I go here everytime i visit scarborough,it's the best restaurant/take away i'v visited.read more

By far my favourite Indian in the area. Food is always great, staff are friendly and prices…read morereasonable. They don't sell alcohol, but have no problem with people taking their own. Good really as it makes for a cheaper night out.

We ate here a year ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, and again it didn't disappoint…read more Five of us tried numerous dishes, all were good. Service is very friendly, one of the gentlemen is especially nice (manager?), he also made a great impression on us last year. In a town that is full of low quality restaurants, this place should be on your radar. Recommended

Great restaurant with awesome Indian and southern Asian cuisine. There are many options to choose…read morefrom. Great restaurant for a business dinner or date night. Tandoori chicken, chicken chilli Marsala were excellent. Great wait staff and more than ample bar.

Found this restaurant using my Curry Finder app on my iPhone when I stayed at my brothers for a…read morecouple of days in Scarborough, it had a five chilli rating on the Curry Finder app so we thought we would give it a try. The menu had a really good choice and also so good set menu deals, we chose the menu for two which was £25.95 where you could chose any 2 starters, any 2 mains, any 2 rice dishes, 1 side dish and 1 Naan bread which I thought was very good value indeed. The drinks prices were also very reasonable. The food arrived promptly and very well prepared, the dishes were not in the normal chrome bowls but presented on some very nice white oblong dishes. Waiting staff were very friendly and helpful, and also offered us a free complimentary drink after the meal. so if you live or are visiting Scarborough I would recommend eating at the Indian Rose

The meal was ok but the service was really bad They phoned to say they had not received the payment…read morefrom Just Eat and insisted that we pay again and we then found out that two payments had been taken out of our bank and we are still trying to get our money back from the restaurant

Visited with my wife on 10/10/25 as we were craving some 'homemade comfort food' kinda stuff on our…read moreshort trip. Staff were very polite and welcoming, and proved to show intense care towards us. Visited us multiple times to ensure we were comfortable and enjoying the dinner. Amazing taste and presentation of the food with generous and adequate portions which are a bang for your buck for sure. Very reasonable prices! Would highly recommend the mixed kebab starter, and the chicken tikka, tarka daal and lamb bhuna mains for the desi/Asian customers as they're at just the right spice levels. However they did cater to multiple locals and adjusted the spice levels accordingly (as per our conversation with our neighbouring couple at the table). Hats off to the chef Mr Saiful for his fabulous culinary skills. No wonder this place won best chef's award twice. We were thrilled to find that out later. Well deserved. The maitre'd Mr J / Javed was extremely caring and polite towards us, and guided us through the menu to make the right decisions. He knows his job very well! Good man and provided quick service. Maintained proper cleanliness throughouT. Would definitely recommend and revisit. Easily 100/100 best place in Scarborough for a bite.

Major points for being perhaps the only place in Scarborough open til MIDNIGHT!…read more PLUS: * delicious food-- we recommend the lamb with chickpeas (or okra), the chicken tikka (dry), the spinach-potatoe side. * nice atmosphere, Indian (not pop/disco) music on the sound system * clean bathrooms (as mentioned by another reviewer) * complimentary mini after-dinner drinks served with the bill(!) * if you are REALLY hungry, the meals for 2 are a good value-- 2 entrees, 2 starters, a side, naan & rice for only 23. Would have been too much food for us; we had same but no starters and total was under 18 before drinks! * very friendly service; felt very welcome and never rushed, despite arriving around 11pm and being the last diners to leave. SUGGESTIONS: * lose the green food coloring included in some dishes (the garlic naan & the yogurt lassi dressing served with salad garnish) * indicate which dishes are spicy, or that you could request some dishes more spicy.

This was reluctantly recommended as the best Indian in Scarborough. The poppadoms were cold and…read moreslightly soft and the food we ordered was all a bit oily and bland.

The Roal Tandoori is an adequate, if a little unspectacular, Indian restaurant at the bottom end of…read morethe town centre. Its looking a little tired and old inside, and is in need of a bit of a makeover. Some of the tables have uneven legs, some of the chairs are looking a little threadbare, so in order to make this place special, the food would have to be spectacular. It isnt, of course. Its ok, but no better than that - there are a couple of much better Indian places close by. In defence of the Royal Tandoori, its reasonably priced - you can have three courses for less than £18, and its always pretty lively in there when its busy. Its a shame the food is just a slightly better standard than your average takeaway food. The staff are friendly and efficient, and it never takes long to get your food, its all just a little basic. Fine if you just want a quick meal, but of you're looking for somewhere to go as a treat, this isnt a place I'd consider using. They also do a takeaway service (non delivery) and this is what they're a little better suited to. On the whole, its ok. No more, no less.

