Achari in Blackburn with Darwen

Another fantastic meal at the Spice Garden. The service is excellent, the staff are lovely, friendly and very professional. The food is second to none. We all had the mixed starter but different main courses and we all said the same, hot, tasty and plentiful. Will have no problem recommending and will definitely be going again

Last minute decision and best one for a very long time. All the staff were very welcoming, friendly and helpful .lovely decor and very clean and warm, Food was amazing, so much do that we brought left overs home ( which we rarely do) thank you so much, will be back with family very soon

We came across this restaurant and decided to give it a try, WOW what a fantastic place, Excellent service, quality food and great prices, , all the staff are very polite and very helpful , the food is high quality and the prices are unbelievable ,they are cheaper than most takeaways . You will not be disappointed with this restaurant . We will be returning to this restaurant very soon.

Great little restaurant, staff are very attentive, food is always good here, Big thanks to mizan! And all the staff at front of house for the service. See you again soon

You wait ages, don't order online, First time ordering here, 2 hours wait, never again spent £60 , told on several times, it's on its way, BS, lied to on several occasions, If I hadn't paid up front, I would have cancelled, I wish I would of read the reviews re takeaway first,

Me and my mum went after she said she had been for a works do. We got the £12.50 set menu which you get poppadoms, a starter and a main and side included. It was nice to see saag on the menu options as this is one of my favourites and not every Indian seems to serve it. The starters were lovely, the main courses a very good portion and I even ended up taking some home with me. Definitely worth a visit 😁

Delicious food and excellent service. So good, I almost didn’t write a review in case it gets too busy for us to go again! The recently decorated restaurant is tasteful, the presentation of food is superb and the taste … to live for!

Nice restaurant food very good staff friendly interior spotlessly clean midweek offer of 3 items for £12.50 a steal we recommend the spice garden

Superb food and service , fully recommend. Staff was lovely and so was ambience. Veg food options were nice.

Superb service, fantastic decor and amazing food - perfect Now trading as Spice Garden I will definitely be coming back the next time I come to Blackburn watching Coventry City

Where have you gone guys? I need my curry! You have just vanished with no goodbye? I’m so very very sad

Food was good n served hot. They have several options which is great. Service too was prompt. Very well kept restaurant. Unfortunately can't say the same thing for their bathrooms

Took my family for Sunday buffet yesterday, food and staff lovely and very good value. Seating a bit dated and no children's menu but shared some of ours. Would defo go back.

We have been ordering takeaway from here for the past 12 months or so. I cannot tell you how good the quality of the food is. The care taken with each dish is obvious. Service is great and staff are extremely polite. Would not hesitate to recommend

Absolutely beautiful food . Delivered within the hour .food red hot, so nice best curry I've had in a long time , out of area for free delivery but was worth paying £3 extra for delivery 5 stars from me

Visited this weekend. Whilst the food was lovely, not one member of staff wore a mask- we saw 4 staff. Surely they aren’t all exempt? Won’t go again for now. We’ll wait till it’s safer with parts of Blackburn being such a high risk area hence only 3 stars.

My wife and i visited the Achari as a last minute/not intentional meal. We where warmly greeted as we entered (hand sanitary available). It was early so we had a choice of seating, we opted for one of the 4 booths available. The food was very good as was the service. We will definitely dine here again.

We always get takeaway from here as it’s our fave Indian round here. We went to eat in and couldn’t believe the price difference, was so much more expensive to eat in. I understand you pay for service but it was about an extra tenner. We went on a Tuesday and was disappointed they aren’t doing the 50% scheme. Food was amazing as always, just too expensive so we wouldn’t eat in again.

Achari is always our first choice for an Indian! The staff are exceptional and so attentive and the food is incredible! The options for vegetarians are great! We have visited achari many times over the years and it is our firm favorite, we have never been dissapointed!

