Royal Nawaab takes shape inside Stockport Pyramid

Work is progressing on refurbishment of Stockport’s iconic Pyramid as it is set to be converted into a 1,500-cover Indian banqueting restaurant, Royal Nawaab.

Marketing Stockport were invited to visit The Pyramid and see the work in progress on the refurbishment of the pyramid into the restaurant and event space, and we spoke with Royal Nawaab Founder, Mahboob Hussain, about the significance to him of taking on the project.

The Royal Nawaab, which was founded in Levenshulme and currently operates two sites in the South East, will return to its Greater Manchester roots with the opening of its largest site inside the former Co-op offices.

Once open, 140 dishes will be served to up to 1,500 diners across three floors, including a 400-cover ground floor restaurant, as well as 1st and 2nd floor banqueting halls for 800 and 400 diners respectively. The site is also set to create around 150 jobs in its operation, and has primarily employed local suppliers in carrying out the refurbishment work, bringing around £8 million investment into the local economy.

Anticipated to open later this year, the restaurant has already received hundreds of enquiries for weddings with £250,000 of bookings already confirmed.

Following the completion of construction in 1995, Stockport Pyramid was occupied by the Co-operative Bank until 2018, after which it was sold to Saudi property investor, Eamar Developments, in 2019. After largely remaining unoccupied following the Co-operative Bank’s departure, Royal Nawaab submitted their plans to convert the building into one of Europe’s largest restaurants in Autumn 2023.