Mughal Taste

Mughal Taste is one of the ‘big two’ curry cafés (with Qila Khyber) on Bury New Road and is up there with the best lunchtime Rice & 3 curries venues in Manchester.
On a Wednesday lunchtime, the neighourhood was looking its best in the sunshine, with a flamboyant Asian wedding underway in the nearby Manzil banqueting hall.
The wood and wood-​effect décor of Mughal Taste makes for a nice, relaxing atmosphere — I found there was more interaction amongst the customers than I’m used to in the Northern Quarter curry cafés. I counted 24 covers downstairs. Clientele are a mix of local residents and workers, many of them Asian — young, old, and some families. Free day-​time parking is available on the sidestreets off Bury New Road, and I noticed several customers pull up in their Audis.
The menu changes daily — read the day’s choices from the chalkboard on your way to the serving line. I was satisfied with my meal of chickpea and okra curries, two chapatis and a small serving of rice for £5. The chapatis are made in the tandoor oven, and as usual this made them just that bit more delicious. However, as a vegetarian, I enjoy more choice of curries at Yadgar Café, for example, so I am interested to visit Mughal Taste a couple more times to see how well they vary their vegetarian curries to keep it interesting.