The Dhaka in Carlisle

First time visit tonight. Food was absolutely deeelicious Service good and the waiter was funny and interacted well with us.

Food was very nice would definitely be back when in the area . Cash only

Good food and friendly staff. The set meals are well worth it

Lovely atmosphere, good deals ,friendly staff and 5 star.rating for food

First time back since it reopened and I have no complaints. The food was really tasty and the service was very good. Definitely give it a try if you like curry.

Was doing the polling booth on election day, they treated us to some food, great guy who came over with some delicious food!

Very welcoming and friendly as for the food one of the best currys we've had

Lovely food with great service and friendly staff

Excellent food and service as ever

The food is fantastic the waiters are brilliant and funny What more can you say for a fantastic restaurant

The patter of the waiter was excellent

Great value and above average curry. Naga chili chicken vg. Beer but no zero alcohol beer. Long way out of town. Worth a detour.

Visiting the area so tried here. Now I eat Asian and Indian food almost every day and at these prices I expected top quality food. Sadly not. I only had a lamb madras, two chappatis and a bottle of water. £23. I don't eat rice or naan. The chappatis were over cooked and quite tasteless. The madras tasted like a warehouse bought sauce with a few small lumps of low quality meat. The water was fine at least. I won't be using again.

We stopped in here whilst out on the motorbikes, the staff were very welcoming and the food was lovely fresh and tasty

Great meal and experience for a table of 10.

Halal, decent restaurant, staff are all so lovely especially the woman at the friend was v friendly :)

What a great find. Food was really nice. The service was second to none. They were very accommodating. I will be back

Fantastic food for New Year's Eve. Service a bit slow but can be forgiven since it was packed and new years eve. Hats off to the chefs

I have had my dinner many times in the years been going there for a long time I don’t know the manager is the labour leader great food cannot get down you have to sit and wait till the table is ready it’s got a load of tables but you Gotta wait for a while at the bar staff very helpful with the menu I can’t get I can’t see nothing wrong because because I have eaten there many years even when my wife was alive we used to go there and the kids but they’re all grown up now I still take my grandkids and great grandkids that it is absolutely brilliant place I give it five stars cause I cannot find anything wrong okay go and have a good meal enjoy yourself

Ordered a takeaway for 7pm arrived at nearly 8pm. Paid £33 for a disgusting meal for two, burnt paratha, dried up onion bargee, beef balti and lamb Bhuna were disgusting - tough meat. The whole meal went in the bin!

Absolutely brilliant little place. Highly recommended the mixed grill.

We got a delivery, and it was delivered on time and the delivery driver was very pleasant, food was amazing as usual , my go to for Indian cuisine

Great food eat in or take away I will be back

Coming from London where competition is high and therefore prices are low, this is a poor imitation. Wthout doubt the most expensive Indian restaurant we've eaten at and I expected the food to reflect that. What arrived, tasted like pre prepared sauces with small cuts of lamb thrown in. There was no hint of genuine spices, it was almost like bland soup ! The Coca Cola was the highlight ! Look elsewhere, there is much better around.

Fantastic food with great service

Ordered takeaway for 4 to be collected. Pick up was straightforward, food ready on time. However food was disappointing, sauces were thin and bland with little meat per portion

Absolutely excellent first time but not last visiting Carlisle on business food excellent polite don’t mind paying for it excellent food.

Service good and food ok but I've had much better. Very expensive at £193 for 4 people

Last minute booking for six of us. Staff very helpful food great, nothing was a problem, we were the last out, great night, great food and the waiters were great definitely recommend

Wonderful, the food was delicious and the staff was very friendly 👍

Firstly I would like to tell this is not Indian restaurant and food taste is not even 10 percent indian style. Not suggesting anyone who is willing to eat specific Indian food.

Tried The Dhaka as it had a Sunday special on of : papadum and pickle tray, any starter and any mains plus rice or nana bread for £19.99 per person. We personally was very disappointed. It may have been the dishes we picked, but the food seemed very planned. I have had similar dishes at other restaurants, and they have been much tastier. I also felt very rushed. The waiter came to clear our table before we had finished eating. We were in and out in 45 mins. Also, at the end, the waiter tried to charge us full price at £75.10 instead of the buffet price plus drinks and a couple of extras that came to £54.30.

Love getting currys from here was very nice also do delivery as well as eat in

Birthday meal for 8 of us, food was lovely

Really good food and the service was good even though it was extremely busy. Like a lot of things at the moment it wasn't cheap though

Fantastic food, beautifully flavoured, will reccommend you to everyone, five star service, thank you...

