There's yet another Ancoats restaurant to add to your list of places to try as the Delhi-inspired modern kitchen, Indian Affair, will be opening a brand-new location in Cutting Room Square
After a whole load of success with their existing restaurant on Barlow Moor Road Chorlton, which opened a few years back i 2022, the second Indian Affair will take over the former Rigatonis in Ancoats with bookings available from Friday 20th September.
Owned by husband and wife, Harshit and Natasha Chopra, the new restaurant which focuses on Indian small plates and thalis, is the first of its kind in Cutting Room Square.
After visiting a bunch of locations within Manchester city centre, the couple fell in love with the Ancoats space.
"We always dreamed about opening a city centre restaurant. We’ve been totally blown away with the love for our Chorlton site, and extremely grateful to those who’ve visited and made it a success," Harshit explained.
"As a family, we enjoy spending time in Ancoats, exploring the restaurants and Sunday markets. Cutting Room Square has a community like no other, we felt it was the perfect space for a modern Indian restaurant."
Diners can look forward to flavour-packed dishes inspired by the couple’s favourite flavours of home in Delhi, with every dish on the menu hand-selected by Harshit and Natasha.
The menu focuses on Delhi-inspired small plates and thalis, the latter, a selection of smaller plates served on an Indian-style round platter, offering guests a bit of everything, available vegan, vegetarian and meat.
Perfect for family-style dining where you can taste a bit of everything, small plates range from £5.00 to £13.00 with favourites including chicken tikka samosa, spinach fritters drizzled with yoghurt, tamarind & mint chutney, chargrilled lamb chops, and tandoori king prawns in garlic and garam masala.
In addition to offering traditional food from Delhi, Indian Affair has curated dishes with a modern twist including chicken and paneer bao and malai artichoke.
OG classics like biryanis, fluffy freshly cooked naans, paranthas, and rotis from the clay oven tandoor, alongside a selection of rice, salads and chutneys are also on the menu.
Indian Affair will also be putting on a proper good lunch menu, exclusive to the Ancoats location, featuring filled naan rolls, plus modern Indian twists on loaded burgers and bao - priced from £8.00 and all served up with crispy masala wedges.
Whether you sit in or takeaway, the paneer tikka or lamb seekh can be enjoyed in a garlic naan, rolled up and packed with fresh onion salad, mint and coriander chutney.
And to wash it all down? Well, you'll be happy to know that Cobra will be served on draft, met with wines and alcohol-free options alongside a selection of cocktails.
Natasha said: "Our small plate concept has been a great success in Chorlton. We know the demographic in Ancoats enjoy sharing food whilst socialising, so we hope the menu will be popular.
"We’re excited to try out our new lunch menu with Indian twists on your favourite lunch classics. We’re looking forward to welcoming you all very soon."
Find out more here.