Bizarrely, Stockport although not known for its adventurous dining scene has long established Cambodian (in Marple) and Malaysian (in Hazel Grove) restaurants, and now two fine dining places in the heart of the old town. Added to this now is Little Lanka, which I believe is the only Sri Lankan restaurant in Manchester (there seems to be one in Glossop). Added to our long-existing outstanding pubs, Stockport is really doing well! The same can't be said for this location, which has had two restaurants (Nepalese and vegetarian Indian) close since 2015. It's a a bit of a trek from Stockport station and parking is hit and miss - street parking is limited although we got a spot literally outside the front door, not metered, on a Saturday night. The 192 takes contactless now, so the bus is also an option! Consistently with reviews on tripadvisor, we got a lovely welcome here. The menu is full of unfamiliar dishes and it's not easy to get an explanation, but luckily google has plenty of handy images and explanations! We started with the parippu vadai and spicy fish cutlets. The parippu vadai is like a fritter (which isn't obvious from the menu). The cutlets are actually more like breaded balls. I thought they were super tasty although bf preferred the fritters (we got 3 of each so this worked out well for the 3rd!). Both came with the same two dips - emly (tamarind) chutney and red chutney - which were outstanding. For a main course I got the fish hoppers. You get a bowl of fish curry, a bowl of coconot sambol and then two piles of noodles that seem to come in discs. I didn't have enough curry for the noodles but couldn't have eaten all the noodles anyway, it was a very substantial portion. The curry tasted great but by the end I was a bit sick of disposing of fish bones, I would suggest a meat version if you're not feeling energetic. Meanwhile bf absolutely loved his lamb koththu - this is also complete (i.e. carbs included) dish because it involves strips of roti mixed in with the meat, egg and sauce. This may be why you're advised to order a small portion of curry on the side, to make sure your meal is not too dry, but bf said he would have been fine without. On the table next to us, the couple said the king prawn devil dish was amazing so I will try that next time. Bf got some King beer which he said might actually make him like lager. For dessert we had a caramel sweet which was interesting but I'm not mega keen on any of the Indian sub-continental desserts I've tried - don't love the spice factor. They do have natural yoghurt with honey and ice cream as well though, and will be further expanding the menu. I'd recommend a trip out to Stockport to try this place: it's good value, different from what you'd get elsewhere and overall we were really happy with the taste and lovely presentation of all our dishes. read more

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Great food and service , meat , fish , vegetarian and vegan options . The pumpkin curry is amazing . From the starters to the desert menu there is plenty to choose from here . Recommended read more

Little Lanka - Sri Lankan Near Me - Stockport, XGM

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Amazing food. Love that this place doesn't have all of the usual dishes and instead has tonnes of specialities. We got some bread, a bit like chapatis called "Godamba" which was possibly the greatest bread I've ever had in an Indian/Sri Lankan. read more