The best Indian around! Superb food and swish setting. You…read morecan start with a drink in the lounge bar and then take a table in the well laid out dining room. Lots of privacy due to the many corners the restaurant has. Everything we ate was fantastic and I can especially recommend the chicken shaslick. A must visit for any curry lover!

Shahbaaz Curry Cottage has been a favourite of mine for a good few years now - being a minute away…read morefrom my parents house, it also doubles up as our local Indian takeaway. The restaurant is, as the name suggests, in a small cottage that has quite recently been extended to cater for the demand for a good curry house in the area. There must be no more than 15 tables in the entire place, which makes it nice and cosy - which I like. I have been here countless times, and each time I cannot fault the service. The waiters are friendly, and the same guys have worked there for years, so if you're local and go there frequently they remember your name - which is always nice. The food is authentic Indian food, with a varied choice of curries on the menu. One of their starters - Prawn on Puree - is my favourite and I often order this as larger portion for my main meal, which they are always more than happy to do for me. The prices are very reasonable here, and if you like them on Facebook they'll often post print-off vouchers on their page for customer discounts and freebies. They also run deals on certain nights, where you can get 3 courses and a beer for £15. Last week when I visited, the service was abnormally slow.. And something I haven't experienced before. Granted it was a busy Friday night but maybe they were a waiter down or something. The service is usually faultless - this must have been an off night but I wouldn't like to mark them down for it. I'll continue to go here, either with family or with friends - and if you're in the area it's definitely the best place for Indian food for a good few miles.

Love the Shahbaaz! Great food. Lovely staff. The 3 courses for £9.99 they offer on Weds & Sunday's…read moreare well worth the money & they're very accommodating on alterations to the menu. Highly recommended!

Always good when we go in , can feel a little rushed at peak times but food always good. Can be a…read morebit pricey for a take away mind

Took a friend here for a treat, staff were helpful at first, but as we started to eat, we werent…read moreasked if we wanted more drinks etc Once we had finished our main we where given hot towels, no one bothered to ask if we wanted deserts or coffees despite us ordering a 6 course meal (Inc Drinks & Deserts) - Told Manager I was not happy with the FULL PRICE bill and he got very rude and abusive telling me I was NOT the kind of customer they wanted and it was OUR fault the staff had not offered us our deserts WTH?? I am happy to say that I run 2 very successful businesses and was looking for a new place for business meetings, this dump will NOT be getting of my future business!

food not the best ive had was ill the day after wont be going there again.staff okread more

Excellent meal together with friendly staff, great evening. Highly recommended - thank you. Regards…read moreJenny & Paul, Gretna Green

best indian vegetarian food you will find in the north west of England…read more Gujarati food as eaten in most indian homes yet not available in most restaurant. Not any more, Check this place . mistrys vegetarian on Face book.

Great place to eat, the best for curry and spicy food, not to expensive and worth going for the…read morevegetarian curry! they are delicious they sell them in the afternoon worth looking out for!

This is an OK enough curry café and kebab shop near the centre of Bolton, doing takeaway but also…read morewith plenty of covers to sit in. For those of us in the know, 'rice and three' is about as clear a business name as you can get for a curry café! The pricing here is 3.50-5.30GBP depending on whether all or none of your three chosen curries are vegetarian. Rice was A-OK, as was the fresh tandoor chapati. And I'm starting to realise the importance of serving fresh chapati or naan on a basket rather than a plate - put a slice of fresh toast on a plate to see how one soggy the downside becomes and you will get my point! As a Muslim-owned place, vegetarian choices on the bain marie are as usual playing second fiddle to the 'main dishes'. However, red kidney beans were one choice when I visited, with my other two choices being channa and spinach (from tinned spinach). There was also a potato curry, and I see online references to a Friday aubergine curry. All of what I had was OK, but I continue to feel various gripes with curry café offerings - not enough vegetarian choice, generic sauces as opposed to a feeling of the component fresh ingredients shining through, and heartburn for the rest of the afternoon from the chili powder. However, this is a tight ship as curry cafés go. It seems to be a lively Arab hangout for everyone from young dating couples to grandparents. It's clean, including plenty of toilets (each with lota!) upstairs. Maybe I will go back on a Friday for aubergine curry. Maybe if you like meat kebabs and curries or are Muslim in Bolton this could be a regular place for you. Good luck, Rice N Three!

You know it is good when your nose starts to sweat. I wanted to try something different to my…read moreusual Bhuna or Madras. The server recommended a special and it was so, so tasty. I spent the entire time taking photos and texting my brother in Italy who also misses a good curry. Great service, great food and great prices.

Visited Achari twice in the last few weeks & on both occasions I have been hugely impressed with…read morethe quality of food. The trip was on a Sunday evening where they have a special menu of 4 courses for £11.95. With that value you'd expect a lack of quality however it was the complete opposite. Very healthy portions & good quality good. The only disappointment being the service between the starters & the mains was around 30 minutes. All in all, a great place to eat in the town centre.

Arrived at 5.55pm for a 6.00pm booking, shown to our table and ordered drinks, 6.10 ordered our…read morefood (6 of us, 4 adults and 2 kids), poppadoms and chutneys etc arrived, 6.25 starters arrived, at 6.45 we asked could we have our mains, we asked again at 7.00pm and they arrived at 7.25, at 7.50 we asked for 1 ice cream for one of the kids, we asked again at 8.00pm, at 8.10, 8.15 and 8.20 we asked for the bill, the ice cream never arrived, in my opinion shocking service. The food is excellent though

I go here often with family friends and staff parties from work, we even went there on Xmas day…read more Love it!