AKHTARS in North East Derbyshire

Love the place, the staff are fantastic and in my opinion it's the best curry around 👍👍

Don’t usually write reviews but needed… had several meals dining in & takeaways from these for a few years now and wanted to place a order for delivery a few days ago… I wasn’t very impressed by the tone of his voice immediately came across as rude constantly had to keep repeating myself and said my order wasn’t enough and obviously wanted me to spend more money and I only live 5mins away for starters so I said to leave it. It’s not been the first time having this experience if I’m honest and I know of a few others who have said the same. Food is a little overrated there is better out there… you need more than a revamp to up your service and food qualities 👌🏼

Mi marido Tim ordenó que recogiéramos nuestra comida... La comida era tan fresca y deliciosa... Siempre tenemos un gran servicio de atención al cliente de todos los chicos que trabajan allí y como soy el único vegano en la familia van más allá para cocinar mi comida con el mayor cuidado . . Puedo confiar en que la comida es increíble y utilizan ingredientes frescos.

We had a Takeaway from this restaurant, and wow it was amazing ! We cannot wait to make a booking for eating at the restaurant if the takeaway is anything to go by. Each dish we ordered was supplied as we asked and all piping hot, with amazing flavours and cooked to perfection. It was not cheap but well worth the slight premium for very good quality food.

My partner and I visted here last night, having visited many, if not all, of the best curry houses that Derbyshire & South Yorkshire have to offer and we were not disappointed! We ordered a selection of dishes, all of which were lovely, but I have to say, their tikka masala sauce is the best that I’ve ever tasted, anywhere!!! We ordered a giant garlic naan to share, which was crispy and delicious! The onion bhajis were also out of this world. We cannot wait to return!!!

Fantastic food , brilliant staff, cabbi is a right laff , all at a good price, highly recommend

My partner & I are here last night. The restaurant is very stylish with room to park along the frontage of businesses outside. The staff were perfectly welcoming, knowledgeable & friendly. Our server Kabbi was very helpful with our order, offering to tailor each dish to the spice level we wanted. The food was delicious. We had a selection of main dishes, onion bhajis & a giant garlic naan bread. All absolutely perfect. Keep up the good work Akhtars! You are doing everything right. Paul & Vikki

The staff are so friendly and welcoming, when you’re waiting for food for a takeaway they talk and it doesn’t even feel like you’ve been waiting! We travel from chesterfield and honestly wouldn’t go anywhere else for a curry now! It’s BANGINGG

Wonderful meal excellent curry all 6 of us really enjoyed it

Always been a fan of this restaurant. The refurbishment is fantastic. Great food and staff are fabulous

Great place, new decor is great. Food always a high quality and the staff are so welcoming and friendly.

Fantastic service, the restaurant had plenty of room around the tables and was nicely decorated. Most important the food was incredible. We had the lamb vindaloo and chicken madras and honestly it’s the best I’ve had in a very very long time. It’s a must visit!

You get a well deserved 5* from me. What a fantastic makeover. That relates to the decor, the food, AND the service! It's a huge improvement on what it was like beforehand. The booths make it so much more personalised, and you can have a private conversation with your party now, whereas you couldn't before. The food was so plentiful and tasty, and there was a smile on all the staffs faces. We look forward to going again, and highly recommend this restaurant. Definitely recommend booking though as its going to be popular when word gets out. 😁

Beautiful restaurant. The staff were so friendly & attentive. Food fabulous 👌

Just had a fabulous evening at the beautifully refurbished Aktars . Food fabulous, staff very attentive especially Kaby and Ryan . Felt like a down town experience rather than a down Killamarsh! Can’t wait to return . Thanks guys !

Always been our first choice takeaway, never disappoints.

