Which MyLahore Dishes Are Best for Sharing with Friends

Blog 15 May 2026 By Hamza Jamal

There is a particular kind of chaos that comes with ordering for a group. Everyone has opinions. Someone wants biryani, someone else wants to try something new, and at least one person takes five minutes longer than everyone else to decide. It is one of the best parts of eating out.

At MyLahore, the menu is built for exactly this. Dishes that travel well across the table. Starters that disappear before you have finished deciding on mains. Desserts that arrive and immediately get divided six ways without anyone asking.

Here is how to make the most of it.

The Way Sharing Should Work

The best group meals are rarely planned to the letter. They start with a few starters, someone orders more than intended, and the table ends up covered in dishes nobody wants to stop eating.

That is the MyLahore experience at its best. If you want to understand what that looks like before you arrive, what to expect when you dine at MyLahore covers it well.

There is also something worth reading in the blessing of eating together, which gets at why communal meals matter in the first place. Food shared is rarely just about the food.

Research from Oxford University confirms what most people already know instinctively: eating together strengthens bonds, builds trust, and makes the food taste better. You do not need a study to believe that, but it is nice when science agrees.

Getting the Balance Right

A good shared table usually follows a simple pattern. Load up on starters, choose two or three mains for the middle of the table, add rice and bread to go around, and keep dessert options open until you see how hungry everyone still is.

Do not over-order mains at the expense of starters. At MyLahore, the starters are genuinely worth lingering over.

Starters to Put in the Middle

The best starter dishes at MyLahore cover the full range, but for a group setting certain dishes earn their place more than others.

The Combo Platter is the obvious anchor. Chicken seekh, mutton seekh, flaming chops, a meat samosa, and crispy chicken strips on one plate. It travels round the table without anyone feeling short-changed.

Samosa chaat is one of the most social dishes on the menu. Crispy pastry, chickpeas, yoghurt sauce, imli and papri, all layered together. It is messy in the best possible way and impossible not to share. The veg version works just as well for a mixed table.

Chilli Cheese Nuggets are easy to underestimate and always go first. Order two portions if the group is larger than four.

The Aloo Paratha is worth ordering for the table even if nobody specifically asked for it. Soft, flaky, pan fried bread filled with spiced potato. It works as a starter, a side, and a vehicle for anything left on the table.

Mains That Work for Everyone

The key to a good shared main course spread is range rather than volume. Three or four dishes that cover different flavour profiles serve the table better than five variations on the same thing.

If you are deciding between a biryani and a curry, how to choose between biryani and curry at MyLahore is worth reading before you arrive. For a group, the answer is usually both.

The Lahori Chicken Karahi is one of the most consistently ordered dishes for groups. Chicken thigh cooked with tomatoes, garlic, chillies and a proper desi spice blend, finished with ginger and a touch of cream. It holds its own next to other dishes without dominating the table.

Butter Chicken earns its place for groups with mixed spice preferences. The rich, creamy tomato sauce is crowd friendly without being bland, and it works well when someone at the table wants something more familiar.

The Dum Biryani makes sense as a centrepiece. Seasoned basmati with potatoes and the MyLahore biryani spice blend, baked under a golden bread crust. It is a proper showpiece dish and covers a significant portion of the table’s rice needs in one go. For more on how rice dishes work at MyLahore, the best rice dish at MyLahore is worth a look.

For Tables with Mixed Preferences

Vegetarians at the table are well covered. Palak Paneer, Channa Karahi, and Daal Tarka all hold their own alongside meat dishes without needing to be treated as an afterthought. For the full picture, what vegetarians can actually eat at MyLahore goes into proper detail.

Add a couple of garlic naans and a pilau rice to go around. It is a simple move that makes the whole spread work better.

Desserts Worth Fighting Over

The dessert spread at MyLahore is built for exactly this kind of group scenario. Order three or four between the table and let people reach across.

Some of the most reliable choices for groups:

Fresh Waffles: topped with strawberries, banana and chocolate sauce, served with ice cream or cream. Gets ordered, then re-ordered.
Chocolate Fudge Brownie: rich, warm brownies with fruit, cream or vanilla ice cream and Belgian chocolate ganache. Simple and always works.
Dream Cake: textured chocolate layers with a crackable chocolate top. One of those desserts that makes the table go quiet.
Classic Cheesecake: vanilla cheesecake with biscuit base, available plain, chocolate or strawberry. A safe pick that earns its place every time.
Falooda: noodles, rose syrup, milk, basil seeds and kulfi ice cream. The desi option that always prompts a conversation if someone at the table has not tried it before.

Food and memory are rarely separate things. How meals bring generations together explores that connection in more depth if it resonates.

Five Tips for Ordering as a Group

Getting a shared meal right takes a small amount of intention. These help:

Let one person anchor the order. Too many people involved at the ordering stage slows everything down. One person collects preferences and places the order.
Order starters first and decide on mains while you eat them. It takes the pressure off and gives everyone time to settle.
Ask about spice before you sit down. MyLahore dishes range from gentle to properly hot. What to order at MyLahore if you do not like spicy food is helpful for tables with a range of heat tolerance.
Get more bread than you think you need. Garlic naans and rotis disappear fast on a shared table.
Leave room for dessert. This sounds obvious and is still the most commonly ignored advice.

If you are planning a larger event rather than a casual group meal, By MyLahore handles weddings, corporate events, and catering separately. For enjoying MyLahore food at home, Ranges by MyLahore offers a collection and delivery service with ready to cook options.

The British Nutrition Foundation highlights the value of eating together for overall wellbeing, and it is an idea baked into how the MyLahore menu is put together. Every dish on the menu is halal, and the full MyLahore restaurants across Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Blackburn, and Birmingham carry the same menu and the same welcome.

Find a Table

Bring the group, pick a location, and let the table fill up. Find your nearest MyLahore restaurant and come hungry.