Indian restaurant chain Royal Nawaab has confirmed that it will open a new banqueting hall in Stockport Pyramid.

A move-in date has been set for Summer 2024. 

The chain currently operates two eateries in London, having closed its famous banqueting hall in Levenshulme earlier this year.

In a statement on its website, Royal Nawaab said visitors can look forward to 'a destination like no other'. 

Royal Nawaab added: "Get ready for an extraordinary experience! Our brand-new restaurant and banquet suites are set to debut in Summer 2024. 

"With a focus on redefining dining and event spaces, we're crafting a destination like no other in the UK. Anticipate a lavish, grand atmosphere that promises a level of luxury and uniqueness never before witnessed."

It was rumoured as early as July that the restaurant chain had its sights set on the pyramid, although only now has the chain given official confirmation.

Royal Nawaab operated a restaurant from this Levenshulme cinema until January 2023 (Image - Google Maps)

Royal Nawaab's Levenshulme restaurant featured a buffet and banqueting hall offering cuisine from the Indian sub-continent, and has been described as 'as much a part of the UK's Halal restaurant scene as any other' by premier Halal food news site Feed the Lion. 

After 20 years in operation, the former cinema changed hands in January 2023 and is now occupied by Indian restaurant Merzee. 

The Pyramid, on the other hand, has been empty for five years, after Co-op left the building in 2018 to relocate to NOMA in Manchester. In 2019, the building was purchased by Eamar Developments UK. 

It was planned as the 'singature' pyramid among a number of other smaller ones along the Mersey valley. 

Ultimately, only the one iconic Yew Street building was completed after the developers went into administration. It was repossessed and financed by the Co-op, who occupied it from 1995.

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