This was our first visit and we enjoyed our food, the value for money and the service was also ace…read morefriendly. I opted for the shish kebab starter and a lamb rogan josh with a nan bread. My wife chose the same starter with a chicken tikka massala and pilau rice, so we shared the bread and rice. The lamb mince starter was tasty and it was lightly spiced. It came served up on a sizzling hot plate with onions on the iron base. This works well as it chars the onions making them tasty. My lamb main had 7 pieces of lamb and the rogan josh gravy was mild and a good portion. As it's a first visit I didn't know the spice levels and this dish was mild for me. The nan bread was delicious. I tried my wife's quite red tikka massala and I could detect the back note of Sharwoods tikka massala from a jar which slightly disappointed me.

Locally and family owned. every time I come from American to Manchester, I make a trip down to Sale…read moreto eat at the Massala Lounge.

So...the takeaway food has been really good. 5 star good. The restaurant experience? Not so great…read more This is the most drastic review change I've done to date. Nine of us were booked in for a Saturday night curry at 8pm and they were ready for us, or so we thought. We ordered drinks, poppadoms, chutney trays, starters and mains as normal - a few of us decided to forego the starter for just a main course. Had we known that we'd all be waiting nearly an hour to be served the starters we'd have demanded piles of extra poppadoms for free. Having to ask twice where our food was was unacceptable to say the least. The waiter couldn't have been less bothered. I struggled to figure out whether it was a case of them having too few staff being over-worked, or too many staff doing sweet F.A. Needless to say, the majority of the group who had starters were disappointed with the end result. They were saved from a Eek! 1 star review because the main courses, especially the naan breads, were, on the whole, pretty good and decently sized. I had really high hopes that the restaurant would live up to the takeaway - there can't be many places where this sadly isn't the case. For the time being I'll stick with their takeaway menu.

Arrived told by an employee they had no tables, not that there would be a wait. Congratulations,…read moreyou lost a customer, completely incompetent and unprofessional.

There are few places that I absolutely have to visit when I'm in England and this is one of them!!!…read more England isn't known for great service but this place always has the best! They take reservations and your table will be ready. The food is outstanding. I'm taking my daughter to England this weekend (we are from Florida) and this is literally on our agenda the weekend we get in. The food is so flavorful and delicious. It's best to go with a lot of people so you can try a bit of everything! We loved everything we tried but the chicken tikka masala with the sweet naan with the honey is the best! We can't wait to have dinner there!!!

I've walked past this Indian restaurant many times but had never been in until my FIL's bday a few…read moreweeks ago. From the outside it looks like any other Indian place and once you get inside it's again pretty standard. The difference is the menu and the quality of the food. I had a really excellent fish pakora to start and then one of the chef's specials as a main. The naan bread (the make or break element of a curry for me) was perfect so I was very happy. It was really busy and people were being turned away on a Thursday evening which is always a sign of good food. As a result I'd recommend booking a table in advance. You can get the metrolink to Altrincham then a taxi down to Hale or the train goes all the way there. This place really stands out from some of the samey average/poor curry houses in south Manchester.

Princess of Hearts in Ashton upon Mersey (an area of Sale) is a reliably good, non-glitzy curry…read morehouse. I've eaten here with family on a couple of occasions now and all ages have enjoyed the food. The service is excellent with the staff giving us enough time to review the menu and remembering to ask part-way through if people wanted more drinks. I especially liked the fact they gave us an additional large dish of onion chutney to have with our poppadoms. The mango chutney was a tad watery unfortunately, but the other dips compensated. After a recent disappointment trying Lamb Nihari at another curry place, I was straight back to ordering my favourite dish (Chicken Saag) and it was terrific. Though I had to fight for enough naan bread with my family I could have eaten a whole one it was delicious. Everyone else's meals looked and tasted good and as a couple of the portions were too big to finish, they boxed them up for us to take home. There were plenty of people stopping by to pick up their takeaway orders so this place is popular - I'll be trying this out soon as well no doubt.

Northern England is home to some of the best South Asian food anywhere in the world, including the…read moreIndian subcontinent itself. Manchester is home to the iconic Curry Mile. In these competitive environs, Akbar's holds its own with its gigantic naans and its flavorful curries. The offal-based offerings, such as maghaz (sheep's brain) masala and chicken liver tikka, are my personal favorites. The maghaz has a creamy, buttery texture and loads of flavor. The perfectly chewy naan is a great accompaniment to both dishes. A steaming cup of the sweet and salty Kashmiri chai is a perfect way to finish a meal on a cold Manchester winter evening (I usually find myself in Northern England around Christmastime).

