Indian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Manchester

"The best Indian takeaway I have tried! I live in north manchester and drive 11 miles to order from here! Food is always prepared on time, always..."

Elmaas Hussain

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Kakoli

"Wonderful place for an IndianWe have been in for a meal an as usual had a very good meal very good service ad always from this restaurant..."

Prisha Chawla

"Me and my family eat here often the food is very good and i would know the manager is very polite and knowledgeable about the food on his menu keep..."

Ian Michael

"Been going here for many years now and eat here quite frequently, and I have to say the food is great and it's consistent, the staff and service are..."

Michael Tighe

"World Class Curry in Droylsden. Excellent service, the food is incredible, the chips are out of this world, the Cobra lager is spot on. I simply..."

Dave Pearson

"Had a meal out with the family ...local place to us and been a few times...never been a issue...food is always hot and nice Cobra on draught aswell..."

Paul Wright

"Amazing food. Nice quiet restaurant ideal for couple /date night... Portions are huge.. Nice and..."

MARK DEADMAN

"Went to the Kakoli Restaurant yesterday. It was really busy which reflects how good the food is and how welcoming the owner. The food was excellent..."

Howard Boots

"My family has been going to this place for so many years and I just wanted to say it’s my favourite place of all time. The food is always..."

benjamin keane

"Been with my family tnite read reviews before hand and wasnt sure to go but after going the service was 5 star the food to die for my daughter..."

Sammy Jones

"Went here for a late night meal and the proprietor made us very welcome. The curries we had were excellent and the atmosphere, with background music,..."

Andrew Elliott

"Lovely food always go here. Im funny about curry but they get it right every time.Staff are lovely.its not modern but I don't go for that it's the..."

controller demons

"Great little place. Great food. When we dont go there they deliver. I have eaten in many curry houses around Manchester amd this place is the best..."

Phil Lilley

"Great food and service.Fantastic value.Enjoy after an evening out at the nearby Halfway House pub.Nan breads are really tasty and fresh.Portions are..."

Jeremy Boots

"Absolutely love this place. It is like being at a family..."

Hannah Widdall

"Been coming here years. Always really nice. Lamb is beautiful and I'm really fussy about..."

Coleen Corcoran

"Always a great meal and real chips. Owner Saleam always makes u feel..."

Derek Comer

"Not very good ranout of beer Not good food Not too..."

Stephen Smith

"Great food, reasonably priced and Cobra on draft. What more could you..."

Andrew Hindman

Arnero

84/100 (2922 ratings)

Mango Chutney Coriander Chutney

Indian Bread Basket

Poppadoms

Chicken tikka masala

Plain Rice and Dal Makhani

Wheelchair Accessible

"Oh my word! What an amazing meal. Spicy, complex flavours beautifully balanced, the best rotis we've had in years, great selection of starters/street..."

Gapyear 4x4

"One of the best Indians I have had. The food was delicious and the staff were friendly. We had a table booked at opening time and the atmosphere was..."

Susie Jones

"ONE OF THE BEST INDIAN RESTAURANTS! Came here on my way back from a Manchester United Game on a Sunday at 8 pm. Not too many people here so easy to..."

Josh Baltazar

"Visited here last night for the first time and had a great experience. We ordered poppadoms with the relish tray, onion bhajis, chicken methi saag..."

Laura

"This was a last minute booking as we could not get into another restaurant. It ended up being the best Indian meal we have ever had! Fabulously..."

Damian McPhun

"Had a fantastic meal here. I had duck in a curry which is something I never thought I would have as I didn't think it would work, but it really..."

Dominic Egerton

"Absolutely delicious Indian meal with exceptional service. The portions are huge. We were stuffed after our starters and they were so kind and let us..."

Deborah Hadley

"Best Indian restaurant in Manchester. So fresh and hot and truly delicious. We keep coming..."

Samantha Lester

"Lovely vegetarian Street food with dishes I've not had before. However poppadoms, starters and mains all came at once so felt rushed. When asked that..."

Nicolette W

"Great food , and very quick service. Good central location. They add 5% service charge automatically (table of 2) - I would rather choose myself how..."

David Hartley

"Food served was authentic Indian(Lot of veg options) The quantity was also good. Lime soda was little bit off. However the ambience and taste was..."

