Dil Raj Restaurant in Ribble Valley

We had to sit in the entrance to order a drink and look at the menu while they got our table ready, the restaurant was almost empty. Once ordered they took us to our table. The food was pretty tasteless and not very warm. Once we had finished our meal, they brought over a complimentary drink, which made us feel they wanted us to leave. No offer of dessert or even coffee. We will not return.

We called in quite early on our way to a concert at the Grand Theatre and were not disappointed! We were given a warm welcome and prompt, friendly service. The food was fresh and tasty, with some unusual items on the menu which we were pleased to sample. By the time we left, every table was taken and there was a lovely busy atmosphere. We’ll certainly be visiting again next time we’re in Clitheroe.

Been here a few times and enjoyed our experience. However, this is about their takeaway. It was the worst Indian meal we have ever had. Poppadoms were stale, two cups of onion salad were ordered but only one arrived with other sauces that hadn't been ordered, cucumber raita was terrible, I make a much better one than this rubbish, prawn Puri was bland, chicken chat was bland, Bombay aloo was only warm and also bland. There was also an item delivered which we had no idea what it was but definitely not ordered. All in all totally disgusting. Won't be having another one nor will we be going back to the restaurant.

Absolutely appalling. Ordered on their app at 5:45, called after two hours and no food to be told it was on the way, then got called half an hour later by one of their delivery drivers to tell us they would only deliver the food if we gave them an extra £10 on arrival when we had already paid through the app, when we told said delivery driver we would not pay this extra charge, he got extremely rude, so much so we had to hang up the phone. We then called another 30 minutes later, with no food, to be met with excuses saying we lived ages away when we live 3 miles from the restaurant, we ask if this food had any intention of being actually delivered and we were told that if would be a “fair bit”. They got told this was obviously unacceptable and unprofessional behaviour, and they said they would send it out within half an hour, it is now 9pm and we shall see. Will not be coming back.

Ordered a take away, food was cold, items missing when we rang the restaurant we were told the manager was available to provide a refund for the missing items, what a surprise!!! Last time I will order from here, increase in prices, smaller portions and pathetic service.

Always order our take outs from here, just recently they have been getting worse! Tonight was the worst, sloppy and certainly not up to standard Never again!!!

We had our first takeaway from here and it was delicious, really fresh with lots of veggies and herbs. Really friendly and prompt service and great atmosphere at the restaurant when we called to pick it up. They took care with my dairy intolerance and even phoned me back to explain what dishes had dairy and replacement suggestions. We will be back !! 💗💗

Cold rice, cold chips and Luke warm curry. I had multiple bones in my curry as well. I used to order from here quite often, stopped for a while as it wasn’t upto scratch, but tried again this evening and it was worse than ever

We enjoyed a takeaway from this restaurant while on holiday, placing an order via Just Eat. We did wait for quite some time for the delivery (over an hour - more than the suggested time), but our holiday lodge was a little way out of Clitheroe and the food was worth the wait. I particularly enjoyed my garlic chicken tikka bhuna. If we were local, this would be our place to go for Indian food. It was a pity we couldn’t fit in a second visit.

Started with poppadoms. Poppadoms were far from fresh, the onion was in dish all clumped up and dry with off colour. Then onto starters. My wife's chicken chat was OK but my sheek kebab was extremely dry and hard to cut into. I smothered it in yellow sauce in which to moisturise them. Now onto main meal my wife ordered chicken korma which was OK, I ordered chicken tikka korma and quite honestly the chicken tikka was so dry and was far from fresh tasting, the korma sauce I have had better so I would say passable. The inside of the restaurant is very plush but the food doesn't do it justice.

