Category Archives: England

Bala Sweet & Tandoori Centre – Bedford

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Hector

The Bala Sweet & Tandoori Centre (111 Midland Rd., Bedford, MK40 1DA) was recommended last evening by a Taxi Driver when asked if there were any Punjabi Restaurants in Bedford. It is Day Two of the Bedford – Bamberg Spring … Continue reading →

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Bedford – (Bamberg Weekend) – Deshi Spice

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Hector

Deshi Spice Indian Restaurant and Lounge, not Lunch. (60 Tavistock Street, Bedford, MK40 2RD).  How can Bedford have a Milton Keynes postcode? (New Town Geography) A supposedly well known and reliable Social Media Website has this first on their listings … Continue reading →

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Spicy Corner – Bradford

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Hector

Spicy Corner (4 Valley Road, Bradford, BD1 4RU) has been open for over a year. It is located beside the Bradford Travelodge at Forster Square and is opposite the Station Car Park. Very easy to find, and in a stand-alone … Continue reading →

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The International – Warm Welcome, but even The Best Get it Wrong

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Hector

After our Tour of Special Places in Leeds, Dewsbury and Huddersfield, Jonathan and Hector met up with Ricky, Our Man in Bradford, at Haigy’s. One Pint was all that was permitted, another Chap called Mick (Half of Yorkshire is called … Continue reading →

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MyLahore Deli – Bradford

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Hector

In the search for Pastures New, Hector consulted another Source to find this  Highly Rated Venue. MyLahore Deli (349 Great Horton Rd., Bradford, BD7 1QJ) was some way way up Great Horton Rd judging by the number. Verifying by Phone … Continue reading →

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Sheesh Mahal – Taj goes down Memory Lane

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Hector

Jonathan and Hector arrived at The Sheesh Mahal (6 St. Thomas’s Rd, Bradford, BD1 2RW). in the early hours. Taj, The Owner, was sitting at the rear of the Restaurant with a Friend. I decided the adjacent table was The … Continue reading →

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Bradford – Punjab Sweet House & Grill Centre – Visit #3

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Hector

So, Hector why did you come to Bradford this weekend? I came for the Beer Festival. But it’s next weekend. I was misinformed. A late night arrival from Athens followed by an early rise. Hector finds himself in Bradford mid-afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Manchester’s Kabana – Lamb Nehari

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Hector

This Man has come all the way from Glasgow for Lamb Nehari – Men Host informed a Takeaway Customer as we stood together at The Counter. I was asked to sit having confirmed Chapattis as the Accompaniment. One and a … Continue reading →

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Is Hector Camped at Manchester’s Lahori Dera?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Hector

Normally on a Manchester Trip there is a Saturday Lunchtime Curry at Al Faisal. With a pre-booked Ticket to Sheffield just after noon, time escaped, a Ritual broken. In the Spirit of True Sheldon-esqe OCD, Hector was going to Cheethamhill … Continue reading →

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Ahmed – The next time you’re in Manchester, you must try the Lahori Dera

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Hector

Cheetham Hill is an area of Manchester that meant nothing to Hector until last month. On the Yadgar Party Night, Ahmed, Hector’s Islamabad Curryspondent and Occasional Fellow Diner, had informed me that he had been at the Lahori Dera (433 … Continue reading →

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