The Darjeeling in Huntingdonshire

Great food, great atmosphere , waiters are very friendly . I have a full flavour of lot of spices inside the curry.This is the best Indian restaurant at Huntington

Brilliant Indian Restaurant Dined in here on a quiet Wednesday evening. The service is impeccable, and the food is delicious. Perfect popadoms served with a pickle tray, a great pint of Cobra lager to go with it. I requested a Lamb Tikka Kashmiri (which is off menu) and they accommodated brilliantly. It was absolutely delicious, and served with a wonderful naan bread. The staff are very polite and professional, and a hot towel and an After Eight rounded off a great meal. I’ll be back next time I’m in Huntingdon, that’s for sure. Lovely clean decor, and reasonable prices too. Couldn’t ask for more.

Amazing food, deserves to be better supported

We have been quite a few times before , Saturday night staff totally disinterested in us , not listening to the order , didn’t check if we wanted more drinks or if the food was okay. My naan was burnt. Chicken was dry. Also the booths to sit in, the seats are so uncomfortable unable to rest your lower back which is horrible. The chairs seat pads looked so filthy I didn’t want to ask to use one , and the carpet esp by front of the restaurant we noticed was absolutely filthy- will try elsewhere from now on mainly due to the strange service we got.

I never actually write reviews but I’d like to start here with Darjeeling. I’m working away here in Huntingdon and visit this curry house religiously every Wednesday with the work lads ; And I have to say I have not had a bad curry yet! Absolutely amazing every time and at such a great price too. Would highly recommend to anyone who lives or visit locally. Bosh

Delicious food at a reasonable price and excellent service. We particularly enjoyed the lamb biryani and saag. Perfect mango lassi

Tastefully decorated, extremely friendly and all staff members smart and well turned out. Ordered drinks and then food , starters, main courses etc, all arrived in very good time . Food was excellent could not fault it, generous and freshly cooked with decent ingredients. I would highly recommend this place , staff were exceptional. Well done we shall certainly return.

Decided to have an indian meal and found this place, really lovely curry Shri Lankan tikka masala, bhaji and Keema Naan, lovely meal, great service... Will come here again...thank you

HIDDEN GEM!! Great food, fast service and super friendly staff. Highly recommend. Affordable pricing.

A hidden gem in Huntingdon. Excellent service and tasty food

This was my first time in Huntingdon and Teh Darjeeling was recommended to me by a colleague. I am glad I went. It was the best Indian I have had in my 4 years in the UK. The Nan bread was so soft and fluffy and the Phall was deliciously spicy. I highly recommend.

Food was really nice and plenty of it. Waiter was pleasant and helpful,altogether a good evening

The food here is outstanding, service is great and it's a lovely little restaurant to go and have a nice quiet and intimate evening

Food was very nice espically the Xacuti lamb and the garlic rice I would recommend this place

My son booked this Indian for my daughter’s birthday meal, he chose this one because they offered 20% off food on a Thursday. So we thought we would give it a go as I think the management has changed. Quite a small restaurant but ample seating for both small and larger groups with booths seating 4, which were a bit more private. We were seated and asked for drinks order fairly quickly after arrival and presented with menus. There is a good range of Indian foods and they were happy to add extras like a sauce to the mixed kebab. We only had poppadoms and then mains but the speed was fast without feeling rushed. Good level of spice and flavour and we all enjoyed the evening. We will definitely go back !

We came out as friends uniting after a long period apart. Abraham our waiter was amazing can’t fault. However the food was not up to standard plus the appearance of the buildings exterior was unappealing and we were constantly watched whilst eating which we didn’t appreciate. Many changes could be made.

Great food and service, would recommend.

Excellent food. Always good hot tasty food. Service is attentive prices are good

I have been to this place a couple of times in the recent past and honestly the food was okay and reasonable portion sizes.However I popped in to the restaurant on a Saturday evening for lamb biriyani and a nan feast.The waiter had no courtesy towards me at all.He seemed to be very offended by my presence from the very begining. Firstly he was not interested in offering me a table and I had to pick up my own spot and crack on.Just under 5 minutes since I arrived in the restaurant and whilst I was still scanning through their menu to see different snack options, the waiter was so impatient and nagging me to hurry up with the order.This was unprofessional of him and I was very dissapointed with his mean behaviour and voiced it to him.He never bothered even apologising and was trying to defend himself. People at the cashier likely to be their manager seemed to be concerned about it but I had already lost the interest in their food altogether and ended up walking away. I had a very unpleasant experience with them.👎🏾

W decided to have a curry tonight so we ordered from the Darjeeling in Huntingdon..chicken dansak,keema rice,lamb byriani Bombay potatoes chips and some papadoms..omg the food is absolutely lovely with decent size portions but the only down fall was the delivery time.delivery time was 1830-1850 but turned up at 1920hrs but it was worth waiting for.i highly recommend this place if you want a lovely curry…

Food was delicious, especially the chef's special with ginger cream and spinach! Staff very friendly and accommodating, will be back.

