Copper Pot Restaurant in Rochdale - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

If you want THE best Indian food, service and atmosphere in the North West of England, look no further than The Copper Pot. The entire establishment, led by Sid, who's the manager will not disappoint you or your family and friends. Having lived in Rochdale for many years, and then lived in Asia for over a decade, I have not eaten better food than here when it comes to curry. The restaurant is well appointed, with decorations and styling that is well above the standard Indian eatery. Ambience and lighting really adds to the location. Well proportioned menu, with easily understandable dishes and ingredients too. Classic dishes, plus chef recommended dishes too. Try the Chicken Chaat starter which is delightful. The Copper Pot Mixed Starter is excellent too. Extremely detailed, and by far the most competitively priced menu in the area, and considering the portion sizes, don't be surprised when you realise you need a doggy bag takeaway at the end of your meal either. I've tried to get some decent photos and videos of our evening and the food too, but I may not have done it enough justice. But please note, whilst the restaurant may 'appear' empty, I took these photos at opening time to ensure I gave the venue the right level of credit for it's décor and space. Within 30 mins of opening, the restaurant was filling up nicely, so book early so you're not disappointed. You will see that I've given this restaurant a 5* score. This is very unique and unusual for me to do, which, when you see all my hundreds of other reviews, is something that I have not given before. Therefore, I hope you understand the level of respect and credibility I am showing to The Copper Pot. Truly brilliant restaurant. Thank you Sid and Team. 🙏 Footnote:- Bathroom facilities are very good with ample space, hygiene products & cleanliness too.

Went there today with whole of family, decor was nice, nice friendly staff, & lovely food.

I Went with my family tonight to celebrate Fathers day , the food was amazing and service was quick! Friendly staff too so all in all a lovely restaurant that I would recommend!

Staff is very rude.... They didn't serve starters first... And poor service

Great service from Sadiq and team, felt welcomed from walking in the door, nothing was too much trouble , our waiter took time to recommend and explain the selections even creating bespoke for our tastes food was excellent and service incredible, would definitely recommend definitely 5 stars from us.

Everything here is great. Great service and friendly staff. And the food is incredible. My favourite is any of the masala dishes

Beautiful Restaurant and amazingly helpful staff…food was just wonderful and I would highly recommend. Service was quick, food was hot, price point was average. Stunning restaurant and I would definitely return

I rang regarding an enquiry the person who I spoke to who claimed to be the ‘manager’ was very rude completely discarded my questions, proceeded to put the phone down on me and was shouting down the phone - when I rang back he was speaking over me very rude disgusting way to speak to customers

Fab food good service lovely place 😊

Amazing food and attentive staff, highly recommend and will be returning again!

I feel bad writing this as the staff were so lovely. Decor and welcome on arrival were spot on, it’s a fairly big place and was fairly busy, lots of families with small children. Waiter was very attentive and helpful, we ordered Popadoms and Pickle tray to start. Popadoms were average, couple of extras chucked in too, pickle tray was okay but the onion salad and yogurt were bland and unpleasant. Main course. I had the Lamb Shashlik, with a Garlic naan and my partner had the lamb tikka chilli with plain naan. Mine arrived on a sizzling platter, big chunks of lamb, with a side of curry sauce. Curry sauce was ok, naan was crispy and tasted reheated, not pleasant at all. The lamb was so tough it was virtually inedible. My partners dish was equally unpleasant, dry tough lamb in a not very nice sauce. One of the worse Indian meals I’ve ever had. I complained about the quality and the staff were very apologetic, they gave me a replacement meal to take away but it wasn’t any better Won’t be returning

Extremely disappointed with our visit tonight. I have been here before a few times and never had a bad word to say. I would have even said it was the nicest Indian around. However, it was a very different story tonight! The food wasn’t great at all, it came out lukewarm and tasteless. I had fish bhuna and the fish was horrible. It tasted old, dry and like it had been reheated many times. My daughter had chicken nuggets and chips and within 2-3 hours of being home, she had the runs and very painful tummy cramps. It was also seriously over priced. Me and my friend had 3 curries, 2chips, 2rice, 2 naans, 2x kids meals with 6 soft drinks and cost us £105. The man behind the desk then had to cheek to add on an extra £5 tip and just expected us to pay this. I don’t mind paying for food if it’s enjoyable, which unfortunately this certainly wasn’t. Very disappointed and will not be returning, it has gone seriously down hill!

Food average. Waiters not great. Went as a group of friends and had to all pay separately at the end .. most places would add up each persons when asked - no we were told to add it up ourselves, took a while. Definitely wouldn’t recommend or go back.