Visited whilst out in Clitheroe on Sunday, we have known about this place for years but have never dined in once. Arrived just as the place opened, we were greeted and seated promptly and were asked for drinks and if we wanted some poppadoms Seated to the table around 5 minutes later and were explained how the buffet worked. On offer there was: Three starters, three curries and three side dishes The starters including Onion Bhajis which were overcooked, Samosas which were decent and Chicken Tikka pieces and drumsticks which had been chargrilled to perfection, they were perfect. The curries included: a Lamb and chickpea curry which lacked salt and spice, a chicken and potato curry which was better seasoned but again was not spicy and chicken tikka massala which was done beautifully again with chargrilled chicken tikka pieces and a lighter sauce to what I am used to having I want to make it clear that a mild curry is not a bad curry by any means. I enjoy both spicy curries such as madras and milder ones such as massala. I am used to eating spicier curry and after sampling the two curries labelled as "Medium" I was a little dissapointed in the taste. The clientèle for this place on a Sunday seems to be diners that do not want a lot of spice which is completely fine, the main menu offers plenty of spicer curries which would be more suited to our tastes. The rice, naan and aloo gobi were all great, they made for great side dishes. Upon paying we had been charged £5 for the poppadoms which included a charge for every relish/chutney served. We were not told we would be charged 80P per sauce and most sauces had been untouched not even sampled, nor did we asked for that many to be served. I would advise skipping poppadoms here and just go straight for starters. The Sunday buffet is £13 and for unlimited food I feel as though the price is reflected, the food served was decent and the service was friendly. We will probably come here again but eat off the main menu to get a better idea of the food served here but otherwise good first impressions.

We on the spur of the moment called in to see if there was any availability. We were made very welcome by all the staff, despite them being very busy. I cannot fault the food or the service and the premises is very clean too. Lovely atmosphere. This Restaurant has been here for over 25 years and a credit to all the hardworking staff. I have also used their takeaway service too. I would definitely recommend this Restaurant to all.

A large group of us were served promptly with really delicious food. Lovely decor, efficient staff, Highly recommended!

Fantastic service, amazing food! We have been coming here for years, and something has really improved. Top notch food!

All ways a freshly made tasty meal at The Dill and that s why its packed out at times. I travel from Darwen because of the quality of the food and have never been disappointed .

Once again, a really great meal out with a friend. Everything we had was delicious. Their Butter Chicken is the best anywhere. Never disappointed at this restaurant. Will definitely keep going back.

This restaurant has been open over 20 + years so that tells you how good it is, we went for a 50th birthday celebration. We all had different starters and different main dishes, all the food was very good and tasty. A lot of the staff have been here from the opening of the restaurant and all are very friendly and polite and helpful. Enjoy

My husband had wanted to visit this restaurant for ages but came away very disappointed. Welcome and service great, but the food was tasteless and the cost of drinks very expensive.

Enjoyable meal as a treat for work colleagues, table service was attentive, the food is tasty old school Indian cuisine. However, disappointed that we were told that the internet was down and we had to go and get cash - all our phones seemed to be working and our office within stepping distance was fine! So, for a business meal we have no receipt or paperwork!

We were really looking forward to a curry at the dilraj this evening. However we were left feeling very disappointed. We specifically asked the contents of the vegetable curry before ordering as we did not want cabbage in the curry. The manager assured us it...

We visited this restaurant during a recent trip to Clitheroe and were not disappointed, the service and food was top class. I had creamy garlic chicken tukka to start as I have never seen this dish on an Indian menu before and it was delicious,...

Came here with my family it was Beautiful food !!amazing service nice friendly atmosphere absolutely amazing

Thank you Dilraj, we visited spontaneously on a Monday night. The food was fabulous. We look forward to re visiting soon.

Just got a takeaway and starters was good but curry was a base curry with garlic no spice no taste . Tasted like a garlic gravy no Indian taste what so ever .

We visited Dilraj at the weekend as a couple for the first time in many years. The food was excellent, the restaurant was very clean and the service good. However we were very disappointed that none of the staff wore face masks or visors we...

Been going in this place since arrived Clitheroe 1987! This Sunday for buffet with reasonable choice and not dear. Tandoori chicken would have done me with ,some sauces, from poppadums, and aloe veg! But I had to be sociable and try rest. No probs. Red...

Let’s firstly begin by the table not ready . Booked for 7.30pm , seated at 7.50pm . Given menus to choose our food whilst waiting which was good . However the manager failed to wipe down the menus after we handled them . Food was...

After seeing the Dilraj on the help out to eat out scheme on the government website we booked a table for 3. My son paid as a treat and when I asked him the price he had been charged full price. I rang them and...

Excellent experience from start to finish. Warm welcome.. Extensive menu.. Attentive service.. Spotlessly clean. Food meant all our expectations.. What more could you ask ??? Can’t improve on excellence.. Will be back, hoping to be ‘ regulars’ here .. If you’re in the area looking...