Anup Rao

"Foods are good and cheap except laccha paratha. They sale plain Naan in the name of laccha paratha. I am a lil bit of upset for this things...."

Kallol Das

"A great Indian restaurant. Nice service, food and atmosphere. I love the signature curry most - Arnero Chicken Tikka Masala, the taste were rich with..."

Noelle ho

"Great curry. Not greasy or heavy. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Had a good selection of veggie..."

Alastair Woolley

"Good experience and good food here at Arnero. Found and booked online. Friendly welcome and quick service. Food fresh, tasty and hot. Reasonably..."

Sam C

"Food is exceptional here, good vegetarian options. Quantity is less but taste is good. When we visited service was too..."

Dali Vasudev

"Great little stop. Over was friendly and attentive. Decor was OK, tables were layed out well. Very busy when I got there but staff were well oiled..."

Faisul Naqui

"A decent Indian restaurant! I always want to try this because everytime I passed by can smell the tasty curry. Finally the restaurant is less busy..."

Ginny Wai

"If i could give ten stars, I would give more, I am a master and Indian cuisine and this place ticks all the boxes. I have to recommend the lamb chops..."

Sara L

Mumbai Spice

84/100 (2006 ratings)

Raj Special with Lamb

Irish coffee

Tandoori Chicken Breast

King prawn Curry

Naan Bead with Breasts

Wheelchair Accessible

"The best night ever at Mumbai spice last night For the Patelvis night he was the best entertainer the food was gorgeous the staff were absolutely..."

Joanne Yvonne Rutter

"I was here yesterday top food top staff and the atmosphere was fantastic I have never been to a restaurant like it in my life would highly recommend..."

Joanne Corless

"Literally just got in from here!!. Came for my nieces 18th. Service was great. Waiters were friendly, couldn't do enough. Food was amazing. Decent..."

Amy Bobs Hendrickson

"A busy restaurant with a very smart setting. Although busy, the staff were very attentive and there was absolutely no wait for our food. We had..."

Rhiannon McMoth

"Family friendlyStandard, decent quality quality curry house. Nice vibe inside and very accommodating for large parties. Food is off a good..."

Kavya Kohli

"The service was second to none they couldn't do enough, the food was lovely, will 100% be going again. The chef cooked me a special meal. As the..."

Bryan Siddall

"Whenever I visit Manchester I always come back to this place - because you can’t go wrong with it. BEAUTIFUL curries, lovely friendly service,..."

Christophe L

"Excellent service, the staff here are friendly and happy. The food was really enjoyable. Portion sizes were spot on and each dish was delicious...."

Brad Langford

"Excellent food. Service brilliant and great atmosphere. Would highly..."

Debbie Shaw

"As always great service and meal, staff polite and friendly food..."

Lisa Grinyer

"I had a wonderful meal tonight. I had a Napali curry which was amazing. Service was really good as well. I might even call in again tomorrow as..."

Ian Maclean

"Wonderful food, staff friendly, highly recommend, would definitely go..."

Glen Corbett

"Unbelievable Cuisine Fresh ingredients. Great staff and reasonable price Thanks for the Great..."

Ray Fernley

"1st visit ordered mumbai special thali was told 6pm arrived just b4 meal was ready, staff were very welcoming. Food was delicious definitely will be..."

liz doll

"Top visit with four of my mates, food was fantastic Had a mixed kebab starter and a chicken tikka karai Absolutely perfect..."

Steve Davies

"Had the mid week deal £14.99 per person Appetizers, starter, main, tea coffee. Group of 11, everybody's food came out together. Couple of..."

K F

"Nice restaurant with good food at fair prices. Friendly staff and good..."

GEORGE WHITE

"Lovely food staff very..."

June Willcox

"Lovely meal with friends, staff friendly and very helpful. Food never disappoints, just delicious. Highly recommend..."

Chris Humphreys

"Chicken so good made me cry haha the staff was..."

raidof669 “J”

Indian Mint

84/100 (17433 ratings)

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"This Primark store is a massive, full, and super busy one. They have different wears for male, females, and children, bags, shoes, household..."

Rohan Kapoor

"This Primark store is a massive, full, and super busy one. They have different wears for male, females, and children, bags, shoes, household..."

