Babul's in Darlington

Simply delicious. My party of 3 had great time on Christmas eve. The service was great and everything was explained so well even my mum knew how it worked. The food was just so so good I'm going back!

Babul’s Darlington – A Perfect Birthday Celebration We had the pleasure of dining at Babul’s in Darlington yesterday (Sunday, 22nd December) for my birthday, and it was an incredible experience. From start to finish, everything exceeded our expectations. The food was absolutely delicious – each dish was fresh, full of flavor, and beautifully presented. You can tell a lot of care and attention goes into the preparation. The staff truly made the evening special. They were warm, friendly, and went out of their way to ensure we were comfortable and happy. Their accommodating and helpful nature added to the overall experience. I can’t recommend Babul’s enough – if you’re looking for amazing food and top-notch service, this is the place to go. We’ll definitely be back!

The best Indian in town! Amazing food, great atmosphere, quick and friendly service.

Great place.. liked the way how orders are placed here !!! Food was good as well ...

Fantastic food and service. I have visited here several times and it never fails to disappoint. Interior is spot on.

A little expensive but food was spicy and delicious

NOT ALLOWED TO ADD TO ORDER GREAT SERVICE 👎👎👎👎👎 RUBBISH ORDERING SYSTEM !!! HOWEVER THE FOOD WE WERE ALLOWED TO ORDER WAS DECENT, COULDN'T ORDER MORE BECAUSE WE HAD TO ORDER AT ONCE 👍👍👍👍👍

Perfect for a night out, always perfect for everyone, occasion to relax and to celebrate, with a wide range of cocktails

The best ! There are a lot of good Indians in darlington. But for me this one tops the lot. The place looks great is absolutely spotless. The staff are all lovely. And then the food. It is delicious ! Everything we've ever ordered has been outstanding. It is a 10/10 experience !

Well what a fab night with gym girls we never stopped laughing & Babul’s Darlington was amazing as ever best table in the house we got 😍service was first class the staff are all so lvly & work so hard to always deliver amazing service even when there staff down food was mouth watering & drinks were lush there have the best bar staff for there amazing cocktails totally recommend there bottomless brunch 🥂💃🏼 when we going back lasses 🥂🥂

Great tasty food, best we have had locally. Staff all lovely and attentive. Cant wait to go back and try more of their fabulous food.

Nice spot serving a good Indian brunch, including loaded naans. We got one as well as a naandwich, both with paneer. Very nice, the paneer comes in stripes which gives them a nice texture. Bit puzzled by the ordering system, as you are given an iPad to order drinks but need to summon (via iPad) the waiter to order food. Absolutely not intuitive, and twice the staff had to do it for us, which kind of defeats the purpose.

From the minute we walked in the atmosphere was so welcoming and the decor is fabulous all the way down the washrooms which even had a self care station with hair dryers and straighteners. There was 6 in our party and we were seated in a round booth which was absolutely prefect to be able to communicate during our meal. There are tablets on the table that you order your drinks from and once you are ready to order your meal you are not waiting around to catch a waiter’s eye, you just tap on the tablet and they appear. Ordering was easy and it was repeated back to us to no mistakes. Now down to the food… quantity, quality and taste were amazing. Everyone in our party enjoyed what they ordered from Poppadoms to curry and rice. I had chicken tikka bites from the light plate, which was the starters. For main I ordered Chicken Tikka Jhalfrezi, it said it was hot on the menu but I didn’t find it too hot which was nice and of course it was delicious. Other items ordered were King Prawn Madras and Chicken Jhalfrezi, Pilau Rice and Mushroom Rice. All were thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend Babul’s in Darlington if you are looking for a great Indian meal at very reasonable prices.

Fantastic restaurant, staff welcoming, great atmosphere and the food is so so good. We will be back to sample more dishes as well as the pretty (& fruity) mocktails. Thank you to the team that looked after our table and made the birthday celebrations extra special.