Fantastic place and top class food refurb looks class

I’m slightly gutted to be leaving a poor eview as the food here is amazing but twice the service has let them down. Most recent was Last night when we ordered a take away for collection… they said leave an hour before collecting. So we arrived 1 hr later and then had to wait 45minutes for our food. They hadn’t even started cooking it when we arrived and there were several other annoyed customers in front of us who had also been waiting for their collection. They must have taken on too much which for an experienced restaurant is poor planning. We barely got an apology and only when I repeatedly approached staff with my annoyance did they offer me a free drink. I didn’t want a drink … I wanted to be home with my family and friends enjoying our meal, celebrating my husbands birthday. When the food did arrive I checked it through and there was a meal missing. So glad I hadn’t driven home before discovering this!!!!! Poor service and some of the staff really didn’t seem to care. So many collection orders were late and they didn’t even utter an apology once they finally brought out the food. On a positive note the new refurb looks great and diners who were eating in looked to be well tended to but better planning is needed overall!! All those Unhappy customers that could easily have been avoided!!! Thank fully the food was delicious as usual but it’s definitely put me off ordering for takeaway again

Everything was great the refurb is really well done, sure to go down well with everyone that visits.

Vaya noche de estreno ayer. El restaurante parece fresco, moderno y acogedor. El cambio es increíble. Lo más importante es que la comida era excepcional y el servicio a la altura. Este es un intento obligatorio para cualquier fanático serio del curry y es ideal para una noche con las niñas o niños. 10 / 10 👏🏻

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The food is fantastic, the service is top notch and the prices more than fair, there are only 3 indian restaurant's I go to, this is the main one, the first I will always try writing this also makes me want to go and order from here, it's that nice!

Not open for table service was really looking forward to eating there even got a taxi

El personal aquí es tan encantador - siempre amable y servicial. Fuimos por el cumpleaños de mamá e incluso le dieron un pastel! La comida era excelente, especialmente el tikka masalas. Pedimos de más y empacaron todo. Gracias.

First time visiting, highly recommend. The staff were great, very friendly and made you feel welcomed. The portions were amazing, well worth the money. Had to bring some home with us and they gave us extra rice and a free onion bahji. All left with full and happy tummies. Couldn't recommend enough, we will be returning! Didn't feel rushed and it was nice and relaxing. Thank you

Absolutely brilliant place, food was delicious and all the staff were very professional and friendly

The food is lovely and at a good price too.

Decent food and price but wouldn't deliver food 2.9 miles away.

Really enjoyed the food here and not too expensive, bit of a wait for the courses but worth it.

Noche para llevar. No he probado Aktars durante siglos, pero nuestra comida era excelente. Tubería caliente un montón de ella y de alta calidad. Lo recomendaría encarecidamente y lo volveré a pedir pronto.

Food was amazing was ready when I arrived was piping hot friendly staff would highly recommend

I can see how they have won awards, this place is a gem. Staff were great, they had a large party on (must have been 25-30 ppl) plus the restaurant was packed. They managed to squeeze us in which was greatly appreciated. Food was amazing, we were given some great dish suggestions and the service was slick. Very impressed, we’ll be back for sure 👌🏻

VERY NICE HAD TO GET THE POPADOMD MY FAV AND IT WAS VERY DELIGHTFUL AND DELICIOUS IT WAS DELECTABLE I LOVE THE SERVICE AND FOOD IS %100

Great service, delicious food, reasonable prices. Love it!

Took my father my 80yr old father out for his first Indian restaurant dinner and this place did not disappoint. It was also our first time in this restaurant. Ryan our waiter was spot on, he put my father at ease with a little bit of banter and without being disrespectful. He helped my father choose an appropriate meal and we had what we thought we would enjoy. The food was amazing and plentiful and my father thoroughly enjoyed his meal. We don't live local so to find a great restaurant close to where my father lives is great. Without a doubt we will all definately be back.

Great welcome, excellent service, brilliant chefs cooking delicious food. Well done to all!

First time for all of us that went and everyone thought the food was spot on. Great service and the waiters were extremely friendly. Definitely return

Lovely restaurant where the food is always perfect and consistent, also the takeaway delivered food is always perfect too. Everyone's friendly with great service. We have taken many friends and family here who always enjoy it and return. Its has been good since it opened around 15 years ago.

