Onkar Indian Restaurant in East Northamptonshire

I've been here a fair few times and the food and service never disappoint! The staff are so lovely and welcoming.

Wonderful takeaway tonight, only took 40mins from ordering to pick on a Saturday night too. Recommend the fish pakoras.

I found the Chicken tikka masala a little tough which was unusual and the sauce watery. The onion bhajees were under cooked in the middle and the peshwari nan was quite thin. The rest of the food was fine. I may try one of the special dishes next time, I went for the safe option this time which unfortunately was not to my liking.

Had dinner there recently with a friend. We hadn't made a booking but had no problem getting a table. The staff were lovely and very helpful. Great quality food and a nice relaxing atmosphere all contributed to an excellent meal.

I cannot say much as I always order same think lamb tikka, but every time I eat it it's excellent! Service is great and I presume all the food just like my favourite lamb dish. I go to Onkar regularly and always leave happy!

Excellent atmosphere, food and service. Onkar deserves praise all round. The family has run a number of businesses in the Town - each has been an asset.

Indian food to die for. Highly recommend.

Friendly staff lovely food a bit expensive but well worth a visit

Great restaurant. Good service. Varied menu. Would highly recommend this establishment....

We hadn't been here for a few years during Covid etc and then their fire struck. The refurbishment has made it a modern environment as opposed to the usual tacky Asian vibe We decided to give it s try again this week and WOW! What a difference! The food is probably one of the best Indian meals I've ever had over many decades. The owner and manager is delightful and helpful, as was the young man assisting as the waiter. Food delivered promptly and served on warm plates, spotless cutlery and fresh starched/ironed cotton linen. The starter relishes with poppodums are the best ever and she left them to accompany the main meal, something other restaurants don't do. No background music thank goodness. The drinks are pub prices - £5 a pint (Cobra) and £5.50 for a large glass of good red wine It was fully booked by 7pm on a Tuesday! They do take-aways with free local delivery to surrounding villages. Can't praise it enough. It's now a firm favourite

I don't live in oundle but have driven past this restaurant for many years and always wanted to try it I finally did and it was worth it the best lamb tikka I've had in a very long time the lamb was fresh cooked to perfection and tasted amazing the staff were lovely and welcoming as well I'll definitely return

Had a really nice meal here. Service was quick and extremely friendly. Food was superb…one of the best Indians we’ve had in a while. Will return one day.

Popped I on the off chance (was attending a lecture in the Great Hall). Met with a smile. Clear they were busy but managed to fit me in. Quickly got me a Cobra pint. Poppadoms and pickle tray excellent. Served very quickly. Had main prawn Madazy (spelling?). Again speedy service. Great taste. Big prawns! Chapatti was massive. Medium price for mains.

My husband and I had a wonderful time here last night. The food was delicious with very generous portions. The service went above and beyond. Highly recommend this restaurant ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The best Indian food I’ve ever had.

We had a fantastic night last night. Onkar is at its best again! Delicious food, good portions, beautifully served and lively atmosphere. Well done and thank you.

Just excellent Indian food. Good serving sizes - we found 2 mains, a rice and a nan just right for 2 people. Friendly, efficient service too.

We've been here a couple of times. It's the best Indian we've had in recent memory, and the prices are absolutely reasonable.

Had a really nice meal lamb madras. It's a little hotter than I am used to but tasted great nonetheless. It's nice to see that a restaurant doesn't skimp on a lamb dish, it had plenty of meat. Highly recommend

A fabulous birthday meal. Indian cuisine is one of our favourites and this restaurant was fabulous. Beautifully cooked chicken tikka to start, followed by a gorgeous vegetable balti and chicken dish. Friendly efficient, service in a lovely restaurant. We will be going back for sure.

Really good food, great size portions, lovely staff

It doesn't matter what the food is like, you will be lucky to get through to them. The line is engaged constantly. I've been spamming the redial button for 30 mins. VOIP phone systems are £20 a month and they won't get one. So frustrating.

We were staying in Oundle and wanted to try somewhere new, having had a wander around town we decided on Onkar. We were made to feel welcome and the restaurant is light and airy. Staff were helpful and attentive but not so attentive we felt rushed. The food was delicious and servings were generous, so much so we ended up with a doggy bag to take home. We felt they had a menu that was extensive enough to enable a good choice but not epic that we felt overwhelmed having to decide. Honestly, the only thing wrong with Onkar is that it is too far from home to pop to, when we next fancy an excellent curry ... we may have to move closer.