Went as a group last night, food was lovely, service was fab, great night. Thank you!

Wow.........amazing staff, very helpful & friendly. Food was delicious, lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend & will definitely be going back. Big shout out to Dud for his amazing attention xxx

Staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was excellent 👌

Great venue, very clean and modern . Staff are very friendly, helpful and were very good with the kids. They have an extensive menu to choose from . Service was very quick . Food was excellent. We had a Nepalese chicken and a south Indian garlic curry . The Nepalese got my nose running but it was beautiful.. I'd highly recommend this Indian restaurant. I've been to all of them in Carlisle. This indian is one of the best 👌 I will definitely be back .

Returned to the Dhaka as the 1st time we went everything was amazing. This time we had a diffrent experience. 2 of our meals were absolutely tasteless no spice when it stated on the menu to hot to handle!. The other meals were absolutely fine. When we received the bill we instantly thought it seemed alot more expensive to what we had. When we had looked at the bill in detail they had added pints of larger and bottles of cider and other food to the bill which we had not consumed. All in all we were disappointed with our experience 😔

Excellent south Asian restaurant

Amazing friendly staff and top notch food. Chilli fish masala was fantastic. Large family visit and service was excellent. Highly recommend. Will definitely be coming again.

Excellent! We arrived at the restaurant around 10:00 pm. They still serve us takeaway. The food are very delicious and the snacks are very hot which is amazing.

Food and service were ok. Thought it was a bit expensive for the size of the meal and the amount of meat you actually got 🥺

Really disappointing tonight guys actually thought it had changed hands .disjointed service staff looked uneasy and uncomfortable.female tried hard to engage temp staff out of comfort zone .original guy tried so hard to be professional friendly and at ease .draught drinks not available no large soft drinks not good two drivers in party small cokes are a un economical and b costly .price is relative to situation but in this climate £100+is not easy to justify at moment .expected same standard as usual.brought guests wouldn't being guests in future it was not up to usual standard in service or cooking we've had better .☹️ Felt for staff they knew it wasn't up to standard .

Over charged for drinks we never drunk be aware check your receipts very disappointed

First class food and service. Had fish on the menu which is unusual.

I had delivery from this restaurant the service over the phone was so poor, long delay for the delivery and food was cold & disgusting specially the Biriyani and the tandoori chicken 🤮🤮 Never gonna order ☹️☹️

Had a meal with family during the week there, ordered tawa chicken, less chicken and more veggies..abit dry. Not recommend.. Liked the tandoori on bone..much better.

Really good food , service staff very kind .Will highly recommend this place to anyone who would like to try authentic Indian food. Keep the good work going Mahmood and team . Kiran and Priyanka

Absolutely amazing atmosphere and food. The staff was fantastic and with a good sense of humour. Enjoyed everything!!

I usually don't like eating out at Indian restaurants as it can be really hit and miss but I must say the food here was amazing! The tandoori chicken was the best I've ever had and ordered a second portion to take home with me. Unfortunately was only in Carlisle on a trip so won't be able to come back any time soon.

Order arrived luke warm, had to reheat in microwave. Will not be ordering again from here

Visited for the first time on Friday and it certainly won't be the last. Friendly staff and delicious food, couldn't ask for more. Loads of dishes to choose from, I can't wait to go back and try and try something new.

First time here tonight and won't be the last, There was a mistake on the order but quickly sorted, Excellent quality food. Recommended.

Went last night table booked it took from starter to main a total of 3hrs to get everything short staffed very slow had to chase for drinks the food wasn't correct total nightmare

Third time here in the last 4 months, food outstanding, service excellent, ambiance superb, cost very acceptable. Want a memorable Indian meal in Carlisle? Go to the Dhaka.

Food was excellent, the flavours were fantastic and food was hot. Staff were welcoming very friendly

Amazing food, amazing staff, cobra was on point! Definitely be back 😍🥰🤌🏽

The hospitality is awesome. They really make you comfortable and smiling (if not laughing out loud😂). The food is great.

Love it all the staff are super friendly the food is class

Fabulous meal. Very busy restaurant which led to a slower service, but it was fine. Friendly staff and good food.

Would offer a zero rating if possible, person behind counter very rude. Booking had been made for new year's eve, no record of the booking, advised at the counter " are we clear" will try and squeeze us in, not the way to speak to a customer, will not be back. Whoever it was no uniform, not acceptable conduct.

Good food excellent service and very good value. The portions were large nothing was aproblem second visit since lockdown ended and it wont be the last.

