Akbar's Darbar in Hambleton

Stumbled across this little takeaway house in Great ayton, lovely service from the front desk, in my option the food was expensive, considering typical restaurants such as Jolsha for the same meals ordered and with a sit in clean accommodation is about £15 cheaper, but thank you.

Absolutely superb food. We have been to Goa numerous times, the food here is amazing, the closest to Goan food we have ever tasted. Thank you and see you soon..

Honestly the best Indian takeaway nearby. Never once had a bad meal from here. Always hot, fresh, and excellent portions. The Hindustani Chilli Garlic Chicken is phenomenal!

Desi punjabi murgh masala very tomato . Not very hot spicy would give it a six out of 10 . prawn pasanda had better. .

It was great food with brilliant presentation and amazing taste. Definitely recommend. Kids enjoyed very much Thank you ~ Kumar

Called to get a couple of curries, can’t begin to tell you how nice they were! All I can say is if you get the chance call in and try for yourself, you won’t regret it! Run by a lovely friendly couple..👍

Husband just returned from hospital stay thought an Indian take out would be nice however what a disaster food was disgusting only fit for the bin worse than hospital food and that was disgusting too very disappointing

Great for takeaways. Delicious food, huge portions, which reflect the price. Huge range of dishes.

Just had a fantastic meal for my Birthday, couldn’t fault service and the food was amazing and so tasty, big portions loads left over so we can enjoy again tomorrow!! Bonus!! keep up the great work guys 👍🏻

Pre-ordered for evening delivery, I called to give directions but no one seemed bothered. Later after a couple of phone calls from the driver we had our food. The portions were a fair size, however, there was a few slight issues. My Phall was about as hot as a Madras, not even near a Vindaloo. The Jalfrezi tasted like there wasn't any spice to make it a medium hot dish. The king prawn dish was mostly sauce, and instead of king prawn, it had 5 bits of what looked like chopped small prawns. The fish pakora was tepid, soft and chewy. We exchanged a text or 2, and I was advised that we would get "Some" discount when we ordered next, which was a bit vague, and I mentioned I'm back home tomorrow, which is over 200 miles away, and never heard anything back. I guess they thought there was no need to do anything after getting that information. Which, for me, speaks volumes about them and their lack of customer service.

There's a reason this is Indian is 13th out of 14 restaurants in the area. Pre-ordered for evening delivery, I called to give directions but no one seemed bothered. Later after a couple of phone calls from the driver we had our food. The portions were a fair size, however, there was a few slight issues. My Phall was about as hot as a Madras, not even near a Vindaloo. The Jalfrezi tasted like there wasn't any spice to make it a medium hot dish. The king prawn dish was mostly sauce, and instead of king prawn, it had 5 bits of what looked like chopped small prawns. The fish pakora was tepid, soft and chewy. We exchanged a text or 2, and I was advised that we would get "Some" discount when we ordered next, which was a bit vague, and I mentioned I'm back home tomorrow, which is over 200 miles away, and never heard anything back. I guess they thought there was no need to do anything after getting that information. Which, for me, speaks volumes about them and their lack of customer service.

WOW, The best Indian Take away we've ever had, large portions of fresh tasting food. what a gem. Good quality at good prices.

Tastiest curry I’ve had in a long time, absolutely beautiful!

Best Indian food I've had since living in the UK. The portions are massive and cater to my whole family with leftovers. Delicious to heat up the day after aswell. Credits to the chefs.

Food is really good and the portions are fantastic, we’ve had the set meal for 2 a few times and we can’t praise it highly enough. The staff are really friendly and helpful when ordering too.

We ordered for six people - in fact we had clearly over-ordered as the portions were very generous. Everything was delicious, as good as on a recent visit to a well-known restaurant in London. We ordered a day ahead, by phone as the online ordering doesn’t allow for next-day orders, and collected - on time, no waiting, and they provided lots of extras. Food hygiene rating is 5, which is a must in my view. Great work, we will be back for more!

Food is always deliscious. Sraff messed up end of our post code and instead of an S put an F. Took 2 1/2 hours for our delivery after phoning four times to find out where it was. 😔

We were staying in the area and decided to try a takeaway from here. The food was delicious, good sized portions and the food was nice and hot. The service was excellent too. Would definitely return if in the area again. First class, thank you.

This was by far the worst Indian I’ve ever experienced. The food was nothing close to authentic. It tasted like tomato paste and coconut and that’s all. The man bread was so hard it felt like it was a week old. Don’t waste your time with this terrible food.

Had 6 meals delivered late on a random Thursday to work. All great portions everything was hot and tasty. We all really enjoyed our food we will be ordering from here again!