Me and my friends had a real blast. Excellent service, excellent food, very clean. Will definitely be recommending this place to others.

Great food 1 staff member do not have his happy pill because I wanted a moka & he said ot was on the menue he went going 2 do 1 but he said he said ill have words with manager * I got 1 made but computers r always right even if we r wrong we r right

La comida es deliciosa He probado varios platos de la carta del brunch, gran relación calidad-precio y cocinados a la perfección. También los cócteles son los mejores de la ciudad

Delicious food, wonderful flavours. The onion bhajis might be the best I've ever tasted. The staff are all so cheerful and seem to genuinely love being there. I can't wait to return <3

Came for our first visit and the food and service was outstanding, everyone was so friendly and more than happy to serve us, a brilliant time will be back, OG korma was delicious

Maravilloso ambiente y ambiente y comida maravillosa más 2 para 12 en cócteles ¿qué más se puede querer? Zak y el equipo son muy acogedores.

Food was delicious. Staff is great

Went for an impromptu Saturday night dinner with mum. We rocked up at 9 and were greeted with big smiles and assurances that it wasn’t too late at all to order food. They ran out of chicken thighs, so we had prawns instead. Still delicious. The lamb briyani was a touch dry but flavours were spot on. The naan was tender and fluffy; definitely made in house. We also had pani puri and cannot wait to go back for more. Definitely highly recommended.

First time.what av we been missing.great indian food with a twist lovely service.we went on afernoon so a little quiet.deffo going back

Just had an afternoon meal and the food was amazing. The service was excellent would definitely recommend.

We were given a warm and welcoming reception as soon as we arrived and shown to our table. Time was taken to explain the ordering process via a tablet n how it worked. Despite this tech, the staff were very attentive and remained so throughout the evening. A good explanation of the menu was given and our food was served promptly. Our choice of food was amazing, it was presented well, tasted wonderful and was so filling, we had no room for a sweet! Babul's Darlington is highly recommended for a visit and we would definitely return.

Unbelievable food it's always consistent, it's a very clean place too and the service is excellent 👌

Beautiful inside, good service, clean and great food

Went here on Saturday lunchtime with girlfriends for Bottomless Brunch. The service was excellent, food was delicious and the cocktails were wonderful. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be returning.

Really cool bar and restaurant right in the heart of Darlington. Drinks selection was great and staff were helpful and attentive. Loved the decor too!

Good place for Indian dishes. High quality cooking and serving.

Great ambience . Good food and great service. Will come back again .

Really disappointed at a lack of empathy. Had made a large booking which I cancelled 11h instead of 12h before booking (only due to a death in the family). I phoned 3 times to explain the situation and asked if the money could be transferred for use another time. The answer was no, and they charged me £150. I understand policy, but occasionally some empathy is warranted.

Wow. The flavors were on point. Everything about this meal was perfection. The food, people, cocktail.

Initial service was good but brought my food out the portions where tiny not worth the money at all tired to talk to my waiter to ask about it I got laughed at and he walked away

I've been a few times recently and love their food! I took my mother today and the manger came over and gave her a big hug 🫂. This is the kind of place Babuls is - positive, kind, welcoming, and fun! The food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable for the quality. They have made a regular in me because of this.

Last minute decision to try Babul’s last night and we were not disappointed. Fantastic service from everyone we spoke to and the food was delicious. Love the use of the iPad for drinks etc - can really see the benefit and not gimmicky. All in all a fantastic experience - can’t wait to return !

10 10 always. food is made fresh so it does come out separately and different times but no longer then 5 minutes so it’s no issue :) the staff here go above and beyond and deserve huge recognition. an amazing twist on Indian and street food, everything is priced very well and there’s a huge variety of choice - the quality of the food and drinks are brilliant, with a choice of soft drinks, cocktails and mocktails, as well as deserts. amazing !!