Fabulous food and they wasn’t quite open so I asked if I could come in as I needed to leave before half 5 and they let me in cooked for me right away and the staff was fabulous, I will be going back next month when I’m in the same position.

Absolutely phenomenal, best restaurant in the area would not go anywhere else 🙌🏻

Best curry we have had in a long time! Nothing is too much trouble for the staff even let us move tables 😂 great service by all the staff especially Sadique and riaz who where welcoming and a good laugh will definitely return that is for a great night guys a visit here won’t disappoint

Friendly and efficient staff who served with a bright smile! Lovely atmosphere. The food was heavenly! They cooked the onion bhajis, curry and rice to perfection! The great dining experience made my day! 5 out of 5 across all areas!

Orderd a takeaway orderd chicken tikka mild hot and didn't get one tasted like a stew or madris or something weird not a chicken tikka and last time I had it it tasted of lemons and paying 34 pound and got soggy chips the onion pages wher nice tho won't be back waist of money .

Loved it. Food was amazing , staff were attentive and polite. With 2 teenage kids in tow who loved the food and as you know teenage kids are fussy. Overall a great experience

Food was absolutely delicious, can not rate it enough... popped in with wife whilst waiting for my new car and have to say will definitely be returning its worth the 20 min drive, Staff were spot on ... highly recommend 👌

Friendly Service, food was good but not hot, only warm. Good portion.

Went here with some friends to swop over Christmas pressies. We went in and looked around, First impressions were good, lightning, decor and bar all looked really great. Greeted with a large smile and thanks for coming to the restaurant. Taken to our seat and asked if we wanted some drinks. From the large menu we ordered our meals. The drinks came quickly and with our poppadoms. About 10 minutes later the starters came which were delicious then followed on with the mains. Which were just Perfect, hot spicy and great flavours Would highly recommend this great restaurant. With great staff and nice surroundings. Sorry no pics.

Definitely will be back. Amazing service Gorgeous food Great night !

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ WARNING ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ MAKE SURE YOU CHECK, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECK YOUR RECEIPT !!!! ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ We visited 11.11.2023 and were ‘nearly’ overcharged by £120 !!!!! You must make sure your amount is correct especially if you are in a large group. It’s a good job my husband had his wits about him as he noticed a MASSIVE discrepancy in the total amount. It then took over half and hour to sort it all out as they were trying to double charge for items that were already in the set meals !!! The waiter was getting very annoyed with us BUT TOUGH…We were not prepared to pay OVER what we had actually ordered. ‼️ PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND CHECK CHECK AND CHECK AGAIN ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A LARGE GROUP BOOKING ‼️ If you are a large group booking, you will be asked to pay a deposit of £10 per head. A few of our group unfortunately didn’t attend due to illness, the staff were not happy about that and pulled their face !!!! WOW, can’t help illness. The service was on the worse side of ok, frantic, understaffed, forgetful (my sister asked for a drink 4 times) a few miserable staff members and it was only early evening service. Kids meals :- Eggs and chips. Eggs are poached not fried and my granddaughter didn’t eat them as they genuinely didn’t look cooked. Sent them back and 20 minutes later the meal came out again but the eggs just didn’t look cooked so she just ate her chips. Portion of mixed starter :- Good but samosa was very oily inedible, the rest was very nice. Portion sizes of pilau rice and chips :- Very small and expensive. Portions of naan bread :- Medium, expensive but nice and fresh. Portions of main meals :- Good but liquidy and just alright taste wise. Drinks are all bottled and expensive. Interior is absolutely lovely. Menu colour is bad for your eyes as it’s gold on black. Menu doesn’t inform you of how spicy the dishes are so you have to ask waiting on staff. This was our first and last visit. We simply didn’t like the place or the atmosphere. We will not visit here again, we have had better food and service elsewhere and we do not recommend it…at all.

Food was tasty, but portions meagre. Service was OK but not forthcoming or particularly friendly. Music was old fashioned and it felt clinical in there. Was told we need to leave a deposit to reserve a table, and because all the numbers didn't arrive due to sickness, they insisted on keeping the £50 deposit despite it being the best part of a £300 bill. They claim was that "we could have told them" even though we arrived very shortly after opening. Place was half empty most of the night. Pathetic response from them and they claimed we were taking advantage and this was their policy, despite this not being anything explicitly mentioned. Go somewhere that isn't staffed by jokers. Plenty of decent curry houses about.

