Fish Tikka Fish Tikka

Grilled pieces of fish marinated in aromatic spices, offering a smoky, flavorful taste.

The Original Third Eye

The Original Third Eye

661 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M206RA, M20 6RA, United Kingdom

Asian • Indian • Nepalese • Vegetarian


"A recent discovery for me is this beautiful Indian restaurant, which I rank up there with the best in Manchester, situated in the heart of Didsbury Village. Curries are without doubt my favourite food, so I've had a good few and since working for Yelp I have set myself the task of really locating the finest curry houses in Manchester. The Original Third Eye fully deserves to enter in at the top, alongside my other favourites, Punjab in Rusholme, Moon in Withington, and The Original Lal Qila on Deansgate. See my list for the run down. The name Original Third Eye comes from one of the finest restaurants in Kathmandu, though it is also a reference to the concept of the all Seeing Eye, a central emblem of Buddhist thought that is depicted on many temples and shrines throughout Nepal. The restaurant itself is large, and spacious, with authentic decoration and a smart, but still nicely informal, table arrangement. The food is literally unbelievable. Needless to say they sell all the usual traditional curry dishes, including an extensive fish list, but the main specialties are something new and unusual, a curry with a little something extra, taking it to that next level of joy and producing happiness and glee in their very consumption. The kidney kebab starter for example, combines classic kebab spices with beautiful marinated lamb kidney. Also beautiful is the Third Eye Tangri, which mixes chicken with minced lamb and nuts, a surprising and beautiful combination. In terms of mains, go directly to either the seafood menu or the Third Eye Specials section, on which everything is gorgeous. The piece de resistance, is the Murghi Masala, a whole chicken marinated in wonderful spices. This dish is so precisely crafted, that you in fact need to give 24 hours notice, and at least two people need to share it. I think that epitomizes this restaurant's absolute class. So I end on that note."

Ruman Balti House

Ruman Balti House

130 Blackstock Road Finsbury Park London, N4 2DX, United Kingdom

Beer • Indian • Seafood • European


"Me and my family went here to celebrate my sisters birthday. There was a party of 8 and 2 of them were children. We started our order of 8 popadoms and drinks. Then we ordered the mains, 6 main dishes with 4 sides, 4 nans and 4 rice. We decided to share as the little ones wouldn't eat a lot. To my surprise my husband informs me that the waiter is talking about us to his colleagues in his language. What he didn't know is that my husband is from the same country and could understand everything they were saying. He said how the stingy girl (my sister )who never ordered a main was taking everyone's food, complaining that she never ordered any food. Firstly as customers we have the right to order what we want. There is no rule of the amount we need to order. We then asked for some water. We first ask for a bottle of water but then realised a few people wanted water so we asked for a jug of water. The waiter then starts saying in his language look at these stingy people asking for bottled water then for tap water. After buying drinks we needed some water to wash it down. There was no point buying bottled water for everyone. We then asked for a container to take some leftovers home and the waiter said he will do it down stairs. My sister explains that she only wants to pick a few bits and he still didn't want to do this. Then he goes down stairs and starts cursing us. I could not believe the service we received. My husband then confronted them by greeting him in his language and their faces dropped begging for him not to tell my family what he has said. The service was utterly disgraceful and we will not be returning. And to top it all off the food was disgusting. It has no taste and tasted all the same."