Busy restaurant with great fresh tasting food. It's nice to visit somewhere where the spices can actually be tasted in the dishes. There's room for improvement in the starters as my sheek kebab and the paneer tikka came without any caramelised onions. They were ok but could have been amazing. The curries and side dishes were spot on

Sooo pleased to be back at The Onkar! Ham & Sanita are always very warm and welcoming, the food and service was excellent.

We have visited Onkar before and had a good experience especially when dealing with a garlic allergy. However on this occasion we were told there wasn’t one dish on the main course menu that could be garlic free. Initially they were unmoving but then suggested we wait for the chef/owner who was out doing deliveries. He arrived back and agreed he could make a sauce free balti so it wouldn’t have garlic. When this came the sauce was also delivered on the side - complete with garlic. Fortunately we worked this out. The rest of the food was delicious, especially the naan. Sadly it was also incredibly slow with most other tables experiencing the same. It seemed they were struggling to cope with eating in/deliveries/take-aways. The waitress was excellent, dealing very well with a difficult situation.

We dined on a Saturday evening . It was very busy with the restaurant nearly full and many takeaways going on at the same time. This illustrates that the reviews are probably right. We are not great eaters of Indian cuisine but occasionally it’s a nice change. So it proved at the Onkar! We were greeted by a smiling lady and gentleman. The restaurant lady was very willing to describe each dish and reassured us they would season as we requested. The menu had a good choice of dishes and all very reasonably priced. Our starter of tandoori prawns were beautifully presented in an attractive and unusual way. They were very tasty and not too hot. We both chose different chicken dishes which were very delicious and full of delightful spices and quite mild as we requested. The portions sizes were very large with big chucks of chicken served with an attractive rice which was very colourful. Overall, we were very impressed with restaurant layout and lighting which had the right balance of being very up to date and comfortable with an air of good quality. Along with wonderful food, a super dining place.

Had a great time here ,food good but spicy so enjoy the experience

Onkar you never disappoint! we had a fantastic meal last night.. the boys tried a recommended dish by the owner Ham…Chandigar chicken if you like spicy this is the one! My favourite is Punjabi chicken. The team always give excellent service, thank you!

Excellent meal . Great food and excellent value.

A lovely pre Mothers Day meal. The food was divine. Flavours and spices were gorgeous, and the value was excellent. Certainly well worth a visit.

Such joy! Such taste! I’ve recently moved here from Australia and high on my list was to enjoy a local Indian. And my oh my. What an incredible takeaway… from the classic butter chicken to the saagI aloo. I’m just so happy haha!!

We had a super meal on Friday. Surprisingly busy for 7.30 but the staff were pleasant and efficient. We had poppadoms with a very good chutney tray then my husband had onion bhaji which were good and plentiful. For our mains we chose chicken dopiaza, coconut rice and tikka mixed grill ( enormous portion.) The food was so tasty and good value for money, probably the best Induan we've had to date. Constructive criticism: sauce to go with Tikka dish would be good and lighting could have been dimmed a little. None of this detracted from the fab meal.

Coming from Manchester and the Rusholme Curry Mile tonight's meal exceeded anticipation. Put aside the ample serving the flavours were exceptional. Well done.

Brilliant food. Friendly staff. Excellent experience.

Excellent! Fresh ingredients and the food was delicious. And very clean.

An impromptu takeaway turned into a culinary extravaganza. Thank you Onkar for a beautiful spice experience.

After reading the reviews, I was really disappointed with the food I received from Onkar. The onion bhajis were undercooked inside and the curry extremely watery with hardly any flavour. The rice however was seasoned well and peshwari naan was okay. I expected a lot more from this place but unfortunately will not be coming back as my first time here wasn't a good one at all.

Absolutely the finest Indian meal we have ever had in Oundle. Superb quality and Everything was piping hot and delivered on time. Thank you Onkar we loved it and will be back soon ❤️

Superb take away meal this evening! Thank you!!

Staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was great and plenty of it. I hadn’t been in a while. But I will be back soon.

Visited this evening to collect a takeaway, we have always heard great things about Onkar, but haven't had the chance to visit. Now they have reopened, we decided to treat ourselves and that we did! The food was absolutely fantastic! We look forward to dining in also for our next visit as even though the service was brief whilst waiting, it was very friendly and efficient! Thankyou very much for our amazing meal and see you soon!

Enjoyed the food (especially butter chicken and naan), and hospitality during my time in England. If I ever happen to be back here again, I will most certainly eat here again!

