Inside Prashad, Drighlington

Gujarati vegetarian · Drighlington · Est. 1992

A family kitchen, plated for Yorkshire.

Gujarati recipes handed down generation upon generation — all vegetarian, with vegan dishes — served in a former pub on Whitehall Road.

Michelin Bib GourmandTwo AA RosettesGordon Ramsay's Best Restaurant finalist, 2010Indian vegetarian · vegan dishes

The Patel family

It started with Kaushy and Mohan Patel, in Bradford, in 1992.

For twenty years Prashad lived on a Bradford sidestreet — a hub for Gujarati snacks and dishes, prized by the whole community. In 2012 the family moved to Drighlington, into a former pub on Whitehall Road, now set over two floors.

Head Chef Minal Patel took over the kitchen in 2004 and brings new and creative twists to the recipes the family inherited. Kaushy's cookbooks, Prashad: Indian Vegetarian Cooking and Prashad at Home, are sold in the restaurant's own shop.

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The Prashad dining room

Why people travel for it

Not a curry house. A Gujarati home that happens to seat strangers.

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Vegetarian, by design

Indian vegetarian cooking — paneer, dhal, chaat and dosa — with vegan dishes, and the Kopra Pethis: the one dish that has stayed on the menu unchanged for over two decades.

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Handed-down recipes

Gujarati family heritage, handed down generation upon generation, with Head Chef Minal's own twists — and ingredients sourced locally wherever possible.

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A pub, reborn

A former pub on Whitehall Road, set over two floors — holder of a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2014 and two AA Rosettes since 2015.

Collection from Drighlington

Order ahead. We'll have it ready.

Browse the full Gujarati menu — sharing deals, hot starters, dosa and dhal — and order online for collection. No apps, no middlemen.

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