Raj Mahal Indian Restaurant in Blackburn with Darwen

Tastiest Indian I've had in a long while and prepared really quickly for takeaway, just could have been a little warmer. Prices reasonable and friendly staff on collection. If I was from the area I'd definitely come back but we're only in the area on a short break.

I bought my 2 children down with me, and the menu was a great choice between a kids curry or alternate options with a dessert included, which was superb. My special mixed grill was cooked to perfection with generous seasoning and a loverly bunha suace included. The side were also great fries and rice, cooked really well and reasonable potions. The service was great and very attentive to all our needs, provided with drinks when needed straight away. Overall, it exceeded our expectations it was a fabulous experience, and we will definitely be coming back soon.

Attentive staff, quickly sorted little problem with food, which then was very tasty.

Visited yesterday and had yet another superb meal at Raj Mahal. We never go anywhere else for Indian food now. It's always beautiful food with a friendly welcome, excellent service and very reasonably priced. Everything such a high standard. We took advantage of the current offer of £12.95 for a starter, main course and tea/coffee which is such good value! Really highly recommend. Thank you ! We'll be back soon!

Everything is just brilliant. The food, service is wonderful.

Amazing food as always. Best curry house in Darwen.

Went early evening, so it was very quiet. However, food and service was excellent, and they also had a weekday deal 2 courses and coffee/tea for 12.99. Highly recommended.

The food was great, and good value too with the special menu. The staff are friendly and helpful. I recommend this place.

First time here and a great dining experience. Excellent food, service and value. Can't wait to return.

Another excellent curry here - will be back

Great deal on during the week, 3 courses for £12.95. Great value for money! The food is extremely tasty and great value on the normal menu too. The staff are so friendly as well. Couldn’t recommend enough

Great deal on during the week, 3 courses for £12.95. Great value for money! The food is extremely tasty and great value on the normal menu too. The staff are so friendly as well. Couldn’t recommend enough

Wow. Belting experience. Sunday special menu. Outstanding value for money. Excellent garlic naans made with proper garlic!! If you haven't tried this place then please do. We come from Colne. Worth it. Trust me. Colne Roy.

When visiting Darwen we would usually go to The Akash or Anaz. We saw this place on our drive so decided to give it a try and so glad we did. The building itself is light and modern and very clean. The staff could not do enough for us they were all lovely. And the food! Wow! It was absolutely amazing! The red sauce they make themselves is to die for. The portion sizes and generous and everything was so fresh. It’s a lovely place and we will be back

Ordered paneer tikka masala, rice and chapati which was £13.85 including delivery. Fair price, very fast delivery, and tasty food. Thank you

Just had lovely meal. Definitely be back. Thank you guys

Great place, lovely food that’s full of flavour & spice. Staff are friendly & welcoming. Always pop in when visiting family.

Brilliantly service, food and all at very reasonable prices. If you haven't been here you to definitely need to try it!

First time trying this restaurant and wow! Great Indian Restaurant great service and the food was incredible. I went to a new Indian restaurant in Blackburn last week that had not long opened and this was far better, not only the food but the service too!

March 2024 We keep saying delicious and the best yet. It always is. Food and service superb. Best in Darwen. ANOTHER UPDATE. 12/11/23 We went again today and we are what you would class as regulars now. This place is faultless. The Sunday set menu is fantastic value for money and the à la cartè has many diverse dishes. Service is always impeccable. Food is always delicious. UPDATE This is definitely the best Indian in Darwen. Although not on the menu, they do do a cauliflower side and tonight I even took my own aubergine. The food is always delicious and plentiful and the service is top notch. Toilets not quite finished but getting there. I wish they would bring the bill with the Bailey's. PREVIOUS We went there last night, Wednesday, at 5.30 for a change from our usual Sunday venue. We were warmly welcomed and served drinks (two pints of Cobra). The heating was on. We ordered three poppadoms (which came with a far too big a pickle tray), 2 mains from their chefs recommended specials with a vegetable rice, a garlic and cheese naan and a portion of onion bahjis. It was absolutely delicious, faultless and plentiful. Giving The Akash a run for its money? Most certainly at £42.00 with complimentary Bailey's. The decor is lovely. Miminalistic muted greys with the colourful paintings as a beautiful contrast. Not too bright. The service was discreet and professional. Not overly friendly. Downside? The toilets reaĺly do need attention to finish the refurbishment. Thank you. We will return very soon. Looking forward to their Sunday buffet which they said, is coming soon.