Service was poor , ordered 2 started for me and my partner and only received 1 had to ask for the other one in the end as I don’t think I would have received it!? Young waiter seemed disinterested ! Won’t go here again .. poor service

Went with my husband & 2 kids for our wedding anniversary. After waiting 1.5hrs for our starters, we left! They seemed more interested in getting the takeaway orders out, than serving the customers they had in-house. Would never go again

Went for dinner with my husband & 2 children for our wedding anniversary on 16th September 2023. After waiting for 1.5hrs we still hadn't recieved our starters so we left. They seemed more interested in getting the take away orders sent out, rather than serving their in-house customers!!

Perfect as always! Great food, great service and friendly staff. Will always come back and recommend to everyone! We would give more stars if we could. The best Indian to date, can't compare

Perfect as always! Great food, great service and friendly staff. Will always come back and recommend to everyone! We would give more stars if we could. The best Indian to date, can't compare

Place not very busy early on a Saturday night, however, a really attentive staff and one of the best curries I've ever had! And I have had A LOT. Also, a nice place to eat.

I like seeing different things on the menu that I haven’t tried before and was pleased to see some here that I haven’t tried. I asked the waiter about one of the dishes and his reply was “It’s nice”. I was expecting a bit more of a description to be honest. That didn’t convince me so I asked about another and his reply was “That’s nice too!” We ended up with 2 very average at best curries which my wife said were like the ones you get from Tesco, which is a much more accurate description than the ones the waiter gave us. We won’t be going again

The restaurant was a beautiful place and the food was amazing me and my wife enjoyed it very much. Would definitely come again

Very nice food, nice restaurant and brilliant staff, always a pleasure to go here, would definitely recommend to anyone

Amazing food and helpful staff. Food was a 10/10

After nearly 20 years visiting we will not return. Nicely set tables are part of the experience which have now gone . Under the guise of “ hygiene” you now have your cutlery tossed at you in a tightly wrapped napkin. Had to ask for more drinks, had to ask for the bill. Seemed understaffed on a Saturday evening and it showed in the demeanour of the usually engaging staff. The savings bags on tables clothes, proper napkins and table set may seem a great saving and bonus to the bottom line but Sid is forgetting that Rochdale punters have a wide choice. Too expensive for the experience I’m afraid .

It is a beautiful restaurant with lovely staff who will make you feel appreciated. They are really helpful. Umar can help you with anything, he is really friendly.

Food is always lovely, the restaurant is clean and well decorated and the staff are lovely and helpful. Have been coming here for around 15 years and never been disappointed

Food was lovely, great service off Umer!

Food was delicious. Really nice atmosphere and attentive staff. Definitely will come back

Decent food, ordered a milk curry and was still a little too spicy for me. But other than this everything was excellent

The food was lovely and fresh, and the staff were very polite and attentive. Prices were less than expected too, which is a bonus! Highly recommended.

Myself and my husband visited this restaurant on 25th July 2023 for our wedding anniversary as I had never been before. We had a nice meal and the bill was £80. We decided to return on sat 28th July with our 4 year old granddaughter. We ordered a bottle of wine. The waiter came for our food order . My husband and I wanted to share a curry. I ordered boiled rice for my granddaughter. The waiter said 'so you are sharing a curry with 3 people ' I said 'no she is 4 years old and likes just rice'. He said I will do it on this occasion but it's Saturday night and a 4 year old was taking up a seat. There were empty tables. I was disgusted and upset by his comment. I told him we were uncomfortable about being in that restaurant. Children are the next generation and future customers. I have never had this experience at Zeeras or indeed any other restaurants. Staff need customer service training

Just amazing food. Treated my son who had flown in from America. There isn’t anywhere that serves this type of Asian food where he lives so it was a real treat!! Definitely pick up a takeaway in the near future.

First time used this restaurant. I won’t be back. Expected great food as very expensive. Poppadoms stale. Food tasteless. Very disappointed.

Came here for a meal over the weekend and it was very good. The food tasty fresh and we were well looked after.

We always enjoy going back to The Copperpot. Food and service are excellent.

Just had an excellent meal. The food was well presented and absolutely delicious. We will be returning very soon. Can highly recommend.

Great quality...the 2 curries had a really good thick consistency.. not like the usual run-of-the-mill offerings ... Definitely going back

Always have a nice meal here. Staff are friend and helpful

My food was delicious. Lamb in sause was tender and mothmelted. My husband's got chopped lamb 'steaks' in sauce (sorry for poor description, I'm a layman). His lamb pieces were small, with more bone than meat, hard to chew. There was almost no fresh veggies, so I had hard time to digest the food. Some nice salad 🥗 would do the work. I cannot complain about the service. Waiters were absolutely amazing, helpful, polite and generous. They were the shiny example of service.

