Akbar's in Leeds

The Leeds Akbars branch consistently fails with their service every single time I have visited. I went with a friend today and a worker called Waseem (don’t know if he’s the manager or what but he’s one of the waiters and always acts incredibly egotistical), this guy I have had multiple interactions with not only today but several other visits and has been incredibly distasteful and doesn’t know how to treat younger customers or even serve them. I observed the manner in which he speaks to other customers of a different descent compared to myself and let’s just say, it’s always been biased (funny considering I’m bangladeshi myself). He is incredibly rude and I witnessed him speaking to one of the workers .who I personally know, in such a disgusting manner. The chefs have JUST as much of a right to be creating a warming atmosphere and tend to be more helpful than their rubbish waiters (i.e Waseem). The male who I knew of, came to speak to me respectfully, briefly ensuring the food was okay and instead Waseem aggressively pulled him back and started being condescending towards him and attempted to belittle him by asking me “is this your friend?” How disgusting and as an older man you should not be speaking to a member of staff in such a way. Every time I have spoken to Waseem it has been unpleasant and he doesn’t know how to phrase his sentences in the correct way towards customers. Waseem then starts hurrying the chef and leaves him alone when I said I know him. Utterly disgusted and therefore ruined my whole experience. My friend witnessed him multiple times staring at us which is not what a waiter is meant to do. I have deep experience in the hospitality industry and have a family who own successful hospitality businesses and believe me, this is not something that I take lightly. I will be informing management at some point. Such a shame I took a friend who’s never been to Akbars before in hopes for a nice evening but in return, left with disgust and I won’t be visiting this place any time soon.

The Leeds Akbars branch consistently fails with their service every single time I have visited. I went with a friend today and a worker called Waseem (don’t know if he’s the manager or what but he’s one of the waiters and always acts incredibly egotistical), this guy I have had multiple interactions with not only today but several other visits and has been incredibly distasteful and doesn’t know how to treat younger customers or even serve them. I observed the manner in which he speaks to other customers of a different descent compared to myself and let’s just say, it’s always been biased (funny considering I’m bangladeshi myself). He is incredibly rude and I witnessed him speaking to one of the workers .who I personally know, in such a disgusting manner. The chefs have JUST as much of a right to be creating a warming atmosphere and tend to be more helpful than their rubbish waiters (i.e Waseem). The male who I knew of, came to speak to me respectfully, briefly ensuring the food was okay and instead Waseem aggressively pulled him back and started being condescending towards him and attempted to belittle him by asking me “is this your friend?” How disgusting and as an older man you should not be speaking to a member of staff in such a way. Every time I have spoken to Waseem it has been unpleasant and he doesn’t know how to phrase his sentences in the correct way towards customers. Waseem then starts hurrying the chef and leaves him alone when I said I know him. Utterly disgusted and therefore ruined my whole experience. My friend witnessed him multiple times staring at us which is not what a waiter is meant to do. I have deep experience in the hospitality industry and have a family who own successful hospitality businesses and believe me, this is not something that I take lightly. I will be informing management at some point. Such a shame I took a friend who’s never been to Akbars before in hopes for a nice evening but in return, left with disgust and I won’t be visiting this place any time soon.

Pleasantly surprised! I don’t usually choose a curry but the food here was gorgeous. We were a family of 15, with lots of young children. The staff were extremely friendly, kind, patient and made us feel relaxed. Loved their sense of humour. Will definitely revisit next time we are in Leeds, maybe leaving the children at home! Great staff!

We had a great meal at Akbars. The staff looked us and everyone enjoyed the food. There are some good curry houses in Leeds but Akbars is ideal for larger groups.

Rushed, barked orders at by the waiters. Wouldn't bother going back again.

A few days ago, I dined at this restaurant with my girlfriend’s parents. The food was absolutely delicious, and everything else seemed great. However, one server completely ruined the entire experience. A tall server, around 185-190cm, threw dishes and utensils onto our table every time he served us. To make matters worse, when we were paying the bill, he even shouted at us. We came to this restaurant as customers—why on earth should we be treated this way? While the other staff and the food were excellent, this one employee left us with a terrible experience. Because of him, we will never want to visit to this kind of place again.

The place need refurbishment to dirty inside in the sitting area all around ...

Catered for 24 of us on works do food was great as usual and drinks were flowing

You will discover this restaurant provides a great customer experience from start to finish, mainly because the staff and management respect their customers making you feel valued. The food was excellent and I particularly liked that the chef delivered some of the dishes to the table. Thank you for a nice evening.

The place is brilliant l, good staff especially tanveer who is the manager good guy, special thanks for Mr paul

Great service and food... Was looked after by Manager Tanweer

Amazing staff, service, and the food. Pretty relaxing atmosphere with some good, not too loud music. Can't fault anything. 😊

I enjoyed recieving a certificate and free ice cream for eating the hottest plate on the menu. Friendly staff. Great night.