The friendliest staff! They made me a great vegan dish. Thanks 👍

Lovely meal with friends. Staff were friendly too

Definitely the best Indian restaurant I’ve been to and I’ve been to quite a few !! Food was absolutely beautiful and the staff made us feel very welcome .. restaurant was at full capacity and i can see why ..massive thank you to all staff and will be returning very soon ..

Been a few times to this restaurant and always had a fabulous meal. Always a warm welcome even without making a booking. Food fantastic everytime we've visited. Waiting staff very attentive but not overly so, nice to be asked if you want a break between courses. A lovely varied menu somewhat detrimental as really hard to decide what to choose. Love the onion bhaji so light and not at all stodgy or heavy like in some other places I've visited.

Great fresh food and prompt delivery

Excellent food and excellent service. Very friendly.

Never has an issue with this Indian . Been one of thes best ones about. But ordered tonight the food was cold when we collect it. The chips was like they had been sat there all night and the curry we had two pieces of chicken rest was onion . Not an happy bunny tonight

we came to stay in Chesterfield and booked last minute, the atmosphere was 5⭐️ food was amazing and service was definitely 5⭐️ we were made to feel not only welcome but like we were regulars. we would defo drive an hour just to return

Never fails to deliver⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and the staff always go the extra mile👏🏼

Our first time here, the staff was amazing and the food was delicious. Will definitely be returning soon.

Went for first time with family, and we really enjoyed our respective meal choices excellent service and reasonable prices we'll definitely be returning

Full stars across the board for this restaurant it ticked all the boxes for me, looks small from the outside but nicely laid out in the interior, aswell what I found is that it almost had an open kitchen as in a large window looking into the kitchen area where I watched some amazing food being prepared

Always good food here but tonight it was even better than usual, and great, friendly entertaining service. The atmosphere was great (sometimes it's a little quiet depending on the time you go). The music was a little on the loud side on the back table by the kitchen but not too bad!

Cracking little indian restaurant good food good atmosphere and very pleasant staff You couldn't do better for a nice evening out or takeaway

Ordered delivery for the first time after reading on the website that it had been voted 3rd best in Sheffield. We were unfortunately quite disappointed in the food though - it was lukewarm but more importantly everything was very very bland. For example, even though a korma is mild, this one lacked any actual flavour or richness. I’m really surprised, so I’m assuming this isn’t the norm? The service over the phone was fantastic however and the delivery was exactly when they said it would be.

Good staff can handle a busy night always friendly consistent over the years

Wonderful curry house. Good service, good choice on menu. Delicious dishes and staff are always happy to help with decisions what to choose if stuck for choice.

Avid curry lovers over a lot of years and we ordered off the takeaway menu. Chicken Madras had flavour and heat but not so much that it became bitter, Chicken Dopiaza full of flavour with spices and creaminess of onions coming through, Lamb Zal again full of flavour with spices and chillies complimenting the natural taste of the lamb. The consistency of all 3 curries were rich, thick sauces with not a hint of runniness or excess oil floating on the top just as they should be. Mushroom and pilau rice and garlic naan breads perfectly done. We have struggled to get any type of consistency in recent years when ordering curries but this will be our go to place in future if this is the quality of food they produce.

First time visiting here and very impressed. Tasty round and crispy Bhajis, best dopiaza I’ve ever tasted. Madras was perfect fluffy rice and big soft naans. Absolutely top quality food if it’s consistently this good we wouldn’t go anywhere else. Highly recommended

Akhtars has always been our go to however past few times we have been they just take forever to give you your food. They clearly take too many orders. Ordering a simple 2 person order and collecting it ourselves and still not ready 90mins later is absolutely ridiculous. Going to go elsewhere where they don’t take forever to get orders together. It’s really put us off ordering now.

Best Indian food we had for along time service was excellent and food was outstanding came out busting to the brim will definitely be going back 👌

We were all satisfied with our meals I personally had the aktars special which was delicious ,the staff were excellent and great service

Called with a friend and my wife on a monday night all were very satisfied with each individual meal and the service was excellent,highly recommended

Food and service was excellent but added £1to every main course for some reason to menu prices hence no tip left as charging incorrect menu prices 🤔

Been here a couple of times for pick up and a couple of times delivery!!! Absolutely the BEST curry house in Sheffield and Rotherham hands down!!! Amazing service from each and everyone who works here. Would not go anywhere else now!!!

