Saddleworth and the towns around it have a good choice of Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants, from the long-running Shalimar on Uppermill High Street to award winners in Lees and Stalybridge, and Manchester is an easy train ride from Greenfield. Everything below is within about 25 minutes’ drive of the cottage (apart from the Manchester picks), has recent evidence that it’s still trading, has strong recent reviews or an award, and has a food hygiene rating of 3 or above. We start with the one you can walk to.
In Uppermill (walkable)
- The Shalimar, 103–107 High Street: an Indian restaurant that has been in Uppermill since 1997, about ten minutes’ walk from the cottage. It has a licensed bar and room for bigger groups, and you can order a takeaway online.
Lees, Oldham and Royton
- Lees Spice Lounge, High Street, Lees: named North West Curryhouse of the Year at the National Curry Awards in October 2025. A sit-down restaurant with a bar, cooking dishes from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It delivers within three miles and gives a discount on collection.
- Blue Tiffin, Higginshaw Lane, on the Oldham–Royton border: a large licensed restaurant with good reviews.
- Saffron, Heyside, Royton: a well-reviewed restaurant that also does takeaway.
- Indian Ocean, Featherstall Road, Oldham: a large licensed restaurant on the far side of the town centre, with good reviews.
Mossley, Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne
- Lal Quilla, Manchester Road (Roaches end), Mossley: a long-standing curry house with a bar, which also does takeaway.
- Chutney Massala, 391 Manchester Road, Mossley: no drinks licence, so take your own bottle. Takeaway too.
- Red Rose, 149–151 Manchester Road, Mossley, nearer the town centre: a licensed Bangladeshi restaurant that also does takeaway and delivery.
- Vevas, Longlands Mill, Castle Street, Stalybridge: a restaurant in a converted cotton mill, named North West Restaurant of the Year at the National Curry Awards in 2024 and again in 2025.
- Swaadesh, Grosvenor Street, Stalybridge: a well-reviewed restaurant that also does takeaway.
- Mahal, High Street, Stalybridge: a licensed restaurant with strong reviews this year.
- Lily’s Vegetarian Indian Cuisine, Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne: a vegetarian Indian restaurant and deli counter, run by the same family since 1972 and listed in the Good Food Guide.
- Amaani, Lees Road, Ashton-under-Lyne: a large restaurant with a bar and lounge, and a takeaway.
- Moksha, Katherine Street, Ashton-under-Lyne: a newer restaurant and cocktail bar with strong reviews. You can book online.
- Nat’s Bombay Kitchen, Ashton Market Hall: a daytime counter with seating inside the market hall, very highly rated, with plenty for vegans. Good for lunch.
Littleborough, near Hollingworth Lake
- Pandora, New Road, Littleborough: a restaurant and cocktail bar with strong recent reviews.
- Thamin, New Road, Littleborough: a licensed restaurant with consistently good reviews.
Over the hills in Yorkshire
- Destination, New Street, Slaithwaite: one of the best-reviewed Indian restaurants around Huddersfield, commended in the fine dining category at the Yorkshire & North East Curry Awards 2025. About 20 minutes over Standedge.
- Meltham Balti, Huddersfield Road, Meltham: a restaurant and takeaway with steady good reviews.
- Bengal Spice, Victoria Arcade, Dunford Road, Holmfirth: a restaurant and takeaway in the middle of Holmfirth with strong recent reviews.
Worth the train into Manchester
- Rajdoot Tandoori, 18 Albert Square: a North Indian restaurant in a basement dining room, which says it has been family-run since 1966.
- Dishoom, 32 Bridge Street: a Bombay-style café open from breakfast, mostly walk-in, with vegetarian, vegan and halal options.
- Bundobust, Piccadilly and Oxford Street: vegetarian Gujarati street food with craft beer. The Piccadilly branch is a short walk from Piccadilly station and is listed in the Good Food Guide.
- This & That, 3 Soap Street, Northern Quarter: a family-run café, open since 1984, known for its “rice and three” curry plates.
- EastZEast, Blackfriars Street: a large Punjabi restaurant, halal, with a long run of good reviews.
For everywhere else to eat in the village, see eating and drinking in Uppermill.
Last checked September 2026. If anything here has changed, please let us know at admin@potsandpanscottage.com.
Opening times and menus change, so check with the restaurant before you go, and always ask them directly about allergies and dietary needs. We are not connected to any of these businesses.