Food was good , but ar very high price

Very good food and service but very busy made it overwhelming

Went to eat at Akbars after zayn maliks concert and i must say outstanding service by Shoaib , food was served fast and quality of service was spectacular. A must visit when in Leeds.

Busy but still good attentive service

The best place ❤️❤️ I been to Akbars with my friends everything was perfect food was excellent the atmosphere the best ❤️❤️

While serving guy was little rude but , Manger came and he knew what he need to do did his job excellent very calm kind Thankyou so much Muddassar infinity 🌟 for you

Excellent service provided by Tanveer. Food was excellent, big portions we couldn't eat it all but we took it home. Recommend the dhal makhani, butter chicken and of course the garlic naan. Unreal food 5/5

I came today with my friends for her birthday and while we ordered food the guy was very rude i feel so sad its kind of insulting i also came here for nice food and spent more than £100 but its my last they i came here never recommended to anyone

Food is very good, Mr Waseem provides good service :)

My first visit hopefully will return it was a quiet evening when l went not full and we were there at 5pm

It was lamb on the bone , and Mr tanveers sehb served it well

Absolutely amazing place the atmosphere here is absolutely electrifying and the staff are extremely friendly and it's reasonably priced, it's a shame the Akbars in York shut down. While the Madras could of been hotter it was extremely nice. Food arrived within 10 minutes and it was PACKED so they really do value the customers and try their best. Absolute gem of a place! Food is Halal for those who require it for religious purposes but all are welcome. I'll Definitely be back!

Best chicken tikka masala I’ve ever tasted. Stunning 🤩

Nice place to go for Indian food in Leeds. Prettt standard selection of curry’s but nothing to shout about.

Good was great, service was fast and friendly. We were a large party of people (11) and everything came at around the same time which was good. Was reasonably priced too. The large naan was a fun novelty too, but was also tasty! Would recommend if in the area.

Really good food and excellent service. Can't wait to visit again!

Excellent service and excellent food deffo worth a visit 👍🏼

Thank you so much for the great food and service. 5 stars

The waiter pretended to be friendly and paid the bill in the end. They received a lot more money.

Cannot fault it. Really nice staff and an incredible meal. Got the lamb shanks and they added some green chillies to spice it up for me. That and the amazing fresh naan make this a top choice for me.

Very good staff amazing would recommend to try out there food very reasonable prices for where it is in the town centre 👍

It's the place we go to eat. When we asked for a bill, we had a long conversation with an employee who repeated 4 times that the tip was not included in the fee. Since when is it mandatory to tip a crappy presentation? food was not tasty enough. luckily i rounded up the bill and came out paying £60 for a disgrace + tasteless meal. I will never go through the door again Leeds Akbar brunch.

Always had a great meal, but have been let down this time. Always busy, what had happened not even half full on arrival. Ordered starters wh7ch were ok, main curry, usually good chunks of chicken this time very small cubes and over cooked, nann bread ok. Left very disappointed as have used akbars for years, and have always recommended, but not this time. Needs to go back to what they used to be.

Great service from Ali and manager sarmad

This is a gem of a place. Excellent food, service and atmosphere. 10/10 for a fantastic Indian restaurant experience.

Delicious food. Fantastic service.

CHECK THE RECEIPT - they overcharge for things not in the receipt. The food was okay and the waiter was amazing, I gave 1 star review because the receipt was £70, but they charged me £77, without even notified me. If this was 10% service tax, that is fine, but no warning or even mention about it.

The restaurant is Pakistani and their food is delicious. I recommend going there and trying it. The food is varied and the quantity is large. The dish is enough for two people, the menu is varied, the prices are reasonable, the service is fast and excellent, and the place is large enough to serve large numbers. All the employees were quick to serve, especially Amaar and Rizwan, who took the order and were interested in us and wish them well-being. We went back to him a second time and his food was very delicious. I recommend his food and the service is the best and the food is fast 👍🏻

Went to Akbars in Eastgate (Leeds) last night with family and friends. Tanveer (Manager) was very welcoming, friendly, gave his best customer service throughout the night. Food was lovely, warm, fresh! 100% reccomended!

Always a top place for a great curry.

The customer service was poor and the food was very average for the price. We understand that the place is crowded and servers will be busy but the attitude towards us the entire time was very poor.

Was very impressed with the food and service will definitely come back

Went with a party of 14 without a booking, they couldn't do enough to accommodate us genuinely first class, the food was outstanding! We'll definitely be back!

Splendid food , great atmosphere and lovely interior inside the restaurant. I just want to bring up that the manager tanveer was absolutely ace , he welcomed me and my wife and helped us with everything . Straight 5 star hospitality. Kind regards

The food is always cooked perfectly and packed full of flavour, the staff are super friendly too. I’d say it’s the best Indian food in Leeds.

