Adrak — Restaurant in Trafford

Haven’t left a review for a while due to all this Covid rubbish, but was staying near the Trafford Centre and wanted somewhere decent to eat. This place came up with glowing reviews on Google and I can see why.

When we got there - the first Tuesday in January - I expected the place to be empty as no-one normally goes out then or has any money! Instead, it was full and we had to wait a little while for our table, which was no problem at all.

The staff were extremely friendly and the place had a nice warm feel to it.

We started with the popadums and pickle tray and there were some tasty dips so we hung onto them for our starters! We shared a mixed starter of chicken tikka, lamb tikka, onion bhaji, tandoori drumstick and a sheek kebab. This had been plated up so we had one each of everything which was good. All the starters were so tasty but the onion bhaji was exceptional. A lot of the time they can be very stodgy but this one was very light, had lots of grated onion in it and was held together by the lightest of batters. The chicken puri with garlic starter was also excellent.

We over ordered as were extremely hungry when we came in! For mains we had chicken roshni and another chicken dish whose name I can’t remember but it was a spicy dish with a yoghurt base. Both were amazingly tasty, not greasy at all and full of delicate flavours.

The naan was exceptional too, and the onion fried rice was lovely. Even the chips - which we really didn’t need - were fresh, hot and crispy.

Overall, a great meal, venue and staff also excellent.

I felt compelled to leave a review as if it wasn’t for other reviewers I would probably have never found this place, so I hope this review adds to the list of people who...

Dinner with wife and son. All "experienced" Indian food eaters and we all had excellent experiences! No prior reservation but quickly welcomed and shown to a nice window table. The wating staff notice the low sun in our eyes and lowered the blind - no need to ask! Good, wide ranging menu with some dishes none of us had seen previously; had lots of the usual dishes so we each found something to suit. All the dishes arrived in a timely manner and were hot, with delicious aroma setting us up to eat before we even tasted the food. All the portions were large, tasty and spiced as we expected. The staff were attentive but not overbearing, just the occasional "is everything satisfactory". All in all, a good experience of a great restaurant - we will be back to try some of the new to us dishes. 05/10/2022 Another visit. Same excellent service and food. Really pleasant staff but not too pushy. Highly recommended. 08/12/2022 Good meal with my son - usual high quality food. Service was a little "off" - we could not get poppadoms before ordering our starters and main courses! As most people do, we like to look at the menu while munching on poppadoms but alas, not allowed! 22/03/2023 Same again dinner with wife and son. We all selected new dishes to us and we were all pleased with our selection. Service was perhaps a little slower than usual but still very good. Please do try this place,...

Had a meal here with some friends. We sat downstairs which was really busy. They tried to get us to sit upstairs when we arrived because they are trying to create an atmosphere up there and the waiter said he usually trys to put "walk ins" up there, and people who have booked downstairs, I advised him that we had booked and wanted to sit downstairs. The atmosphere was really good.although we ended up sitting behind one of the walls which I wasn't a fan of. The food was lovely most of us had the sizzler which is a really good size. Could perhaps do with a little more chicken and less onions The wine selection was good and I feel the food was good value. I would eat here again. Though I would ask to sit at the front of the restaurant...