Just spent a great night enjoying good food and drink.served by very-pleasant attentive waiting staff. We ate from the al la carte menu. But on a previous visit enjoyed the mid week deal . Well worth a visit

Great food and relaxing atmosphere!

My wife and I visited whilst staying in a local hotel. We both love Indian food and we both enjoyed the food and there was plenty of it so make sure your hungry. We had Onion Bhaji and sheek kebab to start, followed by Chicken Dansak and Chicken Dupiaza with rice and Nan. in both dishes the chicken was very tender. Would definitely visit again if in the area.

Varied food, great service and lovely staff, favourite place to eat in Oundle.

Onkar have reopened their restaurant after the lockdown, they have done a brilliant job with the decor. We visited on Father’s Day and we weren’t disappointed… they were very busy but the wonderful Anna looked after us and the food was absolutely superb! Our 90year old father loved every minute of it. Highly recommend, well done the Onkar team!

Our first visit and it won't be our last . Lovely food , really friendly staff and just a lovely evening . We'll worth a visit .

Our favourite Indian restaurant food is always spot on and the staff are absolutely lovely. Would highly recommend

Amazing food and a friendly staff! A++

Always delicious and always a great service from the team. Highly recommended!

Just finished my meal that was delivered in great time and with a smile as always. Mixed grill was so good I had to put a review up straight away!

One of the best places to enjoy a great Indian cuisine believe me I've been around most of the world .The Onkar indian restaurant is an absolute delight to the palate.Great staff always inventive and egar to serve.Wonderful place to eat and drink or carry out,very nice place.

Fantastic meal - my son has a peanut allergy and Onkar were able to reassure us that it was 100% safe! It’s amazing to have a local restaurant/takeaway that serves both great food and is allergy aware! Well done 👍

Lovely food and delivered to our door! The food at The Onkar is consistently of high quality and really tasty. I had the tandoori chicken which was fabulous and a very generous portion, and my husband had the Kashmiri Chicken Tikka which was lovely. Thank...

Another superb takeaway from onkar - delicious biryani - enough fo yummy leftovers the next day which is always a bonus - consistently good - great helpful staff too!

Very poor value, very low quality food, I was left angry paying nearly double what I'd pay for meals 10x better. They should be embarrassed serving what they did, I have had better from a supermarket that rhymes with chestco. It is shocking, they should...

Onkar is the best restaurant in Oundle and most definitely the best take away option. I’ve never once had a bad experience there. Ham and Sanita have adapted to the Covid 19 outbreak really well and they deserve to keep business booming! Yet another delicious...

Gorgeous takeaway last night. Hot, delicious and brilliant value for money. Thank you to all the Onkar team for carrying on with your usual brilliant service.

Excellent restaurant with good quality food and service. Always a pleasant relaxing atmosphere . I would highly recommend

Such a great place for ace indian food and fast and friendly service. Always busy with a buzzing atmosphere, discount nights and large menu for all tastes.

My favourite curry house. The food is amazing. Very welcoming and cozy atmosphere. Staff are friendly and obliging. To save disappointment call ahead and make a reservation before you pay this little gem a visit, especially Saturday evenings as it can be fully booked.

This place is so welcoming and such good food well worth a visit if staying in oundle. The staff are very welcoming and also the owner are there to welcome you to lovely people.

So what about the old wive’s tale, a good HOT curry to bring on labour??? With this in mind my overdue wife and I enjoyed a lovely takeaway curry, Chicken Dupiaza, Chicken Shashlik, Pilau Rice & Naan. Great service, fast delivery and a lovely meal...

Excellent food 👌 coupled with great service.

From the time we walked in the door we felt like the team at Onkar valued our business. Staff was friendly, food was excellent, prices were reasonable. It was a bit warm inside but easily overlook for all the rest of the positive vibes, great...

There are Indian restaurants that can and some that can’t! Onkar definitely can. Lovely fresh tasty food with no grease. The chefs definitely know what they are doing and I will most certainly visit again 👍🏼👌

We love this place - has a separate vegan menu with lots of choice. Food is always fresh and tasty and just the right amount of spice (well for me anyway!). Staff are great and as well as the friendly and super efficient owners, they...

Great hospitality ,advice on new dishes and the food was excellent very enjoyable and reasonably priced I heard other clients saying the same thing well done keep it up

Visited this gem of a restaurant again last Thursday for a long overdue catch-up. Live about 3/4 hour’s drive away, so for me it’s worth the visit. We took advantage of a quieter night to take our time, but remarked that it was the kind...

Food is excellent and so is the service - would recommend to anyone

Fantastic grub.Very pleasant and helpful staff.