I just love this place, it’s so good, always warm when it gets here, I’ve not been for a while and was excited to order tonight, they never disappoint the chicken rogan josh is amazing, they won’t disappoint !!!

Just popped in for a takeaway, food only took half an hour, friendly service as always and it tasted suberb! The dupiaza was to die for! The tarka dal side was also brill.

Ordered a takeaway on 20/4/20, ordered at 6pm for a 7:30pm delivery, food arrived bang on time and piping hot by a very friendly delivery driver. Food was Genuinly superb, curry tasted fresh, naan was delicious and free popadoms were provided. 5*, thank you guys!

The Dil Raj used to be a good restaurant. I'm a Clitheroe local and have used it for over 20 years. The food was always ok (not superb) and the service good. Takeaways were delivered pretty much on time. However, recently I've noticed a decline...

As a group of family and friends we met here for a catch up. Only one had eaten here before and highly recommended it. We all had starters, mine was the pakoras, very good! Chicken tikka Jaipur for main, again really good. Portions were a...

Been here twice now and enjoyed our meals on both occasions! We stay at the Eddisford Bridge campsite in our motorhome and the restaurant is within walking distance. Staff are very friendly and the food is excellent. We will be visiting again when the campsite...

The front of house staff are excellent, the kitchen staff are consistently great. Christmas lunch at the Dil Raj can't be missed, with crackers, party poppers, complementary courses and free Champagne! This was our second Christmas Day here and I can't recommend it highly enough.

Just had a lovely family birthday day meal with lovely food, the staff are always very friendly and polite, the decor is lovely and relaxing. Their we’re 4 of us and we all started with Pappadums with sauces, for starters I had the Mixed Starter...

It's not often that I leave second reviews for a restaurant, but this is an exception. The food here is absolutely excellent. Standards never fall. We now make a long drive to come here and we come regularly. Always the same pleasant guy who serves...

Called in to reserve a table for two, no problem at all. We arrived on time, greeted warmly and served drinks in no time. Usual pickle tray and poppadums excellent followed by a spicey shami kebab. Two mains were absolutely bob on, lovely rice and...

Every time we come here it's a family day out and always well looked after well fed, food is very good and service grate to.

Visited here while visiting family at the weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed our food and very good service in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Happy to recommend

Came here for the Sunday buffet lunch. Without doubt the best Indian food we have had in about 5 years. So many buffets have too many average dishes, and most are only lukewarm. Here there are 3 starters and 4 mains, plus salad, rice and...

We were on holiday in the area and found the restaurant on TripAdvisor. Ordered food for five people and it was delicious. Nice quality meat and decent portions. Will definitely use again when in or near Clitheroe

Me and my Dad visited here tonight after moving to the area and we were not disappointed! We had popadoms and dips, followed by onion bhaji’s and chicken pakoras to start and we shared a chicken tikka biryani and a naan for our main. The...

I had the pleasure of eating a meal at the Dilraj in Clitheroe, tonight for a first time visit. On entering the place, we ( my friend and I) were welcomed warmly and took a seat in the waiting area whilst we perused the menu....

Went for Sunday buffet fantastic food only people in there at 3.30 can't understand why not full will be back

First time to this restaurant after recently moving to the area. Enjoyed the meal and found the price to be reasonable. Portion sizes found to be good..... Will be trying other restaurants in the area but will return to try a second time.....

The Indian food here is very nice and they coped with our party of 15 with no drama. The staff are friendly and attentive, and the menu has lots of dishes to suit all tastes. I would definitely eat here again.

There were a few couples / families in for food and atmosphere was good, quietened down pretty early though as they left. Food was good, tasty and good portions. Waiter was good. I would go again if I were in this area.

Stopped in clitheroe for a short break and came here rather than having pub food having visited before a year ago. Staff friendly, food as you would expect from a local Indian restaurant, nothing bad to say but nothing spectacular either.

Went for the buffet, always expected been overcharged in the past but never been able to prove and always drinking, worked out the swiggles etc on 3 buffet meals and 3 pints of flat lemonade means the lemonade was £5.80 a pint, will not be...

Visited with family for a meal whilst staying the night in Clitheroe. Decent meal, not excessively priced and reasonably sized portions - had no room for a dessert which is unusual for us! Would visit again if in the area.

