Akbar's Restaurant

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  Pooja Chalke

  ·2 months ago

  “The hospitality is not good it's only good if you're white. I found it very racist. They were treating other white customers so good and being friendly with them but we were getting judgmental looks. Being too unfriendly to us. Later when we said we don't want dessert he said come you'll empty table quickly for other people. LIKE SERIOUSLY? I understand when it's busy but when we first walked in, it was very quite and not many people were there but by the time we finished it got busy but still he could've been nice to us at the start. There was no need for that judgemental look. The food was good no doubt in that. But I'm never going here again and neither am I recommending this to my friends, family or anyone else.”

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  Océane BERGEOT

  ·2 months ago

  “Very tasty food for a very good price. I highly recommend!”

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  Mr Kwok

  ·4 months ago

  “Multiple Hairs Found in Food! I recently ordered a takeaway from Akbar's Leeds, and honestly it was one of the worst food experiences I’ve had. When I got the takeaway home and started eating, I found a hair in the family naan. I was disgusted, but initially tried to give them the benefit of the doubt and assumed it may have been an accident. However, after checking the rest of the food properly, I then found TWO more hairs in the naan and another hair in the Chicken Korma. Finding four hairs across multiple items in a takeaway order is absolutely unacceptable and raises serious concerns about the hygiene standards and cleanliness of the kitchen. I contacted the restaurant straight away, not even looking for an argument, but simply to make them aware of the issue and ask whether their kitchen staff wear hair nets. I was asked to send photographic evidence, which I did immediately. I then spoke with the supervisor - manager Ummha, who admitted the situation was “concerning” and said he would investigate and call me back within 1–2 days — even advising me to chase them if I didn’t hear anything. As someone who previously owned a restaurant myself, I found this shocking. Complaints involving contaminated food and hygiene should be treated seriously and resolved immediately, not pushed back onto the customer to follow up themselves. The complete lack of urgency or accountability says everything about their customer service. What made it even worse was reading through reviews afterwards on Trustpilot and seeing how many other people have complained about finding hairs in their food from this place, often with dismissive responses from management. Clearly this is not an isolated issue. After this experience, it genuinely makes you question how clean the kitchen actually is and what standards are being followed behind closed doors. I’ll be uploading the photos as evidence so people can make their own judgement before ordering a takeaway from here.”

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  M R

  ·4 months ago

  “Went to Akbar's Leeds this evening after quite a while, and it brought back a very nostalgic feeling. The food is consistently spot on, especially the ghosht karahi and the chicken nimbali. The prawn puri was absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious. The service was very good. We had a small misunderstanding with one of the dishes, but it was rectified straight away, so I really can't fault the staff or the way they handled it. If I was to offer any constructive feedback, I'd say the chairs are looking a bit tired now, as the saying goes, they're on their last legs (pun intended!). Overall, we had a brilliant experience and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thank you to everyone at Akbar's. We visited as a group of 3 adults and 2 children, and the total came to around £80, which we felt offered great value for the quality and quantity of food.”

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  Bid

  ·4 months ago

  “Went to this establishment with work colleagues who were celebrating their birthdays. I had matter keema apna style, special fried rice with potatoes, peas and I added a fried egg and I have to have chips which ever type of restaurant I go to. It was delicious. I shared the matter keema Apna style with my colleagues who said it was delicious and they would order it next time they visit this establishment. Excellent. Good atmosphere”

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  kt ruddlesdin

  ·5 months ago

  “Food was really delicious and was served quickly. Waseem was absolutely lovely and the same with the other waiters. Food was priced well and we were seated straight away. A lovely night out with my parents. Thank you”

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  Damian Gale

  ·6 months ago

  “Firstly, my main problems with Akbars. 1. Chairs. They're too low, meaning your elbows have to be raised to eat. 2. Chairs. Often after a table has been cleaned, the chairs haven't, meaning you have to usually brush them off before sitting down. 3. Chairs. A bit tatty now as they have been there for years. 4. Kids. We have kids so we understand how hard it is to get a babysitter, however on our one night out a year, the last thing we want to do is be seated next to a table with kids. 5. Dress sense, we come smart casual and end up seated next to someone in a hoody. 6. The table at the bottom of the stairs, nope we don't want to sit where everyone is walking up and down from the toilet/bar take this table out and have a waiter stood there instead. 7. Don't seat large groups next to couples. That really is a mood kill. Maybe have a large groups section(the main part next to the till, a couples section(down the stairs) and a very large groups/bookings section up the stairs. 8. Delivery drivers/takeout been picked up from a till the furthest away from the door walking straight through the restaurant past and through diners to get to the till placed in the corner. 9. Being charged £3 for a pickle tray, maybe this is new but I dont remember having to pay for this before. 10. Before you pay on the handheld, the first screen you go through is do you want to leave a tip, like when your pay contactless and it asks if you want to donate to charity. I'll decide that, not be forced to make that decision before I pay. 11. Waiters spend a lot of times on their personal phones. 12. Our waiter in particular took our order with one hand in his pocket. 13. Quite expensive compared to other restaurants especially with all the niggles listed above. 14. I always get a Shami kebab starter, on this occasion I was told they don't do them and they could make something similar. I received Shami kebabs and was charged and billed for Shami kebabs too. 15. One of the younger waiters was very interested in a female diner opposite our table and just stood across from her smiling, two other waiters joined in the leering and then approached her table too. Not surprisingly she left quite abruptly before her party did. For me these little things spoil the dining experience. Especially when it's a special night out for you to enjoy a bit of alone time with your partner. Now onto the pros. 1. Food is always of a high standard with decent sized portions. 2. Food is always delicious. 3. Waiters always friendly and attentive, when they're not on their mobiles. Don't let the niggles put you off, they're my niggles which might not bother others but definitely bothered me.”

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  Hannah

  ·6 months ago

  “Absolutely amazing food and service. My partner is from Birmingham and absolutely loves a good curry especially madras and says that usually it’s never spicy enough, we went to Akbars last night for her birthday meal, we were not disappointed. Definitely a new favourite. We both were blown away. Great good, vibrant menu, friendly and attentive staff, buzzing atmosphere. We will definitely be back.”

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  Ana Manzano Barrero

  ·8 months ago

  “I went there last night and I ordered two dishes and they were VERY spicy. When I asked the waiter he said they were medium and that I had to ask. So I ordered another dish that he said it wasn’t spicy at all and I ordered of lentils. He came back with a vegetables one without asking, because they run out of lentils. The dish was VERY sweet and I didn’t like it. I had to pay for it anyway despite it wasn’t what I order. The place was quite noisy and busy. Won’t come back”

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  Emanuele Mangialardi

  ·1 year ago

  “The food was really great! We had a mixed meat plate as starters: it was all delicious and cooked perfectly. I had a COBRA beer and a mango lassi. Then Lamb shank: very big portion of meat, tender and juicy in a plate with a tomato based sauce, slightly spicy. Bread and rice as side dish. Everything was great! We ordered a little too much, I wished the waiter informed us about the portion size.”

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