RetroMarkie wrote:I'll be leading the Friday night Curry and Beer procession so any help on a good Indian would be fab! and may the happy times commence ...
To be honest, if you want to sample a good curry in Manchester, then as Matthew Cannon already stated then the Curry Mile in the district of Rusholme is the place to go. Not only are the prices very reasonable, but you're not exactly lacking in choice of places either, there's around 40-50 of them within a mile stretch (hence the name). Try this site for a full guide:
http://www.rusholmecurry.co.uk/
If you're staying in Manchester city centre, it won't be hard to get there, simply hop on one of these buses from Piccadilly bus station:
41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 142, 143, 144, 145.
Combined they make Wilmslow Road the busiest stretch of road for buses in the whole of Europe (true) so I can't see you having any problems whatsoever. The buses also run back to the city centre till around 3am.
As for restaurants within the curry mile, my own favourite is Lal Haweli, 68 Wilmslow Road (0161 248 9700), I go there often myself and when Kwed was over in Manchester we went there and had an ace time. Check the independent reviews:
http://www.sugarvine.com/Manchester/rev ... l%20Haweli
http://www.eatanddrink.co.uk/restaurant ... li_M14.asp
http://www.rusholmecurry.co.uk/viewrest.php?id=24
Other ones I can recommend in the area are:
Hanaan, 54-56 Wilmslow Road (0161 256 4786)
Shere Khan, 52 Wilmslow Road (0161 256 2624)
Sangam, 9-19 Wilmslow Road (0161 257 3922)
Whatever you do, do NOT go to the Royal Naz. They used to have a good reputation but recently the food's gone downhill and the staff were (according to a local news report) skimming people's credit and debit cards. Ouch. And another one to avoid is Lal Qila, the food last time I went was downright awful.
If a lot of you are going then I strongly suggest you pre-book a place in advance as some of these places get very busy on a Friday night - reputation and all that, you see.