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Akbars
Indian Restaurant Manchester - overall reader reviews
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most
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Chicken Korma
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Akbars
Restaurant Castlefield Manchester - reader comments
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| "2nd
visit to this restaurant and it has to be my favourite
in Manchester at the moment - it shakes the
stigma of a normal curry house in a modern
trendy way - they have an excellent
set up and the staff have to work very hard
- but it works - food is fantastic and very
fairly priced - try it you wont be disapointed"
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Scott Kavanagh, Manchester 6/8/07 (visited on a Sat
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| "Having
visited 3 times I have found the food and service to
be excellent with each visit. Each
person I have been with has also returned shortly after
our visit. The nan breads are the best I've had, if
I had to complain then the only thing I could find would
be there is quite often not enough sauce
on the curries, I know this varies with the dish but
everybody is going to order a nan and it's nice to have
sauce to dip it in" -
Sarah Taylor, Manchester 17/7/07 |
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| "Big
fan of Indian food and Akbars had very good reviews
from friends and decided to try for my husband birthday.
Very impressive and clean restaurant,
service was outstanding always on hand
to take order etc. Meal on arrival was delivered by
a chief but food was not what I had ordered.
When it was sent back, the chief returned two seconds
later with the same dish but had renamed the meal to
suit my order. The chicken was extremely dry
so I ask for a sauce. My meal was taken away and returned
as chicken in a watery soup and I am not exaggerating!
but had to sieve my chicken to add to the rice. I did
inform the waiter, he replied that the chief was new
but wasn't as good as the previous one. As a sweet,
I ordered hot chocolate fudge cake with ice cream -
my favourite! The ice cream was full of ice due to being
left open in the freezer causing ice to form in the
container. The cake was really dry and barely warm and
no chocolate sauce. By this time, I was embarrassed
continually complaining about the food that I decided
to put it down to a disappointing experience"
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Gina Sadler, Bolton 14/7/07 (visited on a Tuesday evening)
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| "Not
usually a fan of Indian Restaurants, but this one shakes
the image of somewhere you go after a skinful of beer
- very modern and different - lively
and busy with a great atmosphere
- you can't book so get there early - there is a nice
bar/seating area for people waiting for tables. All
the staff seem to know exactly what to do as it it such
a busy place - the chefs bring the food fresh
to your table and I can honestly say its the
nicest freshest indian food I have ever had
- I cannot recommend this place enough to anyone and
the price is very fair too - get the
family size naan to share its like a horses saddle..
we got there around 6ish and it was quite busy. I think
it gets very busy later on so better to go early to
avoid wait.. what can I say? try it - you wont be disapointed!"
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Scott Kavanaghn, Manchester 5/7/07 (visited on a Saturday
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| "quality
service and food at an unbelievable
price, can't recommend it enough!" -
Tony Burke, Warrington 27/5/07 (visited on a Saturday
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"I don't normally like Indian food, but Akbars is just
fantastic food and the price is so
cheap!! The difference to this restaurant and
most others is that they don't take bookings
and customers have to sit in the bar area (which is
a big area, with comfortable chairs) waiting for a table
to come available. It's not necessarily a bad thing
as you can enjoy a drink, but can be a bit of a pain
if you're in a rush. And compliments to Jay - the waiter
- he really knows how to make the customers feel good.
I've been here twice now and both times the food has
been superb. I will be returning."
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Amy, Manchester 8/5/07 (visited on Friday evening) |
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"I'm a regular in Akbar's for both
meals and takeaways. It's without doubt the
best Indian in Manchester for both food and
price. There are however a few problems - it's a
real victim of it's own success. Even on a
midweek night you can expect to wait 45mins
to be seated as they don't take reservations
(we waited for almost an hour last night). If all the
seats in the comfy waiting lounge are taken, as is usually
the case, this means standing by the bar - which serves
draught beer poured straight from the can(!!!) and is
well stocked with liquor, if not knowledgable bar staff.
Once inside the restaurant it's incredibly noisey
- as you'd expect for a busy restaurant this size -
and you can hardly hear each other speak. The waiters
are very friendly but prone to forgetting
orders as they don't write everything down. The food
is amazing - and the huge naan breads
are great for photo opportunities. The prices are ridiculously
cheap - especially for food this quality -
and you're thankful the owner's haven't adopted the
Malcolm Glazer theory of supply and demand pricing.
As alternatives, Shimla Pinks and Lights of
India offer better alternatives for business meetings
and audible conversation, EastZEast
is more intimate - if a little bit too cramped
- however none are a patch on Akbar's for the
quality of the food." -
Matthew, Manchester 5/5/07 (visited on Friday evening)
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BUSY!!! even for a week day, but top
notch!!!" -
Lee Forsyth, Manchester 26/4/07 (visited on a Thu evening)
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