Afghan Palace Restaurant in Stoke-on-Trent

Tasty food and good size portions

Drove all the way from Manchester to try this Afghani cuisine highly recommended by a local. The drive through the rain and thunder was totally worth it as we finally discovered a good tandoori chicken. The starters are served on a sizzling platter with onion slices below that elevates the whole dish. We tried the mixed platter and Chicken Biryani as well. All the grills were well done and the rice was really flavourful. Another special mention to the fresh naan that we enjoyed with the grills, and salads. If you are around on mid way from a journey, do drop in and you will be amazed. It is also pocket friendly. Don't exoect much outa the ambience as it is a local restaurant with bare necessity but does the work.

Always have good food and great service

The food was so tasty it was the best I have ever tasted especially the lamb chops biryani and the fish it was too tasty the service was very fast and they were super kind to me all around me where flowers and leaves it was very nice

Excellent food and service as always. Consistently good over several years. The aubergine and potato dishes are particularly delicious for vegetarians and meat dishes for those who eat meat.

Outstanding service, delicious food and lovely atmosphere.

Lovely food and loads of it. The lamb chops were gorgeous.

I ordered food at 14:03 and visited the restaurant at 14:30. The staff informed me they had not received the order. After checking the system, they said there was an issue with their billing machine, which caused the order not to go through. The staff were very rude and refused to accept responsibility, instead arguing that I had made a mistake. I used to be a regular customer, but this will be my last order. I will not order from these rude people again. Not friendly staff, very rude

Food not Desi style. It’s not for Pakistani people type. Very low in spices.

We thought we would try the local Afghan place. Not happy with the service I received at all. The food was bland, as well as the atmosphere of the restaurant. When we asked for the bill the waitress said it cost £100, we then asked for the receipt she said they don’t do receipts. Terrible terrible service. She just gave me a random number and couldn’t even prove how much all of it was together. Would not recommend at all. Definitely won’t be back.

Most likely the best kept secret in Stoke. The food is excellent and outstanding value for money. We've ordered from Afgan Palace every week since we first tried their food on the recommendation of a friend. The garlic lamb curry is delicious (curry, rice & garlic naan £10!!) and the mixed plater for one is enough to feed two hungry Italians. The restaurant always has families dining and there's a lovely atmosphere inside. Cannot wait to bring friends & family for a meal. Cash only, collection only, and you'll have to pay for parking one minutes walk away if youre dining in.

The food was excellent. Absolutely delicious. Service was slow but food cooked to order. Price was ok for what we had. It's an old building and needs some upgrades but don't let the outside put you off.

Delicious and big portions. Park in the supermarket on the opposite side of the road

Mix grill special food and very tasty staff are very friendly too

Disgusting they are charging for lamb meat and giving sheep meat

Highly recommend. Fresh made. If you eat karachi better order before arrival

Our favourite place to eat in Stoke On Trent. It's now a firm favourite in our household and we visit weekly.

This was our 1st experience of Afghan food and certainly far from being disappointed. It will not be our only visit for sure. Friendly staff, good service and excellent food at reasonable prices.

This was our 1st experience of Afghan food and certainly far from being disappointed. It will not be our only visit for sure. Friendly staff, good service and excellent food at reasonable prices.

nice welcoming place for families you can also celebrate birthdays. the food was hot but the lamb wasn't so good the chicken was.

Good food good protions 👌🏻. It's busy and crowded almost all the time, but it is worth it.

Wow! Incredible food, Afghani Lamb was so good, tender meat and great taste. The rice was delicious.

Best food place in stoke on trent , highly recommended.

Nice food,quick service ,space and parking are the problem!

Food is really good and cheap! Service is good nothing too special, they don't bother you at all. Place is more fun with more people

I love the way they follow the instructions. Delicious 😋 food. Going order in the future as well.

Amazing food and seating area. Helpful staff and great food

Tried their Qabuli Pulao , Afghan lamb curry and chicken tikke kebab. The price is cheap and the taste is worth more than the money. Will recommend to anyone who would like to taste Aghan cuisine .

10 out of 11 !! Brilliant food omg best food I ever tried in my entire life!

Place need renovation but other than that everything else was 🙂 👍

I’ve visited first time here on September, 2021 with my friends. Really nice dishes, in particular the grilled ones. Their staff is so cooperative and polite. If you want Afghani touch in stoke on trent, we definitely recommend this place. More important the prices are really affordable if you want to eat something nice but with high quality food. 10/10

Everything is brilliant about this restaurant. Great taste, quick service, humble staff and convenient parking. The only thing is that they don’t take card payment, but I won’t bother too much about it.

Traditional food, fresh and tasty, And really good value 💯😄

Beautiful food. Whole family loved it, travelled all the way from Wolverhampton and was definetly worth it.

