Category Archives: England

Sheesh Mahal – Taj goes down Memory Lane

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

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

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?

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

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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Manchester Kabana – Hector is Recognised on Visit #2

Kabana (52 Back Turner St, Manchester, M4 1LQ) opens at 11.00. Hector entered at 10.58. Mein Host was setting up, I parked the Outer Garments and returned to Survey The Specials. Lamb Karahi (Boneless) was what Hector had decided upon … Continue reading

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Lal Qila – Back to The Curry Mile

This is a Restaurant on Manchester Curry Mile that Hector has been aware of since Manchester Visit #1. Was that only Three years ago, in the Common Era? The Taxi Driver from the Manchester Velodrome to Rusholme was less informed … Continue reading

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Bradford – A Return to Mumtaz

May 1st, 2006 was Hector’s last visit to Mumtaz (386-410 Great Horton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 3HS). A return was long overdue. With Craig and Yvonne still in tow I decided to take them somewhere another Reliable Bradford Curry … Continue reading

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Bradford – The International – #1 Visit of 2014

There was a Day in Ilkley. Dr. Stan and Ricky, Our Man in Bradford, were due to join Marg and Hector at The International (Morley St, Bradford, BD 1BA), however, they were a late call-off. Khalid, The Head Waiter, gave … Continue reading

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Sheesh Mahal – #1 Bradford Curry of 2014

January 2nd, it must be The Sheesh Mahal (6 St. Thomas’s Rd, Bradford, BD1 2RW). Hector, Marg, Craig and Yvonne checked out of the Huddersfield Travelodge but were too early to check-in to the Bradford Equivalent. Arriving just after Noon, … Continue reading

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