This is a fantastic place and I wish I'd known about it earlier! However, there are a couple of…read morecatches one needs to know about! For example, bookings in small numbers are not allowed, so if your party is less than 10 you would have to wait in the lounge. Moreover, you wouldn't be put in the queue for tables until all the people from your party have arrived! Once they have, you are given a device which will start flashing once your table is ready. For us it took just about 30 minutes (on a Thursday evening), so make sure you have no other plans this evening or come earlier. The place was full, we load to squeeze behind other guests backs - shows how popular the place is. Our waiter was very friendly and made us feel welcome immediately. Despite the venue being packed, food arrived quickly, and it was just delicious - couldn't find any faults! For those who feel adventurous, there are chef's challenges with spicy food (I heard you get s free dessert if you finish it- however , can't vouch for this). I have tried a tiny piece of this challenge from my friends plate, and almost cried from the amount of hot spices! Despite the wait, very enjoyable experience, and prices are more than friendly, which is very unusual for the city centre.

This place is a very popular Indian establishment with unique fusion recipes from South India…read more Reservations and queuing is pretty consistent every night. Restaurant is a very fun and entertaining place with a lot of visual style and unique presentation. Staffing is very friendly and Team based. Spice levels are moderate by comparison to true south Indian heat levels. Basically a wonderful place to take a first date or anytime you want a lot of sensory stimulation for a wonderful meal.

This has become one of my favorite places to go eat. I was first attracted to this restaurant…read morebecause of all the twinkling lights around and the cute swings you can sit at. Such a romantic and fun vibe! Then I tried their food and my goodness, it can't get any more tasty! Everything is jam packed with flavor! Everything I've had, I've really enjoyed. Including their drinks! Another thing to add to why I love this place so much is their prices. It's so affordable and you get so much food for a very reasonable price. I once ate with four people for only £15 all together! The staff is friendly and their service is fast. So, if you like Indian food, I'd highly recommend this place!

Great indian restaurant, with attentive friendly waiters. Fantastic food and the lamb samber there…read moreis the best I've tasted anywhere!

Amazing and quite unique place -haven't seen many like it in Manchester. Fairly small but great…read moreselection of Indian street food tapas, dosas and curries with plenty of veggie options. Staff is extremely welcoming and friendly. The venue is tucked away in the residential area, but it's definitely worth the journey!

We came to Manchester as my dad had his direct flight back to Orlando booked from this airport. So…read moreafter arriving at our hotel, we checked for local Indian places to eat at, and Amma's Canteen popped up with great reviews (which indeed they lived up to) and when we called to make a booking, we were in luck and they had a spare table for four. They are only open for dinner and we ordered the following menu items: 1) Stuffed Kozhukattai - what a fabulous starter! Plus came with a sauce called "Poor Man's Dip" which was fabulously peanutty and coconutty! These are basically wontons stuffed with lovely curried veggies. 2) Masala Dosa - Really light and oil-free Dosa! My mum wasn't a fan due to lots of ginger in the potatoes but I didn't mind that spice making its presence felt. Really enjoyed the earthiness of the Sambar too. 3) Spinach & Red Kidney Bean Dosa - this was a revelation!! Honestly I was very dubious about this combination but with the beautiful spices that are dry roasted with the red kidney beans and the perfectly blanched spinach, I loved the taste of the Dosa. When the owner came and chatted to us later, he said the reason for this combo was because these are three of his very fave things to eat, and so he played around with the combination till he got it right. I am glad he persisted and my tummy benefited from his experimentation! Probably my fave thing from the menu! 4) Kaikari mandi with Oothappam - lots of winter vegetables in a most interesting curry and Utthapham (which is a rice+lentil pancake). I found this menu item to be a bit muddled in its tastes. Not sure this combo worked for me, but individually, both items were delicious. I liked the mandi curry more with rice. This too had a bit of a good spicy kick to it. 5) Alleppey Fish curry with steamed rice - my brother got this and holy moly! Dense and rich coconut curry with a beautifully cooked fish. This had a spicy bite to it, but delicious. Probably my second fave menu item. 6) Trio of dessert - we were full from earlier menu items, but the table next to us ordered it, and then we couldn't resist. One cool surprise was the roasted rice used as a topping on top of the carrot halwa - never seen that done before at a restaurant and it worked well. The Gulab Jamun was hot and tasted great and the Milk-Payasam was light, and not massively sweet at all. Great end to the meal. It's a really well curated menu, with lots of items that I haven't seen in restaurants previously. Amma means mother and I really did feel like I was eating a home-cooked meal. Plus there were so many dishes I was unfamiliar with, as I believe this is a Kerala region restaurant, and so the cuisine is something I'm not that familiar with. I also really enjoyed the fact the Owner came out later to chat with us and get feedback on the meal - it was great talking to him and letting him know how much we enjoyed the food. Absolutely recommend and hope to return when next back in Manchester. Yelp 19/ 2019