Tolu (PTM)

"The only reason for coming all the way into Manchester city centre was to take my daughter's to Central Perk in Primark. They loved it. The..."

Claire Walker

"Love shopping here, especially for home decor! Even though it gets quite busy-the girls at payment counters are very quick. After shopping I enjoyed..."

Biberce _91

"Very large store over 3 floors with beauty area & central perk style coffee shop. The disabled toilet in the coffee shop had an emergency cord that..."

Alannah Whitbread

"Busy, busy on a Saturday afternoon. A great selection of products, fully stocked. Staff is great, they really help. The tills are very fast, line..."

Luis Moreira

"Cheap prices and new collection happy with it but the long queue oh I can’t say anything about..."

Kalsoom Iqbal

"Layout is nice on all floors. Staff always seem ready to assist. You'll find a lot of things that aren't too pricey. But then, what cheap prices..."

Adetunji Oremosu

"One of the best places to shop in a budget. They have everything that's required for daily and office wear and at good prices. You need some good..."

Akshata Shenoy

"Angela was really friendly! Great customer service! She checked all the labels for me making sure the sets had the same sizes for the tops and..."

Courtney Cochrane

New Himalayas

84/100 (1220 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Lovely family run restaurant.. Been many times and will no doubt return many times in the future.. The food is beautiful and plentiful presented in a..."

Christine Scott

"Fabulous service and exquisite food. Can not recommend this restaurant highly..."

Jane Haley Miller

"The Himalayas doesn't look much from the outside, and the part of Levenshulme it is in doesn't scream "great food" but this restaurant is a real..."

Leopold Green

"Amazing food and great service! Would definitely recommend..."

Beth Marshall

"Outstanding menu, great..."

Bill Murty

"lovely food, very friendly. Not been for a while but will definitely go again..."

Tricia Byrne

"Best curry for miles. Great north indian food in..."

Jamie Ross

"Superb! Only the Kennington Tandori can..."

David Lemberg

"Riquisimas comidas, buenos precios y buen..."

Charles Dunbar-Jones

"Best Curry in Manchester. It's maybe not as big as Nawaab in stature, but it sure is in..."

Thomas Twemlow

"Louisa. Simply the best food out of Nepal!The Thalis are amazing , the Momos to die for. We love this place and the staff are really..."

Louisa

"It happens to back onto my street. It really is delicious and it is also very peaceful. Must order the samosas they come with a lovely chick pea..."

Billy Mason

"We left New Himalayas with full bellies and big smiles; food-wise this second visit was actually EVEN BETTER than the first. As our favourite waiter..."

Good Gobble

"Exceptional food and reasonably priced. The best curries..."

Ben Wignall

"Small, cosy. Good food. Slower service (quite busy). Friendly, polite, amazing..."

MsGGrg

"Consistently great food. We've been going for 15 years. Lots of vegetarian options, fresh tasting, interesting specialties. Service can be slow at..."

Brendan Coogan

"Moved to the local area a year ago from Leeds. We are particular about our curry and have tried a lot of places in the surrounding area searching to..."

Darren Nixon

"The food is great (very filling) and friendly staff. Can't wait to visit..."

Sean Leeming

"Absolutely fantastic food, but be warned - if you go when it's busy,this restaurant has some of the most inept waiting staff on the planet. I was..."

Daniel de la Flor

"After being let down by taste and service of other takes aways, we thought we would try here and we couldn't of been happier from the starters to the..."

Rachel Watts

"Don't be put off by the unassuming exterior of this restaurant inside is a fantastic little place that serves up some lovely food, the onion bhajis..."

Calum Edwards

"This is hands-down the best takeaway I have ever had. The restaurant is also excellent, really delicious food at very reasonable prices. Gets busy..."

K Soper

"Totally reliably great food every time. Staff are lovely and we always get looked after well, along with a delicious meal. The starters are anazing..."

Clare Henderson

"Great food, fairly priced. UnIike many 'Indians', Himalaya (the clue is in the name) is actually a Nepali restaurant. Without much fanfare, and..."

Jon Corbett

"Great selection of dishes here and very friendly staff. Ask for the allergens menu though, as things like peanuts, dairy, etc might not be explicitly..."

Nick Barnard

"Really really good food and dishes I haven't experienced anywhere else . Recommended . Been coming here for over a decade probably getting on for..."