When there very nice friendly staff excellent food very reasonable price .keep it up .

The food is very nice but the portions are ridiculously small … the Nan was £3:95 and not much bigger than a slice off bread …overpriced massively…..poppadoms 75p each ??? And again there tiny !!!! …food is nice but It came out looking like tapas!!!!

Lovely food. Nice friendly staff

Nice food..great value..good menu. Lovely staff. What you expect from a long standing Indian restaurant. We visited on Eid and staff were very accommodating of a large group. No draft beers for those looking for a pint. And small wine list. But all round a nice experience for all. Recommend the Lamb Saag....It was LUSH!

Very friendly staff members made us feel welcome, the atmosphere was relaxing and chilled. The food was cooked perfectly with good amount of authentic spice. Definitely worth a visit

Food was great and incredibly quick service. I came here for food initially for a takeout and the service was fantastic. I came back the next day to eat and they were very friendly! I had a great conversation with Omar who provided great service also. Would recommend this if you’re passing through!

Fantastic place, lovely decor! Food was delicious, tried a few things I've never had before and loved it! Have been going very frequently. Great customer service, very welcoming and very friendly staff. Also lots of free parking which made it very easy.

The best Indian restaurant I have ever..... ever been to!! The food was simply amazing could not find fault one bit. The staff and manager were extremely polite, the restaurant itself looked 5 star! A very good menu with so much to choose from. I’ve been to a few Indian restaurants in Rochdale / Manchester and the surrounding area and to be honest you can’t even start to compare it’s way ahead of ALL competition. What an amazing restaurant I really can’t wait to go again and would highly recommend it’s brilliant.

Not that good. food has no flavour nothing like Indian food. tandooris are not cooked well thicker than usual. momos are nothing like moomos they have naming spring rolls as momos in short can be a option if u don't reservation anywhere else.

Decent food, good service, nice staff

Very disappointed, after previous visits we were expecting a good curry but the starter was bland and the curry was basically chicken in tomato sauce!

Great food and atmosphere our daughter cannot get enough of the place.

**FANTASTIC** Tonight we had a meal at the copper pot and I can honestly say it was the nicest curry I've had in a long time . Red hot food served by really friendly and polite staff who can't do enough for you . The restaurant is so beautiful and really well managed everything was just so lovely . All 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals , two of us are vegetarian and found plenty of options to choose from. The staff go above and beyond . The place is immaculate. The food is great . What more could you want ?! Oh and a member of staff gave us complimentary drinks which was so nice ... they didn't even know it was my birthday 😁 Thank you for a fantastic evening. Will definitely be back soon !

Wish we had looked at reviews as there are plenty of places to get a good curry from in Rochdale. We have been here before which was a while ago and then it was lovely. Unfortunately after this time we won’t be visiting again. There was no draught beer available and the young waiter did not seem to understand what a pint was. They only have bottles beer all priced at 3.55 and two of these make up a pint. The starter arrived and the shish kebab was stone cold. They rectified it quickly. But the replacement was not much warmer and was not eaten. Both curries were grainy and it was if they had chopped up meat and added to a pre prepared sauce which was then microwaved. They did not charge us for the starter. It’s such a shame but we wish we had read the reviews before going.

Worst meal I've ever eaten in my whole life!!! Boiled chicken swimming in oil, small portion of pilau rice, soggy nan. Yuk!! Do not eat here, I never write reviews but felt needed to warn others not to go. Terrible food, slow service....just BAD!!!!!

Nice warm friendly atmosphere, food was cooked to perfection, didn't feel rushed, staff where very friendly and the restaurant was very clean, definitely going again 👍

First visit to Copper pot and i must say the food is good but after the waiter tipped two drinks all over me and smashing a glass where pieces went all over myself and my wife i would have expected some good will taken into consideration on my bill. these drinks were spilled on me before we'd even ordered food so i sat for my meal soaked. very poor customer service

I've been here about 5 times, not by choice but because of invites for birthdays. Would never go here by choice. Every time the service is awful and the food just as bad. Slow taking orders, cutlery and drinks put at the end of the...

Used to love this restaurant but I now find it very average.

Wished I’d read the reviews beforehand. Food was awful! Prawns over cooked and chewy! Cheesy naan bread served with grated cheese onto but not melted! No draft beer! No complimentary baileys or chocolate like there use to be. Not one person said happy birthday. Atmosphere...

Place very dark and not welcoming Cold inside no heating. Waiters miserable. Food was the worst we have ever had in an indian restaurant, portions so tiny would not feed a bird. Extortionate prices, no draught beer so have to buy bottles and they charge...

