "We have had a revamp and a major refurbishment, we tried really hard because it has been so tough for restaurants and the everyday cost of living is very expensive.

“Goods have been hard to get at their old price and it has been a battle trying to get customers back.

“People have moved on or people have started going to different restaurants.

“But against all odds, when I opened the restaurant again, people started coming back and old faces started appearing again.”

Echo: Redone - The tidy new front of the Wheelers Tandoori Redone - The tidy new front of the Wheelers Tandoori (Image: Milad Ahmed)