Akbar's Restaurant in Middlesbrough

As usual food was awesome and the service given by Sameed and Jubu was extraordinary, I highly recommend Akbars

This is possibly the worst Indian food I've ever had... The starter was ridiculously spicy and the main course was the blandest least appetising meal ever... Definitely will not teturn

The food was awesome as always but the service was extremely poor.

We have been to akbars it is really best restaurant in Middlesbrough and staff is really nice and friendly specially Raj and the food was excellent and specially I like the mango and strawberrie drink

Spices doesn’t bring taste to the food, Worst Spicy Food nothing else.

Authentic Indian quality. food at great prices.

Good food, staff are very helpful, enjoyed the Karahi chicken and lamb charsi.

We had a wedding function at akbars today, and they could not have been more helpful. Raj and the staff were excellent. The food was lovely and the service was very good.

Been here twice, foods been great always stuffed leaving, service is a bit hit and miss. Drink service seems to take a long time, after the meal we were gonna have another beer but no one came near us after the table was cleared. Still a cracking curry house.

We had the Vegetable Madani and the Tarka Dhal with rice and Naan and Kashmiri tea. Excellent food, very generous portions, service great. Very reasonably priced. Loved it.

Apparently I visited here last week according to Google. That is simply not true. However I did visit here over 10 years ago so based on my memory of the establishment at the time I will give it 5 stars. I visited with some friends from uni and had a lovely meal. Really good service and the naan bread was massive. Rumour has it Jeremy Clarkson and Juninho Paulista ate here and rated it highly.

Nice service ,food are very tasty and hyginic.

Friendly and respectful service , foods are good taste and highgenic. I have enjoyed my Currys

Overpriced, small portions and took forever for the food to come back. Best part was when I left

Great food and excellent staff definitely recommend.

Excellent food and top notch service by Jubu and his team . Will be back very soon

Terrible. What's happened to this place. Last two experiences have been woeful. Dirty cutlery and plates. Spices still raw on the food. Meat chops two cooked well and two undercooked. Food way too spicy despite asking for it not to be. Restaurant run down.

Halal food but they serve alcohol(!?) Very good food nonetheless. Waiters were pleasant and accommodating. Parking is horrible around this area.

Sammed was a fantastic waitor, excellent service very funny very polite

Came to this restaurant 10 times whilst working in the area had a different meal every time and the food was amazing the service was exceptional too

1st time at this restaurant, service was good and not too pushy plenty of time to decide what to order, food was delicious, only issue was as I was driving I ordered a Pepsi and it arrived in the bottle but was warm could have been offered a glass with ice but not a deal breaker.

Beautiful, food friendly staff we will definetly be going back.

Good place for Halal Pakistani and Indian cusine. Good friendly customer service.

The food was great. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly, and we're happy to make suggestions on new things we might try. We will be returning soon with other friends and family.

I have dinner at Akbar's restaurant at the Middlesbrough with intentions to enjoy desi karahi, although they are using rather misusing famous Peshawar 'Charsi's name as branding 'Charsi karahi', but we were disappointed by the quality of food, they tried to cover the taste of food by putting too much spices, although we asked them to keep the spice medium, it was too much to bear, the manager was consistently claiming the spices are mild, I wonder what will be their hot/high spicy taste and who can eat that. Severely disappointed, will never go to any of Akbar's in future and won't recommend anyone, unless you can pay very high price for red and green chilies.

I really like it in here. The food used to fluctuate in quality but it’s consistently good now. The staff are excellent and always remember us. Unfortunately, the prices have gone up significantly which means we didn’t go as often as we used to.

Great food.. quick service. Prices have gone up a bit. It's fine for the food quality.

Excellent, as always! Shahzad and the team are doing a great service and job. Great (Akbar) representation of Akbar's! Keep it up!

We have been here before and it was great! The service was ok they forgot a beer and we asked for the bill 3 times before it finally come. The food was OK potato was not cooked enough and chicken was overcooked. At the end of the meal we paid the bill and a waiter came back to the table and asked for a tip, which one of our party felt awkward and paid. Absolutely disgusting asking for a tip and he just put it in his pocket didn't say thank you or anything!

They don't know how to put less spice in the food even after meticulously explaining to the staff. Next day was painful.

The food was okaish, the biryani didn't taste well at all.

The food was exceptional and I intend on visiting again Thank you for a lovely Sunday meal

Awesome, the hotel toilet was tortured the following morning.

Been coming here for many years on a regular basis never go to any other Indian restaurant, I have found it has been going downhill for the last year however I have still returned a number of times, this time even the service was poor they forgot to bring our popadoms which resulted in getting them the same time as the food the dips tasted like they were off and not fresh at all we had poor service the last time we visited by the same man however mo is amazing. We get the same curries but we are finding the spice is getting unbearable. The toilets aren’t clean and haven’t changed or been updated since they opened years ago. It’s sad to see such a good place deteriorating with food quality and poor service and cleanliness this should be improved with the amount they increased the prices on the menu.

We were 20 people, for Tuesday night they were really busy, accommodated us straight away, Food was delicious starters 10/10, their lamb chops best in town, drinks reasonably priced I recommend this place.

