Shimla Pinks

The first thing that draws your attention as you step into Shimla Pinks is the sheer size of the restaurant, add to this the brightly coloured sofas, tasteful furnishings and plenty of natural light streaming through the windows. Here's a classy, upmarket place imbuing the core values of Indian hospitality and is now well-known for quality Indian food in the Manchester area.

Celebration starters include raunaq-e-seekh, minced lamb fused with flavours of coriander, tomato, mint and spring onions, and chunks of Scottish salmon matured in a rich marinade of dill, fennel, ginger and a hint of mustard oil, then roasted in a tandoor. A festive main course of dhaba murgh, tender pieces of chicken tikka in a rich thick sauce is an exquisite dish from the northern Punjab state, or try the Kerala molee for a taste of the south where fish is cooked with roasted coconut and blended into a rich sauce with creamed coconut and ground cashew nuts.

Sounds absolutely gorgeous.