F A N T AS T I C Great people Great food and Great prices. Can't wait to see you again soon

Love it here. Never disappointed with the food, so much flavour and spice. The only thing which puts me off is the waiter who stands there watching you the whole time and actually I don't like our starters coming out when we still eating our poppadoms. Apart from that the food and environment is great. Good prices and overall nice staff.

Food was lovely and staff were nice.

Best Indian in Darwen, great advice about the dishes, great service and always a warm welcome. More than happy to adapt dishes to your taste as well. Sunday offer is great value. Our go-to in Darwen if we fancy a curry.

First time we have been here and what a gem of a place. Lovely staff and spotlessly clean!! Food was amazing. Tender pieces of lamb and chicken. Wonderful Keema rice and garlic naan was amazing!!! We will be back. Highly recommend. Waiters were all lovely and had a good sense of humour!!

What a gem of a place. First time we have been here and so glad we went. Spotlessly clean, staff were lovely, polite and friendly. The food was amazing all bursting with brilliant flavours. The meat was tender and the rice was awesome! Garlic bread was some of the best I have tasted. Would highly recommend and we will be going back!

We ate at the Raj on Sunday for their Sunday special offer. Great service and food was the best around. All 5 of us agreed. Will be visiting again

Excellent service and very friendly staff you Can't beat this place it really is exceptional. By far the best in Darwen.

Always brilliant food and service

Visited with my husband about 5pm on Friday. Our first visit and won’t be our last. The restaurant was spotlessly clean. The staff were excellent, very welcoming and friendly. It is family run and they have great pride in their business. The food was delicious, lots of choice on the menu. Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.

Recommended to this place by a friend several months ago - having tried it for the first time last night, I only wish I'd acted on his recommendation sooner!Absolutely beautiful food, including each curry being completely different in taste, unlike so many curry houses where everything tastes the same just with different levels of heat. Also unusually for most Indians was a nice, slow/casual service. All too often as your starters are picked up, the waiting is hovering behind with your main dishes in hand! Not so here - we enjoyed our poppadoms first before the starters, then after eating the starters we had a good 5 minutes or so just to let those go down before piping hot mains arrived. I would say the curries weren't huge portion sizes, but they were certainly enough. Between 3 of us we had 6 poppadoms (with a good sized pickle tray, plenty to share!), a small mixed starter which was more than enough (1 bhaji, 1 samosa, 1 seekh kebab), then 3 curries with 2 naan, 1 roti, & 1 pilau rice. Unfortunately 2 of us were driving so just had water, with the other having a pint of cobra. All came in at an extremely reasonable £64, so I suspect with an alcoholic drink each it would probably be around £70. Excellent food with a drink for less than £25 per head cannot be faulted. I will be back - regularly!

Outstanding meal on Christmas day. Abdul and his team kept their very high standards for food and service even though the restaurant was full. The Raj Mahal is consistently the best Indian in Darwen and surrounding areas. I've eaten in all the local Indians and nowhere touches this place. Thanks Abdul and your team for a great Christmas dinner. We'll see you soon.