Saturday take away.. thank you absolutely brilliant food the best Indian food I have had .. I phoned the order through had the chicken puri chat to start loads of chicken in it a really tasty . I then had the half chicken tandoori with a madras sauce all superb .. when I ordered they said 30-40 minutes . And they was right great service great take away .ill definitely be back and I will eat in as well . Thanks John

Love this restaurant. Clean, plenty of seating, lovely staff, excellent menu, offers takeaway as well as eating in, very reasonably priced tasty food. We had the pompodoms and chutneys first followed by the mixed Achari for 2, I had chicken Khari with fried rice and hubby had chicken madras and chips with a garlic nann bread. Both meals was so tasty plenty of meat in the curry's as well as sauce. You get warm plates as well not like some places served on to cold ones. Absolutely love it here and definitely recommend.

Got to be one of the best indian restaurants in blackburn. Just got takeaway good price will definitely return

My favourite Indian restaurant of all time,the food is always top quality,the service is excellent,the decor is nice and the cobra beer is quite cheap. They also deliver and that’s always good. 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Quite small and trying best to be modern, very nice staff who clearly care!! That's worth visiting for alone. Food was decent and served hot, not 5 star dining but I'm glad I came and i would come back if in the area again. Nice work guy's keep it real and keep up the hard work because it shows, to many large restaurants forget where they came from, stay humble xx ps the pic is my husband being weird lol!! Food was scoffed THE LOT and thoroughly enjoyed x

Last minute visit Sunday offer £12.95 for 3 courses. poppadoms with dips, starter, main, rice and nan. absolutely fantastic food. staff great and service speedy. Love it here

We went on a Sunday early evening. Service was very good. Very good value from the ‘set menu’.We all enjoyed our food.Popadams and chutneys, very good.Starters... Mixed kebab, mixed tikka, meat samosas and puri were all very good.Mains.... All of them including chicken tandoori, special biriani... all good, the hot sauce requested was hot (spicy) and one dish was wrong but very quickly rectified.... the breads were tasty and very light.Extremely good value and service.Definitely coming back!

I live local to achari and regularly eat in and take out food. I have never ever had a bad curry and have tried lots on their menu. The chicken tikka masala, pakoras and stuffed garlic naan are the absolute best! Reasonably priced especially when you get the meal deals on Wednesday and Thursday, and you also get free coke on collection. Plus the inside is absolutely stunning! I went for Christmas, my birthday and am planning another trip on Wednesday. 10/10!!!!!

We phoned for a takeaway and were not disappointed. I usually judge an Indian Restaurant/Takeaway by its tandoori chicken. Often this is well overdone, burnt and dry. But not so at Achari - the chicken was moist and succulent, cooked to perfection. And the vindaloo veg sauce was just right. The rest of the mixed grill was also abundant and superbly cooked.My wife had the Lamb Rogan Josh and reported that the lamb in this was some of the best she had eaten for a long time.The only minor downside was that they forgot to deliver the garlic nan we had ordered. But on calling to report this, it was delivered within 10 minutes with a free portion of onion bhajis. We will be making Achari our Indian restaurant/takeaway of choice from now on and can thoroughly recommend it if you like top notch Indan food.

Been several times over the last year and this time on Christmas Eve. Absolutely love it. Friendly helpful staff, excellent choice on the menu at very reasonable prices. We opted for the mixed Achari for 2 which is delicious and then I had the mixed Khari and rice hubby had chicken Madras and chips and we shared a garlic nann bread. Others in our group all had different things and we all throughly enjoyed our choices definitely worth a visit.

Facilities-no cloakroom or hanging rail. Coats over back of seats so wet from rain & dragging on floor.

Great food, service and nice wine too! The restaurant looked lovely and clean. It has a sleek, modern decor with a few traditional Asian touches here and there. Varied food menu and a good choice of drinks / wine. Both food and drinks are reasonably priced. We both had starters (around £4 each), which were just right in heat, spice and portion size - they got our taste buds really going! Food arrived timely and a hot temperature. I had a Bengali curry for my main, which had chunks of chicken, lamb, potato and a boiled egg. A bit different - I really enjoyed it ! (Rice, chips, chapatti and naan, etc. to accompany main dishes are ordered extra, but they are reasonably priced.) The waiter was nice, polite and checked we were happy with the food. We had a really nice bottle of Shiraz wine for £15, but they do a house red for a few quid less. We enjoyed the evening even though it was very quiet. That said, it was only Tuesday - so perhaps not a typical dining out evening. We used a Taste Card, so we got 2 for 1 on starters and mains. What a bargain! I will definitely return at some point and would be happy to pay full price - I think it's good value for money.

