Shazia's Street Food — Restaurant in Bury

I have attended Shazia's street food on the 17th November 2021 and recently (as I am writing this review) 8th of June 2022 with my wife.

Both visits were around 5pm onwards so I can’t comment on really busy periods.

1st time we ordered: Gourmet Lamb Burger (with Cheese) 1 x Fries Chicken Mishkaki 1 x Chicken Seekh Kebabs (2 in a portion) 2 x Drinks Total = £19.65

2nd time we ordered: Gourmet Mixed Burger (Lamb and Chicken with Cheese) 2 x Fries 1 x Chicken Seekh Kebabs (2 in a portion) Chicken Biryani 2 x Drinks

The burgers and must try chips always fresh but my Mrs was less impressed (but she is very picky) she thought the Chicken Mishkaki was okay and the Chicken Seekh were good also but loves her Biryani (Chicken only) and she always wanted to taste it from here and maybe I give her high hopes as I have read good reviews from here she stated the Biryani was not the best and wasn’t spicy she stated also that the rice they used is cheap but I can't verify this but she does love her rice! (only place she likes Biryani from is from a restaurant in Blackburn) she only ate some and had a lot left over as she started on the Chicken Seekh Kebabs instead.

I have not had the curries or anything from the breakfast menu but I had no complaints at all with my food.

The establishment is very clean, the front of house is not massive so if there are 4-5 separate customers decide to eat in it will hit maximum capacity to eat in, the menu is not huge to order from compared to other takeaways/restaurants BUT the food is like home-made food and fresh and tastes amazing so it compensates from this, price wise it is not cheap and it is not really expensive its in between if that makes sense.

Parking – you can park on York Street or Queen Street which are like a couple of minutes away from this food establishment.

They also have place to pray with a prayer mat this is located in the corner of the front of establishment with is a mega plus for me.

If I had to make a criticism (this is being picky) with the food we ordered I would state they lacked bit of spice (maybe you could order a spicy curry) also the 2nd time we visited we were still eating on closing time and I was kind of rushing to finish my food which was a shame as you can’t really enjoy it fully when you are rush eating, I asked the lady on the counter if she could pack my Chicken Biryani away to take out (as I was going to hand her the food) she proceeded to tell me to she will give me the tin to do this myself (first time this has occurred to me as all food establishments do this as this request is always honoured) I was happy to oblige this request as it is my food now in reality I asked for lid and we tend to put all of our plates together after we finish eating so it makes it easier for staff to clean up – other customers could take slight offence to this (as I was midway eating my meal when I asked for this to be packed away) another I state this as we were waiting for our food the staff did pack food for other customers who wanted to take it out (but I guess due to closing time the lady was undertaking tasks maybe misjudge my request).

I would definitely recommend a visit to this food establishment.

Lastly if you want fast food this is not the place for you if you want good home made style food (which take a bit of time to make) then this...

First visit to this little café. The food was very good. They were extremely busy with the lunchtime rush, even so our food arrived quickly. We ordered the mixed mishkaki (we preferred the chicken skewers to the lamb ones in this dish as one or two lamb cubes were marginally chewy albeit still very tasty). We had the cutlas alongside which arrived piping hot with a lovely dressing of yoghurt and tamarind all around and a zingy coriander relish on top. By this time we were quite full but had already ordered the chicken curry and plain rice and roti alongside, so when that arrived we didn't think we'd be able to manage it. We were wrong. We polished off the lot apart from the roti which we brought home wrapped in a napkin (much too nice to leave behind). Unlike many other restaurants where the curry is a bowlful of oil and two diddly bits of meat or veg, here the bowl was heaving with tender chunks of chicken thighs and the flavour was a mix of subtle spices, unmarred by overpowering heat as is the case with many other places serving Pakistani food. If you've grown up in Britain eating ridiculously spicy food (with a shocking taste of raw spices) in your run-of-the-mill, Pakistani restaurants and you enjoy that kind of thing, you may not like this place. If on the other hand you are able to appreciate good Pakistani home cooking, then don't miss out on a trip to Shazia's. It almost pains me to write this review, because the place is so small, if they get any busier, we may struggle to find a free table...

Hi Shazia! I wanted to share my recent experience at your business. As soon as I walked in, I noticed one of your staff members slurping something from a bowl quite aggressively. It reminded me of a truck stop on GT Road in Pakistan, Jhelum.

Regardless, I proceeded to order over £20 worth of food and traveled for about 20 minutes to reach your shop. However, after waiting an additional 10 minutes, I was informed that the main item I had ordered, the Kebab Roll, was not available. This was quite disappointing since I had ordered everything else as extras.

To make matters worse, the absence of the Kebab Roll caused some trouble at home for my wife and me 🥴, It seems that your staff didn't conduct a proper stock check, leading to this inconvenience. It would be greatly appreciated if you could address this issue. It's important for staff members to promptly call customers back if something in their order is unavailable, rather than waiting half an hour.

I hope you can understand my frustration and take the necessary steps to improve your customer service. Thank you for your attention to...