Hoboesque

"Two of us visited on a Sunday night recently. There was a large party (who kindly gave us some of their birthday cake) and a couple of other diners...."

Emma Brown

"Not a place to go for the decor, or for speedy service. But for curry outside of town, it should be on your list. On my last visit I had Tandoori..."

Becci Johnson

Vivid Bar

Jackfruit Yellow Curry

Beer

Pork Hearts

Full english breakfast

Poached Eggs on Toast

Southern Chicken Wing

Satay

"Fancied nipping out for some beers and a quick tea. This place ticked all the boxes. It was cool inside (temperature wise) after a hot day. There was..."

Emma Elmerhebi

"Great Place to Eat. Authentic Thai dishes. 10 star customer service. All the best to the..."

Rag Poluparthy

"This my ‘play safe’ place from breakfast to dinner. They do a British-Thai fusion cuisine and the results is superb. My favourite dishes..."

Jennifer Barteloni

"Amazing little gem. Lovely staff and fantastic food. Arrived on my own made very welcome. Well worth coming from Scarborough for. Thank..."

Alison Lomas

"Most authentic Thai food in Manchester. Slightly higher prices justified by the quality and care into making the..."

Nicholas Lee

"The food was great. Small place. Background music was terrible. Nice staff...."

Jon Bekkevoll

"Great good. Lovely staff. Even my Thai friend said..."

N Gavigan

"Oh my word. We had the most amazing corn fritters and spring rolls as starters and banana flower curry with chicken and one as vegetarian dish. The..."

Ute Christopher

"Good food Good place Good..."

Thanpicha White

"Their food is delicious! I've only eaten their veggie options, but the food was perfectly seasoned and honestly mouth watering. The staff are also..."

Anita A

"By far some of the best Thai food I've had outside of Thailand, highly recommend the beef massaman curry, corn fritters, peppercorn chicken bites,..."

Kim

"Solid and reliable stop off with a much improved layout from its previous incarnation. Menu is a shotgun pattern of Thai highlights hitting the main..."

Steve Smith

"Come here regularly, for me it's the best Thai Food in Manchester - The Beef Massaman is beaut. They also do a really good breakfast/all day..."

Jack Brown

"Absolutely incredible in every single aspect! My new favourite place to..."

Mary Allen

"What a great little unexpected find for a Sunday night away from home on business. Just happened to notice this little place due to illumination..."

Smith Marston Building Surveyors

"Beautiful, fresh and tasty food. I've never had a bad meal in what was Vivid and now Jub Thai. I can highly recommend the Railway fried rice. If you..."

rachel woolley

Mazaa Authentic Kebab And Curry House

84/100 (1742 ratings)

Chicken Tikka Kebab on Naan

Chilli Chicken

Mazda Special Kebab

Chicken Donner on Naan

"Nice evening meal with FamilyNice place very clean and well looked after the kebabs were nice and juicy and the currys were very authentic..."

Kavya Kohli

"Very nice food with excellent..."

Earup Khan

"Outstanding food, and just as good as my last visit over 6 years ago 5 stars from me. Update....... It's finally reopened ! And it is just as good..."

Si Ames

"The seekh kababs were succulent and really yummy. The option of taking the chutni/sauce separately was good. Nice and quick..."

Mehreen Zafar Naqvi

"Such a busy kebab shop compared to the others on this street and I can see why. The mixed tikka kebab was full of meat all cooked very well and full..."

Amie Bentley

"Food from here is absolutely brilliant amazing prices and very quick delivery food comes well wrapped and steaming hot we live about 20 minutes away..."

Katherine0407

"Outstanding taste quality and unbeatable service at such an amazing priced menu with ample options. Very famous for donner on naan I’ve had and ive..."

Bilal Mirza

"Fantastic food! Best kebabs in Manchester, the quality of food is amazing and service is top notch! The guys behind the counter are always friendly..."

Ryan Whittaker

"I’ve been going here for 2 years and I can’t comment on the variety of food because I only get one thing - keema and chips (a childhood..."