the food is impeccable and the service is great. the ambiance is warm and cozy. the owners are…read morelovely and even allowed me to go into the kitchen.

I got two mains; an alleged butter chicken and a chicken tikka…read more I was really disappointed and a bit cross at the butter chicken, as it flipping heck wasn't a butter chicken, it was a sickly sweet korma chicken, with way far too much cheap white sugar in it. It was a dessert with chicken. It went to the bin. For real butter chicken the chicken is marinated in lemon juice. No lemon juice was used here. Yoghurt. No yoghurt was used here. Also a mixture of red chilli, salt, garam masala, tomato, butter and ginger/garlic paste are needed - none were used here. The chefs here should go to M&S at the other side of Sale and buy their butter chicken to try, even M&S korma is better than their korma dish. The pilau rice was boiled and coloured with turmeric powder. The chicken tikka main was good. The Peshwari nan was ok, but it only had almond paste, no raisins or sultanas, no desiccated coconut or pistachios. Portion sizes were generous but as the quality isn't there I'll give it a miss in future. Borderline two stars for portion size and price.

This is definitely one of my favourite places to go for a curry in Manchester, so much nicer than…read moreany of the food you would find in rusholme in my opinion. The style is nepalese so you will find some different dishes on the menu compared to the standard curry house selling kormas to vindaloos. All the food appears to be cooked fairly freshly, with peppers found within the sauces still having crunch to them, and onions still looking fresh. I fully recommend the Lamb Karahi dish, and the Muttar Paneer is an awesome vegetarian dish, oh and the poppadoms are fantastic with spices cooked through them with lovely dips to go with them. Beer prices are reasonable, although higher in cost than a pub, but thats usually to be expected in restaurants. All in all i fully recommend trying out the third eye, and you can always go out in didsbury for a few drinks afterwards.

A recent discovery for me is this beautiful Indian restaurant, which I rank up there with the best…read morein Manchester, situated in the heart of Didsbury Village. Curries are without doubt my favourite food, so I've had a good few and since working for Yelp I have set myself the task of really locating the finest curry houses in Manchester. The Original Third Eye fully deserves to enter in at the top, alongside my other favourites, Punjab in Rusholme, Moon in Withington, and The Original Lal Qila on Deansgate. See my list for the run down. The name Original Third Eye comes from one of the finest restaurants in Kathmandu, though it is also a reference to the concept of the all Seeing Eye, a central emblem of Buddhist thought that is depicted on many temples and shrines throughout Nepal. The restaurant itself is large, and spacious, with authentic decoration and a smart, but still nicely informal, table arrangement. The food is literally unbelievable. Needless to say they sell all the usual traditional curry dishes, including an extensive fish list, but the main specialties are something new and unusual, a curry with a little something extra, taking it to that next level of joy and producing happiness and glee in their very consumption. The kidney kebab starter for example, combines classic kebab spices with beautiful marinated lamb kidney. Also beautiful is the Third Eye Tangri, which mixes chicken with minced lamb and nuts, a surprising and beautiful combination. In terms of mains, go directly to either the seafood menu or the Third Eye Specials section, on which everything is gorgeous. The piece de resistance, is the Murghi Masala, a whole chicken marinated in wonderful spices. This dish is so precisely crafted, that you in fact need to give 24 hours notice, and at least two people need to share it. I think that epitomizes this restaurant's absolute class. So I end on that note.