A restaurant will give its customers a breath of fresh air by banning smoking and introducing a contemporary new menu.

Jas Bhatt, who co-owns the Cartwright Hotel in Manningham Lane, Bradford, with his brother Bobby, said they had made the decision because they wanted to create a more up-market establishment.

"It's what our new customers want and it's what we want," said Mr Bhatt.

"Providing a smoke-free environment is important when you are serving good food."

In summer 2007, it will be against the law to light up inside public premises.

The ban has been lobbied for hard by the Telegraph & Argus, which launched its Clear the Air campaign in November 2004, since when many pubs and restaurants in the district have already banned smoking.

The restaurant and bar areas of the Cartwright Hotel will operate as non-smoking areas from Monday.

"We are introducing the change at the same time as our new menu," said Mr Bhatt.

"In the past we have offered a menu with an Asian theme but this one is very English, with a contemporary flavour."

Dishes on the new menu include fishy scotch eggs, crisp beer-battered tiger prawns, roast poussin wrapped in streaky bacon with gravy and the Cartwright burger.

Chef at the hotel Alan Betteridge said the menu was based on providing good home-cooked, freshly-prepared food.

"There are so many places where people can get a good curry in this area that we wanted to do something different," he said.

"We tried to go for a menu that would appeal to a wide range of tastes but that could not be found easily anywhere else.

"So many new businesses are opening up in Manningham that we decided there was a real need for this type of dining.

"We want to be a part of that thriving business community."

The 14-bedroom, family-run hotel has been owned by the Bhatt family for 18 years.

This year Jas Bhatt, 36, plans to extend the hotel side of the business.

"We want to get bigger and really concentrate on the accommodation side of the business and the food and conference facilities," he said.

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