The staff are very friendly and welcoming the interior has a relaxing ambiance the food here is excellent and consistent we recommend you visit this restaurant the best in darwen for sure

Best in Darwen for me, either sitting in or take away

Fantastic food and staff couldn't do enough for you. Willing to customise dishes to suit their customers on request and everything was fresh and very tasty

This cozy restaurant has left the best impressions yet again. Hospitable hosts, delicious dishes, beautiful presentation, fantastic drink options for everyone and lovely desserts to finish. I highly recommend Raj Mahal. Thank you for being so accommodating to our dinner party this evening to wish a work colleague of ours on to better pastures new.

Everytime I come here it’s always really good!! I wouldn’t go anywhere else! Usually we order to take away but today we decided to sit in. The staff are all so lovely and the food is always delicious!

The food was good but the price increase because it was New Year’s Eve my usual dish went from £12.50 to ££22.50 house wine went up to £25 I left feeling ripped of

The best curry I have ever tasted! Extensive menu, great, friendly service. All 10 of us had a brilliant experience. We will be back.

Amazing food and very friendly staff the interior is very relaxing everything was tasty and full of flavour the raj mahal is now our favourite indian restaurant in lancashire we highly recommend you visit here you wont be dissapointed

Very friendly service and people u what rhe best curry then go hear with out questions

Disappointed. Recommended by a friend. Very little meat (chicken) in both dishes. Sauce in both Madras and Bhuna very thin. Will not recommend or return.

We popped in again recently for dinner on a visit from the south of the country. The food and service (and the prices) are still excellent - already looking forward to visiting again on our next trip up north.

Great tasting food, good portion sizes. Very attentive staff without being too much. Reasonable prices.

I was greatly surprised by the food served at this restaurant. It was our first time visiting. The service was spot on. The food was well prepared and well presented. The price we paid was very reasonable. I have been to a few Indian restaurants, Balti, Whitecroft and Raj to name a few, but I must say, I really enjoyed it here and prefer this one and I will definitely be returning.

I was greatly surprised by the food served at this restaurant. It was our first time visiting. The service was spot on. The food was well prepared and well presented. The price we paid was very reasonable. I have been to some Indian restaurants, Balti, Whitecroft and Raj to name a few, but I must say, I really enjoyed it here and prefer this one and I will definitely be returning.

We enjoyed a delicious meal in a beautifully decorated restaurant with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. It was our first visit and certainly not our last! We discovered that there was a special Sunday menu which had a great selection of food and we were pleasantly surprised at the £12.50 cost for 2 courses. The garlic mushrooms to start were fresh and beautifully seasoned. The chicken tikka was tasty and the puri bread was crisp and utterly delicious. Fish Karahi was subtly flavoured and really tasty. Lamb Rogan Josh was mouth wateringly tender and luscious. We almost finished it all! The dishes were kept warm with little plate heaters with a candle underneath so we enjoyed warm food which we really appreciated. Service was excellent; Mahmood was friendly and very helpful. The accompanying red sauce was amazing and the chef, Ali, explained a little about how it was made. Before leaving, we were greeted by Abdul, the proprietor who wanted to check that everything was to our satisfaction. It certainly was! The lively atmosphere was a testament to how popular Raj Mahal is. We had a wonderful evening with faultless food and service.

Went with my friends first and the food was amazing, then returned a few weeks later to collect a takeaway for my family. Top quality Indian food.

First time visit. Top notch. I'll definitely be back.

The chicken Korma was thick and creamy with plenty chicken, absolutely delicious!. One of the nicest meals I have had . Will definitely be our new favourite takeaway

Unreal currys and very friendly staff

Our first time - felt very welcome with friendly service who made effort to make us feel comfortable throughout our meal. Definitely making plans for a return trip soon!

Been here several times but realised not the best value for money. Lovely staff and good food but small portions, barely any meat in dishes i.e. 4 pieces of chicken and a small amount of rice; King prawn starter was more shrimp. I mentioned it to a friend at work and she agreed about the lack of meat in their takeaway dishes too.

Great food! Would 100% go back.

