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Bradford · Kashmiri and Punjabi restaurant known for donners, charcoal-grilled kebabs and karahi curries
Shimlas Great Horton Road in Bradford, West Yorkshire: hours, menu and how to get there
Shimlas Great Horton Road is a Kashmiri and Punjabi restaurant at 121-125 Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1PS. Google Maps shows it open every day from 11 AM to 2 AM, but its own ordering page shows different hours, so the two are set out side by side below. The phone number is 01274 723992, and its menu names donners as the dish it is best known for.
The short version
What you will find at Shimlas Great Horton Road
Shimlas Great Horton Road is one of several Shimlas restaurants in West Yorkshire. Its Google Maps listing and its official website show dine-in, collection, takeaway and delivery, with online ordering on the restaurant’s own site and on Uber Eats.
The official website is shimlas.uk
Shimlas runs its own website at shimlas.uk. Orders for collection or delivery, bookings and the current menu with prices are all handled there, not on this guide. This site is an independent guide written by a separate publisher, and it takes no orders, bookings or payments.
Donners, grills and karahi
The official menu says the restaurant is best known for its donners, made with fresh mutton, and that its barbecue starters are cooked on a charcoal conveyor grill. See what each dish is.
97 dishes in 13 sections
The Great Horton Road collection menu we recorded lists 97 dishes, from a £1.00 popadom to a £23.49 chicken karahi. Read the full menu and prices.
Eat in, collect or have it delivered
The listings show dine-in, collection, takeaway and delivery. The official site says the restaurant uses its own delivery drivers and sets its own delivery fee.
From the menu
The dishes people order most
The ordering page does not mark a most-liked list, so these six are a fair cross-section of the menu: two donners, a mixed grill, grilled chops, a karahi and a biryani. Prices are the collection prices on the official ordering page as recorded in November 2026.
Donners
Chicken Donner£7.99
None
Donners
Seekh Kebab Donner£7.49
None
Grilled starters
Mix Grill£18.99
A mixed platter of grilled meats.
Grilled starters
Tandoori Meat Chops£7.99
Grilled marinated meat chops.
Karahi and balti
Shinwari Lamb Karahi£17.49
None
Biryani and stir fry
Chicken Biryani£11.49
Rice cooked with lentils and onions, served with raita.
When to go
Opening hours
The two sources do not agree. Google Maps (read 11 November 2026) shows 11 AM to 2 AM every day, and Zabihah lists 11:00 to 02:00 daily. The ordering page on shimlas.uk shows two sessions every day, 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 03:00, which may be its online ordering hours rather than its opening hours. Call 01274 723992 to check before you go.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Wednesday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Thursday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Friday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Ordering page hours (shimlas.uk) | Every day 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 03:00 |
Find it
Getting there and parking
The restaurant is at 121-125 Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1PS. Google Maps and the Food Standards Agency record write the number as 121-125, while the official ordering page writes it as 123-125. Both refer to the same restaurant, and the map link on this guide uses the Google form. Parking is not stated in any source we checked, so it is not confirmed.
More detail is on the hours and location page.
Quick answers
Common questions about Shimlas Great Horton Road Bradford
Does Shimlas Great Horton Road have an official website?
Yes, it is shimlas.uk. Orders for collection or delivery, bookings and the current menu with prices are handled there. This guide is independent and takes no orders or bookings.
What are the opening hours of Shimlas on Great Horton Road?
Google Maps shows 11 AM to 2 AM every day (read 11 November 2026). The restaurant’s online ordering page shows 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 03:00 daily, so call 01274 723992 to confirm.
What is the phone number of Shimlas Great Horton Road?
The number is 01274 723992 for Great Horton Road. The Leeds Road branch in Bradford is 01274 938181.
Is Shimlas halal?
The official ordering page tags it Halal, and Zabihah lists it as fully halal with a halal certificate seen on display. No certifying body is named in the sources we checked, so ask staff if you need to be certain.
What is Shimlas best known for?
Donners. The official menu calls them what the restaurant is really known for, made with fresh mutton, alongside charcoal-grilled starters and karahi curries.
Elsewhere
Other Shimlas locations
Great Horton Road is not the only Shimlas. The official site lists a second Bradford restaurant on Leeds Road, a delivery hub, and branches in other towns. If another is closer to you, check its own listing for hours, because they can differ.
Shimlas Leeds Road, Bradford
808 Leeds Road, Bradford, BD3 9QX. Phone 01274 938181. Official ordering page hours: 14:00 to 02:00 daily (03:00 close on Wednesday). Listed as collection only online.
Shimlas Bradford Delivery Hub
11-12 Usher Street, Bradford, BD4 7DS. Listed on the official site as a delivery kitchen (delivery £6). Hours and phone not checked.
Read next
Guides from this site
Plain-English explainers on curries such as karahi, balti and biryani, grills and donners, breads and sides, halal dining terms, and practical notes on visiting Shimlas.
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Chicken tikka masala: what it is and where it came from
Chicken tikka masala is grilled chicken in a creamy spiced tomato sauce. Its disputed origins, how it differs from butter chicken and jalfrezi, and Shimlas's menu.
Visiting Shimlas
What to order at Shimlas Bradford on a first visit
A first-order guide to the Shimlas menu on Great Horton Road: one grill, one donner, one karahi and one bread, with prices in pounds from the ordering menu.
Sources
Where this information comes from
This is an independent guide, so everything on it is gathered from public listings and the restaurant’s own website, and checked by hand on 11 November 2026. We name each source so you can check it too.
- Shimlas official website (menu page, Great Horton Road): menu with prices, ordering options, branch list
- Shimlas official website (home and locations): description of the restaurant, branch list, links, booking and ordering buttons
- Shimlas official website (info page, Great Horton Road): ordering-page hours, phone, payment options, own delivery drivers, About Us story
- Shimlas official website (info page, Leeds Road): second Bradford branch address, phone and hours
- Google Maps listing for Shimlas Great Horton Road: address, phone, hours, rating and review count
- Zabihah listing, Great Horton Road: halal status as reported there, no-alcohol note, prayer area, hours, 30 years claim
- Zabihah listing, Leeds Road: halal status of the Leeds Road branch
- Food Standards Agency hygiene rating record: hygiene rating 4 on 21 November 2025, coordinates, address
Last checked on 11 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.