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!

I visited Chaophraya for dinner on a trip to Manchester earlier this year, but this was my first…read moretime coming here for lunch. I'm very pleased to report that my dining experience was just as exceptional for lunch as was when I came here for dinner :-)

When I think Thai, I think low key and chill. While not "upscale", it was a nice restaurant. The…read moredecor and ambiance is light, pretty, & relaxing. Pad Thai with prawns - yummy with flavor in every bite! A good amount of prawns in the whole dish. There wasn't a bite or ingredient that I didn't like. I liked that they had different beers and wines from around the world - including Thailand! Great & attentive service the entire time!

Excellent pho ! I had the mushroom beef with an egg yolk and it was amazing !…read more Great place to sit make sure you check out the history of the Corn Exchange .

My friend is vegan and this is her favourite spot so we decided to try it. The price is decent and…read moretheir menu is fairly extensive. Tried their pho, chicken wings, wraps, and the Viet coffee. The pho was surprisingly decent, had good flavour and they were generous with the meat. Also enjoyed the appetizers and the fish sauce was decent with the wraps. Would try their vermicelli next time!

The place has very flavorful and well cooked food. Hard working servers and did I mention the…read morefood was excellent. Mojitos good too. Enjoy

I went to Thai Kitchen No.6 a few weeks ago with some friends. Thai Kitchen No.6 opened around June…read morethis year - its taken over the site of the vegetarian restaurant 1846. I had never been to 1846 before but looking at photos, a lot of the decor is still the same. It was one of those very warm days in Manchester we had in July - remember them! Actually its apparently a heatwave this weekend! Anyway, arrived at Thai Kitchen and we had a table near-ish the front door - which was open wide to get whatever breeze there was through. I was looking forward to going to Thai Kitchen No.6 after hearing it was a family run business and things are homemade. I heard about it when it was mentioned by chef/restaurateur Gary Usher - Thai Kitchen No.6 is pretty much next door to his restaurant Kala. As I looked through the menu for what food I wanted, the most important at that moment was to see what cold drink they had. Ordered a beer - helped me cool down! For starter, we sort of shared. So I tried some of the Esan Sausage (deep fried Thai sour pork sausage) and the Paw Pia Tod - crispy spring rolls. Both tasted good. Never had Esan Sausage before but tasted good. For the main, I went for the Pineapple prawn fried rice. It tasted good but unfortunately I did not realise it had currants in it - not really a fan of currants (or raisins) so had to pick around the currants - although I did eat some and tasted OK. Maybe absorbed flavour of the fried rice. The pineapple was nice and sweet and fried rice tasty. I should have realised though that it was never going to be a "massive" portion because its served in a pineapple and pineapples are not that big. Next time I go, I think I will go for Hainanese Chicken and Rice - which I almost ordered.

So it was one of those nights where it took aaaages to decide where to eat..despite living in…read moreManchester with millions of places to choose from..a bit like Netflix I guess.. Anyway we had originally settled on Red Chili on Portland Street because their menu looked divine online...however do not expect a warm welcome if you turn up at 9.30pm...Expect to receive a cold scowl and shoulder to match instead..so we left.. Anyway back to this place....Mooching through China town we thought ''hey lets try here'' the odd name certainly intrigued us... Instantly a cute waitress beckoned us in, pleasantly handing us a menu and guiding us to a table...each table was simply set with Chinese bowls and chopsticks which gave it that humble feeling... The menu in all honesty offered you items you would find on any Chinese menu, except for the odd fancy Sea bass dish.What grabbed our attention was the set meal where you could choose 3 items EACH from the starter menu, quarter of a duck to share , a main meal and rice/noodles each and a dessert....all for £24 ....bargain.. I was quite concerned how we were going to demolish this all...I mean my handbag was big that night..but the potential doggy bag was not going to fit... The starters to my relief were manageable , there were 4 pieces of assorted dumplings, dried seaweed, one chicken kebab and two hot and sour soups...which came in cute little glass casserole dishes.... The dumplings were like any other, but the soup ...tasted quite OXO cubey....very heavily flavoured in beef stock... The duck flew in next, to which a really polite waiter lovingly shred it in front of us... I admit I broke my Pescaterian diet because it looked so good...plus ducks live on water right? The mains , again ...these did not stand out...they were like any other Chinese Takeaway but the excellent service and friendly atmosphere ...made this special.. By the time we tried to eat this...there was no room for dessert and we were the last ones there..So I thought it would be polite and let these lovely people go home... Overall this place is really good value for money, I think it would be ideal for a large group to meet here and dine. as there would be no quibble about the expense.. The staff are just so genuine , and approachable..I think foodwise this is a three star,,,waiter wise I gives it a four...

Unassuming from the outside and oddly named, BBQ Handmade Noodles King serves delicious food at…read morevery reasonable prices. They also serve beer (ordinary lager) in jugs, which is excellent. We asked if one jug would be enough for our party of 3, to which the faultless response was "that depends how thirsty you are". As my visit here was about a month ago, the finer points are now lost in my memory. The stand-out dishes (the ones that I find myself daydreaming about) are the deep fried aubergine and the cold garlic belly pork. Give me a pile of each of these and I'll be very happy. Don't take squeamish companions here (or do, if you want to scare them). The menu is replete with various types of offal and organ. We ordered some lamb's ovary which was tasty enough - I'd order it again as part of a selection of dishes but it doesn't linger on my mind quite like the aubergine and the pork. The eponymous handmade noodles are delicious - thick and slightly chewy, in a delicious broth. Ours came with beef cooked with garlic and ginger, which was great. We ordered some baby squid skewers but had to make do with 'adult' squid as they had none. This was the main disappointment of the meal - so tough and chewy we struggled to maintain our dignity while gnawing through it. The seasoning hadn't permeated the squid at all and just left a greasy yet chalky residue on my tongue. Boiled rice was, you know, whatever. It's not something I ever personally choose (feels like a waste of time, money and calories) but it was sort of added to the order in a "and how many portions of rice would you like?" way. Food and beer for three greedy, thirsty people came to around £40. I would eat everything again other than the squid and would love to go back to try some more exciting and unusual dishes from their menu.

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.

The food was just delicious!…read more We went for pre-theatre menu as it was much better value for money, so I imagine the main menu is even yummier! The portions were of decent size, quite filling! I would defined recommend if you want to higher end Indian restaurant. The service is very attentive, polite and smiley, nothing much to complain about!

This place could be so much more but it really failed to deliver on flavour and service. It's…read morelocated in the city centre of Manchester and was started by a famous Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle and her husband. They have some locations also in the Middle East. Two floors here the restaurant upstairs and bar downstairs. We booked to take a table in the lounge as it was last minute and it was busy on a Saturday night. The cocktail the waiter made us was great and we ordered some starters and mains off the menu. The ordering took a while as staff were milling about but not paying attention to the tables. The food was pretty ordinary to say the least and the starters were bland and lacked any real flavour the exact opposite to Mumbai Street food. The mains were too sweet and I asked for my dishes spicy :-( the naan bread barely had any garlic on it and all in all a very disappointing meal. Not the sort of curry you expect when you pay good money. I don't think I would ever come here again.

SO good ! everything we ordered was amazing. the vibe inside was casual and quite quiet considering…read morethe sharing bench set up. the service was good too, we saw the two (quite young) waiters very patiently deal with an annoying and picky group. also worth noting it was relatively cheap for the size and quality of the dishes. will defo come back next time i'm visiting manchester.

What I find interesting about this place, is that you can choose your own base (eg rice or…read morenoodles), filling, and a sauce. Quite an unusual meal solution and makes it the restaurant to stand out!