Highly recommend this place. Excellent friendly service and food. This is my 3rd time that's how much I love it.

I / we use raj mahal regularly for take a way or the restraunt. Consistently great tasting food and generous sized portions at a very reasonable price. Very accommodating considering me and my dad can turn up last thing at night after work and they'll always make sure we leave full. My daughter now loves Indian food rather than chicken nuggets and chips 🤣 and can't wait to go back. Thanks for all you do guys and see you soon.

The staff are always very friendly and welcoming. They do not rush you between courses and the food is always delicious.

Takeaway I was ill I thought it was gluten and dairy free obviously not

We travelled from Norwich for the football and stayed close by. Phoned the Raj mahal and they soon found us a table within 30 minutes. One of the best curries we have had Great value for money and brilliant staff, even ordering us a cab back to hotel. Highly recommended this Indian and will be returning when back this way. We'll done gentleman 👍

Great food, excellent range with many dishes I've never seen before such as Zeera, a garlic and ginger flavoured dish. Regarding vegetarian although it wasn't mentioned on the menu they said I could have any dish with paneer or vegetables. The onion bargee's were some of the best I've had 😋 and I loved the takka dhall and garlic and cheese naan 😋😋 reasonable prices as well.

Excellent range of dishes, quite a few that I've not seen before, such as Zeera, a predominantly garlic and ginger dish. Although not specifically mentioned on the menu, I was told that I could substitute paneer or vegetables in any dish instead of meat and fish. Tasty food and friendly staff. Reasonable prices. Definitely recommend the cheese and garlic Naan bread and some of the best onion bargee's and takka dhall I've had.

this is def the best curry house in darwen. I have been to all of them and this place is now my new favourite.

Always have had excellent service and food. Highly recommended

The place is lovely and clean and all the staff are very helpful. However, we were disappointed in the food itself as , like previous reviews mention, there is no spice or flavour in the mains what so ever. We also all left very hungry...

Really good food. Really good service!

First time here... wont be the last. Best indian in Darwen. Looked after by Ridwan who was super attentive and really friendly. Food was top tier especially the lamb tikka. ZERO complaints.

Had lovely food previously but last night puri bread was raw in places ordered 2 special mix madras and 2 pilau rice. Been eating madras for 30 years and it was so hot last night was inedible and got 1 pilau rice and 1 boiled rice.

Got tandoori chicken and lamb madras curry for my other half this was the best food that we have had from takeaway in darwen good prices very nice staff full marks for the chef 👨‍🍳 thanks very much WE WILL BE COMING HERE AGAIN

We’ve tried this place twice and can’t fault it, really tasty food, delivery on time and everything correct will be using again

Great curry and nice buttery nan

Went with friends after work, the restaurant was warm and clean. Staff friendly. Toilets need finishing off as they were very run down. Staters very disappointing as there was hardly any salad. Main course was very small and I ordered a hot dish but unfortunately...

Wow super impressed We’ve been to all the Indian restaurants and takeaways in Darwen and can honestly say this is THE BEST. I’m not a fan of my curries swimming in grease and the Raj did not disappoint, not an ounce of grease in sight. All dishes taste fresh and the portion sizes were perfect. The staff and management were very friendly and really helpful (I’m vegan so to most places in Darwen this is a problem) We will definitely be returning so highly recommend.

If you've earned something to eat after a walk up to the Jubilee Tower this place hits the spot ... a nice Kingfisher lager, tablecloths, quality napkins and a cracking Balti Exotica 👍👍👍

Amazing service and brilliant food

Best Indian food by a mile well recommended 👍👍

Cannot fault the quality of food. Wide selection available on the menu, food is served really quickly & is piping hot. Owner meticulous in ensuring everyone is happy with the food. Really fast bar service & comfortable surroundings. We will dine again both for sit...

Terrible curry, tasted like the juice of 30 lemons had been squeezed into my vindaloo. Chips were soggy, and the delivery driver walked right across my garden. Will stick with Bilash in the future.