Was fantastic! Pretty quiet when we got there to eat, which was kind of nice honestly. Servers were attentive and helpful with ordering. Food was VERY tasty (ordered the Chicken Tikka Balti), the beer I got was great (Cobra, if I remember correctly). Only visiting for a couple weeks, but I want to go back!!

Don't live in the area but this is the 2nd time in 4 years I've been here and it didn't dissapoint. Great food. Great service and reasonable prices.

Friendly Efficient service, good food, definitely return again!

Have visited this restaurant a lot over the last few decades. Every time the food has been really good. We had tandoori mixed grill massage, of medium and spicy heat. They were both tasted superb and had a good amount of meat in them. Good flavours and friendly staff. Thanks, see you again soon.

Fantastic food and a price to match. My friend and I came over from Peterborough. We were both over the moon with quality and value. Will definitely be going again. Well done !!

Was sceptical because of the bad reviews, was very surprised how good the food was, Very reasonably priced.

I got delivery from Rajpoot and it came earlier than expected and everything was still piping hot! Plus they included a couple extras probably because it was close to the end of the night for them. The paratha was nice and flaky, if a little greasy. The pilau rice had a good flavor. The garlic naan was very sweet and not very garlicky. The dishes I got were Mutter Paneer, Tarka Dahl and Saag Paneer. The tarka dahl was alright, there’s a possibility I don’t like that particular flavor profile. However both the Saag Paneer and Mutter Paneer were INSANELY sweet, sickly so and there wasn’t much depth to the flavor. I ended up throwing most of my food out because to me the sweetness made them inedible.

We ate at the Darjeeling last night. The first time for a while, as we don't live locally. The restaurant was quiet, but to be fair, they had only just opened for service. No complaints from us whatsoever. Nice decor, staff friendly and our food was superb! On our experience. The Darjeeling is highly recommended.

We were the only customers in the restaurant. I now know why. I had the mixed kebab to start which was barely warm when it arrived. My main was chicken xacuti which was nothing like it should be. It was so salty I had two mouthfuls and left it. Waiter offered to have another one made but we had waited long enough for that one so politely declined.

Not sure what is going wrong with the Darjeeling. Ordered for delivery at 5.50 and was informed it would arrive at 6.50, ok not great but can accept an hour, arrived at 7.45 nearly 2 hours after calling. Rang at 7.15 to be told it was ticketing. Food was ok, which is a shame as it used to be excellent. Come on Darjeeling you will lose customers from these issues and we know you can do better.

Hmmm not impressed by the food at all. Dhansak with no lentils, Pathia was poor, grey rice, over cooked onion bhaji and car crash keema nann. Very disappointed as haven't had a curry in a very long time. What a waste of very hard earned money. Will not be repeating

2 hours for delivery for an order of £30 worth of food. Unacceptable , phoned numerous times and at one point was told my food was ready but just awaiting on the driver to arrive… half hour later still nothing, phones back and still no update, sadly I’d already paid or I’d of cancelled the order. Whenever I’ve been in the restaurant there’s nobody there so can hardly say they’re ran off their feet and that’s why the delay. Whilst the food is good the wait is unacceptable I’ve use Darjeeling quite a bit in the past for collection but due to this experience I won’t be back and judging by the reviews a lot of people won’t be either

Service very slow... waiters seem happy texting on their phones and bill had to be asked for twice. Starter was mixed tandoori kebabs, which tasted undercooked. Sure enough experiencing diarrhea within 3 hours of leaving...

Absolutely superb, order correct, hot and bang on time, really good!

We had booked a table for 7:30PM and had ordered our food straight away but it didn't come until gone 9PM. To start with, we had some poppadoms, which were soft. We then waited a long time for our food without any update from the staff. Once the food come out, some of it was just about warm while the plates were cold. The food was tasty enough but not worth such a wait. First time here and will be the last time after this experience.

Ate here last night. The standout dish was the sag paneer, such a lovely taste.