Majid Ahmed

"As always traditional Pakistani cooking both curry’s and kebabs. Hottest day of the year and I couldn’t think of eating anything else. Mazaa is..."

chris

"Mazza is a busy Pakistani halal food outlet/takeaway/restaurant. We have been going there for many years now. Fairly reasonably priced, food is..."

saadat ali

"This isn't a review. What's going on with Mazaa?. It was closed for ages recently, now it is apparently open and has a new sign (the old sign was..."

99 ron

"Fantastic food. I usually get the chicken tikka or the chicken kebab (no mango sauce - mango sauce has *no* place on a kebab!). Kebabs are always..."

Dr Tariq Ahmad PhD MIET

"Food here is always lovely, come here after work with the lads, very good priced, 5 of us ate for £50, £10 a head, not bad, not many places you..."

Wadz Haq

Ambala

84/100 (1874 ratings)

"I have to give this a 4 star just for their aloo ka paratha (Indian bread stuffed with potato and spices) topped with egg (optional) and served with..."

Snigdha Chowdhary

"I recently visited Ambala, and had a delightful experience. The staff was very helpful, guiding me through their wide selection of sweets. The sweets..."

misbah murtaza

"Samosas are super tasty. And all the other sweets are tasty too. But do not eat chana chat, it was honestly waste of money for..."

Sadia Kanvil

"By far the best thing about Ambala is the Halwa/Chana Puri for 2 that costs only £5. Unlike a lot of other places, they make it daily so it's always..."

Anas Rana

"Great place to have authentic Indian sweets. Imrati and special laddu were so good.. highly..."

Pritesh Patel

"Home to Mithai. Best Mithai in the UK hands down. I have been eating Ambala for almost 2 Decades. I have been and tried everywhere nothing comes..."

Haris Hussain

"Variety of options with good quality sweets and namkeen. Delivery via Uber eats doesn't help though. Strongly recommend Habshi halwa. Emarti and..."

Sunil Jayaswal

"Brought mitai from here and halwa puri, absolutely loved it, would definitely buy again. The quality of food is excellent. Only gave 4* because the..."

A I

"Good place to buy South Asian sweets. Especially habshi..."

wajih ahmad quraishi

"Great Indian sweets especially kajju Katrina and gajar ka halfway. The gulab Jamoon are all just too sweet. None of the burfi have any real milk..."

mans patil

"Nice selection great tasting treats..."

Dale Morgan

Dehli Sweet Centre And Restaurant

83/100 (1147 ratings)

"Needed a facelift. Needed a new shop front decor etc. now that’s done. And looks amazing. Besides that, the sweets and jalebi is out of this world...."

Omar Razak

"This place has got nice variety of sweets and savoury. I went to this shop day before yesterday specially to get some freshly made Garam Jalebi. You..."

Deep Thapar

"Very nice place, delicious food and good customer service. Always makes sure my orders are done on time and done to the best standard...."

Lish Xx

"A guy called Ali who makes the jalebi provided great customer services today. The jalebi was made to perfection. Highly recommended. Thank..."

Zed 786

"Great experience at Delhi sweets. The staff was very nice. Quality jalebi’s and..."

Fardeen

"I only go there for Jalebi which is usually the best on the curry mile. It was good this..."

Is Az

"Best freshly done jalebis I’ve ever had! We drive esp to Manchester to get them..."

Marium Bilal

"The best jalebj you can get. The outside of it it's just the right amount of crispy with the sweet succulent syrupy middle waiting for you...."

Kofi Akil

"Much better than before, because new management and loyal..."

SP Rana

"One of the best Jalebi maker in the town. The visit to this place is must whenever I go Manchester. Wait is bit long sometimes but it justifiable as..."

Mohsin Riaz

"Excellent customer service and fresh asian sweets 👌 My fav is Bombay..."

Hasn Mcjason

"Delicious sweets... always our go-to...whenever we go to visit family, friends or relatives we always make a stop here first to get all the..."

Robia Miah

"best jalebi award goes to this sweet shop! the only jalebi i’ll ever want. their freshly made hot jalebi is fried crispy on the outside, with sweet..."

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"I have been buying sweets Indian sweets from this centre for over 25years. Although the proprietor is a Pakistani but they sell a variety of Indian..."

P. See

"Family have gotten sweets from here for a very long time, the jalebis here have always been the best, alot of people on here seem to be complaining..."

juicy Steak

"Jilabi (jilafi) was good, fresh, crunchy totally 10 out of..."

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