If you're a fan of Pakistani cuisine, Akbar’s is definitely worth a visit! The Nihari was absolutely lovely—rich, flavorful, and perfectly spiced. One of my go to places when I’m in Leeds or Manchester! Please open one in London!!! :’)

Naan bread is of good quality. I ordered one naan bread with seafood balti and a poppadom. I think one main dish is enough for only one person.

Went here on the 21st September for a birthday meal with the family (including children). Food was great, little slow to come though, and prices were not too bad. However, after barely finishing our meal we were told we had to leave the table as the next booking had arrived. We had been at the table for 1 hour and 30 mins. We still had drinks so had to stand in a tiny area outside the toilets to finish. This ruined an other wise good night. If you have a time limit they should warn you before hand and speed up with bringing the mains. Based on the experience I would avoid and go to the Leeds Road restaurant instead.

Not worth the Hype!!! As it was a special day, we wanted to celebrate by dining out. Everything was lovely the atmosphere, the vibe. Later we got menu and we were having small talks and taking pics, Even though they knew we were busy, they were keep bugging us to order. We said will check, give us some time, again he's there asking us to order. It was irritating which we hated. Later ordered samosa chat and 2 bread and a curry. It was not worth the Hype. There are so many other curry places i would recommend. Ignore this place if possible.

High-end rendition of the classic balti

Good food with great service. Prince was really helpful and good at his job! + food served here is halal!

very good service at Akbars bradford thanks to sherry good guy very pleasant and knows how to speak to us

Good Indian food served fast. The large hanging naan was the highlight of the meal

My fav place around here. Come for the lamb chops every time I’m. In town. Everything else is decent too. Always happy to sit walk ins and a no fuss service.

One of the best restaurants in Leeds! Affordable, 5 star food, 5 star service and a cozy dining place. If you come to Leeds or live here, you're missing out if you don't come here.

Was pretty disappointed with the dining in Leeds in general but did not enjoy the food here at all. Staff were amazing, place was lovely and clean. It was late and this is the only place open. I really hope we were unlucky on that Friday night or it’s just we are used to a different style in Essex. Going by reviews, lots of people liked it , but wasn’t for us .

Everything was a bit meh really. 4/6 of us today have an upset stomach. Long wait for drinks. Waiters didn't know what so e of the dishes were when they came out. Garlic naan bread was dry, certainly the low point. Highlight was the starters. Bhaji and Chaplin kebab. Everything was overpriced for what it was and the service. I won't have "busy Saturday" as an excuse, what do you expect in Leeds city centre on a Saturday?

Fab food and service . One of the best Chicken Karahi dishes I have eaten. Highly recommended. Looking forward to visiting again.

Great food and even better service. Bilal Bhai❤️

This is a curry place that caters for a certain clientel, they have over half a dozen "balti" dishes which should be a clue on what this is about and they serve alcohol so is it even Halal even though its named "Akber"??? Definitely not a place for desi foodies.. they are better places around for that. Service was good though.

My first visit to Leeds on a school reunion and the staff couldn't have made our experience any better. The welcome, the advice about menu options and suggestions to suit our various pallets was spot on. The authenticity of the food equals the best I've tasted and this includes Manchester and Birmingham. A mahoosive shout out to the chef (s). Naan breads the size of a small child. Food arrived quite quickly by very friendly restaurant staff who can't do enough for you. I will definitely look out for Akbar's closer to home, it's one to add to my faves.

The food and service were amazing 👏

Brother Ali, Sammy and Jimmy manager was really good.

Halal Indian restaurant The atmosphere of the restaurant is noisy, the music is loud The chairs are old and not clean The chairs are very, very close together We were served by an employee named Waseem If his service was excellent, it was considered good He did not give us free appetizers, even though he gave them to the rest of the tables He did not bring us perfumed tissues, although he gave the rest as well We ordered meat biryani and it came with a free side dish, but it didn't come to us until very late But the food is excellent and delicious I recommend trying it 👍🏼

It was my first visit in 17 years. The staff quickly suggested recommendations when ordering. I chose a slightly spicy dish and the quantity was just right. I think I will go again.

Really nice menu with a few different things on it. Starters we had (fish masala and tikka liver ) were massive, especially the liver and I think the quantity of the liver was enough for two people or three. The fish was described as it would be haddock or cod. It was neither but I didn’t mind as it was still lovely. The starter sizes kind of made it harder to fully enjoy the mains. Some really nice veggy dishes on the menu. Massive tasty nan breads. Great service. Decent price

It is a good Indian restaurant. Food was good too, but the lamb on the Biryani wasn’t cooked enough. The experience in general was lovely.