I don't it it but the wife enjoyed it.

Great choices on the menu. Always good to try something new!

We occasionally use the Darjeeling but haven’t been back for a while. It was absolutely fab. We selected meals off the chefs Specialites and asked for recommendations. The meals were exceptional. The service was brilliant. Strange to think I was tempted to go elsewhere when I read some mixed reviews on here. I am so glad I trusted my own previous experience and judgement. We went early on a Tuesday and it was quiet. Favourite meal this year.

Bread was burnt on one side and meal was lukewarm very disappointing as was a birthday treat

I really like the food and the staff are very attentive

Very disappointed!!! Placing the order it took just over two hours to arrive, after 3 telephone calls. Being told it would be 5 minutes and having to call back 20 minutes later to find it still wasn’t close by. The food was cold, the popadoms were awful and the salad was literally mush! To top it off, speaking with a member of staff on the phone who decided to hang up the phone mid conversation. They will definitely not be having my service ever again.

The food and the staff were so good

I’ve tried man Indian cuisine but by far this is the best. The customers services is exceptional and they always serve with a smile. Definitely gonna have to have this again. If you want your taste bugs to be amazed Definitely give this place a visit.

Appalling service. Staff were completely indifferent. We had to wait an hour and a half just for our starters to arrive, despite asking a number of times and then telling them that we would just leave. It was only then that our food quickly appeared. Not ONCE did we receive any form of apology. Absolutely will NOT be returning.

Excellent food, great service, not too busy :) would definitely come again

Had a takeaway the weekend, haven’t eaten from here in years, was very happy, food was great, portion sizes very good, prices very good, very happy

Should have been wary when we were the only customers when we arrived. Used to love this place years ago when we lived here. Back visiting and came with a friend. Food was mainly ok, but the rogan josh tasted strongly of burnt garlic and would have been sent back had any staff appeared for the entire duration of us eating. Never appeared to ask if we were OK or wanted more drinks etc. Ridiculous lack of customer service. More people arrived after we'd finished and they got served, but the 2 staff were more interested in standing chatting at the bar for 15 (yes 15) minutes than dealing with us. You'd have earned more bar sales had you asked about more drinks. We got the bill, and I wanted to complain but my friend just wanted to pay and go. I was bitterly disappointed at a meal I'd really looked forward to and found horrid to eat. I'd have gone hungry had I not persevered as I didn't get the option to complain. Dreadful really.

Food is really good but delivery is consistently an hour or more late

Very friendly team of Indian Tasting experience

The food was excellent and worth a visit

I have ordered veg samosa and aloo chat but taste was not so good thy have bandgoli taste of cuisine not Indian.

Delicious meal will definitely return soon.

Fantastic food at reasonable prices. The staff are wonderful and attentive.

Great food and friendly service at a reasonable price. What else could you ask for.

I experienced a very good quality Lamb Tikka Birani with good service and attentive service The lamb was succulent and well flavoured Recommended

Beautiful meal this eve. We usually order a takeaway/delivery but decided to dine in this time, and with a 20% discount on a Thursday, a bonus! Food and service perfect.

Nice pleasant restaurant great meal and service highly recommend.

We ordered a delivery for 7:30pm and it arrived at 6:30pm, an hour before our guests. We turned it away and called the restaurant to ensure it was made fresh for later - but clearly it wasn’t. The pancakes in the Prawn Purée were like rubber, the lamb chop dish was like glue and the rest was just luke warm. Awful to think they thought we didnt notice this food was an hour old when delivered !! Do not use as clearly not proud of their product!

We asked for a delivery at 7:30pm which arrived at 6:30pm. We refused this delivery as our friends hadn’t even arrived yet. We called the restaurant to ensure a fresh order would be cooked to later - and they said “ of course”. However at 7:30 clearly the same food had been resent! The prawn purée pancakes were like rubber, the lamb chops in a sauce like glue, and the whole meal was just luke warm. If you are prepared to LIE to your customers, then be prepared to lose them !

Lovely food, good service, reasonable value. Definitely go there again.

Absolutely amazing!! Food, the staff was very polite as well. I just wish I new about Darjeeling when I moved here

Food was ok but the waiter had no idea what gluten free was and the owner had to take over taking my order. Unacceptable that someone serving food in this day and age is not aware of allergies, intolerances and diseases.

Our first time at the Darjeeling and we have a lovely evening. The food was fabulous and the staff were great . Definitely been again and would recommend.

