Jaffa, Rusholme
15 people recommendvia r/manchester15 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Jaffa on Curry Mile draws repeated recommendations for shawarma, fatayer, pizzas and salads. One long-time customer rates the shawarma highly across many years, while another returning regular found it matched their memories. A diner recommends the chicken fatayer.
Address
Jaffa Restaurant, 185 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M14 5AP, United Kingdom
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Shawarma, Chicken fatayer, Pizzas
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/RoyalAgreeable in r/manchester · Nov 2024
Says they personally love it and doubts the criticism.
- Recommendsu/pherkady in r/manchester · Nov 2026
Names Jaffa in Rusholme as the answer, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/Sheikhabusosa in r/manchester · Aug 2025
Calls this a classic.
- Recommendsu/AdPristine6565 in r/manchester · May 2025
Rates this Wilmslow Road place as good.
- Recommendsu/g3nerald3lux3 in r/manchester · Nov 2024taste
Defends it, saying its shawarma has been consistently excellent for about two decades.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Variation3583 in r/manchester · Nov 2024taste
Agrees, praising its shawarma and mezze.
- Recommendsu/Heavenshero in r/manchester · Oct 2026taste
Recommends trying their chicken fatayer as worth a visit.
- Recommendsu/Snoo_46473 in r/manchester · Mar 2025value
Lists this Rusholme spot's fatayer among cheap eats worth trying.
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- Recommendsu/ticklisheo7 in r/manchester · Nov 2026
Agrees with the earlier picks and adds this as another recommendation.
- Recommendsu/daisysandlilliesxx in r/manchester · Nov 2026
Suggests Jaffas as worth trying; notes families and children can make it busy on Saturday nights.
- Recommendsu/idlewildgirl in r/manchester · Nov 2026
Agrees with the Jaffa recommendation.
- Recommendsu/scotty113 in r/manchester · Aug 2026
Revisited Jaffa at Curry Mile recently, finding it as they remembered from being a regular.
- Recommendsu/facethecat77 in r/manchester · Aug 2026
Says they are returning to Jaffas instead.
- Recommendsu/moses1x in r/manchester · Nov 2024taste
Names it among their best shawarma options.
- Recommendsu/Rayanwarn in r/manchester · Nov 2024taste
Picks it for pizzas and salads, calling its pizzas top in Manchester.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.