A warm welcome to Appayon

Fine Indian Dining in Poynton

Authentic Indian cuisine, thoughtfully crafted and beautifully served.

Twenty-five years on Chester Road

Appayon Indian Restaurant, not a chain

Appayon has been part of village life since 2001. In that time we have fed first dates that turned into anniversaries, Friday nights after school runs, cricket-club dinners and countless Sunday family tables.

Very little has changed in the kitchen. Our chefs still grind their own spice blends, still marinate overnight for the tandoor, and still cook each sauce to order rather than in advance. What has grown is the number of people who treat this dining room as an extension of their own.

Whether you are joining us at a linen-covered table or collecting on your way home, you are being cooked for by the same kitchen, to the same standard.

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A chef finishing a copper bowl of slow-cooked lamb curry with fresh coriander

Carved wooden screen and brass lantern beside a cream-laid table in the restaurant

Onion bhajis and vegetable samosas served with mint chutney

From the kitchen

Dishes Poynton orders again

Tandoori mixed grill with chicken tikka, seekh kebab and red onion

From the tandoor

Charcoal-grilled chicken, lamb chops and paneer, marinated overnight.

Several Indian curries in copper bowls with naan and saffron rice

House curries

Balti, passanda, masala and jalfrezi sauces made fresh each service.

Lamb biryani served in a copper handi with raita

Biryani & rice

Basmati layered with saffron, whole spice and slow-cooked meat.

Signature Dishes

Appayon Special Chicken
£12.95
Tandoori chicken in a rich sauce of onion, almond and single cream with a hint of cardamom.
Murgh Makhani
£12.50
Butter chicken with tomato, fenugreek leaf and cashew paste, gently spiced.
Lamb Shank Rogan
£15.95
Slow-braised shank in a rogan sauce of tomato, paprika and browned onion.

Tandoori Dishes

Tandoori Chicken
£12.95
Half a spring chicken on the bone, marinated overnight and charcoal grilled.
Chicken Shashlik
£13.50
Skewered chicken tikka with peppers, onion and tomato from the tandoor.
Lamb Chops
£15.50
Three chops marinated in garam masala, ginger and yoghurt.

Vegetarian Main & Side Dishes

Saag Paneer
£9.50
Spinach slowly cooked with garlic and cumin, finished with cubes of paneer.
Veg
Tarka Daal
£8.50
Yellow lentils tempered with garlic, cumin seed and dried red chilli.
Veg Vegan
Bombay Aloo
£8.50
Potato with turmeric, mustard seed and curry leaf.
Veg Vegan

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What has kept us here

Three things we never rush

Fresh ingredients

Spices ground in our own kitchen, vegetables and herbs delivered through the week, and sauces started from scratch every afternoon before service.

Traditional recipes

Regional Bengali and North Indian cooking our chefs learned at home — balti, passanda, biryani and tandoori dishes made the long way round.

A familiar welcome

Twenty-five years in Poynton means we know the regulars, the usual orders and the corner table you prefer on a Friday night.

A quiet corner table beside a carved screen at Appayon

Dine with us

Reserve your table

Tell us the date, time and number of guests. Our team reviews every request and confirms with you directly — so you will always hear from a person, not an automatic email.

Book a Table

Freshly packed curry, rice and naan ready for collection

Takeaway, delivery & collection

The same kitchen, at your table

Every takeaway order is cooked to order in the same kitchen as our restaurant service. Collection is usually ready in twenty minutes, and we deliver across Poynton and the nearby villages.