Lovely food friendly staff and a lovely decorated restraint and kid friendly too

Delicious food n fab service. Had a lovely night will definitely be going back

Best food once again hot, full of flavour

Food was delicious. Excellent service. Very friendly staff. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Beautiful food and friendly staff. We love this place

Food was fantastic service a bit slow staff very pleasant overall great night

We arrived at 8. Still waiting for our starters after an hour. Eventually finished our meal in am empty restaurant at 10.30. Two parties that arrived after us finished their meals and left as we were starting our main courses. Wouldn't recommend The Dhaka I'm afraid. Awful experience.

Best Indian meal i have eaten in a long time, very pleasent atmosphere, friendly, chirpy staff, especially Dud who tells porkies (just joking), s.s

Brill, food brill one member of staff a mature man fad with the grandkids, definitely going again

Great place to visit. Excellent food and service

Not the best Indian food I've eaten, but good and decent portions. The food took a long time to come, and drinks were expensive. Waiting staff were obviously primed to try to get you to have poppadoms (80p each). We must have been asked five times before the message finally got through that we didn't want any. Although the restaurant got busier later in the evening, the waiting staff seemed to spend more time chatting together in the bar area than working. Good choice for vegetarians and vegans, as with most Indian restaurants, and the waiter was very helpful, pointing out which items were not vegan. Overall, a good restaurant, but car parking could prove a problem if the place gets very busy.

Nice indian place. Has a modern look and food was delicious at reasonable prices.

Food was so lovely, and the staff super friendly will definitely return and recommend

Top class service, food incredible & excellent cleanliness & atmosphere, will most definitely go again

me and my family have just been to the daka and we had a lovely time the staff were very pleasant and helpfull the food was lovely and freshly cooked i would recommend it for good night

Great tasting food. Friendly waiter.

Visiting area and made purchase of takeaway based on internet reviews. Everything first class. Meal delivered on time and was of high quality. Fantastic experience. Only regret is we live too far away to be regular customers. Thank you!

Very friendly staff and the is very good

Food was excellent, really enjoyed it.

Excellent staff were super food great

Great food, great service, highly recommend.

Went last night Saturday, the decor was lovely and modern, service was really good and the good was amazing all 4 of us loved what we had it was cooked and tasted perfect. Definitely go back again.

Definitely happy to recommend, lovely freshly prepared dishes. Excellent service and ambiance

Don't try and order over the phone for delivery if you are ordering for 1 person...as you need to order £20 im a lorry driver only 4min drive away ...avoid....avoid....avoid

Great food. First time at this restaurant for a take away... definitely go back...

Ordered food online tonight and was supposed to get 10% off but didn't. Complained but just told that I'd get extra onion bhaji and poppadoms. That's not the point that wasn't what I wanted. Won't be ordering from here again even if the food is lovely. Customer service is awful!

Honestly some of the best Indian food I've had anywhere. Had a couple of take away deliveries now and they turn up when they say they will, tasting great.

Tasty and nothing wrong it but just 'average', few other places local that are tastier and better value.

Did not enjoy the food.. It used to be nice.. My korma was so bland it was just tasteless.. Sorry won't be ordering from here again

First time trying the Dhaka since its relaunch. It was exceptional!! we had the set meal for two and every single bit was impeccable!! Genuinely. The Aloo's were the best I've ever had! I could have quite happily eaten them as the main dish. The chicken tikka starter was tender and full of flavour and the main courses were simply beautiful. I can not say enough compliments to justify it. New regular! Congrats @TheDhaka.. Flawless

just got a meal from the dhaka excellent meal will be back

Only opened yesterday (19/10/20) so there were a few teething problems we noticed, however in a new venture these would be expected. Staff need time to gel and learn their new environment, for example, forgetting the wine glasses, only bringing one rice instead of two, slight errors in the orders (not ours) perhaps at times being a bit too forward in asking if we had finished, when we were having a pause, Indian food needs to be savoured not rushed, however the staff were all very smiley and helpful and willing to rectify any issues, so no biggie. Food was lovely, tasty and plentiful, perhaps not as piping hot as I'd like, but acceptable. This restaurant is literally up the road from my home, so plan on eating here as often as finances allow. So lovely to see the The Dhakar open again as the building has been closed for many years. I wish you great success for the future. Nicely decorated inside too, wish I'd taken a few pictures to show you.

Has got real potential to be a regular for us. Only open 2 nights so can forgive. Service was slow and wine just left unopened on the table. Had to move finished plates to the middle of the table to get them moved.. early days though so please this is constructive criticism we will be back.

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