we Visited today and the food was excellent. Mir's service was at par. We recommend this restaurant to everyone. we truly relished the food. read more

I've only ordered takeout here so I can't speak for the ambiance as well but I appreciate how the food I packaged! It makes it easier for reheating and such. The food was made quickly and the spice level was perfect. I'm on the hunt to find the best butter chicken in Baltimore and this might be up there :) read more

Darbar - Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

The service at this place is seriously second to none. The server recognized me from weeks ago and brought out peppers for me to spice up the buffet dishes (decided to try that today instead of a la carte) and it genuinely made my day. The buffet was fine, with some dishes better than others, but again the service impressed me--fresh rice and samosas swapped out when I came in. My only complaint is that I wish the chai had actually been hot in the thermos but I came in at the end of the day so can't say I'm surprised. Worth the price and trying once but I think I'll stick with my extra spicy dish orders. read more

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I ordered from here when I was in Baltimore. It wasn't the usual like I've had in NYC or Philly but it was good enough. The spices were a bit different. The rice was different as well, I couldn't quite explain the rice. The samosas I've had was the best, for that, I must give them thumbs up. The cheese naan were so good I ate it just like that for snack time. read more

Fantastic service! We came for dinner on a weekday evening and got complementary wine and rice with our mains (chicken tikka masala, chana masala). All the food was freshly made, and the garlic naan was especially delicious and soft. Cozy environment, plenty of indoor seating. read more

Darbar - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Food was not good. Same gravy was used for both the dishes. Kheer ( Rice pudding) similar way was not up to restaurant standards. Service was good. Ambience was stale. read more

Darbar is my favorite indian restaurant in Baltimore. I often order the Tikka Salmon or Sag paneer. Everything I've eaten her is delicious and you can ask for mild or hot spice and it always comes out perfect. This restaurant should rate as one of the best in Baltimore. Oh yes the naan is superior! read more

Came here again tonight. We brought our son who is 12. He has started getting more adventurous with food. He now loves Indian spices, naan, and basmati. Thanks Darbar! We got the punjabi samosa chaat, seafood duo, paneer tikka masala, garlic & cheese naan, garlic/chili/cilantro naan. Love the complimentary glass of wine with dinner. We also can't say enough about the service! It's always stellar. Great location and relaxed atmosphere. A regular local rotation for us! Must try in Baltimore. read more

Darbar - Seafood Duo - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

My husband and I had a wonderful experience dining in at Darbar! The service and food were amazing, and we left very happy & full. We normally order takeout from here but I'm happy we came in to dine & will be back again soon! A true hidden gem in Baltimore read more

Really great food very reasonable. I go there every time I am in Baltimore. The only bad thing about it is finding a nearby parking place. But it's worth the effort.! read more

This was my last night in BWI and I was starving and couldn't decide what to eat. The night before when I was down at Fells Point I saw this place and wanted to give it a try and they did NOT Disappoint! The food was so bomb I wish I would've ordered another dish just to try more things on the menu. Be careful tho when it comes to the spice level I'm normally a "I can eat anything spicy" type of guy and I ordered the 10/10 spice and it was pretty intense. #ringoffire Will 1000000% order again (I ordered from door dash and the food came HOT and ready to eat) read more

Darbar - Lamb Korma Chicken Tikka Masala Garlic Nan Bread RICE - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Our waiter was so kind and helpful when ordering! The chicken tikka masala turned out perfect and was delish. Plus, everyone gets a free glass of wine with your meal! read more

Great Indian food at a solid price! Good location in Fells point, hard to find parking, but can sometimes find free parking on the streets nearby Got some food to split among three! We got three entrees, and they were definitely more than we needed and we had some to take home! I expect their takeout is great and I look forward to getting some when I can! The saag paneer and daal was delicious and I would recommend! The malai kofta wasn't the best I've had, but it was solid. The garlic naan was also incredible. The inside is well decorated, and cozy! read more

Darbar - Saag Paneer & Malai Kofta - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

I had been to DarBar prepandemic for a lunch buffet which wasn't memorable so I hadn't returned. I wouldn't eat in, the ambiance is a bit dingy. Today on a whim I was craving Indian so ordered delivery and IT. WAS SO. GOOD! From the presentation (cute note on the packaging saying "thank you so much for choosing us" to beautiful garlic and cilantro on the garlic naan, to flavorful and nuanced goat curry, I went back for seconds and still have plenty for a full meal tomorrow! What a hidden gem! I'll definitely be back for takeout! read more