It's been a long time since I had such a good Koorma. Took me back to my student days in Birmingham.

Having driven past many times finally called in here last night and what a fabulous meal we had. Super value on a Sunday - £11.95 for popadoms, any starter, any main meal, any side each with a nam bread to share you might worry about the portion size or quality but it was as good a meal as we’ve had anywhere.

We used to go all the time, but not been for ages, decided to go on a last minute, and to be honest it was fantastic, staff very polite helpful, food absolutely fantastic, 100% going regular again

The Owners make you feel welcome as soon as you walk in.. the bar has a nice choice of beers...

On Sunday 17 June 2018 myself wife and four close friends visited the Achari restaurant

Okay food not worth the price, some dishes quite bland and even though it wasn't busy had to wait quite a while for main

Food was bland. Not enough spices. Chicken was not cooked through so very tough. I will not be going back.

Where visiting Blackburn wanted a decent meal before returning to south lakes passing the achari restaurant give it a quick review glad we did couldn't find fault friendly welcome on arrival as was the drinks order then starters and mains there was no rushing between orders very good defiantly call again when opportunity allows the staff where friendly everything was clean would recommend to any one

Went with family for my sons 30th birthday. All of us enjoyed our meals and nothing was left at all. On a weds and Thursday night they have a mid week special, papadums and chutney, any starter, main meal, choice of sundries or nan bread for £9.95 to eat in or £8.95 take a way. The food is delicious hot and tasty. The restaurant is clean and spacious and the staff are friendly. You have to go a long way to beat the food here, definitely worth a visit if you have never been.

Good service friendly staff and exalent food had chicken chat starter and it was exalent chicken teaka buna for main corse with garlic nan also exalent .

We love the Achari in Bolton, so when we had the chance to try Blackburn we thought, why not. Good start, met by young man by the name of Hussain, a good choice front of house. Friendly smart & smiling. On sitting we were asked about drinks & given menus promptly. The deal was explained. Order taken the drinks soon arrived. Cold Cobra. Poppadoms & chutneys arrived. The star of the chutneys was the Tamarind, hot with chilli & a dash of coriander. We shared a Chicken Naga & a Kolapuri garlic chilli Chicken. Both were just as we liked hot spicy & full of flavour. Not @ all oily. Fluffy rice & garlic naan as sides, complemented the mains. Portions are substantial. All in all a very good experience. The restaurant looks a little shabby outside in daylight but is transformed after dark by the lighting. Inside is modern, clean & warm. The staff from the owner down are great. Thanks for a good night. Very good value for money.

Achari never disappoints. We have eaten inside and we have also had deliveries. The food is always piping hot and lovely. The deal they have for 2 people is good value for money. The gentlemen working are always happy and more than happy to help.

This was our third visit and was consistently thrilled with our dining experience. Best curry house by far in Blackburn and surrounding areas. Planning to visit again soon! Crispiest poppadoms and the fluffiest of naan breads coupled with the best chicken tikka 10/10

Came to the achari last night for a family birthday. After all the good reviews I have read about the achari l was expecting great things. I was a bit disappointed, it was a not outstanding it was just an ordinary Indian. We had seek kebabs to start, for the main I had chicken madras with pilau rice and a garlic naan. It was average, the naan was a bit dry and didn't get any garlic flavour, my wife chicken tikka and pilau rice with a veg curry, the chicken was dry and over cooked and veg curry was mostly potatoes and a bit lacking moisture. I was really looking forward to the meal and wanted to enjoy it but both of us are very disappointed we were expecting it to be great but it was average. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the service was great, the restaurant was very nice, bar area is quite small. All in all its OK, I will not be rushing back.