We were a large party of 10. The service, atmosphere and food were all great. This was my first visit having driven past the restaurant for years. Should have tried it earlier. The food was excellent. Recommend.

The service was quick enough and staff friendly. Sadly the portion sizes were miserly, taste was pretty bland. Had a starter, pappadoms, main and rice and was still hungry afterwards. Even the pickle serving was stingy. Probably the most tasteless curry I've had out ever....

Visited here with a group of about 10 of us from work, in the week. Pickle tray was one of best. Lime pickle is not usually my thing, but this one has fresh chilli in it and has a great taste....but has a kick! All...

Saturday night at 9pm and there was only us and one other table in there. Kingfisher and Cobra on draught which was excellent. Starters were good we opted for mixed starter. Main course that I had was a Pathia which was lovely. My friends had...

We’ve visited the Dilraj for a number of years and staff are always pleasant and food decent. However, on Friday the food was really really good, perhaps a new chef? Regardless it was great,super fresh and tasty.

We were in Clitheroe for a wedding reception and left starving hungry as tje food options were very few. Dilraj was within a short drive of the venue and to be honest the first impression was that it was closed... Fortunately we went in and...

The staff were very welcoming upon our arrival. The restaurant was clean, the service was very good and we really enjoyed our food.The portions were substantial well cooked and full of flavour, washed down with cold Kingfisher beer and all at a reasonable price. I...

I have sat in here many times and even after beer it’s just a run of the mill curry house. Pre cooked chicken with a pre cooked sauce over the top, they missed pouring it over some of the chicken so you can tell. Takeaway...

Pleasant restaurant, good service and tasty food. The naan bread was big enough for two. Got our food quickly and the prices were very fair.

Wednesday night is Balti night. Great food, attentive staff, lovley atmosphere Keep returning again and again Cannot fault Excellent value for money

.....let down by a less than welcoming waiter. We arrived at about 9pm on a quiet Monday night. Got the impression that we’d spoilt the waiters chance of an early finish. Cannot fault the food, and without the the less than warm welcome, I’d highly...

Travelled here Saturday night on arrival we found a very busy restaurant with people waiting in reception area .Nice to see the Bombay mix bowl in reception had a large silver spoon for use and cleanliness in this very clean restaurant. Staff where very pleasant and efficient and we were given a fast service. The Biryani for the main was the best we had anywhere not just UK but in Europe.

We've had a few visits here. Each time the food has been fantastic! The staff are attentive and pleasant. the décor and atmosphere are like all Indian restaurants. The menu is wide ranging and I can never remember what I had last time! On our...

DilRaj never fails to impress with its unique flavours. There is a wide range of curries all cooked to perfection. The staff are very friendly and easy to communicate with. Service is always pronto. Chicken tikka Saag is excellent, and so are the chicken pakoras and Sheish Kebab for starters. Very very good curry, would recommend to anyone for a quick and good feel curry.

Calle don a very warm Saturday evening. Lovely and cool inside, service excellent, meals excellent and drinks cold..fanrastic

We were staying overnight in Clitheroe and called in here for our evening meal. Best decision ever! Fantastic food - best Dhansak I've ever had. The dips served with papadums are sensational. Excellent friendly service. A must to visit when in Clitheroe!!

Restaurant with takeaway service, too, nicely decorated, comfortable and spacious, very friendly service, no steps, on street parking, Wednesday evening has special Balti 2 course meal for £9.95, but restricted to choice of 3 starters and 4 meat Baltis. varied main menu. Good range of sauces with Poppadoms, starters ok, mains ok but not up to the standard of the best. Open for lunch only on Sunday 1pm, other days from 5pm till 11pm.

A very enjoyable evening. Fine food with excellent service at a decent price. Particular praise for the Bhuna Prawn Puree and the Mixed Tandoori

Never visited before but decided to try today. Went in with my 2 daughters while my husband went to park the car. While waiting to be seated some other customers also came in, they were seated straight away. When we were finally approached I asked for a table for 4. Despite several tables being available I was instructed to wait in the waiting area. When I asked why I was told no tables were ready. We left. First impressions last, will not be back!

Genuine freshly prepared food, hot and tasty. Genuine professional serivce, they make you feel like the only customer here! We will be back.

