Online ordering for Pakistani restaurants in Manchester

Updated 14 November 2026. This page uses the Food Standards Agency register as extracted on 13 November 2026, across Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs. It does not name any business. For the whole-area picture see our Manchester page.

In short: the register lists 32 restaurants, cafés and takeaways in Greater Manchester with "Lahore", "Lahori", "Karachi", "Peshawar" or "Pakistan" in the business name, across 5 of the 10 local authority areas. 21 are registered as restaurants or cafés and 11 as takeaways. The most are in Manchester (25), Rochdale (3) and Oldham (2). Of the 25 with a numeric hygiene rating, 9 (36%) are rated 5, below the 49% for all takeaways in the same areas. Karahi, biryani and grills travel well, which makes your own ordering page at 0% commission a natural fit.

Want orders without commission? Start my free month: first month free, no card, 0% commission, month to month. Or WhatsApp us or call 020 3411 8110.

What the FSA register shows

This is a name-keyword count, not a census. It only finds premises whose registered name includes "Pakistan" or "Pakistani", "Lahore" or "Lahori", "Karachi", "Peshawar" or "Peshawari", "Multan" and "Faisalabad". It misses the many Pakistani kitchens trading under other names (karahi houses, grills, sweet centres, "desi" cafés), and we removed names where the word clearly meant something other than a food business. Only premises registered as restaurants, cafés, canteens, takeaways or sandwich shops are counted.

Of the 25 with a numeric rating, 9 (36%) are rated 5, 16 (64%) are rated 4 or 5 and 6 (24%) are rated 0, 1 or 2. Across all 3,688 takeaways registered in the same 10 areas, 1,579 of the 3,200 with a numeric rating (49%) are rated 5 and 486 (13%) are awaiting inspection. That benchmark covers takeaways only, while this list includes restaurants, so treat the gap as a pointer, not a verdict on any business. A 5 rating shown next to your ordering link is one of the few trust signals you control.

Where they are

Almost all of them are in the city of Manchester itself: 25 of the 32. The busiest postcode districts are M8 (Cheetham Hill, 7), M12 (Longsight, 6), M14 (Rusholme and Fallowfield, 5) and M19 (Levenshulme, 5), which together hold 23. "Lahori" alone appears in 24 business names, more than every other keyword combined. By postcode district: M8 (7), M12 (6), M14 (5), M19 (5), BL3 (1), M21 (1). Nearby pages: Indian restaurants in Manchester, kebab shops in Manchester, Pakistani restaurants in London, chicken shops in Manchester.

Which words the names use

A name can contain more than one of these words, so the column can add up to more than 32. In Greater Manchester, Lahori is the most used word, in 24 names.

Allergens: what an online order needs

GOV.UK's allergy page (read 14 November 2026) says businesses selling takeaways must tell customers if any of the 14 allergens are in their food both before they buy (in writing on a website or menu, or by phone) and when the food is delivered (in writing, such as stickers or a menu, or in person by the driver).

On a Pakistani menu the usual ones to flag are milk (ghee, yoghurt, cream, kheer), nuts (almonds and pistachio in sweets and kormas), sesame (on some naans), mustard (some pickles and marinades) and egg (some breads and sweets). On Chefzi:

• Put a "Contains:" line in each dish's description, so the customer reads it before paying, and on each option that adds an allergen.
• The kitchen sees the dish and every option chosen on the Chefzi Orders ticket, so the bag can be checked against it.
• Chefzi does not write or check your allergen information and does not print allergen stickers; the content stays with you. Our allergen guide and free allergen matrix help you build it.

Compare it on your own menu. Chefzi is from £12 a month (£9 billed yearly) per location, ex VAT, with 24/7 support. Start free · WhatsApp · 020 3411 8110

Setting up a Pakistani menu for online orders

• Sizes the kitchen can cook to. Karahi and handi as half or full, set as a required choice, so the ticket never says "one karahi" with nothing else.
• Breakfast as its own menu. Halwa puri or nashta in a morning-only category, so it disappears from the menu after you stop serving it.
• Grill and tawa items with a portion choice and a required spice choice.
• Family deals as one item with fixed choices inside (two mains, rice, naans, drinks), so the price is clear and the kitchen sees every part.
• Sweets and drinks (kheer, gulab jamun, lassi, karak chai) as basket add-ons, each with its own milk and nut line.
• Tablet offline? The Chefzi Orders app rings until someone accepts or rejects. If the device is offline when an order arrives, Chefzi texts the restaurant and auto-calls your mobile or phone line.

How to start

1. Put your menu into Chefzi on a short call with us. We set it up with you and aim to have you live in 24 to 48 hours.
2. Add your ordering link to your Google Business Profile (how) and a QR code to every bag (QR kit).
3. Tell regulars about your own ordering page with their permission (SMS and email marketing, Plus and Pro), and reward repeat orders with loyalty on Pro.

For the national picture see Pakistani takeaway ordering, biryani houses and the commission calculator. If your food is halal, say so in your own words in a statement you can stand behind: see halal menu wording. Chefzi does not certify food as halal; the wording is yours.

What Chefzi costs

Starter £12 a month (£9 billed annually), Plus £22 (£19) and Pro £49 (£39), per location, excluding VAT. 0% commission, no setup fee, first month free and no credit card to start. Plans are month to month with no contract, and support is 24/7. Card payments and SMS and email marketing are on Plus and Pro. The branded Android app, loyalty rewards and the Chefzi POS browser till are on Pro. See pricing or how Chefzi compares with Flipdish and Foodhub.

What Chefzi does not do

• It does not set up delivery for you: you run your own drivers, and Chefzi has no courier integrations.
• The branded customer app is Android on Pro; iOS is coming soon, not live yet. iPhone customers order on your Chefzi website meanwhile.
• Orders placed on Just Eat, Deliveroo or Uber Eats still pay those apps' commission. Chefzi helps you move regular customers to your own site.

Sources

• Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan local authority areas, name match for "Pakistan" or "Pakistani", "Lahore" or "Lahori", "Karachi", "Peshawar" or "Peshawari", "Multan" and "Faisalabad" with non-food settings removed, extract 13 November 2026, restaurants, cafés, canteens, takeaways and sandwich shops only. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings are a snapshot of an inspection.
• GOV.UK, "Eating out or ordering food when you have an allergy" (takeaways: 14 allergens, before you buy and on delivery), read 14 November 2026.
• Chefzi facts and pricing, chefzi.co.uk, read 14 November 2026.