Choupan Restaurant 414 Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 9LE

"One of the best kept secrets of good persian food in Manchester. If you try nothing else's try their Qabli Pulao with a lamb shank... excellent portions and authentic taste... Truly small cozy family run business, well worth a visit. Can be busy so recommend calling in to ensure table free... Parking on street near the back... few spaces on front thought hardly ever empty..."

"Tucked away unassumingly on cheetham hill road but my oh my they deserve much more recognition. The space is small and incredibly homely and cosy - you feel like you’re eating in someone’s house and the quality of the food is just what you’d expect from such decor. Full of flavour, with that “mums touch” and tender lamb with just the right amount of spice. If you want more there is a beautiful extremely spicy and tangy green hot sauce to accompany the dishes. Get the soup as well - it’ll warm you right up. The price was incredibly reasonable also."

"The menu is small but I like this as you do not go crazy deciding what to order then. Good portions of food which is always fresh, hot and delicious tasting. The service is excellent, small family run business where they make you feel welcome and not just a number like some big chain restaurants. Good ambiance, no loud banging music so you can actually have a conversation with someone. Cannot fault Choupan for food, service or atmosphere 100% perfect."

"Had to try this place after hearing good things. As soon as we walked in I loved the decor of the place - small but looked very traditional and a good atmosphere. We had no reservations but they managed to seat us even though they were quite busy. The male waiter was very helpful, he explained different dishes to us and recommended us a few to try. Starters were lovely where we had some soup and an aubergine dish, the naan alongside it was fresh and really good. Unfortunately, the mains let us down massively. The qaabli pulao had really tender lamb shank but no flavour. The chicken skewers were far too overcooked and became really dry. The dupiyaza was the only dish we enjoyed. Honestly wouldnt go again based off the food experience which was disappointing because the place looked so good, maybe it was an off day. Feel like there are much better Persian places in Manchester."

"Decided to visit Choupan today after a few recommendations from friends. It was a small but classic restaurant with Afghan and Iranian style deco and surroundings. The menu was short but had most of the popular dishes. We ordered Iranian style rice with lamb shank, Manto and Lamb chops. Everything was cooked to perfection and the taste was spot on. Finished our meal with a cup of green tea. The bill came to £38 which isn't bad at all considering the quality of food and service we received. Will be visiting again soon. I have attached some pics of the food we ordered and they tasted as good as they look."