About our Restaurant
The Royal Balti House is Bolton's oldest Indian restaurant. Established in 1969 under the name of Kohinoor (Jewel In The Crown), it remains a legendary culinary landmark and favourite amongst foodies and critics alike, playing host to celebrities and regular patrons who return time after time to enjoy our exquisite traditional Indian cuisine.
At the Royal Balti House we sample our food in the most practical way. Our chefs and staff all regularly sample our dishes to ensure customer satisfaction, and our success can be measured by how far our customers travel. We have visitors who travel 50 or more miles on a regular basis to taste our gastronomic delights.
Celebrate!
The warm hospitable ambience of the Royal Balti House together with the exceptional quality and variety of cuisine, has made the restaurant the perfect environment for special events.
What better place to celebrate with family and friends?
Bolton Food & Drink Festival 2017
Ainsley Harriott joined us at the Festival to help demonstrate our new signature dish, the "Bolti", named after the town. Something tells us he liked it!
Don't just take our word for it!

- English Curry Awards 2026: Winner, Restaurant of the Year (North West Region)
- British Curry Championship Awards - 2026: Winner, Best Team of the Year
- Nations Curry Awards 2023 Winner - 2025/2026: Finalist, Best Indian restaurant of the Year (North West)
- Nations Curry Awards - 2024: Winner, Organiser’s Choice Award for Most Outstanding Restaurant in the UK
- Asian & Restaurant Awards 2023 - Best Takeaway of the Year
- English Curry Awards 2022: Finalist, Best Chef and Winner, Restaurant of the Year2022 (North West Region)
- English Curry Awards 2021: Most Wanted Restaurant and Best Chef in (North West Region)
- ood and Drinks Awards 2019: Customer Service
- English Curry Awards 2017 & 2018 & 2023: Finalist, Best Restaurant
- Winner of the Bolton News Best Restaurant of the Year
- Bolton News Readers Gold Award and Highly Commended Award
- TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence: 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
- TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice: 2020, 2021, 2023,2024,2025 & 2026
... plus many other prestigious awards.