Food was absolutely fantastic, we were a group of 20 without booking got our table straight away, service was excellent by our waiter Aman, was very busy when we got sat in the table, no delay in food been told 20 minutes by our waiter got on time, I recommend Akbars.

Tried masala fish starter and king prawn tikka , and vegetarian main course it was the most delicious curry I had in Middlesbrough. Excellent service by the staff . Will visit again Highly recommended .

A party of 13 people we were looking forward to eat at Akbars Middlesbrough and enjoy family's evening out. Unfortunately the food was disgustingly spiced up with chilli powder and green chilies all we could taste was chillies, We ordered 8 different main course which all taste same chilli powder and were unedited, The starters was 4/10 which were not too bad. I'm sorry to say but you need to sort your chefs out That was most disgusting meal I ever tasted.

Not happy with their masala fish again tasteless and watery. Not going to try again

First class ... I love eating here whenever I travel to Middlesbrough.

Fantastic food, lovely staff, reasonable price, best restaurant in the town, highly recommended.

My partner asked for her dish to be cooked a certain way and they went out of their way to oblige. One of my favourite restaurants in Middlesbrough.

Absolute rubbish for expensive prices

Waiter was a bit thick didn't give us enough time to order and then we ordered food stuff came separate. Fish masala was nice and so was the chips. Mango lassi was cheap yaadgaar brand didnt even put ice cubes in it. The keema I told the guy yes I want potato in it came with none and was so spicy as an Apna he should know how we eat it brought the fish masala with no naan to its the little details about helping the customer and suggesting good dishes. Chicken balti or korma we ordered 2 didn't look like my mates enjoyed it and also I threw up straight after and so did my friend outside. Not sure what was going on because the food seemed cooked but this is very unusual and we don't drink we only got mango lassi, water and Pepsi. Overall it was not worth the price nearly £100 and the website says £10-20 each person okay even £60 would be okay next time will only order starters and maybe next time get someone better who can speak to customers properly and put stuff in the right place. Honestly, disappointed I'd only recommend the Bradford one, Middlesbrough is a no go.

The food we ordered was good but coming to the service, they treated like, offering food freely.. Almost every one served same way. Need to improve in costumers receiving. No matter how much the delicious dishes are.

Fantastic food. A nice relaxed atmosphere

Excellent food and service, would highly recommend a visit. 😋

The service was fast but the food was greatly underwhelming - a balti with barely any sauce? I'll not be returning. I was in a party of 5 and now of us had anything good to say about the food.

Live Akbars. Food always good bo matter what day you as indian cooking can diffrer greatly with different chefs . Great staff very attentive. Go here every 2 weeks. Thanks team keep up the good work. The challenge number 1 is awesome

Amazing food, attentive staff very busy but didn't affect the service. Would definitely recommend it. Fabulous menu, something for everyone, and they catered for my life-threatening fish allergy, so definitely worth a visit. Reasonably priced, we had starter, main, and sides with a bottle of wine for 2 adults, which is fantastic with the quality food.

myself and 3 friends were, not impressed by the below average service and quality of food here, we had booked a table at 7pm and there was hardly a person inside we were stuffed into a very cramped window table. After eating we were all in agreement we should of used a local takeaway for better quality food and service. Price? too much considering the food was below what you'd expect.

Food portion compare to prices is not great.Chicken charsi very good in taste but with micro pieces of chicken. Should be renamed as charsi no chicken dish. Same with Charsi lamb. Past experience has been same with other dishes.

Standard Akbar's - you get the same menu across the restaurants. The service was a little slow this time. Also made the mistake of asking for my starters and mains together, thinking it would be quicker. 🤔 The mistake being I got my mains first and the starter later, not what I had planned for sure. The prices are going up every time I visit, takeout prices are the same as sitting in and eating in the restaurant. 🤔 The restaurant was generally clean and tidy. Often busy

Delicious food good atmosphere spot on

Excellent food, service and staff. Can highly recommend the balti, not too hot❤️

We order chefs challenge 1 for £16 which include dessert ice cream me n friend share the food as it’s a big portion after we had the food we ask for dessert after they refused because we two share food . Really bad service.

Best Indian restaurant in the UK I have ever visited 😍🤩💯

What a lovely place to have dinner and the atmosphere was really fabulous. Food was really delicious . highly recommend if you want beautiful dinner experience .

Lovely place, good food, happy staff.

Food was ok the service was slow

Great place for an Indian meal, well looked after by staff, good food and nice atmosphere

Middlesbrough's Akbar's offers a fantastic eating experience, from the warm and welcoming atmosphere to the attentive service and delectable menu items including Chicken Biryani. It is a great option for real Indian cuisine because of its generous quantities and dedication to culinary perfection.

Booked a table near the window and was given the seat as soon as we entered. The mocktail and starters were amazing . Service was quick and waiters were very helpful and friendly. Will come again .

On the whole was lovely, didn't appreciate being bullied into a service charge especially when they were going to give me my starter after main course was given. Hence did not appreciate the attitude from staff when we didn't give service charge. It should be a customer choice not asked to give

Can't fault anything about this place. Staff were beyond friendly, food is Amazing. If you want an amazing Curry then this is the place to go.

