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Yadgar Cafe

Northern Quarter
$Closedvia Google
Opening hours
  • Monday: 10:30 AM – 3:00 AM
  • Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 3:00 AM
  • Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 3:00 AM
  • Thursday: 10:30 AM – 3:00 AM
  • Friday: 10:30 AM – 5:00 AM
  • Saturday: 10:30 AM – 5:00 AM
  • Sunday: 10:30 AM – 3:00 AM

A family-run, no-nonsense Pakistani cafe that has been serving spiced-to-order curries for decades.

Signature
Slow-cooked mutton karahi.

Reviews from Google

Susan Stuart2 months ago
Never been here before. Glad I did now. The food was delicious. Portion size was just right. I had the rice and 3 curries The daal, chicken curry and lamb curry. Would definitely recommend this place. I'll be visiting again. Don't expect anything fancy because you'll be disappointed. Place was nice and clean.
Munashe Matutu3 years ago
I don't know why the place looks so rundown and unkept, sadly, the food is just as lacking in the presentation department. For a full in depth review, please see the points below: Food - I came here because they sell halal food and my colleagues wanted to try this place. All the food is prepared in advance and sits in metal vats, ready to be served (like lunch time in school or hotel breakfast). The food doesn't look very appealing to be honest, although the taste was alright. It was a little bit spicy, but I don't mind that, because I like spicy food. They have vegetarian and halal options for food here. Unlike the other reviews, neither me nor my colleagues got any food poisoning. So maybe the other reviewers were just unlucky? Customer Service - The customer service he is very basic. The guy serving explains some of the dishes and just does his job. That's it. Nothing exceptional or of note. Price - The price for food here is good. It's good in the sense that it matches the quality of the store and the food. So in essence, you get what you pay for. Presentation / Atmosphere - The place looks really dead, inside and out. I don't understand why the owner has neglected the presentation of this restaurant / cafe because if it wasn't for my colleagues, I wouldn't have considered eating here. Summary - Overall, Yadgar has a lot of potential, and room for improvement, but it's current state leaves much to be desired. The food was alright, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come back here again.
Zain Iqbal2 weeks ago
The food was absolutely terrible. I ordered a "peri peri" burger and got served a frozen breaded cake-looking thing, which is not grilled but deep-fried, despite it being advertised as "grilled" I immediately inquired if it was not peri, and he stated that the sauce was indeed peri, however, it was not peri sauce, but rather chili sauce.
Diana Tsoi2 years ago
The food was good. Yes, it doesn’t look very appealing but the portion was fair and curries were tasty for the price we paid. Obviously the owner doesn’t care about any improvements or presentation. But it was a great contrast to hipster places in the area 😆 It’s not a meal to come back for, but it was still good, a bit spicy though. They also don’t accept cards, cash only
Lauren Allderidgea year ago
It filled me up and tasted nice enough, but the place was dirty and I had a big chunk of ceramic in my curry. Also the owner nearly short-changed me by £1 (though this could have been an honest mistake). Dead atmosphere but at least you could hear the karaoke from the Millstone pub two doors down 😂
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