New Indian restaurant Pata set to open in Westhoughton

Pata is the name of the brand new Indian restaurant taking over the former Mangrove on Manchester Road, which closed its doors earlier this year.

Work has been going on behind the scenes to completely transform the restaurant, and after keeping its new identity under wraps, the family behind it have now revealed the name for the first time.

Owner Mohammed Naeem Khan says Pata is getting “very close” to opening – and he believes customers are going to love what they find inside.

He said: “I’m very excited, I’m over the moon. I just can’t wait to open.

“Don’t get me wrong, it’s stressful, but it’s going to be worth it at the end of the day.

“The support from the locals has been incredible and I can’t wait to get people down.

“They’re going to love it.”

The Bolton News previously revealed that Mohammed, 24, from Rochdale, was taking over the restaurant alongside his brothers, with the family promising to bring a new style of Indian dining to Westhoughton.

Inside the brand new restaurant (Image: Pata)

The site was previously home to the popular Mangrove Indian Restaurant and Takeaway, which closed earlier this year after serving diners in the town for years.

Since then, Mohammed and his family have been busy carrying out an extensive refurbishment as they prepare to breathe new life into the restaurant.

One thing they had not revealed, however, was its name.

That can now be confirmed as Pata, a name chosen after extensive research by the family.

Mohammed said: “We’re thrilled to share that we have a final name.

“We wanted something that would fit with what we’re doing and the unique experience we want to create.

“We did a lot of research into the name because we wanted something that nobody else had got and something that went well with our logo.”

The brand new name and logo (Image: Pata)

Mohammed said the name was inspired by leaves and the coriander, herbs and spices which play such an important part in Indian cooking.

He said: “Pata means leaf and we use a lot of leaves, coriander, herbs and spices in Indian food.

“Nobody else had got that name around here and we did a lot of research into it.

“It also goes really well with our logo.”

Mohammed previously told The Bolton News that former Mangrove owner Abdul Atique was a long-standing family friend who had grown up with his father.

The brothers had been keen to take over the restaurant for some time before eventually getting their chance when Mangrove closed.

Now months of planning and refurbishment are approaching their end, with Mohammed saying the restaurant is preparing to open “very soon”.

He said: “It’s going to be a great, unique experience that everyone loves.

“We just can’t wait to get people through the doors.”

An exact opening date for Pata has yet to be announced.