Nice Indian restaurant, good selection of dishes on the menu, serves the biggest naan breads ever, good service.

Disappointing but not suprised. Seems like most reviews in the recent months have state the same . Ordered lamb and was given beef for both curries in a pool of oil. The portions were inconsistent. Over charged by £6 and no reciept provided. Unfortunately won't be taking out from akbars again.

The food is remarkably delicious.It’s one of the few very authentic tasting Indian restaurant in Middlesborough.I really love their samosa chaat it’s literally sooo good.It taste like the ones I use to eat in Kathmandu, Nepal.And I really love their chicken briyana it’s divine!! It’s my go restaurant when I want to eat Indian food.

Excellent, as always! Shahzad and the team are doing a great service and job. Great (Akbar) representation of Akbar’s! Keep it up!

I had the worst, tasteless food at Akbar restaurant when I ordered haleem and butter chicken; it was a very disappointing experience.

The two of us went on a Wednesday evening and despite being busy we were shown to our table quite quickly. The starters were fresh and tasty but one of the main courses didn’t seem very fresh. The taste wasn’t outstanding, lacking in depth of flavour. Service was good but on the whole nothing above the norm. Both of us had issues digesting the meal, which is never a good feeling. The mango lassi was nice. Possible the quality has decreased since we were last here a year ago ?

The food was excellent, service was great and the atmosphere was really good. A very nice restaurant with a good selection of dishes! Oh, the Naans are massive!!

Love this restaurant great service. Friendly team. Love the food

Love the food in Thai place well worth the money

I visited last week after work on two occasions. I dined in and collected my order also. It’s not too bad. Not the best presentation when l sat in but it was fine. It wasn’t the best service but I compare this to this to the Leeds and Bradford Akbars. I would probably go back.

Great food. Great service. Been here several times with family and friends -never disappointed.

One of the authentic Asian Restaurant where you can find all Authentic Eastern Dishes and definitely you will wish to come again again and again.

Best place to have authentic south Asian food. Good quantities and taste is the best so far we had. Can organize birthday parties too. Worth the prize.

Food was ok, not the best I've had, but certainly not the worst either. Service was fantastic it was super busy in here which I've not seen in a while so it must be good.

Never in my life have I been so sure someone had put a laxative in my food, sounds funny but thank god for Asda Stockton never will I go there again.

Always a good experience, regular here

Really good restaurant, great food

Excellent all round staff were amazing

Fabulous meal ... I had the lamb shank from the speciality menu. Absolutely beautifully cooked so tender.

Food too spicy children can't eat annoying we asked stuff why they said Asian people they served like this white people mediam spicy

Worst food absolutely no taste don’t waste your money Very expensive Portions are small Bad smell Nothing like authentic maslas Rubbish teaste

One hour I wait for the food..😴

The manager is an absolute star. very helpful very quick service

Superb as usual....excellent service and value

Tried to gain a 10% charge for a business receipt. Laughable

Expensive! Quantity is also less we can compromise on quantity but couldn't do that on taste . Useless taste .Just a big Naaan doesn't make your restaurant a fancy.... Atmosphere was quite good.

Very nice meal and good service.

Absolutely fuming! Booked a table here due to the one in york closing after a "fire" and never re opening! Well what a huge mistake, we waited 1 hr 45 mins just to order poppadoms! The waiter was beyond useless and it became quite clear we didnt fit in there! The food was cold and vile, we complained several times yet nothing was done! Pre ordered a birthday dessert this was brought out eventually but 3 times to the wrong person and the music was strange and clearly not the traditional happy birthday music British people would understand! At this point we were done .. basically dont bother with this place if you like good food and some sort of service! Shambles the whole evening was ruined!!! Vile place

Excellent service and the food is always perfect so is the customer service

Went for a sit in meal on Wednesday 21/6 - ordered Chicken Tikka Makhani, a bit too spicey than should of been, the disappointing part was the Mushroom Rice, it was luke warm, tasted that he had come out of a packet and put in the microwave as it had a cardboard taste. I do not know if there are different chefs on a weekday, but the same meal i had prior 2 weeks ago was amazing. The Keema Nans though need addressing as no meat inside at all.

Staff very friendly, food was amazing, the ambience is not great, but okay, been told by the waiter the place gonna get refurbished, I am eagerly waiting for that to be done, other than that no fault we enjoyed the meal.

Went for a celebration and the food was spot on, the tikka Malakhani was amazing, could not fault even reasonably prices approx £26 a head with drinks and dessert

Started OK, but then main courses brought out. Squeezed onto the table when starters weren't finished by less than pleasant cook. Have had much better meals, evident by how much was left. Won't return.

Took a while for someone to come to take our order, another 10 minutes for the drinks to come, then when the food came, had to wait again for paratha, meal was nice enough and staff were pleasant,

Not bad had better, husband had chicken biriyani bit tasteless and the sauce only had chickpeas in it no other veg and i had keema balti which was very dry just mince nothing else in it