You can not fault the food but the service is changing you are all busy sorting the deliveries out staff are so focused on other things they forgot our drinks we didn't have knives and forks you just need to look after your tables and then at 9.30 you start to clean things with that horrible yellow spray while we are eating all you can smell is cleaning products you are always rushing to close and go home please read this we come often and it's such a shame all my friends are saying the same x.

It’s a shame to write this review as the service and food was fantastic however, please be aware before you go that the prices in the current menu 27.8.23 are incorrect and they will add a 10% service charge onto your bill and not tell you unless you ask, legally this can be removed and you can tip whatever you feel appropriate for the service you receive but be mindful if you tip you could have already tipped 10% of your bill unknowingly already. We went as a large party of 3 families so as we knew we were splitting the bill, everyone had worked out how much they owed for what they had using the prices on the menus we were given on arrival. When it came to paying we realised we were £40 short so checked our adding up multiple times, which was correct. When we queried this the manager said there was a 10% service charge that we had to pay and handed us a piece of paper stating that the prices in the menu were incorrect and had gone up. We feel that this information should have been provided when we booked and or arrived and that the service charge was legally optional, they didn’t have in writing anywhere how much items were with the new prices so basically they can charge whatever they want. This turned a lovely meal out into a very stressful experience and has put us off returning.

First time visiting this restaurant on Friday night , and was not disappointed! We were a family of 14 , the food was lovely and the service was excellent, special mention to Hasy & Junior for making everything run smoothly, very impressed we will definitely be back .

The food was fabulous .. recommend this place.

Recommended by Google and it was brilliant... fantastic food and great value!! Great friendly staff

First time here, bit of a hidden gem really, staff were spot on, very personable, food were great and plentiful, left with a doggy bag. Will definitely return, advise booking as it gets busy, in a nice way.

What a fantastic place, first in on a Wednesday night with our young family. The staff were really attentive but not pushy. The service was quick enough to keep everyone happy. And the food wasn't bad either, our 6yr old absolutely loved her chicken korma and the 4yr old couldn't get enough of the parathas. For a Wednesday night there was a nice trickle of tables making for a nice atmosphere.

What a great place. We were up from Wales to see family and came here. Immaculately clean , and we received a warm welcome. Food outstanding especially King Prawn dopiaza. My sister used to live locally and we are going to see her in Whitby tomorrow. She asked us to take 2 chicken tikka masalas ( CTM) with us as she adored them ! My husband only ever eats CTMs and said his was the best he had ever tasted. Lovely to see the owner keeping a good eye on everything. He should be very proud. Our waiter Kabi was very kind and patient with a great sense of humour. In the words of Arnie “We’ll be back”! Thank you

Great staff members. food excellent. Very relaxing environment

The food was excellent. However was thoroughly disappointed with the fact I couldn't bring my own alcohol in as advertised on the establishments website and menu.

Disappointing! Table of 8 in restaurant booked for a birthday meal. The attitude of some of the staff was poor and felt as if they were doing a favour, very blunt remarks and bad attitude all round. Where we were seated there was a table opposite full of cleaning products so not exactly ideal scenery. Food was bland and salty. To add to this further as soon as we had finished our mains we were asked to vacate as the table was needed!!! This is despite us booking well in advance and there being a table next to us full of cleaning products etc that could have been cleared!! We were then made to all stand at the till to pay where people were waiting to collect takeaways and waiters were pushing past our party and stating they needed to prioritise collection! All in all a pretty bad experience and not at all value for money! Think perhaps some training in table service and customer etiquette may also be required!!!

Food was bland compared to other curry houses, nothing really tasted of anything. The best part of the meal was the pickle tray. A couple of members of staff acted like they were doing you a favour as opposed to providing you a service. The whole experience has left a bad taste in my mouth (despite the food being flavourless). It has put me off returning to Killamarsh as a whole let alone Akhtars.