Another fantastic visit and another fantastic meal. It was for a friends 60th Birthday and there was 21 of us. Me and hubby opted for the mixed achari for 2 for starter, I had chicken khari and rice for main, hubby had chicken madras and chips and we had a garlic nann between us, all 21 of us commented on how nice the food was,how friendly the staff are, and how reasonable the menu is. If you are thinking of going go you won’t regret it you can eat in or take away.

Very good food and service nice place for a meal .the restaurant was nicely decorated.what more can be said keep it up and will have many more visits

Excellent ordered on Just Eat which was easy. Stated delivery time came 5 minutes sooner. Very tasty will definitely order again soon. Maybe go to the restaurant only 5 minutes walk away.

Went here on the 2nd January for my birthday. The service was great, surprisingly it wasn’t that quiet to say it was just after the New Year. Lovely clean place and relaxing setting. The food was good and not over spiced or full of ghee, we started with Poppadum’s & Pickle tray, followed by Achari Mixed Starter for 2 (Lovely) then I had Mixed Bhuna (Chicken, Lamb, Prawn & Mushroom) with Boiled Rice my partner had Chicken Bhuna with Keema Nan, both main meals were excellent. We recommend this Indian and will be returning. Keep up the good work.

Visited with a group of people just before Christmas we have all been many times before and always had very good service and food but not this time! Samosa starters still frozen in middle, main dishes very oily. Will be back in 2018 to try again hopefully back up to 5 star!

Achari has a fantastic menu, and the food is great quality. Ordered Madras , Butter chicken and garlic naan all really nice hot and fresh. Would definitely recommend if the food is this good all the time.

Visited on Christmas Eve 6 of us, we all had different. I had lamb samosas followed by chicken khari and rice. As usual it was delicious. You can’t beat it here, very reasonable priced, plenty of meat in the dishes, friendly staff, clean restaurant, plenty of seating available or you can order a takeaway. Good choice on the menu for food and drinks. Will definitely be going again.

Visited this restaurant with my wife and sister. Really nice unusual décor inside. Staff were very efficient and friendly. Excellent choices on the menu and some I have not heard of before. The starters were really good and the main course was very tasty. Also very reasonably priced. I will certainly be going again. They also do an excellent take away service.

My favourite Restaurant by far. Lovely friendly staff, very clean and spacious, very reasonable compared to some I have been to. We choose the mixed Achari for 2 which is 2 of everything, samosas, chicken tikka, pakoras, lamb tikka, onion Bhaji. Followed by chicken Khari and chicken Madras chips and rice with Nann Bread. All of it was delicious.

Good selection of dishes on the menu great taste and friendly staff overall really enjoyable evening.

10 of us went out to celebrate the end of a sad but happy few days. The food was lovely and enjoyed by all. Such good value too. Poppadoms a starter and a main. The bill was £102. Someone had a prawn dish that was extra. Will defiantly return

New to the area been to a few restaurants around the area eating different cuisine

Visited to celebrate brothers birthday. I love it here!! Service great, food amazing, value for money. Went for the set price menu £12.95 on Sunday. Popadom, starter, main, sundries (rice or chips) and naan. Amazing!!! Could not finish. Only criticism is, I wAnted to take home my biryani as hardly touched it but we were refused due to health and safety. Gutted as it was really tasty just could not fit it in. Will make this a regular visit

Went here for a business meeting and when I walked in it was a spacious restaurant with friendly staff and a very good choice on the menu. The menu is endless i couldn't chose what i was getting but at the end of it I got chicken tikka masala and that was terrific i do hope i go again!

Just back of holiday so thought we would go and pay the best Indian for miles another visit. Not disappointed at all, lovely spacious restaurant with friendly staff and a very good choice on the menu. All 3 of us opted for the Sunday special, popadum and chutneys, choice of any starter, choice of any main meals, choice of and sundries and choice of nan bread all for £11.95 each

Ventured out from our local The Akash in Darwen. (We like a drink) It was pouring down. My birthday. Booked with a Tastecard. Food was delicious. Service was so so. No clearing skills or complimentary drink for the same price as Akash buffet.