Just great, always a warm welcome, friendly service, and delicious food. Our favourite Indian in Darwen, we don't go anywhere else now. Well done to Abdul and his team for always delivering a great experience.

Visited with friends who had already eaten at the Raj, they recommended it and invited us to join them and I’m glad we did. The restaurant is nicely appointed, the food was delicious, and we will definitely be going back. Will also be using for...

Perfect! Thanks Abdul and team. See you soon again

Wow....Best curry we've had as a takeaway in a while. Think we've found our new Indian. Came fresh and hot, arrived earlier than expected. Highly recommended and just booked a table at the restaurant.

Amazing food. Staff very friendly will be back.

Just had a take out ! Ordered for 7.00pm & turned up at 5.40pm. I sent it back as we were not ready to dine ! It came back at 6.50 pm Luke warm the naan was stone cold so obviously the same order that was returned to the restaurant! VERY DISAPPOINTED.

Sat 8th October as usual excellent food and service, Abdul and his team consistently have excellent customer service, attentive without being annoying and the food is also very consistent cannot praise/recommend highly enough, back again this week.

I live in Sheffield but my very poorly sister-in-law lives in Darwen, not far from Raj Mahal. She's recently been in hospital for a period of time and although home now is still incapacitated and unable to go out at all. Rather than sending a...

The shami kebab starter had no taste what so ever, with our curry’s we asked for extra chilli and extra garlic, however they did not even have garlic or chilli in any of the curry’s never mind ‘extra’.The garlic naan was like wet through with...

Went in with family on recommendation from friends. Arrived without a booking as it was generally quiet. Ordered shami kebabs starters which were very bland in comparison to other places so was quite disappointed but didn’t write it off based on that. Waited over 40...

Love this restaurant, its within walking distance for us and the food and service is excellent. Best Indian in Darwen in terms and quality of food and standard of service.

First visit following recommendations from friends. Did not fail to disappoint. Good service. Attentive without any pushiness! The food was tasty and piping hot. All food and drinks reasonably priced. Thanks to all the staff for giving us a night to remember.

Some things lovely some a bit disappointed. Little disappointed with the Munbai chicken starter, not much chicken for the price. Keema Naan lacking the keema. Main meal of chicken tikka massala and the lamb rogan josh was top. Chips not a lot of but overall nice meal

Excellent food and friendly staff. Ordered lamb Rogan josh and it didn't disappoint. Also the keema garlic naan was amazing. Would definitely recommend.

Travelled from Manchester to this place been to many places in Manchester and i know my curries this place is exceptional food is amazing. Thank you guys big shout 😊

Food very poor and far too bright inside the place, gave us a headache. Also noticed racism was quite commonplace

Booked to have meal At Raj Mahal, on a quiet Tuesday night in June. Very friendly welcome, Sat in reception area while we looked at menu.Offered drinks,had a pernod and lemonade and pint of lager.Waiter came to take our order,and within minutes, we were escorted...

Nice food and friendly staff but the lighting is far too bright almost clinical the decor seems to be white its just not relaxing so untill They do something about the ridiculously brightness the place we will Not return

Every time we come we enjoy everything we order, the coconut rice is next level!

I went to this restaurant yesterday with my daughter. As it was early, the restaurant was very quiet but was starting to fill up as we left. It’s the 3rd time I have eaten here and have not been disappointed at all. Yesterday I had...

The best indian restaurant in darwen,had a meal sunday with all the family ,service and food excellent,definitely worth a try

We could not fault the food and service.. the food was so fresh and cooked to perfection. This is the best Indian by far

Three words .... perfect, perfect, perfect! Just ordered a lamb madras for my husband and the Raj Mahal lamb shank for myself, to take away, and enjoyed every mouthful. The food is outstanding and the staff extremely friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend a visit, and will be back myself very soon.