Namak Mandi – Glasgow

Namak Mandi – 100 Norfolk St, Glasgow G5 9EJ

Namak Mandi opened on Bridge Street, in Laurieston, one block south of the River Clyde, in the autumn of 2017. Then, Namak Mandi was the fourth Afghan Restaurant to open in Glasgow. Strictly speaking, this is a Peshawari Restaurant, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) being located on the eastern end of the Khyber Pass.

In the autumn of 2022, Namak Mandi moved around the corner to larger premises on Norfolk Street.

Hector’s love of Lamb Karahi is well documented in these pages, the Afghan version is simpler than the Punjabi, a step closer to Namkeen Karahi which is also available at Namak Mandi.

Visits have tended to be in company, not as a solo diner as – by the kilo – has tended to be the only way to secure the desired Dishes. Otherwise, the Curry menu has been considered to be somewhat minimal. The Hector has also acquired an aversion to the Afghan, more watery/tomatoey, Charsi Karahi.

2017 -2022

In the main dining room, as well as tables and chairs, stood a raised dais for those which wished to sit in a more traditional manner. Having acquired the adjacent unit, Namak Mandi then had much more space which they referred to as their Banqueting Hall. It was here that the excellent value Lunch Buffet was served, pre-Covid. Thereafter, it ended.

2022+

The new, even larger premises, boast a reception area leading to a vast dining hall. Upstairs, a banquet suite, as yet unseen, which surely dwarves the original.