Came for Dinner with a group of friends, we were very hungry and looking forward to a good meal. We were unsure about the place as it was empty and a couple guys outside advised us to go elsewhere but for some miraculous reason we...

Usually my sons go too ‘special occasion’ meal what a let down! Shaslik no longer on sizzle plate! Told the staff we were sharing dishes but only gave us 5 plates even though 8 of us as shaslik on three plates! Asked for more plates...

This was our first visit since Covid-19 and was overjoyed to discover it is just as good as it has always been. Curry was delicious 😋 Chicken Tikka, light and crispy nann bread to mop up the sauce. Served quickly, both food and plates hot....

Really happy with curry there, also poppadoms as starter was nice. Service was very fast, friendly and professional. We came as group of 9 friends which can be difficult to serve and time well for food but they managed it very well. I will definitely...

It's a pleasure to go to this restaurant. The welcome is genuine. The food is delicious. The staff are friendly. The atmosphere is such that one feels to be dining cosily, not surrounded by other customers.

We are regulars to copper pot as we absolutely love the food and the service is always great. Would recommend to anyone

Wouldn’t eat anywhere else .I am a regular customer .Food good, service good,Sid and the waiters are very welcoming and obliging .Clean place.

Tried the Copper Pot as we stayed at the Travelodge nearby. Lovely welcome from Sid and his team who couldn’t do more for us. Food was hot, fresh, tasty and had a good level of spice. The actual restaurant itself is fun and seating areas...

Booked this place only because of its ratings and not because of the area as it’s normally hard to get a parking space. Lovely decor and seating arrangement just could have done with a little background music. Asked for water and got it on the...

Excellent restaurant. Second time there and always satisfied. The welcoming, the service, the variety and quality of food is very good.

We came here back in November last year before going the cinema next door. Food was amazing freshly made hot curry’s with proper flavours etc. the staff were very friendly as well. The only downside being the really expensive price of a the bill.

My family and I visited here for a joint birthday meal. We were pleased with the service, and the food was delicious! Would definitely recommend Copper Pot to anyone looking for a lovely Indian restaurant with a buzzing atmosphere.

We visited on a busy Saturday Evening We hadn't booked but we were shown instantly to our table . We ordered drinks & the Cobra's were brought out all small bottles they don't do the larger 660ml size. We had popadoms & dips which were...

Excellent great ambience great food, one of the best Indian meals I have ever had. Spotlessly clean restaurant what a find.

Pros: Food was amazing. Good choice with lots to pick on the menu. Good choice of alcohol. Staff are all wearing facemasks, taking temps and hand sanitizer at front desk/bar Cons: Bill was more than we expected £70 for two of us. Slow service and...

this restaurant has gone very expensive will not be visiting anytime soon it was 124 pounds for 4 off us

Take-away because my usual restaurant was too busy. Literally TWICE the price that I usually pay and nowhere near the quality, overpriced, mediocre food. Won’t be going again or recommending.

Fantastic first time visit to the Copper Pot. Super friendly service, gorgeous food, and it was non halal! It is definitely our new favourite Indian restaurant and we shall be back! Top class.

Food always fantastic, love new Covid safe layout, staff are so friendly ,helpful and knowledgable ,just a great place to enjoy eating and having a relax.

Really nice atmosphere and the curry is delicious really good place to go with the family when you fancy a curry and the staff are lovely

Food really tasty, can highly recommend Balti Afghani. Visited many times, this was first takeaway and just as delicious though my opinion a little over priced.

We visited restaurant for a friends birthday. This was a party of 24 which we had booked 3 weeks in advance and the restaurant had taken a deposit for. When we arrived they had provided a table which could not accommodate all members of the...

Love this place, never had a bad meal and the staff are very polite. We had our 10 month old with us and they were happy to warm his meal up, not sure hes ready for restaurant curry just yet but did love the popadums!

I have been visiting the Copper Pot for the last 12 or so years. The food has always been superb which is why I keep going back. For the last 8 years I have been taking groups of business people (for pleasure not business) here...

The food was excellent although the portions we're a bit small. The service was exceptional. The decor was really nice.The place was very clean and professional.

Me and my partner used to really enjoy coming to Copper Pot, but within the past year we haven’t been for one reason or another. We were really looking forward to coming back, as it’s the first time in a while we have been able...

Huge choice on menu, very tasty food, very polite staff & good decor and nice ambience. Loved it but not cheap

This was our first visit, the food was good, staff were attentive and the inside of the restaurant was nice enough.