In our opinion, we thought the drinks prices were rather high, especially red wine. However, cocktails were rather good for the price. Disappointed the restaurant does not serve chicken tikka sizzler as that’s our favourite. Have to admit the service was impeccable. Very friendly staff and so helpful On a whole the food was very average in comparison with good Indian restaurants in town. I suppose everyone is entitled to have their favourite unfortunately this restaurant is not for us.

This was our second visit and again it did not disappoint. It has a great atmosphere and the food is delicious. Our favourite dish is the Keema Pau. We often travel to visit Dishoom restaurants and Babuls has the same kind of atmosphere and quality food and is local so we are over the moon! Can’t wait for our next visit.

Every time we eat there it is perfect

Amazing place, gorgeous food and cocktails. Definitely recommend getting the small plates and trying a bit of everything. Best gulab jamuns I've ever tasted.

Honestly the best cocktails and curry I've ever had! Super fresh ingredients, the prawns in the curry were massive. Service was great. Will definitely be going back.

Absolutely faultless experience… service is great, food is delicious. The venue is beautifully designed and decorated.

Fantastic food the best Indian I have eaten, we ordered all from the small plate part of the menu, so got to try it like a tapas or street food. We went for my husbands birthday amazing service thank You

Visited Barney,food good but trying to get VAT number with receipt was like secret service,still can’t acquire it,emailed ,not good

Khloe looked after us very well during bottomless brunch! Amazing customer service and incredible food

I went for bottomless cocktails for my hen party. The service was many amazing considering there was 11 of us. The food was absolutely fantastic. This was my 1st visit it definitely won't be my last. Thank you ❤️

Modern Indian restaurant. Wide variety of dishes to choose from. Thoroughly enjoyed lamb curry and butterfly king prawns. Aloo gobi. Would highly recommended a visit.

Enjoyed this modern Indian cuisine. As a dietitian I really like some vegetables with grilled chicken thighs. Usually there are no vegetables, but it’s here. Staff was nice and welcoming. Drinks are ordered through the tablet on the table which is convenient, but waited a bit longer than usual (10 min for tap water). Closer to the evening music was getting party like, which a bit frustrating, but overall not too loud. Would recommend coming here 👍🏽 thanks for something different among Indian restaurants

We used babuls a few mouths ago and it was good so we tried it again and it was amazing the food is the best Indian food in the northeast 100%

Bottomless brunch amazing as ever! Food amazing service amazing Tegan looked after us and she was fantastic a credit to the Babuls team!

The food and service is absolutely sensational. We were out looking for brunch/lunch options and decided to take a punt. The food was absolutely beautiful and the service was exceptional. Safe to say this will be our new go to brunch/lunch stop, reasonably priced and a really efficient ordering system. Thanks

Was made very uncomfortable by certain staff, food wasn't that great , won't be returning , the rules there are ridiculous, trying say they predict the future, making us feel small, wrong attitude. I've left this feedback quite reasonable to be fair, as I could of wrote alot more,

I've had cocktails here but never eaten here until yesterday. Lunch was fantastic, the best Biryiani I can recall. The lamb was meltingly tender and the sauce so punched with flavour. Amazing. I will certainly be back to try more dishes. Special mention to Sid who looked after me so well.

Been meaning to go here for a while. Great service, great atmosphere and most of all great food. Will definitely return. Thanks for a lovely night Babul's........ 😘

Went for dinner there tonight x food was beautifully cooked x staff were amazing x lovely surroundings x best authentic food with a twist I have ever tasted x will be going back for definite x

Great service and food, have been numerous times now and food quality and service is always 5*

Very tasty - minor issue with a food item but was resolved very professionally by the team there. I think they forgot to put lemons in the homemade lemonade as it tasted mostly like soda water, but overall 5/5

Excellent from start to finish and great cocktails apparently!

A nicely laid out restaurant, relaxing atmosphere. All staff happy and welcoming. Quick and easy to order drinks on iPad, food is high quality and tasty as. Even gave my husband a surprise piece of birthday cake with a song a very nice touch that I never ordered but stated on my booking as I expressed my appreciation for squeezing us in for his birthday. Would highly recommend.