Darbar - Rice to go - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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As someone that eats Indian food regularly and considers it one of my staple cuisines, this is THE spot for Indian food in Baltimore. I've tried almost every spot in the city, including the Himalayan/nepalese/Indian fusion spots, and this is the best. They also have incredibly attentive service. Plus, if you go for dinner, you get a FREE glass of wine with your meal!! When you go, I highly recommend the chicken 65. If you have more than 3 people in your group, you should order 2 servings of it. It's my favorite and the most underrated dish. read more

The portions of their takeout orders have improved dramatically. Food is always delicious and piping hot. You can always choose your spice level, which is a plus. On the higher end of options, but this is my go to Indian takeout in the city. read more

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I couldn't resist taking a bite before taking a photo of the delicious food! Today I was in a mood for a quick snack and craving classic, cozy, street food :) The food was delicious and spicy! I ordered these items to go and pick up was smooth and easy. I have yet to dine into the restaurant, so I am looking forward to that soon, but the ambience inside looked welcoming and warm. read more

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First time ever trying Indian food for myself, and I was pleasantly surprised. My husband and a close friend joined me here for dinner, and we ordered family style as suggested by my friend. Waitress was great and attentive as we tried describing a dish we had previously had and wanted to get but couldn't find on the menu. She suggested the potatoes and cauliflower with curry styled sauce, which was similar to the dish my husband wanted. We didn't want to have food like butter chicken that we all had tried before, so we branched out some in our pickings but still kept the spice level mild to medium in most dishes. The best part of the meal was the garlic Naan bread that was insanely good. The entrees were great as well, but I have no idea what we ordered. The pictures provided will have to be the most info I can give. We enjoyed the complimentary wine with dinner, too! There's a decent amount of street parking right in front of the restaurant. We would definitely return here for another visit! Jake n kevin read more

Darbar - Garlic Naan and some of our shared entrees. The favorites were in order from top of pic, bottom of pic, middle of pic - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Very limited buffet menu was served. Although the food was 3/5 and staff was very humble.

Great food and the service was amazing! We got three different types of naan and the vindaloo chicken with chicken tikka masala. Everything was delicious and the owners were so nice (gave us an extra order of rice for our to-go boxes. read more

Worse food. They had our orders and spices all mixed up. Spent 140 dollars.. My wife ordered mild chicken chili. Was overcooked very dry and so hot she couldn't eat it.. Our chili paneer was suppose to be med. Was mild but the worse part was the cheese was hard .. the end/edges were hard like the end of the cardboard tissue box... couldn't chew..old cheese exposed to the air for a long time.. My sons paneer was suppose to be medium as well.. was also extremely hot.. hard edges couldn't chew. Not gonna even get into th3 rest.. We normally eat Indian food once a week.. we decided to try hear because it was closer and and was suppose to have good reviews... worse Indian food we ever had. . We normally go to Bombay knights Perry hall. Always amazing and fresh.. read more

Great food, price, and service! Was a treat eating here for lunch during my trip to Baltimore! Great friendly vibe as well

Best Indian Food have been religiously getting carry out from here for years, figured I'd finally leave a review

Darbar is just around the corner from me and is one of my go-tos for takeout/Indian food. The food is always good and is very reasonably priced. I tend to gravitate toward the paneer tikka masala with garlic naan and it always such a comforting food. This past week I went with a friend to try their weekend buffet special. The cost per person is $18.50 which is reasonable, but I was kind of let down by the buffet. I did enjoy the fact that I was able to try a ton of different items that I am usually not adventurous to try, but overall the food was just alright. I truly judge places on their butter chicken, and I have to say the buffet version that they had was subpar. Additionally, most of the food was barely lukewarm (likely due to not having covers and instead having an open salad bar type of deal) which is a big deal for me because of safety (food should be held over 140F) and that in general I usually like my food to not be piping hot and this still was too cold for me. Overall, I think as a sit down restaurant that Darbar is great, but the buffet is definitely not worth it. read more