Ordered the Lamb Dal to take away and honestly it was one of the best things I've eaten in years. The flavours were absolutely unreal, perfect amount of heat from the green chillies and also 9.99 for the Dal, rice and naan was an absolute steal. I just wish I lived in the area, if I did I'd be visiting every week. Next time I'm staying in Stoke for work I'll definitely be visiting.

Fantastic food and service. Delicious!

Very nice food and good service

A great hidden Gem. Ops B&M on Waterloo Rd Burslem. Don't drive past go in. It will become your favourite. Love the staff. Food is fabulous as is the choice. It's all in with the extras, rice, nan, salads and you can take home what you can't finish. I love dahl and banjan. They do takeaway. No alcohol on the premises and you can't take any with you but you can buy soft drinks. Water is available as well as fresh brewed mint tea - delicious. It's our go to restaurant for service, food quality and cost.

Took long but worth waiting as everything tastes superb.

I have never had a curry chicken this good I was amazed at the quality of the Afghan chicken dish with rice and nan bread. The meal was so so cheap and we were given green tea for free with a sweet cubes to eat too. I now go there as often as 2 times per week and its fantastic. Give it a go and tell all your friends. 10 stars from me.

I think it's the best in stoke 👌

We were staying at the Doubletree Hilton and wanted to taste the local cuisine. Took a drive down the multicultural Waterloo road and saw a queue of people waiting outside this small establishment. Decided to try this place and didn’t regret our decision. Not only was the food fresh and delicious, the service was excellent and the price was very reasonable. We were able to park at the B&M across the road and luckily had enough cash as the restaurant doesn’t take cards. Would recommend the Afghan Palace 100% and would be hard pressed to find anywhere as good in the UK.

Lovey char grilled meat great value for money

This is an amazing restaurant in JLT - simply amazing! The Konica lamb is succulent, juicy and totally moorish . The Uzbik Kabuli Pallow is a blindingly good rice dish with chicken, pomegranates & sultana’s - first class, brilliant. The humus is dreadful. Don’t order that unless someone is joining you for lunch that you don’t like. Most of the great food in Dubai is in Deira - because it is cooked fresh when you order it. This restaurant is the same - it took 25 minutes for my kebabs to arrive. That’s because they were prepared and cooked fresh. 100% worth the wait, just a shame I chose to wait with the humus. Be happy - eat here!

Like having home cooked food, nice and fresh. Had nice little get together with friends and family. Recommended.

The staff were very nice and friendly. Food was seriously 10/10. Mix platter + wings + chicken curry (group of 5)

Food is always delicious in here. Never got disappointed.

Was passing through Crewe when we decided to have some nice dinner, preferably Afghan or Pakistani food. Stumbled on Afghan Palace on google maps in Stoke on Trent. Wow, what a recommendation. Perfect hospitality, food super tasty, we had lamb dal and biryani. Portions are big, frankly the dal comes with a naan and rice, it was enough for the 2 of us. Asked for hot biryani, came with lots of green chillies, not red chilli powder. Super tasty lamb dal, the lamb was melt in the mouth soft. Served with a smile. Excellent Afghan tea too. Visit if you are in the area. You won't be disappointed. Cash only btw.

Clean good taste friendly staff and value for money

Delicious food. Service is quick. Having parking. But water is not served. We were 4elder and 3kids. The good thing is dall is also served with qabli pulao

Good quality 👍🏻 food and friendly staff

Often make regular trips to Stoke from Manchester and always have to stop at Afgan Palace either for takeaway or to eat in. The service is exceptional and the food is unbelievable. Brilliant value for money and always very accommodating. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Really great food! Tasty generous portions. Love the mantu fresh nan, qabuli pulau - fast friendly And efficient customer service! Great value for price!

The food here is unbelievable tasty wow. Had briyani lamb, which is a good price of just under 11.00 you get nan,salad and dhal as well. Lots of food would definitely recommend!!!

Nice and clean environment, Healthy fresh food...

Nice food, but only 1 staff to take the order and serve. It's a very slow service.

Quick service tasty food great place and seating for families upstairs

Lovely meal ,delicious 😋 Will be bringing friends next time

Everything was amazing except the decor which was really depressing.

Customer service is just amazing but taste was awful. I specifically ordered biryani but what was brought was a palao. Chicken karahi was tasteless with no salt in it. They should mention on the menu that it is a cash only restaurant. Since COVID start, no one carries cash and it is tricky to know at the end of dinner that they do not accept card payments. I will not go there again.

Best Pylaw kapuli rice Anr tasty byriani and curry

Amazing food! The portions are big and delicious! The girl that served us was very nice and polite! We will definitely be back again!

Delicious mixed grill and lamb karahi, helpful staff.