Fabulous brunch - as always Team Babul!! The puri starter is the best ever. We'll be back soon

They were able to sit two even on a busy Friday night. My mom’s been to India and said it was all very authentic. Only issue is that they played very loud music, but that’s par for the course these days, so all together 9.5/10

A great evening the staff are amazing and the food is delicious I would highly recommend.

Babul’s Darlington is an outstanding Indian restaurant with a modern vibe. The food is consistently delicious, and the cocktails and mock-tails are exceptional. Zak and his team provide friendly, professional service, making every visit enjoyable and relaxed. Highly recommended!

First time at babuls restaurant 😋 ooohhh wow what a fantastic place to eat. First class staff. First class service. First class food. We will most definitely be going back

Food was mostly great, particularly the Paneer Saag, but the service was very mixed. Ordering drinks on the tablet is great and they arrived quickly. We tried to order poppadoms/pickles while we looked over the menu but were told all food must be ordered at the same time. Not ideal, but it is what it is. But then upon ordering, the server asked if we wanted things as starters/mains or altogether, and we were clear we wanted it all separate (it was a bit of a joke having already tried to order poppadoms earlier)… you can guess what happened, with the curry’s arriving when we were barely halfway through the starters. Apparently this is “just policy”/“how we do it”, and if that’s the case fine, but I won’t be back. Which is a shame as the food is great but I don’t appreciate being rushed through in barely an hour on a quiet Tuesday.

Very good. We had a good evening. I like the use of technology for us to order drinks and seek service. Very welcoming lovely people. We will deffo be back v soon. Thank you

Great 1st time experience at Babuls. First clas food staff and Vibe.

Really good food and great service.

Food, wine, cocktails, service, atmosphere, and music were excellent. Highly recommend. Thank you, Babul's :)

Food was very good but not as good as aruvi in Spennymoor, service was prompt staff polite, we went at 4.30 so atmosphere wasn't the best but still enjoyed the food ,would I go again yes probably bit I prefer aruvi, just my personal preference

A superb restaurant the food is fantastic,the staff couldn't be more friendly and the atmosphere was really good. You can also just go in for a drink and you will get the same level of superb service. I cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Food is excellent - that’s undeniable. Atmosphere trendy cocktail bar which is cool Staff very friendly and attentive but we had an issue they refused to help with. One party member was delayed 15 minutes after visiting a parent admitted to Hospital. We requested a round of poppodums and pickles to tide us over for 20 minutes confirming we would be leaving well within the 2 hour time slot as we had a show to go to. The manager spent 20 minutes explaining how to maintain customer service they could not do this as all the order needed submitting at the same time. It was really quite pathetic. I understood the rational for small and large plate order but we just wanted 4 poppodums and allow our friend 20 minutes to arrive and review the menu before choosing. Totally inflexible and ruined dining experience by a owner is always right customer is always wrong attitude which could have been so easily avoided especially in the circumstances

Sharing plates were very nice but nothing special, we wanted a takeaway but they don't do takeaway, although they were prepared to serve us a meal and bring us boxes that we could fill ourselves and take away ?? I've never heard anything so ridiculous! So we left and went to a restaurant that could accommodate us.

Lovely food and fast service - well priced. Warning, the portions are massive!

Always amazing food and atmosphere, well worth booking even if you have to wait a couple of weeks as its worth it.

A slightly different take on curry. There's no balti or kahari here but the food is still good and the service is excellent.

Food was amazing, the atmosphere was lovely and really nicely decorated but the main reason I’m leaving this review is to commend the staff on how fantastic the service was and how lovely they all were! Regardless of how busy the restaurant was, every member of staff were so pleasant and attentive. Thankyou for making our night so enjoyable!

I ate here alone on a business trip. Received a warm welcome by friendly professional staff. A nice use of a tabletop app without losing the personal touch. Food outstanding!

