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Pilau Wala (Savour Foods)

RestaurantsManchester

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2(1,018 reviews)

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Quick info

+44 161 218 74 27
461 Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 9PA, United Kingdom

About Pilau Wala (Savour Foods)

Pilau Wala (Savour Foods) is a restaurant in Manchester on Cheetham Hill Rd that builds its menu around Pakistani savoury pilau rice, and it describes itself as Europe's first restaurant dedicated to the dish. The pilau is served with shammi kebabs, or with roast chicken pieces alongside salad and yoghurt raita. A double portion of the rice is also offered for those who want more of it. Orders are placed at the counter, and the seating is upstairs.

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Reviews

4.2/5
1,018 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention savour pilau, shammi kebabs, roast chicken pieces and chicken koftay channay.

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Customer Review Summary

The complaints are specific and recurring. Two Uber Eats customers say a double portion arrived as a single one, and another found six pilau boxes half full, three without chicken and two with burnt, stuck-together rice. One reviewer called the chicken koftay channay bland and said the double pulao tasted nothing like the original. Others describe a phone that went unanswered five times, a single counter worker who was not friendly, and no cutlery beyond plastic spoons.

Featured reviews

  • Waqar Sabir
    “Really enjoyed the pulao here. It’s not 100% the same as the Savor Pulao I used to have in Islamabad, but I’d say it’s around 90% similar in taste. As someone who used to eat Savor Pulao a lot back in Islamabad, I was genuinely impressed. Good flavour and definitely worth trying! 👍”
  • Shariq Ali
    “Food is average. There was only 1 person on the counter and it felt that she had been forced to be there. Not friendly at all. They had no cutlery so not sure how they wanted us to eat. Later found plastic spoons only. Washroom was dirty, I have attached the pictures. No soap in dispenser and had put the soap in small plastic container. Makes you wonder their hygiene rating. Tables were filled with dust. Not worth it really”
  • Oyeee “Oyeee” Watch It
    “I ordered 6 Pilau rice boxes, they were half full poor portions, and 3 of them had no chicken in them. 2 rice boxes were from the bottom of the barrel burnt and stuck together. Avoid. This place gone downhill, Poor”
  • Usama Nasir
    “I only order from here because the food tastes similar to Savour Foods. The food is good, but this is the second time I've paid for a double portion on Uber Eats and only received a single portion. They also don't include the Uber Eats receipt. Since it's happened twice, it feels intentional. They need to stop doing this.”
  • Mustafa Nawaz
    “Yesterday I ordered savour food for my family, there was a weird smell and taste from the rice, and looked like it had been sitting for quite some time. For context we live in bury and used uber eats. Today, three of us have diarrhea. Please keep the quality and consistency high otherwise I will be very reluctant to buy savour foods here again - and I imagine it's the same for many others.”

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Good to know

“Europe's 1st Restaurant specialising in Pakistani Savour Pilau Rice. We offer an amazing array of original Pakistani Pilau dishes at affordable prices.”

  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating

Amenities

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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