We have just been to Dil Raj with our son for his birthday. It is a long time since we last ate there and it was just as good as before. The food was good with a wide ranging menu and the staff were very attentive without being overbearing or annoying. We all enjoyed our meal and had a nice relaxed evening. It will not be as long before we go again!

From the outside it looks very inviting so we gave it a try. We do like a curry now and again and we very much enjoyed it. The staff were very nice and helpful.The common Tikka was good as was the korma. It is not the cheapest of places but still a nice place to eat.The parking is limited but there is a car park near the market.

Went to the Dilraj recently with a large group, haven't been for ages, since before it had a re-refurbishment, inside and out. I was pleasantly surprised, the food was plentiful and very tasty, interior was a great improvement, I like the way they have partially opened a view to the kitchens. Would go again, recommended.

I travel for work with eight others and we have many curries. This one is decent but not memorable. Slightly better than average I would say.

Sunday night quick bite to eat with a pal. Shown a menu to order off which we did and then went to pay the bill and thought it was a bit steep for 2 people no starter and just 2 mains and drink each. When I asked the question about the price the guy first of all said your looking at the price of the takeaway menu and to sit in is more! Ok no prob, so look at the menu that we were given (the sit in menu) and what we were charged was £1.30 per dish more than was printed on the menu! Sorry sir that's the old menu the guy said this is the new menu! (That old chestnut!) ok so that's the new menu so how come you have still charged us more on the bill per item than is printed on the 3rd menu you have shown us which was supposed to be the right one! Would never go back to that place on principle! Not bothered about a couple quid but the fact that they blatantly tried ripping us off is just not on. WARNING! If you do decide to go to this place be sure to check closely as to which menu they actually give you and how much they decide to add on to your bill!

The service was as poor as the drinks and food, we ordered drinks which arrived some while later, I ordered a cider not quite sure what it was that came , a good description would be colored water, I returned the drink to which the waiter wasn't interested, we ordered poppadom starter, while eating our starter, the main course came out, items arrived that were not ordered, food that was ordered didn't arrive till much later, the rice served with the meals was cold.Worst Indian restaurant ever visited, will never go there again.

We visited for my fathers birthday a few weeks ago, and we were pleasantly surprised! Service was excellent and the food was fabulous! Very rich, creamy and flavoursome. Had a brilliant visit.

Tuve el honor de tener una maravillosa comida servida con la familia y amigos en varias ocasiones y no he sido decepcionado por la calidad de la comida o el servicio. Los precios son razonables, y la selección de bebidas es con la calidad de la comida.

The staff are amazing here. Nothing it too much trouble and they are highly skilled at thier jobs. The food is great, we've never had any reason to complain. In fact, we would rate this as a top local restaurant!

Dilraj nunca deja de sorprendernos con sus altos estándares de la comida, el servicio, la presentación y la limpieza. Hemos estado comiendo allí regularmente para el año pasado o así, y nunca han sido decepcionados. Los manteles son siempre impecable y la atención al detalle es de agradecer. El gerente y el personal es amable y servicial. Siempre disfrutamos de nuestra visita allí.

Been here many times in the past when we have been out in the town, it is always superb with plenty of choice & very reasonable prices.

Alojarse en Clitheroe para un par de días. Vi este restaurante como nos buscando algún sitio para comer. Nos alegramos mucho de haber elegido para comer aquí. El personal era amable, la comida era muy bien preparadas, y el servicio era excelente. Se lo recomendaría a cualquiera y sin duda volveríamos si estábamos en el área de nuevo.

Excellent service... very polite staff . Food was of great quality and pretty reasonably priced. We was given baileys and a nice warm handky to end our meal for free too which was a very good touch. Awesome

Four of us visited here on a Saturday evening, the restaurant was very busy with an 18th party on but we only waited a short time for a table. The food, we all agreed was tasty and plentiful. The staff were friendly. Would return.

Today we ordered a takeaway from the Dil Raj as we wanted to try somewhere different, unfortunately we arrived home to find they had missed a pilau rice out of the order to which we had to return to collect the rice! Usually this can be forgiven until we started to serve the food which was stone cold and therefore had to reheat it our selves, when we finally sat down to eat the mixed starter was a disappointed with the meat being dried out and the chicken pakoras being soggy rather than crisp made you wonder if they were freshly made or reheated!!! The curry wasn't very tasteful and very standard, unfortunately from our experience we won't be returning in a hurry!