Afghan Palace Restaurant nice food quick service 😊

This place is amazing, flavours are authentic and home made quality. Excellent service and experience. Loved it

This place is very nice and the food is 10/10 never unsatisfied

Nice place to visit and the food was delicious

WORTH IT ! I’ve visited first time here on 2nd September, 2022 with my Egyptian friend. I don’t remember the dish name that we’d ordered but it was so tasty and quantity and quality was also upto the mark. Their staff is so cooperative and polite. If you want Afghani touch in stoke on trent then, that the place you need to go.

We’re disoriented in food end menu

Another great meal at Afghan Palace. Beautiful food, lovely staff and large portions! They also deliver (i will be maķing more out of that service). Being Indian...it lovely to taste Afgani food and its very tasty different notes and spices. Very much recommend!

Absolutely delicious. Attentive service with great recommendations. I’m away on business and this has been a gold mine of a find. Plenty to try. Sizzling mixed grill and a curry with rice and bread only cost me 14 quid. Was all freshly made to order. So pleased I found this place.

My family and I went here for a meal as we love Afghan food and thought we would try it out. The first visit was fine, but the second time we visited we had a guy on the table behind us playing Taliban Propaganda videos and slamming his hand down hard on the table several times very aggressively. The staff said nothing to him even though they knew he was scaring us. It made us feel very uncomfortable. After we had finished I told my family to go straight to the car whilst I payed. As i was paying, the offending man got up and walked straight through the staff door at the rear! I'm almost certain he worked here. I'll never return because of this, which is a pity because the food wasn't that bad. P.S. This happened months ago and I'm only writing this now as I don't want them to remember me.

Food is amazing. Tender and the flavour is outstanding.

Place was nice n clean deco was nice to... parked at b m on the other side of the Rd it had 90min free parking had to move b4 the food came out as it took over an hour fir the food after ordering. Food tasted v nice. One of the staff a lady who was on till was not polite very rude at tyms

Amazing, food was delicious the mixed grill went down awfully well with the boys and my vegan Bamia (okra) was absolutely lovely. Definitely a recommendation for all to try. Oh and even better value for money .

Waiter was friendly and food was fresh and tasty 😋 and authentic, I would recommended 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Delicious food as you are eating in your home

Went for iftari yesterday, well organised, food alhumdulilah delicious and staff very friendly. It's well priced, restraunt is nice and cosy. One of the best restraunts I have eaten from and kids love it too.

came across this restaurant on my visit to stoke what a great find food was really good quality lots to choose from. just would mention no alcoholic drinks are served but the mango massi was a real treat .

Amazing food. You never unsatisfied with the taste and customer service. Enjoyed the meal very much.

One of my fav. Sami you are great:)

Lovely fresh food at affordable prices,with friendly staff. Will be going back again very soon. Always our go to place for a meal out.

Nice food, excellent customer service

Clean and cozy restaurant with lot of choices of authentic afghani dishes to choose from.

Food is really good and well priced. Their spicy chips are like none others. Customer service could be better but that's not what you're paying for here.

Lovely tasty food. Great price. No alcohol quick service.

Really, really like the food at the Afghan Palace. Also a bit of a fan of the tea that is served with sugared almonds. Highly recommended x

This is the second time we have been to this restaurant, food was again fantastic, staff are friendly, the only thing we can possibly complain about is that the restaurant itself could have been warmer.

Nice clean resteraunt, beautiful food and great service to match. Will visit again !

Delicious Afghan food. Went in to try it on a whim today and it was tasty, good portions, reasonable prices, friendly & polite staff. Will be back for more.

Nice authentic food. Quick service and food was cooked quick and fresh. Had mixed kebab starter,lamb curry and qubali rice all spot on and full of flavour. Only thing I would say needs improving is the moody waiteress. One of stokes under rated places

I’ve been here with my friend for a lunch meal, we ordered the chicken kebab which was alright, we also oredered the qabuli, when the food arrived, the rice from the qabuli was so cold, the waiter reheated it after we told him it was cold, while we were eating my friend found a thread in her mouth from the rice, we told him and he carelessly said not to worry about it as long as it’s not hair! Didn’t even apologise. I would imagine if she choked by it what would happen to her! Terrible experience I’ll never be back here again.

It's is nice food and wonderful food

Very friendly staffs and reasonable food . I wish it could be a bit less oily . I used to have take away food from this restaurant. Inside of restaurant needs a good ventilation .

You can't fault it, from the service, how polite they are,to the food been so nice

Great food!!!! Highly recommended

Great food, great value for money, great portions.

Brilliant place for all occasions we always use it for birthday parties etc.freshly cooked food excellent service 10/10

Amazing food. Brilliant value for money.

Good food good value honest wholesome food