Came here for the first time as part of a group and the staff were great with us, very attentive. The Sunday offer is great value for what you get. For my starter I got chicken tikka. Unfortunately I found my chicken to be dry. For my main I got chicken tikka shahee and that was lovely. The restaurant is small so it's worth booking your table.

Absolutely love this restaurant. Been a few times on this occasion my birthday with hubby, son and daughter in law. We all had different and nothing was left. Staff so friendly and helpful. The restaurant is nicely decorated, clean and spacious. Very good choice of menu at very reasonable prices. They also do specials so you need to check their web page out, I would highly recommend it.

Visited the Achari for the first time in a party of 10. It is a very compact restaurant, with one down side, is that there is no waiting area before your table is ready. 10 people standing around the small bar area was very tight.

Just had a night at the Achari Indian restaurant and it was magic

We went with another couple and had a mixture of starters. Samosas, onion bhajees, Chicken pakoras and poppadoms. All were very fresh and piping hot, and all of them were very tasty.

Just back from another fabulous meal. Can't fault anything about the restaurant at all. Staff so friendly, always welcome you, choice of drinks. The food is the best I have had at an Indian restaurant. We had mixed achari starter for 2 which is meat samosas, onion bargi, chicken pakora, tandoori chicken and lamb comes with side salad, I had the chicken khaki with rice and hubby had chicken madras with chips and we had nann bread to share, all was Fantastic, lovely clean restaurant does takeaway as well. Visiting is a must

My business partner and I ate here after seeing count Arthur Strong at the kings hall in Blackburn.. bit of a drive out of town but well well worth the trip..

Visited after several months and enjoyed it even more this time as we tried dishes we don't normally order. Recommended to all my family and friends most of which now order out from here every weekend!

went last night for a sit in meal just to two of us the food was good apart from being harassed every five minutes.

Had the midweek special, ordered fish tikka, tandoori lamb chops, lamb madras and kahari mixed. Peshwari, garlic and cheese naan and Bengal rice (very hot)!!!

This is the second time that we have visited. The first time the service was great, this time not so. The waiter was a bit grumpy. We went on a Groupon offer. There was no explanation as to what we could order. £1 extra to upgrade to a garlic naan rather than a plain naan, despite it only being 25p extra on the menu. The offer included s drink which was a half pint of beer. We upgraded to a pint and was charged for an extra half. Charged £2.35 for a single half despite a pint only being £1.15. It felt as if there was no good will. Food was good with good portion sizes.

Would definitely recommend this restaurant. Good fresh food nicely cooked. Nice surroundings and lovely staff. Will definitely return.

I came with two friends on a Wednesday. I had heard good things.

Absolutely delicious. Couldn't be faulted. Food as good as that when we last ate inside. Huge portions but luckily my son is a gannet. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Has a lovely fresh meal very authentic and good quality. Very pleasant staff and lovely surroundings.

I have bought 5 take away meals todate and last week enjoyed a meal for 4 at the Achari.

Six of us booked for Tuesday evening, restaurant was quiet, the staff were all very attentive, service was good, the food was very good indeed, everyone had something different, no complaints at all. We will definitely visit here again, good value too.

Wonderful, fresh and tasty food - friendly staff, nice environment We had a Groupon voucher - that created amazing value - we looked at the menu and noted what great value the restaurant offered on their usual menu,

Another lovely meal. Came on a Groupon voucher but even without it is still excellent value for money. Excellent food, great service, lovely venue - we will defo be returning in the near future and also using the take away service.

Food is lovely and service was very good , went for my husband's surprise 60th birthday party there and they looked after us all night We have already been back with friends and had a great night .. We will be going back again .

I have been here to eat 3 or 4 times now and the food has been very good.Excellent fresh ingredients and the chicken has been really tender in the meals i have tried.The staff are helpful and courteous.The location is not stunning ( main road)but it is definately worth trying as the food is lovely.Varied and interesting menu and the staff will recommend dishes if you are unsure.

