Indian restaurant in Manchester?

[extraT]

Chaps,

I’m in Manchester this week, Trafford West, I’m looking for a good (read: tasty, not necessarily expensive) Indian.

I’d love a lamb biryani!

Any suggestions?

[Tickle]

Eastzeast and Akbars are popular in the city centre, both are chains and of course you have the curry mile. Plenty to chose from in the centre. Essence is in Altrincham if you need something in that part Manchester.

Not sure I would fancy a curry in this weather though, it's roasting in Manchester today!

[Stupeo]

Ahkbars is good, I've been a couple of times.

Zouk has very good reviews too. A colleague went a couple of weeks ago and was raving about it: http://zoukteabar.co.uk/menus/manchester/

[Foliage]

I wouldn't go to any Indian restaurant these days in Manchester all the ones ive been too in recent years have gone significantly down hill. Even the takeaways have low hygiene standards and food quality, in my experience.

Far better to find a decent recipe and cook it yourself.


If you want to eat out, head to Trafford centre, funnily enough, no Indian restaurants in the Trafford centre. But you'll get an amazing Asian curry

[wijit]

Not in Manchester as such, but fairly easy to drive to from your lication. The Plaza (formerly Indian Plaza) at Audenshaw is simply amazing foor at very good prices.

[HappySilver]

Akbars is my go to Indian when working in the city centre, it is always packed with people queueing for tables whilst other close by restaurants are normally over half empty. Chatting to people whilst having a drink waiting can be half the experience of a visit, it caters for all sorts from students, through business people to TV celebrities etc.

Chains can be good, this one proves that point.

[Mastodon2]

If Akbars is considered a desirable place to eat in Manchester it's a pretty damning indictment of the Indian restaurants on offer there.

[Batleyred]

Mastodon2 said:

If Akbars is considered a desirable place to eat in Manchester it's a pretty damning indictment of the Indian restaurants on offer there.

Agree with that, the one in Bradford is decent but not great.

[shirt]

I see mcr has an ashas now. If its as good as the dubai one i would go there. Also bundobust is top (and great beer) but is more street food oriented.

https://ashasmanchester.co.uk/
http://bundobust.com/

[escargot]

Ashas is fantastic. Not cheap compared to a standard curry house unless you get an early bird deal but I can assure you it's worth the money.

[escargot]

Also, surprised nobody has mentioned this&that yet? That's about the cheapest and tastiest curry you'll get in Manchester. Google it, it's a real northern quarter institution.

[jacko198]

Mowgli. End thread.

[shirt]

this n that for lunch yes. its closed weekday evenings but isnt what i’d call a dinner spot

[j4ckos mate]

indian tiffin room was good
i also liked scene

[WCZ]

sucks that the punjab has closed, that was my fave and reasonable value for money