Several weeks ago a flyer came through our door in Great Harwood, advertising a Sunday buffet at Dil Raj in Clitheroe. The menu looked promising and prices seemed normal.

Visité por primera vez el sábado, y me sorprendió gratamente. La comida era buena, servido caliente con generosas raciones, y el servicio era atento y servicial. Decoración moderna y luminosa y estilo y asientos muy cómodos. Una experiencia muy agradable comedor. Volveremos en un futuro.

Este lugar es bastante estándar dentro, pero está limpio y es cómodo. El menú es el típico de la casa de curry y establece el escenario para la comida. Precocida pollo con la adición de salsas ligeramente ia no es lo suficientemente bueno para lo que cobran. Te escapar durante los bebedores curry tarde pero de lo contrario no. Dada la disponibilidad limitada en el área de restaurantes Indios si aumenten su juego podrían hacer mucho mejor.

Great menu choice, food was excellent & at a good price. Nice spacious restaurant with friendly & attentive staff.

My family and I are regulars at the Dil Raj. We are always met with a friendly welcome and prompt service on arrival.

Well worth a visit , attentive and helpful without being intrusive. The whole place was immaculate. Reasonably priced food and drink exceptional meal in all honesty. The hot towels and refreshing citrus plate , complimentary and the little drink at the end was a nice touch to a good evening

Este restaurante es bastante cercano a nosotros y hemos estado en la extraña ocasión, nunca iluminado cualquier incendios para nosotros, pero como no hay buen curry s dentro de 30 millas de Clitheroe estás un poco limitado.

Siempre una cálida bienvenida cuando mi hijo y yo cenamos en el Dil de Raj. El menú podría quizás beneficiarse de la adición de ofertas semanales, pero hemos encontrado la comida bastante buena.

No puedo hablar lo suficientemente bien de la comida y el servicio que recibimos cuando pedimos una llevar desde aquí recientemente, mientras visitábamos la zona de clitheroe. Mi marido y yo tenía lo que tanto clasificado para ser uno de los mejores Biryanis que hemos tenido, y los poppadums y encurtidos eran obviamente recién preparado y una agradable sorpresa. Los miembros del personal que hablé (inicialmente a la orden por teléfono, y más tarde la llamada del conductor entrega para avisarme que habíamos llegado a nuestro punto rendezvous) fue amable y extremadamente servicial. Nos alojamos en el Camping y Caravanning Club, y estaban contentos, y rápido! - entregar a nosotros una vez nos había suministrado el código postal. Estoy seguro de que volveremos a visitar el área de nuevo el próximo otoño, y será cierto para pedir comidas más desde aquí. Muy impresionado!

Llamé a este restaurante a las 4 pm los sábados para ver si podía reservar una mesa l para dos... me dijeron que sí... qué tiempo? Respondí es 8 pm ok? Me dijeron que sí... eso está bien. Llegamos a 7.50 pm y estábamos sentados en la sala de espera, dado menús y bebidas. A las 8.45 de la tarde todavía estábamos esperando para que nos sentaran aunque eran conscientes de que les había reservado l... y arboles y pastelitos que llegó después de nosotros... nos llevaron a las mesas. Poner los menús así l en la mano propietarios y le dijo que nos íbamos. Todas l dieron fue una palmadita. l no me preguntó a pagar por las bebidas... ni l... Atención al cliente horrible... así que tened cuidado de no esperar una mesa con reservados. Luego nos fuimos a la Trishner en Whalley y tuvimos una comida increíble.

Went to the Dil Raj restaurant last night with my wife, parents and eight year son. As usual, we had a lovely meal served by very friendly staff. The recent décor change looks really well and we had a very enjoyable meal. Thank you.

I will admit that we have been going to the other Clitheroe Indian restaurant (Doubletree) since it opened; however it has now closed so when we were invited out we went to Dilraj; we have been before but it was many years ago; the food was excellent as was the service; and it was reasonably priced; we went again last Friday and it was just as good; although it was early evening it was quite full; I think it's best to book in advance.

We were made to feel very welcome, and the food we ordered was presented and tasted very good. could not say anything bad about the meal