Had a lovely meal, staff are so nice and the food was great

Some of the best Indian food I've had. Reasonably priced. Great veggie and vegan options as well.

Have only ever been here for cocktails in the past, visited today for mothers day meal with my 3 children Food was lovely and very friendly service, staff could not do enough. We will definitely be back for food and cocktails.

We visited last night. This place is the best Indian food I have tasted. They really care about delivering great service, great food and a great atmosphere. They go above an beyond on everything. The Dansak is gorge! We enjoyed lots of small dishes. Each dish is accompanied with a salad to compliment the flavours beautifully. We will be back and will recommend to everyone we know.

Had a curry yesterday evening, first visit here. Curry was Raighar Lamb, with naan bread and mushroom pilau. Order your drinks via a tablet (came within a minute), then use tablet to summon a waiter when you're ready to order food. Service was brilliant, very friendly and helpful staff. Curry was outstanding and excellent value. Will definitely visit again. Well done

Fantastic menu and food , the brunch was best food I’ve had in years 😃😃

I had a wonderful experience at Babuls, a cosy and authentic Indian restaurant in Darlington. The service was friendly and attentive, but also very efficient with the unique ordering system but most importantly the food was delicious and well-presented. We ordered a bunch of small plates, 2 each with a side of fries was enough for us. The corn is to die for, so simple but very well done. The portions were generous and satisfying, and the prices were reasonable. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a tasty and satisfying Indian meal.

The best Dahl in Darlo! In fact even better than that. Brilliant service Tegan. Highly recommend place to visit if you are in Darlington.

Very helpful on potential allergies and intolerances. Great service and food was fab.

Amazing food !!! A first visit here and will definitely go again!!

We came here for my birthday. It was lovely. The food was fab and the service was great. The head chef came out to take our order which was great as he was able to discuss the food and recommend options. I’m vegan so he recommended a great curry that I really enjoyed. Loads of vegan options that are clearly marked up. Would go back and recommend to others.love that every table has an iPad too where you can order drinks and ask for the bill…. Takes the annoying bits away from the eating out experience!

This is a special top quality restaurant. The food was amazing, layout made you feel cosy and private. Everything just easy and quick. My top go to.

Gorgeous place and fabulous cocktails. Well worth a visit……… great staff and a lovely setting to enjoy some well prepared drinks.

Atmosphere was ok but what seemed to be manager was no good scolding staff infront of diners. Food was average at best personally had a lot better takeaways. Will try somewhere else next time

Brilliant evening, friendly and attentive service with amazing food. We were made to feel really welcome, the service was professional and helpful. The food was brilliant from start to finish. Would highly recommend.

Amazing place! First time we visited and we will definitely be back. From the moment we arrived we were made welcome. The service was excellent and Zac was so professional and helpful explaining the procedure for ordering. Zac was training a young girl too and he was so good at explaining and demonstrating new skills to a new staff member. The whole process from start to finish was a pleasure and Erin was so pleasant. Such a first class restaurant

Not a lot of choice for gluten free for breakfast or brunch but I had the Brit breakfast and they just left off everything that had gluten in it. Really nice. A lot more free from friendly from lunch onwards and the cocktail and wine menu looked pretty good. Also had the best coffee I think I've ever had. Try the salted caramel latte. Amazing. Really good price for everything too. Worked out to around 13 quid per head.

Visited babuls several times and it never disappoints. Excellent food and service and a lovely atmosphere. Definitely our go to Indian.

Really delicious food, I had the Kolkata express and it was really good.

Brilliant bottomless brunch with friends. Zak was an amazing waiter always checking if we were ok and what drink we wanted next. Food, drinks and service from Zak was amazing. We’ll be back x

Had a great time at Babuls with my friends. Food was amazing and the staff were knowledgeable, friendly and surprised me with a birthday dessert! The place is really nice too. Have been before and will be back again!