Staff are very nice and friendly, the food wasn't as expected. I ordered tandoori King prawn, it hadn't seen a tandoori oven, such a shame 😕

Excellent restaurant the food is 2nd to none staff so friendly and helpful

Great takeaway and service as always. One tip: (Bigger chips would be better served as the skinny, McDonalds type don't stay warm when collecting t/away)

Best Indian food in Sheffield by a country mile 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Staying at Waleswood Campsite and found this great Indian takeaway close by. Super flavours and good portion size at a reasonable price, what more do you want.

Absolutely Splendiferous, Great friendly Staff and Food choices. Chicken Handi & Chicken Jalfrezi was tast sensation and knocked it out of the park for us. Would thoroughly recommend a visit.

1at time here tonight needed to book in advice as they get very busy .. food was delicious and fresh , very clean and smart restaurant staff was very friendly, will be returning thank you ☺️

First time visitor. Met my mate who travelled down from Barnsley. He asked what time I'd booked it for and I just said ah it's Tuesday just rock up. Place was really busy / lively. They got us in though - thankfully! Two parties there including one for a 7 year old girl - great to see rather than going to the usual McD's birthday party! Foodwise - well, when you rave about the quality of the pickle tray you know it's gonna be a good one. We asked about one of the pickles and the waiter told us how he made it. All food was good. Service was good / friendly. We had our fill - Steve couldn't finish his (slacker) but we vowed to come back. Many thanks

First time back since they opened many years ago, Lovely night out for a birthday, food was great, really enjoyed it. Staff were friendly. Food took a while to come out but they were super busy. Deffinatley will come back.

Excellent service and food was good

Beautiful food and GREAT staff Fantastic atmosphere Will be returning customers

First time ordering and I must say probably the best Indian food iv ever had that's restaurant and takeaway in the area

A fantastic place to eat. Great food good banter

Not local but fancied a curry while camping at Waleswood. It did not dissappoint the food was top quality and we would not hesitate to return if we choose to stay again.

Lovely Indian restaurant always good food here and friendly staff definatley worth visiting

Whenever I go to an Indian I either have something hot to prove to myself I'm still an aspiring hard man, or I try something tasty to release my inner Ramsey. The nice man serving us recommended the Bengal, oh my, what a dish! It is made with Naga chillis which I've had before and they blew my head off, but somehow these magical people managed to squeeze them in perfectly with some other potions that created the perfectly balanced tasty and beautifully aggressive curry. The naan bread I ordered was also stunning, coming from someone who has tried a lot of different Indians, this is a huge compliment. Aside from all the food stuff, I'd like to give kudos to the waiter, handled the kids brilliantly, was attentive and catered well to our needs. Great job!

Although it was early evening when we arrived the restaurant was already busy and almost full. Staff were very quick to take drinks orders before returning to take the food orders. The poppadoms were the standard fare but the pickle tray was excellent, the onion bhajis were large and came in pairs, the seekh kebab was a little bland for my taste but others tried it and said it was fine so just personal taste. The lamb karahi was very tasty but the show stopper was the massive garlic naan meant for four people and dripping in garlic butter. Overall an excellent night out. Parking is just out on the main road so may entail a little walk.

So disappointing that it took 2 hours and 3 phone calls to get our curry! Ended up cancelling the order in the end as it was too late to eat on a week night. Being Valentine's Night was no excuse to be treated this way as a valued customer who uses this takeaway regularly.

Doesn’t matter if your dining in or taking away the quality of food is always top notch, staff are always pleasant and helpful. Best curry house around

First time eating at Akhtars. The staff were so friendly and funny, and the food was out of this world. We all had different dishes and not one of us had any complaint. They were all delicious.. Will definitely go back again and again...x

Very expensive won't be going again

The best! Always Best food , Service , Staff 👌❤️. Just always consistently excellent. Thank you Team Akhtar Always fabulous

Always delicious food can't fault them

First class food, first class service, first class delivery. Can't fault in any way at all.

Realy friendly clean and good priced will be going again