Smoked Paneer Tikka
£9.50House-set paneer marinated 12 hours in hung yoghurt, ajwain and Kashmiri chilli, finished over charcoal with blistered Ramiro peppers.
VegetarianGluten-freeMedium
Contains: Milk · May contain: Mustard · Verified 2026-06-02
Twenty-two years on the same street
Green&Gates
Modern Indian Kitchen
4.9from 2,043 reviews across Tripadvisor, OpenTable, Facebook
Northern Quarter · Open today 12:00–23:30
From the kitchen
Signature dishes
Six plates that have stayed on the menu because taking them off caused complaints.
Charcoal Lamb Chops
£16Herdwick lamb cutlets, 24-hour green-chilli and mint marinade, cooked in the tandoor and served with burnt lime and pickled onion.
Gluten-freeHot
Contains: Milk · May contain: Nuts · Verified 2026-06-02
Old Delhi Butter Chicken
£17.50Tandoor-cooked thigh in a tomato gravy cooked down for six hours with kasuri methi, finished with cream and a spoon of white butter.
Gluten-freeMild
Contains: Milk, Nuts (cashew) · Verified 2026-06-02
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani
£19Aged basmati layered raw with marinated meat, sealed with dough and cooked on dum for 40 minutes. Saffron, fried shallot, mint.
Medium
Allergen info not yet provided — please ask staff before ordering.
Black Dal, 24 Hours
£12Urad dal simmered overnight over low heat with tomato and ginger, enriched at service with butter and a little cream.
VegetarianGluten-freeMild
Contains: Milk · Verified 2026-06-02
What guests say
“Twenty years of eating here and the black dal has never once been off. Still the best table in the Northern Quarter.”
Verified · Reviewer on Tripadvisor · 2026-04-11
4.9 Tripadvisor · 1,042 reviews
4.8 OpenTable · 613 reviews
4.9 Facebook · 388 reviews
Catering & events
We cook for two hundred, too
Weddings, corporate lunches and private dining from £28–£34 per guest. A named chef replies within 2 working hours, 7 days a week.
Two rooms
Where we are
Northern Quarter
14 Tib Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1SH
The original 2003 dining room. 62 covers, open kitchen counter seats six and is bookable for the chef's tasting only.
Didsbury
203 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 2LN
Opened 2019. Garden room seats 24 and is the branch used for private hire; step-free access from Burton Road.
Points earned at either branch spend at both — £1 spent is 1 point on The Gates Table.