Amazing Best Indian takeaway in the north east

Ordered and collected within 25 mins which I was happy with. Big portions. However it was the worst Indian I've tasted, the sauce seemed blended to a soup consistency with no substance to it, the chicken was drowned in it and had no taste. There was very little to no taste or spice in the bhuna sauce. The korma was tasteless and again blended to a mush

as soon as i stepped into the place i got whacked w the stench of curreh😍😍 but my killy reece made me sum LENGGG chicken curry nd roti 10/10 ppl💪🏽💪🏽 if u aint boys w reece, u cant get a free bottle of pepsi💔😔

Beautiful place for nice dishes.

Best Indian takeout! Arrived in good time and piping hot! Will definitely be ordering again!

Went here for the first time and its one of the best places I've ever been to. Would 100% recommend if you want a takeaway and you're in the area

Went here to try it for the first time ever and I can honestly say hands down it’s the best Indian I’ve ever had in my life, the chicken was delicious, the curry had a nice kick to it but not too spicy, just perfect! The full meal was lovely and warm still, time wise was spot on we litterally received our food about 40 minutes after ordering which is spot on! Will definitely be ordering from here more often whenever we can! Keep up the good work :)

Absolutely lovely food was about an hour wait but was worth the wait , gorgeous thank you

We have had countless takeaways from here now to our address in Nunthorpe and it always arrives ahead of predicted time and pipping hot! The quality of the food is outstanding and it tastes the same every time 👌🏻 The best Indian around by a mile!

Tasty enough chicken tikka massala but woke up at 3am with bad stomach pains followed by vomiting 3x..wasn't until the chicken was up that I felt better..not good at all!

Tried tonight as on holiday on the area. Food was delivered so promptly. It was absolutely delicious.

Cannot recommend this restaurant as a takeaway enough. We’ve been coming for a couple of years and they’ve always catered well for my dairy allergy and food has always been lovely. Recently, I’ve found out I’m pregnant and I’ve had the most desperate of cravings for foods I just can’t have! (In this case, Korma). I phoned the restaurant and the lady couldn’t have done more to help, she spoke to the chef and they made a bespoke mild curry for me with coconut milk that I could have and made recommendations for suitable accompaniments etc. Tonight I phoned back to order again and the lady remembered me, asked if it had been to my liking and said she would ask the chef to make the same again for me and also double checked all of the dishes in the rest of the order to make sure I didn’t get any dairy. I felt so taken care of and I’m so grateful I have got options to help satisfy my cravings with the most delicious food. My husband is also never disappointed, he loves Indian cuisine and has sampled most of the dishes on the menu here, not one has fallen short of the mark. Really cannot recommend highly enough for service, quality and deliciousness of food. Thanks so much! Brilliant family tan business.

we ordered the makhani sauce, peshwari naan, chicken biryani with biryani sauce and the garlic naan. couldn't fault it! ready for collection in 25 minutes and piping hot. so tasty and fresh!

Ordering food from here since 3 years now always perfect full of flavour Service is good my little girl loves Korma from here it’s delicious

After walking past the shop, we were tempted to order due to the delicious scent of the food. After ordering, We were not disappointed. Even the poppadoms were nice and crispy A great takeaway

We have had loads of takeaway from akbars and it is always excellent in my opinion the best in the area. Friendly service and helpful .there is so much choice beautifull Goan fish curry thanks to akbars

Had one of the tastiest Indian after a long time .food was cooked to perfection could tell it was freshly cooke huge portions would definitely recommend

Food was ok, could have been much better. Friendly staff and owner.

Gave me food poisoning. I will never eat from here again.

This is by far the best Indian takeaway I’ve ever used. Good open times unfortunately no delivery to Guisborough but otherwise superb.

Where do I start.... My wife called the restaurant before ordering to enquire about the tika masala as my son dislikes coconut.. We were told there is a little coconut powder used but you can't taste.. Anyway we took a punt an ordered.. We also ordered the lamb chops curry & the lamb balti.. After the food arrived late the tika masala was luminous pink & after tasting literally the only thing it tasted of was COCONUT, The lamb chops curry was a very bland taste with a table spoon of chilli powder thrown in for bad measure-literally the WORST lamb chops I've had from any Indian (ahem) restaurant... .... The balti lamb, each piece had to be chewed & broken down for a lengthy period rather than this being done during the cooking process.. I'm fortunate to live in London where we have superb curry's.. What amazes me is the amount of good reviews this place gets.. The Northern pallete I guess certainly needs a lot of refining... & the woman answering the phone along with the chef could do with more training!

Best Indian I have ever tasted can say the team puts a lot of effort in cooking food I ordered 6 mains and all my friends enjoyed their curries everyone said they will be back

Best food I have ever tasted was recommended by our friend service was excellent keep up the good work

Lovely food, my favourite Indian takeaway.