I have been here four times in the last month and have sampled right…read more across the menu. Exquisite salmon tandoori starters, lamb and potato rissoles. All excellent with fresh herbs you could taste and no ghee in sight. Main courses lamb and aubergine, lamb with okra, chicken in coconut sauce. All fantastic and huge portions. We had three rice between four of us and that was too much. We tried coconut, tomato and pilau rice. All fantastic. Bombay potato was simply sublime. Let down a bit with dirty tablecloth and grease smeared menus and a young drinks waiter who didn't listen properly. But these are small points and are no detraction to an excellent meal. Head and shoulders above any curry house I have been to in this country. Try it, you will not be disappointed

To sum up our experienceVery Disappointed! The delivery took 2 hours 10 minutes to…read morearrive (not 45 minutes as told), this was after several phone calls to chase up the order and after promises of it'll be there in 10 minutes, its on its way! And we still had to wait 40 minutes after those calls. When it FINALLY arrived it was incomplete, incorrect and cold I got straight into the car and took it back and after some discussion managed to get a full refund. We were informed that it took so long because they were incredibly busy this was very laughable as when I returned the food, the restaurant was almost empty! I would advise customers to go somewhere else. Price was a bit on the more expensive side of things but not massively.

Had a lovely meal here last year when we visited Scarborough, this year got a take away and was…read morevery very disappointed, they forgot to put the rice we ordered in although they charged for it. We collected the order and just couldn't go back when we realised. My other half ordered the Lamb Tikka Naga supposed to very hot but have had hotter kormas! Plus it wasn't very hot in temperature either and the lamb wasn't at all tender. I had the Miaz Special my lamb was the same. All round not very nice at all and I don't think we will be going back when we come to Scarborough again, as I said we did have such a great meal in the restaurant last year but the takeaway was very disappointing to say the least.

Scarborough's annual Fair takes place around the last week in September…read more It consists of the usual fairground rides (bumper cars, ghost houses, whirlitzers) plus some more modern and extreme ones (big spinning thing that sends you 100 foot in the air upside down). Along with the rides are 'try your luck' stalls, various burger vans and sweet stalls. We Generally stock up on goldfish at this time as the ones from the fair seem to last a lot longer than ones from the shop. In earlier years the fair has attracted large gangs of kids with alcohol. However, this has been stamped out over the last two years with the introduction of fencing and security. The fair usually starts at 5pm and finishes at 10pm. I'm unfortunate enough to live near this so the noise can be quite disruptive. However, the fair itself is very good and is a spectacle to behold in the dark autumn nights.

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Mezbaan is an awesome little Indian restaurant on the outskirts of Scarborough, they aren't…read morecompeting with upscale places, but they make excellent curries and biryani. It's homestyle Indian food and it's rich and spicy. The samosas are made fresh and are really delicious, if you are into seekh kebabs, they make a mean meat stick. The butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, nauratan korma, saag paneer and vindaloo are all excellent. The caveat on the vegetarian biryani is that it's just frozen veggies thrown in with the rice, avoid these limp veggies and just get the rice pulau. Service is very good, and you can't beat the price, for two people it's usually around $12 each, and with a group, you can get a great meal for around $8. Take-out is very thorough, they pack everything nicely. Head on out there and have some good, homey Indian food. Note: Do not sit on the right side of the restaurant on a sunny day. It's more of a greenhouse than a solarium.

After a week of pub grub and clichéd British food, it was time for some curry. Yelp to the rescue!…read more We found Akbars just a few blocks from the train station, so it made a good stop after the National Railway Museum. I thought the dishes were fine quality, tasty and not too spicy. Good prices and good portions, suitable for sharing. Loved the atmosphere, with low lighting from chandeliers with red highlights and lounge music. It seemed more modern and hip than a standard Indian joint. The crowd was a mix of small groups of businessmen and tourists, with a few families like us.

Thanks, Adam! Wandering the streets after sightseeing, I let Yelp lead me to a top rated…read morerestaurant. I was not even slightly disappointed because Akbar's is an excellent curry house. Even though I walked in at 5:15, they were happy to see me and brought me to a table near the window. The menu was a bit strange - a solidly laminated sheet - but it had all the usual curries that I've come to expect in this country. And so instead of going with the usual, I let my eye choose. I started with the Liver Tikka. I've never had this before and I would recommend it. Not at all "livery", three good sized pieces arrived on a sizzling plate with some sauteed onions and a bowl of mint sauce. Th mint was a big help because this was seriously hot. Not spicy hot, temperature hot. Wow! For mains, the "handi" was listed as 'just like we have it at home' on the menu so I thought I'd give that a try. I chose lamb instead of chicken. It took about ten minutes (the waiter warned me it would be 15) and I also opted for two chapati to go with it. Again, very hot coming from the kitchen and it had a whole lot of flavor and spice, but it wasn't "hot" spicy just really tasty. Lots of small pieces of lamb in a sauce that is beyond description. Let's just say that it was excellent and the chapati was perfect for scooping. No dessert, but the cold bottle of Kingfisher was perfect (first time in a bottle, it's usually draft). A great meal!