We went as a family (adult) for a meal. Were served well by the youngsters there but an older staff member (probably the owner) was very rude and ignorant. We got our food after about 2.5 hours!!!! The food was not dire, just average to poor, but it is the rude owner that that has made me write this review. I will never go back again

Excellent Indian food in very nice surroundings. The service was very helpful in finding the right menu choices Highly recommended

All good food. Service not rushed. Felt a bit pricey but maybe that's going to be the norm now. Overall a good experience.

Had a wonderful meal - the specials were just that. We had 2 mains, 2 sides and chapatti which was just right for the 2 of us. The side dishes were too salty really but tasted good anyway. We'll be back and hopefully more people there eating. Service was great 👍

It’s always an enjoyable experience at The Darjeeling. The food is delicious, portions are generous and it’s warm and friendly.

Popped in without booking .nice welcome,comfortable but basic decoration..,food came quickly and was very tasty ,a little tweak with the decor would make all the difference

I ordered a take out last night. Sadly it arrived 2 hours late and cold. They are under new management so hopefully only teething problems. Going forward It would be advisable to inform customers of delays. It may avoid poor reviews.

DO NOT GO EVEN IF DESPERATE FOR FOOD! We ordered food via Uber Eats from this restaurant. Estimated delivery was between 7.30-7.50pm. When it came to 8pm we called the restaurant a number of times to no avail. Sent them a message to which they asked for details. We replied but received no response. Finally got through at 8.30pm and asked for a full refund because by this point, we were hungry and made a sandwich! I was told ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘we have been very busy’ but at no point did they make themselves accountable for the issue! They even said if you wait a bit more (no specific time) then food will arrive. I finally spoke to their manager and he said that the only way to get a refund is to contact Uber Eats directly - all this effort to receive a refund. Disappointed to say the least!

We love this place. It’s on the rustic / basic side in terms of decor however we like that and the food is amazing every time we go. Last time we went we had vegetable dhansak and Sri Lankan chilli masala.

I used to be a regular customer at the Darjeeling and have always recommended to others, however our experience on New Year's Eve was disappointing to say the least. We waited 3 hours for our takeaway after being told numerous times it was on the way (it wasn't) it spoilt our New Year's Eve. When it arrived Luke warm it was drenched in oil (see the photos) the naan was not what we ordered and was undercooked, the onion Baji soggy and it was really quite awful. I barely ate anything. We were told we could not have a refund but a replacement meal anytime we wanted. We decided to do this last weekend - and it was a battle . They offered us 50% off which is not what was agreed (which I have in writing) finally they did agree after numerous calls and texts but the new one arrived Luke warm and poor again. I will not be using the Darjeeling ever again. Better restaurants in st Neots with better customer service.

The food here is amazing and the customer service is top notch. The restaurant is very clean, tidy & tastefully decorated.

I booked to go to the Darjeeling on Christmas Day at 13.30pm with my partner. This was booked a month in advance and I confirmed the booking again by telephone a week before and confirmed the menu choices. We arrived to find the restaurant closed. I telephone whilst outside, left a message but no response until Boxing Day. I was informed that they spoke to me over the telephone to cancel the booking but this was untrue. I am extremely disappointed with the customer service at this restaurant. This was a very special day and was truly ruined by the Darjeeling.

We used to enjoy eating in and takeaways here. Today's takeaway gave us fish when we had ordered chicken, not seen until arriving home 15 miles away. Second takeaway in a row with wrong order. Telephoned, manager said he'd check and call me back. No call back received, rang him back and he offered a replacement for another day....So no dinner on New Year's Eve. Sadly customer care non existant, guess they don't need to keep returning customers so we'll put it down to experience, write off the money paid for nothing and find another Indian restaurant who are more interested in providing what is ordered.

2 hours after the order was placed and no sign of the food and keep being told. “Delivery left 5 minutes before and then having the phone put down on us” this is my first time ordering from this company and so far it’s shocking. I know it’s New Year’s Eve but come on!

The food took 2 hours to reach our door. When it states on line your waiting time, yes you would give a bit more time but up to 2 hours from order to get our delivery. Also being lied to from the restaurant staff saying that the food is on its way after 1 hour of waiting. When the delivery driver turned up I was told (they had just finished cooking the food) 10mins prior to the delivery being dropped. After trying to complain to the manager who was so rude cutting me or my partner up every time we went to speak. And also having the phone put down on my partner and I. We won’t be coming back to this terrible service. The food was terrible and cold.