Ali was the waiter and sammy was the manager. Excellent service

Customer service is on another level. Staff can't help you enough. If you're going for the meat chop, I will have to say Akbars in Manchester and Bradford do them better. I found them very chewy compared to the other branches. My garlic nan was slightly well done on some parts of my nan that's the reason I can't give them 5 stars. Overall, it was very good.

The meal provided was prepared with an excessive amount of oil, resulting in a greasy and unappetizing presentation. Furthermore, the food was served at an undesirably low temperature, detracting from the dining experience and failing to meet standard culinary expectations.

The meal that was provided exhibited an excessive amount of oil content, and furthermore, it was served to the patrons in a chilled state, detracting from the overall dining experience!!

Absolute rip off. £5 bottle of warm cobra.

Great food, interior looking a little tired and now in need of some TLC..

The food is very delicious. The service from the staff is good Shoaib was our waiter. He was friendly and enthusiastic and eager to help us. Very good restaurant, worth trying.

Hands down the best food ive ever eaten!! The chicken was cooked to perfection and the taste was sensational. I could literally eat here every day and still be amazed at the flavours. No other curry restaurant even comes close to these guys, keep up the tremendous work!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

We went to akbars today and the food was amazing and service was very nice the manager muddasir was very kind and helpful

Ali was amazing. Would recommend him again

It was a Total Let Down!! Food was below average. Serving size is very small. Would never consider going back,Pure waste of time and money.

Hiya, I'm just giving this review two star only because the manager name with the said there was really rude. He even don't know how to talk to customer or if any customer is unhappy with any food or how to serve the food. He was really rude and the way he treat customer is not good. So the management should replace the manager Madison the people who serve the food. They were really kind and good. So if it's it only on the manager I will give zero to that akbas. Thank you I would like to add on that the prince United serve us the food and he was really kind and very professional unlike his manager modester who was not professional at all

average food , cheese seekh kebab was stinky, Fried lamb chops red meat .

The food was good although the masala fish was slightly bland and lacked seasoning. The whole experience was spoilt by an immature annoying young boy of a waiter. His constant interruption and silly childish comments were not appreciated! We would have preferred to have been left alone with out being constantly hassled throughout our meal! He spoilt our meal!

If you're into Indian and Pakistani cuisine, Akbar's is the perfect destination. The dishes are delicious and spicy, served in a warm atmosphere. I recommend trying the Chef's Challenge, which includes a generous portion of beef and chicken stew, rice, and naan bread—plenty to share between two people! Don't forget to order a jug of mango lassi for the table.

Had a lovely family meal at Akbar’s restaurant. The food was out of this world & the portions were really great value. Tanveer served us & was so lovely & attentive. He went to the trouble of chatting to us & recommending a special birthday dessert with a sparkler - which was perfect for our celebrations. Couldn’t have asked for a better server! I’d recommend the lovely atmosphere & food - can’t wait to go back again soon.

Very good service and food. Amaan is the top man. Quick food delivery and great taste all while maintaining a pleasant atmosphere.

Nice and casual atmosphere, good service, great menu and food to die for. Guaranteed a good meal.

love the food， really good service from Tanveer assisted manager!

service by brother ali Very good service

Ali services was unreal very friendly an helpful

Excellent service by the manager Tanveer will go again in the future we’ll done food was excellent to 💙

Excellent service good food beautiful Tanveer the manager was the best we’ll done keep up the good work happy to come again

Fantastic food, recommend the lamb chops and lamb Karachi

Shoaib was good in explaining dishes and taking order but missed to serve water.👌👌👌

GRTCC - A bit too commercial now, very , very good food, but the atmosphere was hollow and echoey and didn’t feel like a warm friendly place to meet and eat. Also what does annoy me is when the bill arrives without a service charged included, tick, but to be told by the waiter that’s £x each which included a healthy tip, I would like to decided for myself what the tip should be. Would I go again, yes.

Visiting Leeds for a city break, we walked past this restaurant a few times over the weekend and it was always busy so had to try it for ourselves. So glad we did! Fantastic service and beautiful food. Menu was huge and lots of vegetarian options. The naan breads were huge and the best I’d tasted. Will definitely return next time we are in the area.

Another big shout out for Shoaib who looked after us impeccably! We were warmly welcomed on entry (with no booking) and had a table in minutes - even though the restaurant was really busy, and the service remained excellent throughout. Shoaib was great fun with the Chef's Challenge, and keen to encourage and support our efforts in every way possible (within the rules). I was expecting the 'challenge' food to be too spicy, too much, or maybe not on the same par as the normal menu, but it was fantastic! I'd have no hesitation in recommending Akbars to anyone - couldn't fault it at all.

Food was very tasty but too oily for the dishes we ordered.

Would not go again, given my main meal with my starter. We were packed in Lake Sardines. Not Disable, friendly.