Lunch with a friend today at Darbar near Fells Point, which we really enjoyed. The atmosphere was comfortable, staff was friendly and experienced. We ordered vegetarian, with many options. Generous servings. On a weekday, buffet not available, nor was there a special lunch menu. We ate our fill, then took leftovers home. We enjoyed mango ice cream- glad we saved room for it. Our entrées were $16: not cheap, but certainly worth it! We will return soon. During the day, there was 2 hour (free) street parking within half a block. read more

If you like Indian food, you have to come here! The service and atmosphere are great. read more

Darbar - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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I love this place! It's such a comfort to be here. The food is delicious and they serve great portions. The spiced tea is so good. Great prices too!! Every time I go it is the BEST service I've ever experienced. The service staff is always so attentive and kind and never hesitate to explain or recommend a dish. read more

Fan-freaking-tactic. Great service, better food somehow. Pretty quick, everything was delish. We had navratan korma was A+, the paneer tikka masala was very tasty albeit a bit more on the tomatoey side than I generally prefer. Still great though. Garlic naan was amazing. Complimentary glass of wine! A must stop if you like Indian food. read more

Darbar - a table with a variety of dishes of food - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Food was super tasty but I was disappointed in the fish. What I'd hoped would be meaty diced pieces of fish in my fish tikka masala were just little cubed pieces. I was so disappointed. The flavor of the sauce was good and the garlic nann was delish. I'd probably not come back based on the quality of the fish. Meh. read more

Darbar - Fish Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

The food was ridiculously good, however it took over an hr to have appetizers brought out to us and even longer for our dinner to be brought out. We were celebrating a friend's birthday and the group was 6 people, so maybe that was it. Although I believe they were heavily focused on getting delivery items out the door more so taking care of the in-house seated guests. Overall, food was great. read more

5 stars all the way. Best Indian in the city... hands down. The location is technically Fells Point, but it's far enough down Aliceanna that it feels like you are in a limbo zone between Fells and Canton. This is actually nice since you can usually find street parking nearby instead of fighting for parking in the heart of Fells. The indoor dining area is spacious and never full since Covid started. Plenty of room to space out and social distance. The staff all wear masks as well. If you order take away, you can call and just pick up. If you want delivery you need to use a delivery app. Support local businesses... call and order all pickup orders so they don't lose money on fees. They have a winter special right now; buy one naan get one naan free! The Indian dishes are all amazing; Tikka masala - our groups' overall favorite. Mild for those with sensitive tongues, medium for those who like it spicier. Hot doesn't make sense... get another dish. Rohan Josh - rich and hearty. Medium or hot if you like a kick. Vindaloo - not actually as amazing unless you get it medium or hot... avoid mild. Saag - mild or medium spice level works... fantastic flavor. The tandoori grill dishes are all tasty... get mild or medium unless you want real heat! The dal mahkani is better than the other dal but it's all great. The Chana masala is also great. The pappadum and samosa are the best sides, but everything is well prepared. You can't go wrong with any choice... but be prepared for the spice! Go mild or mild-medium if you aren't sure. read more

I last reviewed this place a few years ago and with new ownership, we felt it was lacking. A friend was in town so we decided to give it a whirl, and I'm so happy we did! We dined midweek before 7p. Chicken Korma and Chicken Tikka Masala were great with garlic Naan. The dishes were to our spice level request, and flavorful. Each dish had plentiful chicken and the server brought additional rice for our take home boxes- a lovely touch. They are byob I believe but offered a glass of wine upon being seated. We didn't partake. Service was excellent with constant checkins for water refills. I'm not sure if this place changed hands again or changed cooks- either way, the resulting food/business is much more enjoyable. read more

I randomly popped into Darbar on a Saturday evening, suddenly having an urge for Indian food as I passed by. I quickly found street parking and dashed over. Upon entry, I wasn't sure where to go to place my order, but a restaurant employee seemed to sense my presence, came over, and directed me to the register area where I was able to peruse the menu. I decided on lamb saag, veggie samosas, and mango lassi. I placed the order to go and sat near the register as I waited for the food to be ready. While I was sitting there, the same employee offered me water, which I accepted and sipped as I sat. The wait wasn't long, the food took about 10 mins and I headed out. The mango lassi and samosas were absolutely delicious, I crushed those right away. The saag was well prepared, I'd asked for it to be super spicy and it definitely was, without the heat of the spice detracting from the taste of the other seasonings. The only drawback was the pieces of lamb were fairly large (and I'm used to them being much smaller) and some weren't as tender as I'd have liked. Darbar isn't the most conveniently located Indian restaurant to where I live, but next time I'm in the Fells/Canton area and want Indian food, I will certainly head there! read more

