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Plans to turn Stockport pyramid into Indian restaurant take MAJOR step forward

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Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 15th November 2024

The vision for Stockport pyramid’s new life as an Indian restaurant and banquet hall has taken a big step forward today – and we finally have CGIs to help bring it all to life.

Royal Nawaab has now been granted planning permission to convert the landmark building into a luxurious restaurant and banquet hall, set to open early next year.

Royal Nawaab has a couple of restaurants in London and is now setting its sights on the north, aiming to create its ‘biggest and most luxurious destination to date’.

The epic project will be geared up to host parties, banquets and huge events.

There are lavish refurbishment plans for the former office building, which looms over the M60.

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When it opens, there’ll be a 350-capacity restaurant on the ground floor, plus three premium banquet facilities ranging between 150 and 700 covers.

News of Royal Nawaab’s takeover of the Stockport Pyramid broke last year and the curry house was initially tipped for a 2024 opening, but it seemed like things had stalled until this major step forward.

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CGIs shared today show that the Stockport Pyramid will be transformed with luxury details like gold ceilings, marble floors and chandeliers.

Royal Nawaab will turn Stockport pyramid into a curry house. Credit: Supplied
Royal Nawaab will turn Stockport pyramid into an Indian restaurant and banquet hall. Credit: Supplied

Mahboob Hussain of Royal Nawaab said: “Living close to Stockport, the Pyramid has always been an iconic symbol of the town for me. It is unique and we are thrilled to be bringing Royal Nawaab Manchester.

“This is definitely not ‘a curry house’. Royal Nawaab will be a destination and will attract visitors from across the UK and beyond to experience the best cuisine in the most stunning of settings.

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“The attention to detail is incredible, and I personally have been involved in the plans throughout. It is a dream come true, and I know that anyone that visits will be in awe.”

Cllr Colin Macalister, Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration at Stockport Council, said: “We’re thrilled to see the iconic Stockport Pyramid brought back to life with the fantastic Royal Nawaab joining our community! It’s an exciting addition to Stockport’s vibrant food and drink scene, all within one of our town’s most prominent landmarks.

A glimpse inside Royal Nawaab Indian restaurant at Stockport pyramid. Credit: Supplied
A glimpse inside Royal Nawaab Indian restaurant at Stockport pyramid. Credit: Supplied
Royal Nawaab will totally transform the landmark building into a luxury restaurant and banquet hall. Credit: Supplied
Royal Nawaab will totally transform the landmark building into a luxury restaurant and banquet hall. Credit: Supplied

“Bringing 150 new jobs and working with local suppliers, Royal Nawaab’s arrival is a strong vote of confidence in Stockport’s future as our £1 billion town centre regeneration continues to take shape. We can’t wait to see the Pyramid open its doors again and warmly welcome Royal Nawaab to Stockport.”

Fozia Alharby of Eamar Developments expressed, “Dr. Abdullah Alnaeem, the owner, is delighted to announce that Royal Nawaab will open at the Pyramid in 2025.

“As long-time admirers of the brand and its legacy in the South, we are honoured to play a role in bringing this exceptional destination to Stockport.

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“We are delighted to be a part of this project, which will create a premium experience that we believe will resonate with visitors from across the UK and beyond.”

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New Manchester restaurant receives rave review as another is slammed as ‘torture’

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson New Manchester restaurant Pip receives rave review as another is slammed as 'torture'

Pip, a new restaurant in Manchester, has received a rave national review this week – a review which slammed another restaurant in the same feature.

Food critic William Sitwell wrote in his review in The Telegraph that Pip is charming, refined, and fabulous.

“Bravo, Pip. Pip pip!” he wrote in the glowing write-up on the new restaurant, which stands at the foot of the new Treehouse Hotel and has the acclaimed Mary-Ellen McTague at its helm.

Sitwell’s Telegraph review particularly raved about dishes including Lancashire hot pot (‘fabulously good’), a wild garlic soup (‘a gorgeous thing’), and an apple trifle (‘a gift from heaven’).

But while it was all good for Pip, there were significantly less positive adjectives heaped on another restaurant in Manchester.

In fact, he said that Pip is ‘a great-value tonic’ for the ‘brash (and pricey) torture’ across town.

That restaurant was KAJI, formerly known as MUSU, which he said was ‘all tummies, bald heads, tattoos and heat’.

Sitwell said that while the service and sashimi are good at KAJI, the ‘place is afflicted by some overbearing cooking that cheapens the noble name of Japanese cuisine’.

He wrote: “Lamb chops fail the tender test and are properly wrecked sitting on a vulgar pond of sticky “tomato ponzu”. No beast should die to have that stuff squirted anywhere near it.

“And Kaji is a Japanese gaff without sake. Which is like opening a British pub in Tokyo and forgetting to put an ale on tap.”

Sharing the review, Pip wrote: “Thankyou @telegraph and @williamsitwell for the fantastic feature.
We’re so proud of our team here.”

You can read his full review HERE.

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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Milk Maids, Bolton – The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Ice cream at Milk Maids in Bolton, Greater Manchester

Ice cream doesn’t come much fresher than those served at Milk Maids – in fact, you’ll be standing right on the family farm where the cows that produce the milk live, as you tuck into your scoop.

This unassuming dairy farm in Bolton has been in operation for decades, and in the same family for generations.

But it’s when sisters Fiona and Rebecca saw the full potential of all that award-winning milk being produced on their farm that Milk Maids was born.

This ice cream parlour on Dearden’s Farm in Over Hulton is now one of the hottest spots in Greater Manchester, especially when the weather is similarly hot.

Every month they release a whole batch of flavours, all made fresh daily (you can literally see Fiona legging it across the yard with buckets of milk to make fresh batches), with May specials including white chocolate and sea salt caramel, raspberry cookie, and passionfruit pavlova.

Milk Maids, Bolton - The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm
Milk Maids, Bolton - The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm
Milk Maids, Bolton - The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm
Milk Maids, Bolton – The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm

Cones can be filled with molten chocolate or pistachio creme before your ice cream is scooped and pressed into the cone.

Or you can have your chosen flavour whizzed up into a milkshake, served in a milk bun, or presented in an insulated take-home box for later.

We could wax lyrical about how good this ice cream is, but the queues really do speak for themselves, and you should go and get in it right now. 

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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