Being a person who survives on takeaway, this was one of my most favorite meal which was extremely mouth watering and tummy filling. Definitely worth the money, highly recommend. Also, great thanks for the amazing customer service and positive vibes.

Yes I found the perfect homestyle curry spice in the curry was perfect and they made exactly the way I asked missed my home curry but now I will not since I found this little gem I travelled from Middlesbrough as my friend said you must try this and will never get disappointed staff and service is super thanks for cooking such a delicious curry

Beautiful food cooked to perfection flavours were awesome tried it for the first time on Saturday evening one of the best curry my partner enjoyed it too . Delivery was not quick but worth a wait could tell it was cooked fresh and naan were so fluffy thank you Akbar’s keep up good work

Quite late, hairs in the food including eyelashes…. Nasty. Very, very expensive £3.55 for a garlic naan. £3.95 for pilau rice + £10 for a main so £17.50 per person! : In response to the owners view; why is it acceptable to have hair in your food or you deliver our food 90 minutes late? I thought I was partially kind. The next day my wife and I had Delhi belly. I give honest reviews based on experience. Like others have noted the food was sloppy swimming in oil and bland. Whilst eating finding black hairs in your food is revolting, dragging it out of your mouth whilst stopping yourself being physically sick isn’t a good experience, finding other hair just adds to the putrid experience. Why would I write such a negative review? I have no malice; just stating the facts.

Awesome full of flavours thick gravy normally curries have lot of oil on top but curries from here are excellent being a local I never tried your curry as my previous experience was very bad before Akbar's ordered my curry from Marton but not anymore will be your regular

Excellent food we enjoyed our food what else can you ask no wonder they are busy love your curries you can tell they are fresh love meat Madras nice and spicy

Bit disappointed tonight guys, madras was amazing as always as was the tarka daal, but the chips/fries were definitely double fried so very dry and nothing inside them. Asked delivery driver if you were busy as delivery was a bit late, he replied yes, gave him a tip, not even a thank you! Your staff are normally polite & courteous, will still order, normally spot on

Cannot understand why Akbars is rated 3 on TripAdvisor. Unlike a lot of Indian takeaways, the food is not floating in oil. It is cooked to perfection and is truly flavoursome. We haven't long moved to Stokesley from Kent. I can honestly say it is...

Ordered Chicken Khurahi and Chicken Saag both bland. Could have been anything. Keema rice, might as well have been uncle Ben’s. Not cheap either. VERY DISAPPOINTED

Incredible meal very tasty and cooked to perfection. Thank you

Food was very greasy and full of oil. Worst takeaway we've had in a while and won't be going back!

Amazing, fresh food cooked to perfection every time. Fantastic service, too. Would highly recommend this place. Thank you!

Had a meal from this take away with friends very nice food and service I'd recommend to everyone thanks to the chef and Leanne and wayne

Absolutely gorgeous meal and service from a lovely member of staff taking our order to delivery!!

Very Disappointed and underwhelmed with this takeaway. I had 2 different dishes and they were both bright red. Understandable for a chicken tikka masala but not a makhani. The sauce was very thin in both. The lamb tikka masala didn't contain much lamb at all. The vegetable rice was tasteless and the naan bread was missing any garlic. All in all not good and it was expensive and even included 10p for the bag it was delivered in. What is that all about?? I can't understand all the good reviews 🤔

The very best of Indian food within driving distance for collection !! Well done guys ! 😁

Decent tbf. Took this bloke hostage for 4 days.

I actually wasn’t going to write a complaint I was extremely angry on how we had been treat and now we are being named and shamed on Facebook but nasty full grown adults and this company who don’t know the full story, well here it...

Excellent food - very tasty and still hot on arrival. Portion sizes ample. Would recommend. Duphiaza and Dansak 😀

Some of the best food I've had in any comparable establishment or in any Indian restaurant. But - the lady they had on the phone tonight was clueless - I gave up and used Just Eat. otherwise it would have been a 5 star rating.

We placed a large order and after two hours still did not have our food. It took me to ring at which point it was clear they hadn’t even seen our order. I will not be recommending or ordering again.

Love love love everything from this takeaway absolutely delicious in fact it's the best Indian food I have ever had from a takeaway

Food really tasty and there is plenty tried a few times now, only ever collected.

The service is unmatched. The staff truly cares about your experience. The food is absolutely amazing, everything i tasted melted in my mouth. Absolutely the best meal from Akbar’s Darbar. Highly recommended.

Great tasting food - after several meals this continues to be the best Indian takeaway I think we’ve ever used. Tender meat, thick sauces, well spiced and always delicious. Highly recommended.

We ordered around 6 for the food to arrive at half 7. It didn’t show up by 8:30 so we decided to ring and we were told it was on its way. It got to 9:33 and there was no sign of food so we...