I liked the place a lot, I didn't have the highest expectations especially after harbor tandor Or restaurants like karma and Rania in dc, but for the price, the food is great and authentic. Not overly creamy for no reason. Sever was quick, ambiance is very casual. Lunch weekend buffet is like 19 bucks which I thought was very well worth it read more

The chicken Tikka Masala was very, very sweet, which is weird to me, it was not reflective of the types of Indian chicken tikka masala in privy to at all. There was also hardly any Chicken, the chunks were extremely small and I had a total of 8. The majority of my entree was sauce, a very sweet sauce at that. The garlic naan was okay but it was very very thin. read more

Called ahead of time to ask about vegan options. They gave a long list from their vegetarian specialties, and offered that some of the dishes that commonly were made with cream (ie saag, dal makhni) could be made with coconut cream instead. They were very flexible with substitutions as well. For ex: saag chole isn't on their menu but they told me to just order the chana masala and in the notes on Uber eats to indicate that I wanted the spinach sauce rather than the tomato sauce, and that it should be made vegan using coconut cream. I just love accommodating places with lots of options. Plus- everything was wonderfully tasty. I loved the abundant saag gravy, and the creaminess of the dal. Will def go for spicier next time since the medium spice level didn't do much for me. Pretty hefty amount of food for the price, and very filling. Shared with one other person and will have leftovers for another 2 meals probably. read more

Darbar - Dal makhni, saag chole, vegetable samosa, bhel puri chat, poori, papadum, mulligatawny soup - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by hunger; and my stomach burned with anguish and anger. We walked into Darbar. We ordered Szechuan cauliflower, Channa masala, and garlic naan. The manager (?) Mir brought us COMPLIMENTARY WINE (!!!) and lentil papadam that was fiercely obliterated. Everything was superb; they really dished out the love. And now I too, have dished. read more

I had very nice delivery from Danbar tonight, starting with onion bah, and then main courses of moderately spicy chicken saag, mild aloo gobi, and Dahl tanker, along with rice and naan. Everything was moderately well spiced, not too intense, fairly interesting. It was good basic comfort food. read more

Darbar - Chicken saag, Dahl taskbar, aloo gobi, basmati rice. - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Darbar is absolutely delicious! I've been once pre-pandemic for their lunch buffet (delicious) but this time I ordered carryout. I ordered Vegetable Samosa $4.95, Chicken Tikka Masala w/rice $16.50, Palak Paneer w/rice $15.50, Garlic Naan $3.25, and Crab Malabar w/rice $18.95. The prices are a bit expensive considering their outdated decor but we loved all of our food. The veggie samosa was pretty straightforward. I loved it with the darker brown sauce (sweet) but not as much with the green sauce (reminded me of celery juice). The chicken tikka masala (red meal) so amazing as was the palak paneer (spinach meal). Yum! The crab malabar was good. It had a cool, coconut taste which was different from the spicy/savory taste of the other meals we ordered. The garlic naan was sooooo tasty. Overall, I truly enjoyed everything but wish it was a tiny bit cheaper (maybe $2-$3 cheaper for each meal). Oh the staff was super friendly as well. Parking was available on the street but is typically challenging to find in the evenings. read more

Darbar - Indian Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Darbar is just three blocks from my home and each time I go there I think "Why don't I come here more often?" Four of us had a delicious dinner on Tuesday night. Samosa and palak tikki for apps, tokri for breads (3 kinds of naan), two salmon tikkas, one panner tikki, one chicken tikki were consumed with relish - and fantastic sauces (rim shot). Service was spot on. There when you needed, gone when you were in deep conversation or laughter. We had complimentary glasses of wine and I had another. Dinner for four adults with extras including tax and 20% tip was $156.00. We had plenty of leftovers to enjoy the next day. We will not wait so long between dinners this time. Wonderful all around. read more