Was our first visit. Lovely food, nice atmosphere. Staff really friendly. Will be going again for definite

Consistently excellent food and service. If you're in the Oundle area, this place is a must.

One or two less usual dishes livened up the menu. The food was good and obviously freshly prepared. Service was friendly and attentive - recommended.

Top place.. real good food. Mmmm

This place has been here for years, but we have got into the habit of visiting this restaurant regularly as the food is great, good portion sizes and the Chicken Tikka is the best. All the curries are tasty and everything is reasonably priced. They have a mid-week deal too so win win. It is very much has a family run spirit to it and the food is home cooked. At the moment it is better than any place in Stamford or Peterborough we would highly recommend this place.

Decent Indian restaurant. Although i have eaten better, this was good value early evening offer. Quick service and generous portion size.

Second visit, portions were very good size, lamb saag was divine and tender, the service was great, the food came quick and hot. I will definitely be returning with more people in tow.

Very warm welcome and great service. We took advantage of the mid-week special deal and it was excellent value; the food was delicious and portions generous. Although the restaurant was very busy the staff coped admirably and with good humour. Our party had a very enjoyable evening. Look forward to our next visit.

We love this place, every time we visit Oundle we come to Onkar. The staff and owners are so friendly and efficient. The food is outstanding! You won’t find better!! Highly recommend.

Visited last year, waiter a little unsure if the menu, samosas were delicious and came with a choice of dips and plenty of poppadoms, curry was good but chicken a little dry, I would like to visit again and try more of the menu.

We had a lovely meal - poppadums and onion bhajis were tasty, and the main courses were delicious. Best of all we’re the naan breads - nicest we’ve ever had. Definitely worth a visit!

This is my favourite place for a quick meal when on the way home even New year's eve found us a table and once again the food and services was spot on.

Great food, friendly & relaxed atmosphere

First ever visit on Saturday. Best Indian food Ive had for a long while. Definately going back again soon.

We've had a take away from Onkar a few times now and it's just not what you would call traditional. Everything is over loaded with artificial colours. The curries are all so dark, full of oil and pretty much taste the same. The rice comes in a multitude of colours no matter which you order. The onion pakoras are just heavy dough that have been over fried.

The food here is great - you will not be disappointed. Everything else is a bit unusual - the decour, the layout, the rather odd lack of staff quite a lot of the time. You do sometimes feel that you are in someone's home - but that might not be what you are looking for on an evening out. Prices are quite deceptive too - I went for a 'deal' promising three courses for £12 - but ended up paying almost £25! Were my 'extras' (one beer, two poppadoms and a naan) really that much? I could not read the scrawled bill and did not bother asking. Just worth nothing: ask before ordering and perhaps just go for takeaway....? Probably busier on Fridays/weekend.

Great food, lovely people. (Quite typical of you to say thanks for my 4 words! So many others have said what's good here that I was short of things to add. Here's a point..your young waiters are always terrific. Is it that you choose them well? Or training? Always spot on, anyway.)

Had a beautiful meal tonight service was excellent food was excellent staff and Owner very pleasant didn't wait long for meal came out quite quickly very hot fully enjoyed it would recommend to family and friends if they was to visit oundle

Lovely place to eat, authentic food and the naans were perfectly cooked, curry was delicious and the atmosphere was very Indian. If you come to Oundle for a bite to eat I would recommend Onkar for a romantic meal or large parties, and recommend to come during the week since there is a 3 course meal for a steal of a price.

Always enjoyed eating here. Food is great and they, always happy to see you and the staff and owners are great.

Fabulous food and friendly service with a smile. Always love it here

Once again a fabulous meal at the Onkar. Quality, fresh ingredients made into fabulous meals with attentive and friendly staff.

We have been living in Oundle for the last few months and have visited this restaurant to either eat in or collect a take-away at least once a week. The food is always delicious and the service is excellent.

We ordered 2 starters and 2 mains and I must admit they all turned up piping hot and not too long to wait! This Punjabi food was not as oily as a lot of Bangladesh dishes can be. This was quite refreshing and did not lay heavily on our stomachs all night.

Lovely food, felt a little rushed at the end of the end of the evening.

First time we've eaten in - last time we got a takeaway. On both occasions food was hot and very tasty. Shall definitely be going again or getting a delivery.

Found this restaurant by mistake and decided to pop in and have a look at the menu. I was a little unsure about some of the dishes but the owner was seating us and talked me through a few of the dishes. Sent us some onion bhaji which I don't like but these were amazing. I could have eaten a lot more if our mains didn't turn up.