We placed an order online at 6.50pm, estimated arrival time 85 minutes which on a Saturday night is understandable. We called for an update at 9pm, no answer, we then called back and it continued to ring on an engaged tone for 30minutes until we accepted they were too busy and were not bringing our order. Why not just take the calls and say your busy and offer an apology. One hungry family having to order elsewhere after waiting 2.5 hours patiently..... Terrible customer service!! AVOID.

Ordered food various times for delivery, never an issue with the quality of food but service is awful. Always late and on the last occasion didn’t arrive at all. Phone gets left off the hook, so not able to contact the restaurant.

Lovely place, food is brilliant and there time keeping is spot on... i end up in there atleast twice a week would reccomend giving it a go ,

Had a takeaway for my sons birthday and it was exceptional everything was cooked to perfection and the service was great we live in the village this is the second time we have had food from here and it has been spot on we will...

Excellent place massive portions so dinner tomorrow is chanpion lol. Friendly front of house staff and really good value for money £35 for 2 mains of the specials chilli and garlic rice mushroom rice 2 kema naans and a saag alo which was beyond tasty

Ordered chicken makhani and tikka madras. Best curry i have had in Middlesbrough thus far and wont be my last. Only one thing to say, having worked in the middle east and preferring a less sweeter taste, the butter chicken could be less sweet. No big deal as i know it is tailored to the UK pallette. Good portion sizes and piping hot. Thank you!

Bit of a drive for us but we'll worth it, my wife prefers Indian more than me and she loves it.

Absolutely fantastic, loved my meal from there. There is a lot of naff Indian Takeaways around that neck of the woods but these guys put the effort into their food and it shows!

Best Indian food in the area give it a go

Ordered a lamb bhuna and chips, cost just over a tenner. The place has an actual kitchen with proper chefs and the food was incredible. Huge step above most takeaways, this place is restaurant quality and then some. Service was swift and efficient, will certainly...

3rd time ordering from here I had prawn korma and I must say its the best I have ever had I would definately recommend and will be ordering again very soon xx

Not sure what people expect from a takeaway, I judge it on food quality and service. Akbars Darber is fine. I ordered for collection, left Nunthorpe and had about a five minute wait on arrival. The smell of food as I walked in was one of quality and you could hear and see the bustle of a very busy kitchen. I ordered Lamb Jalfrezi with mushroom pilau and garlic nan which was exactly how I expected. The parking can be difficult but surely that’s down to the council and unfair to expect otherwise on a busy street.

Just tried this for the 1st time and it defo won't be the last the food was absolutely gorgeous they cooked exactly how we like it also they were very friendly 👍👌👍👌

Delicious food and friendly staff well recommend will be going back, real Indian food

First time here and wow, we will definitely be back, good quality food and value for money with good portion sizes, staff very friendly cant wait to go back.

Very good food, best to ger your order delivered as parking near by can be difficult.

Ihave just ordered for the first time this evening . Iwas rather hesitant as I like to get a recomendation however I decided to try and it was really delicious food. Fresh and tasty. A courteous driver delivered my order within half an hour .I shall definitely order again .

Have had takeaway a number of times and always spot on. The chicken Roshuni has become the kids favourite (like korma but ten time nicer I'm told)

Very tasty food and great staff

Fantastic food lovely staff .Well worth trying .👍

We were having a party and wanted Indian food. Akbars sat with us and devised a menu that fit our budget and dietary needs. It was delivered piping hot and ready to serve. The food was amazing, everyone was asking where it had come from. We can highly recommend Akbars in Great Ayton for larger catering jobs or a take away at home.

If you like indian food you have to try this place. The food is excellent, you can tell its prepared with fresh ingredients, and with passion. Way better than your normal takeaway, I can't praise it highly enough. The staff are friendly and efficient , all in all a very positive experience.

Excellent freshly cooked food and amazing customer service from Olinda (sorry if spelt incorrectly) and her team. You have to try, definitely recommend.

The best Indian meal we have ever had from a takeaway in this area or any other area. Would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending here.

Excellent service great food really love it 🥰

Fantastic food and service from this newly opened take away. Highly recommend, this is now our first choice for Indian food ;-}

Very nice interior. Hasn't been open long but thought I'd give it a try and I have to say I wasn't disappointed. The food was brilliant and the service and staff were very helpful and friendly. The portion sizes were very good and represents good value for money and quality.

Staff were lovely and friendly, huge portions, I had the butter chicken, so tasty- can't wait to try the mango chicken next time. Partner had the madrass- he said it was absolutely spot on, definately reccomend!

Excellent meal this evening, many thanks!

One of the first customers. The interior looks great compared to what it was. The food is amazing and the staff are friendly. Price is very reasonable :)