In a foursome, we visited this delightful little restaurant for the very first time and were certainly not disappointed. On the night in question, we were looked after very attentively by the owner, Abdul, accompanied by his daughter Sabina who was happily standing in for another member of the team who was at college for the evening. The service was superb, the surroundings spotless, the food delicious, and the total overall experience provided excellent value for money. As an Indian meal, the Rogan Josh was one of the most delicious servings my wife had ever tasted. Well done all at The Achari!

Have been on many occasions and it never disappoints. There were 15 of us in our group plus a 60th birthday celebration in the restaurant too so it was very busy but the food all came out together and the staff were very attentive. Always an enjoyable experience.

Went with family for Christmas day dinner...absolutely fantastic...food delicious service fantastic....very christmasey with crackers party poppers and free wine...been a few times now live the place😀

Went to the achari restaurant to celebrate 2 birthdays...the staff were friendly and attentive....no mistakes made....food piping hot and so fresh and tasty...will defo be coming back here....the achari special made dip is amazing...my mum got to take a pot home that she was very pleased about... nice and airy, spacious room and lovely and clean....absolutely faultless

What a pleasant surprise to visit a new indian restaurant in blackburn that is really good. Really good atmosphere inside spacious around the tables and nice lighting. Staff really friendly and the food really good. We had onion bhajis to start and curries after were spot on and great choice of Indian lager, altogether a great meal and will certainly visit again.

Second visit here and not disappointed....Friendly,attentive staff,lovely relaxed surroundings and amazing food !! Only thing you may like to take note of is, ask for a rest between courses as food does seem to appear quite quickly ....staff were happy to oblige !! ........that said ...well worth a visit to this little restaurant,which also does a take away service within a 4 mile radius ...

Move over Shad House et al. Absolutely excellent meal. COULDN'T be faulted and huge portions. Starters for 2 served 4 and my son can eat!!!!!!

Have been more times than I can count and loved it every single time!! Each time I've been I can't wait for the next time :) staff are all friendly and helpful and food is amazing I would not choose to go to another Indian restaurant again as I'd be disappointed!!

This was our first visit, we had heard a lot of good reviews but never actually made it, so we booked for a New Year's eve treat. We were not disappointed, the decor is contemporary, light, airy, and the restaurant was warm leading to a relaxing evening filled with excellent food. We weren't hurried in any way and the staff were professional yet friendly. The meal was very reasonably priced despite us having quite a few drinks to toast the evening

Been here twice now and the food is exceptional, good variety on menu , had to wait a little longer for service the 2nd time but all round clean , friendly staff , drinks quite expensive ,as usual with lots of restaurants

We ordered a take out for collection. We were advised 30 minutes to pick up, we arrived on time and food was ready on time. We live 5 minutes away and upon coming home, food was still very hot. The food was absolutely delicious - well worth the price! We felt very full after with lots of food still left over. Would definitely recommend :-).

We visited on Wednesday night on a Groupon deal. It was fairly busy and the initial service was a bit slow, but both staff members were lovely and seemed very pleased to be dealing with customers. Food tasted very fresh. The food was not as spicy as I am used to, but all the ingredients were of good quality. The restaurant is very bright and would benefit from dimming the lights some what. Well worth a visit.

This was our first time here and what fantastic food and atmosphere. The food was extremely tasty and spicy without the heat. Service was excellent. The cost was very reasonable, we will certainly becoming back.

The best curry I've had for a long time! Brilliant service and even better food, can't believe the price! Had the Sunday special and was amazing value! Even took home what we didn't eat as there was so much left, would highly recommend, they also do takeaway which we will be trying very soon

This was a first visit to the Achari on a closing Groupon voucher deal. Fairly quiet about 8:30 pm on a Sunday, but very welcoming and attentive staff.

Came here with family and friends.

Had high hopes for this place but was disappointed. The food was made for the English palate and was not authentic. It seemed that the sauces where out of a jar. Definitely my one and only visit.

Hadn't been before saw an offer on groupon thought would give it a whirl ... Well worth it from start to finish everything was A* food was great was fresh ..very tasty and plenty of it ..the staff were very nice,helpful , great service .. Will defiantly be back for another night out soon