Cheetham Star

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1. Mustafa Akram ★☆☆☆☆

   I would like to report a serious lack of food-hygiene practices at this restaurant. First, I was served three mouldy Coca-Cola cans, which appeared to have been stored in extremely humid conditions. In addition, I found multiple hairs in all three of our plates. It was extremely unhygienic and unacceptable. I approached the lady at the counter and explained the issue, and she passed the complaint to the man standing next to her. When I showed him the hairs on a tissue, he looked at me sarcastically and threw the tissue back in front of me. Although they offered a replacement plate, the hairs continued to appear in the new dishes as well. This made my wife very sick — she was vomiting all night after eating the food. The chicken roast in the machine looked particularly unhygienic, and the rice was also undercooked. This place urgently needs a proper deep clean and significantly improved hygiene standards. Thank you.

   almost 2 months ago
2. Javid ★★★★☆

   Cheetham Star, Manchester – October 2025 Review Cheetham Star has been recommended to me by friends for quite a while, but unfortunately, it suffered a fire some years back and was closed for quite some time due to extensive damage. Recently, I finally had the chance to visit since it reopened. I ordered the Kobeda on naan, which I’ve tried at many places across Manchester—particularly on Wilmslow Road, where I’ve been visiting kebab spots since the 1990s. Back then, Rusholme Chippy was one of the first and most popular Kobeda places in Manchester, although I believe it has changed ownership since those early days. Cheetham Star has been nicely refurbished and has a clean, modern presentation. The food, on my first visit, was very good—the Kobeda had great flavour and texture. However, on my second visit, I was disappointed to find the meat gritty, with tough bits of cartilage, which spoiled the experience somewhat. That said, I would still recommend Cheetham Star and plan to visit again to try some of their other dishes. I’d suggest to the management that they pay close attention to the quality and consistency of the meat—ensuring it’s free from gristle or bone—and that staff taste-test new batches before serving to maintain the high standard expected.

   almost 4 months ago
3. Aiesh Shahnawaz ★★★★★

   Their kobida with naan was perfect — juicy, well-seasoned, and the naan fresh and just soft enough to soak up all the flavors. The chicken shawarma had that smoky, tender texture I look for, and the chicken tikka with rice was excellent: moist pieces of chicken, fragrant spices, and the rice was fluffy and fragrant. Overall: great food, good portion sizes, and I’ll definitely be going back. Highly recommend if you like Afghani / Middle Eastern-style dishes done well. Love, Ayesha TikTok : @ayeshshahnawaz

   almost 4 months ago

1. amer younas ★★★★☆

   Abit on the pricey side for the portion of food and the taste is abit bland. Kobeda was super oily greasy and the naan was small and wafer thin and crispy in the middle - was literally snapping in the middle it was that thin. Why can’t they just make a normal naan with even thickness and softness throughout! Can’t be that hard. Chicken tikka chunks were good sized but considering it was ordered and cooked in under 5 minutes no wonder it was chewy and undercooked. Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside - it didn’t get finished. Shawarma - oh my god worst thing so plain ans no flavour at all. Dry and unappetising - with out the sauces this would have been a struggle to eat. Again all the naans were shocking just thick on the edges and millimetre thin throughout the main part of the naan. Chips were nice but they just chips ! £3 chips For 3 naans, chips and 2 drinks the bill was £28 which is too much for small quantity food and not feeling happy after eating. Plenty of seating and tables, clean and parking nearby in Tesco free all the time. Won’t be returning….

   almost 5 months ago
2. Zhaid Afsar ★★★★☆

   First time visiting Cheetham Star. We ordered the chicken shawarma with naan and kebab, as well as a chicken and lamb pizza. Both the shawarma and kebab were cooked to perfection juicy, flavorful, and spot on with the ingredients. The pizza was also excellent, cooked to a high standard, and honestly one of the best pizzas I’ve had in a long time. The prices were fair and reasonable, making it great value for money. However, the only downside was the customer service. When our food was ready, we had to go and collect it ourselves instead of it being served by waiters. I feel that if the staff served the food to the table, like in many other restaurants, it would improve the overall dining experience and make it feel more welcoming. Overall, a good place with delicious food definitely recommend it to anyone!

   almost 7 months ago
3. Chris Ashton ★★★★★

   Fantastic food best around by far, staff are great go here every friday for lunch with lads from work never had a bad dish

   almost 2 years ago

1. Chronic Machines ★★★☆☆

   Good food at a very good price, Lamp cozy with rice, soup and thin nan, salad for £10.50 £1 for can of drink.

   almost 2 years ago
2. Gasface Gordon ★★★★☆

   The food is great: fresh, tasty and reasonably priced. Staff are friendly, efficient and polite. The dining area is small and cramped when busy. It's always busy. The door is alway open, which creates a lot of noise because the shop is situated on a very busy road and is popular. Parking is a huge issue, although there is a poorly lit, council carpark about 50 yards from the shop. There is no wheelchair access. Food is great.

   almost 3 years ago
3. Tricky D ★★★★★

   Lovely clay oven cooked naan…excellent donner and great salad and sauces

   almost 3 years ago

1. Abid ★★★★★

   Cheetham Star was closed for 19 months and finally its reopened. I really missed this place. Highly recommend their food, its usually delicious authentic middle eastern food, its fresh, especially the kobeda and chicken tikka on rice or naan. Really well made pizza's from here. Staff are friendly and the service is pretty quick, can eat inside or takeway. It can get busy at times. Really worth a visit. 5 stars!

   almost 3 years ago

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