For those with exotic tastes, one restaurant owner is bringing a fusion of Indian and Italian food to south Manchester diners.
Umar Farooq has begun introducing the culinary crossbreed to the Palatine restaurant in Northenden, and he plans to put the idea on the menu when he takes over the former Princess of Hearts in Chorlton.
He said: "I thought it would be a great idea to offer something new and different.
"I can‘t think of anywhere else where you could start with onion bhajis and then have a main of lasagne if you wanted to. And if they want to top it off with some Italian ice cream or an Indian dessert, they can.
"These days people have more exotic tastes and I want to give them the chance to mix and match a bit.
"But also when you get a group of people going out, they don’t all want to eat the same style of food, so I’m giving them the opportunity to have a few different things to share."
As well as selling a number of much-loved Indian or Italian dishes such as chicken tikka masala or penne al pesto, Umar says customers can design their own dishes if they want.
"If they want tagliatelle with a tikka sauce or an aloo gobi with an arrabiata sauce, they can have it!
"We want customers to have what they want and have a bit of fun."
Umar, 35, opened the Palatine on the site of the former Kazbar on Palatine Road, Northenden a few months ago, and he has agreed a lease with the owners of the former Princess Of Hearts on Manchester Road, Chorlton. The restauranteur who lives in Urmston with his wife Sahida and their five children, grew up on Manley Road on the Chorlton-Whalley Range border.
He said: "When I told my children I was going to do this they laughed and thought it was a funny idea. But like the new generation of British Asian kids, they’re very accepting of all sorts of different tastes.
"And they especially like the idea of Italian ice cream."
Umar will take over the running of the Chorlton restaurant once an issue over the height of the revamped building is resolved between the owners, Britannia Property Group, and the council.
He added: "We‘re going to start doing breakfasts too, so people can have parathas with spicy omelettes.
"We’re going to blow the roof off!"
Source : MEN Asian News
1 comments:
Well, i think Mr Umaar forooq is bit to arrogant with some off his above comments above.
Iv been in once, customer service was ok but believe me the food was nothing special. There was nothing Italian about the menu and food was average there are many better places I think off.
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