Been here many times before but not 4 the last 2 years furnishings haven't changed at all food was very good and spicy service wasn't as good as we have had before and the prices have increased considerably on everything

Shocking service. Ordered poppadoms 1 x starter and 2 mains. Poppadoms came out with drinks, starter was 40 minutes and had to ask where it was. Mains another 20 minutes and again had to ask. We were one of 3 tables eating so no excuses. Food wasn't great either, we won't be back.

Very good food. Very friendly, good atmosphere. Service a bit slow but was 13 of us. Would recommend and go back happily

It was fairly busy but not maximum tables. The staff seen to be new or don't have much idea of working in a restaurant. I had to wait quite a while before my order was taken and then they questioned my order several times. My starter was a Rashmi kebab which when it arrived the kebab was burnt beyond recognition and extremely small. I also ordered Lamb korma mushroom rice and a parata. When it arrived it was not the best I have had (especially at the price). This might be a fantastic place to go if it is fairly empty but they get very stressed when busy.

Not sure about the food, we didn't stay to eat as it was too cold, the door ,because of the wind kept un-doing and the service seemed slow , so we declined to eat there . Shame as it smelt lovely .

Awful service. We had ordered food for delivery, 2 hours later it had not been delivered. We had to walk to the restaurant to collect our delivery. They advised that they were packing our order to deliver. 20 minutes later when we arrived at the restaurant to collect our food, they advised that it was STILL being prepared. We asked why they told us it was being packed for delivery when it wasn't even cooked yet, and they rolled their eyes at us and laughed, they were not apologetic at all and did not offer any compensation at all. When we finally got home with our order, the order was wrong. We called to complain but the restaurant did not answer, we saw when we collected our food that they left their phones off the docks as they did not want to take any calls. We finally got through to them after 35 attempts of calling, and they advised that we should call back tomorrow as they were too "busy" tonight. When we collected our order, there were only two groups of people in the entire restaurant. They refused to give us a refund for the incorrect food and inconvenience caused with the order. Extremely disappointed.

Ordered a takeaway for the family to be delivered at Great Stukley PE 28 postcode. Food was delivered v quick and was v tasty and good portions. The only gripe I have is it says on the menu I picked up from outside the restaurant...

I ordered a chicken dansak, onion bajis and a garlic naan. The naan was good but I've never had onion bajis that taste like nothing before. The dansak was also flavourless and for a curry that is supposed to be flavoured, it missed the mark for me. I really wanted this to be good because it's a 5min walk from me but sorry Darjeeling, you need to up your game!

Waited 3 hrs, called them, very rude, first time ordering never again.

Not at all good taste for butter chicken nor for chicken biryani. Zero Star for taste.

The new management have really made a difference, food quality has gone up and it's got all the eastern flavours. Sri Lankan curry chicken is very good for those who like a warm spicy dish. It's now our weekly top restaurant. Thursday is special night and best booking early as it's it's very popular.

This was the best eating out experience in a long time. Took wife after a shattering flight and airport experience at Stansted. Relaxing environment. Proprietor a real character. Biryani was not the normal bog standard / average, but had real taste and texture. Wine a...

Lovely place. Good food and service!

Service was non existent. Took 2 hours for my wife and I to finish a meal and we only had 2 entrees. Had to flag down server after waiting 30 minutes to take our order even with the restaurant being somewhat empty. Giving 2 stars because the food was good but being ignored ruined the experience.

On the phone,the staff was somehow reluctant to reserve a table at 8pm inspite of it being open till 11pm.He told me you cant come. Good ambience inside. Food is decent but did not get proper indian taste from the curry. So, I wouldn't look forward to frequently visiting this place for Indian food

Wonderful meal for a large group. 13 of us went and we were well looked after. I'd happily go again.

Chicken still cold and pink in the middle, rude member of staff on the phone trying to convince me that because it was and I quote “cooked twice” that it couldn’t possibly still be pink in the middle, he then also proceeded to tell me that chicken can be served pink in the middle. Delivery driver collected the meal in question and I was promised a refund, two weeks later I’m still yet to receive a refund. Coincidentally when visiting my barbers last week it turns out that he and his brother were feeling rather unwell after having had a takeaway from here the night before.

I was out with work colleagues here and it was a brilliant meal, really surprised me. I would happily go back.

I used to eat here back in 2009 then I moved away for a while. Was quite pleased to return and see the restaurant is still here. Great food and great service!! Will definitely return 🙌🏾

Great curry and friendly staff.