Best Indian Restaurants (now closed)

[ErnestTurnip]

I googled and it sent me to a thread on here - enzo and bolty remembered it being called Abdul's ?

EDIT: reading it more it looks like Asia Tandoori came out as a winner ?

Edited April 16, 2020 by ErnestTurnip

[Whitestar]

Abdul's was the other side of the road and was from at least early 70s.

ASIA  is ringing a bell.👍

[Zico]

18 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Was there not a pub near where the Volvo garage used to be? I did my work experience in that garage and seem to remember a pub nearby 

I reckon it was where the bus stop is where it looks like buildings have been knocked down, and being by a bus stop is why I always noticed it and had a good look each time

[Rudy]

1 hour ago, ZicoKelly said:

anyone ever done a runner from one?

at uni in Sheffield, had a load of mates stay over after we played Sheff Utd one weekend, finished the session with a curry, I decided to leg it when the bill came, and everyone else followed (I lived literally around the corner, so the staff could've easily nabbed us had they followed)

some lads moaned that they'd already put their money down to the tune of about £30

transpired a few months later the last lad out the door had pocketed their money on his way out

Yeah what was that pub/restaurant down the valley Off Blackburn road  called?

Anyways 17 year old we heard that they wouldn’t ID anyone for beer as long as you got a meal. So we ordered the cheapest item on the menu each and just ordered beer after beer then starting getting giddy shots, bags of nuts and it was all on a tab. 
The bill came over and it was looking at least £50 each. No one had that much money, so We bailed and legged it out one led fell over smashed two of his teeth out. That cost him best part of £200 and he’s been to India recently to have them permanently replaced that cost him £2k so really should have just paid. 

A twatty move and something I cringe at now.

[jeep]

4 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said:

Yeah what was that pub/restaurant down the valley Off Blackburn road  called?

Anyways 17 year old we heard that they wouldn’t ID anyone for beer as long as you got a meal. So we ordered the cheapest item on the menu each and just ordered beer after beer then starting getting giddy shots, bags of nuts and it was all on a tab. 
The bill came over and it was looking at least £50 each. No one had that much money, so We bailed and legged it out one led fell over smashed two of his teeth out. That cost him best part of £200 and he’s been to India recently to have them permanently replaced that cost him £2k so really should have just paid. 

A twatty move and something I cringe at now.

Cotton Kier?

[Rudy]

4 minutes ago, jeep said:

Cotton Kier?

That’s the one

[Tonge moor green jacket]

No shabaaz tonight. Closed for covid. Booooo.

[Good Knee]

Think the Pavilion at Astley Bridge as been the best curry house in Bolton for a long time.

[Rudy]

10 minutes ago, Good Knee said:

Think the Pavilion at Astley Bridge as been the best curry house in Bolton for a long time.

Used to go there a lot. Few good boozers down Blackburn road, end up in The Pavillion then back to the pineapple for the karaoke

[MancWanderer]

Was there one on St George’s Road called Taste of India at some point? That name is in my head 

[Casino]

45 minutes ago, Good Knee said:

Think the Pavilion at Astley Bridge as been the best curry house in Bolton for a long time.

And I didn't think it was a patch on the Bradshaw India gate

Spice valley near the pictures was really good, but an awful location

[dave2980]

Just now, Casino said:

And I didn't think it was a patch on the Bradshaw India gate

Spice valley near the pictures was really good, but an awful location

Sai Spice are now in the valley. 

The food was really nice but as you say completely the wrong location

[Casino]

37 minutes ago, dave2980 said:

Sai Spice are now in the valley. 

The food was really nice but as you say completely the wrong location

I've no issue with my Indians not being authentic, but I was assured by people who knew that spice valley was the real deal

My boss at the time booked it one Sunday for a birthday buffet

Superb, tasting all those different flavours

Back to my Madras next time out, though.

 

 

as for spice valley, is it the same people as the horwich one. Didn't the valley one up sticks to town, poss noble house and then shut?

[dave2980]

Just now, Casino said:

I've no issue with my Indians not being authentic, but I was assured by people who knew that spice valley was the real deal

My boss at the time booked it one Sunday for a birthday buffet

Superb, tasting all those different flavours

Back to my Madras next time out, though.

 

 

as for spice valley, is it the same people as the horwich one. Didn't the valley one up sticks to town, poss noble house and then shut?

Yeah the owners of Spice Valley own Noble House along with several other buildings in the town - they were behind the bow street car park redevelopment (that isn't happening currently) as well

There's an Italian restaurant in Noble House at the minute I think

[ErnestTurnip]

Me brother had a takeaway from what used to be India Gate the other night and said he enjoyed it, they do like a click n collect service where they put the food in your boot when you pull up. Can't remember what it's called now, summat beginning with D.

[Escobarp]

13 minutes ago, dave2980 said:

Yeah the owners of Spice Valley own Noble House along with several other buildings in the town - they were behind the bow street car park redevelopment (that isn't happening currently) as well

There's an Italian restaurant in Noble House at the minute I think

Has that not shut already and nam ploy have moved in?

[dave2980]

38 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Has that not shut already and nam ploy have moved in?

It might have been nam ploy I was thinking of tbh. I know it's a well known restaurant 

[Casino]

45 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Me brother had a takeaway from what used to be India Gate the other night and said he enjoyed it, they do like a click n collect service where they put the food in your boot when you pull up. Can't remember what it's called now, summat beginning with D.

Dalchini

I can't take it serious since it split into 2

Odd arrangement but if you knew no different, it's probably not so strange

[ErnestTurnip]

Dalchini, that's it.

Was it a pub at one point during the last 30 years, not sure I've ever been in it but I did used to ride passed it on the way up or down Affetside.

[Casino]

Turton heights

And Google tells me willows before that

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just had one from Bradshaw tandoori. Micky and Carlos were right- very good.

[ErnestTurnip]

2 hours ago, Casino said:

Turton heights

Christ course it was definitely never went in there for all sorts of reasons, some probably legit and some maybe not.

[fester58]

the best take away is spice island on tonge moor road, slightly dearer than most but the portions are massive and the currys are the best ive had in a long time,always busy 45 minutes for just a collection

[Mounts Kipper]

For those in Chorley area, Naseeb at Euxton is excellent, the bloke who owns it used to have Shaheens Restaurant on Swinton precinct years back which was also excellent.