Such a lovely restaurant! We returned twice - the second time for a specially prepared meal - and…read morethe two dinners were easily our best culinary experience in Durham! The owner, Adahm was a delight! A must for any trip to the city!

It's not a trip to Durham without a meal at Shaheens. Unbelievably good food, and service to match…read more We love this place.

This is my favourite Indian restaurant ever! The food is delicious and very reasonable priced in my…read moreopinion and the staff are friendly and will help you pick out meals depending on your likes/dislikes. It's very close to centre which is also a bonus as it's only about a five minute walk to the bus stop. I really like the chicken dishes they serve and always have one of them. I especially like the ones with a creamy sauce and i also enjoy the ones with ginger added. Yum!

Eh, went to Rajpooth the other night for the first time in a long time and it was ... not great…read more There were tons of students waiting around to be seated, perhaps due to the set menu special on Sunday nights. We waited quite a while to be seated. When the food came it was just ... not great. The flavors seemed off, sort of bland, nothing had the right spice level. I would head to Spice Lounge over Rajpooth.

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!

During a business trip, this restaurant has been recommended to us. Hidden upstairs of a building,…read morethe restaurant shows a classic indian style but luckily without vivid colour or over-decoraration exageration. The service is outstanding, since all waiters would pay appreciated attention to our tables. The quantities were great, especially for big eater : a very good deal regarding the prices ! The cheese nans weren't extraordinary, but the tandoori garlic moglai and the sizzling salmon sided with fried rice and onions were tasty with a smooth and mild spicyness. We ended the meal with a big smile and full stomach !

I went out to dinner at Shaha on Sunday evening with some family. We had a great night out. Shaha…read morehas a nice atmosphere. Even as a person who doesn't particularly like Indian food, I quite enjoyed my meal. The food was up to a good standard. The restaurant itself was very nice.. the kind of place that you could wear a suit to but you still wouldn't feel out of place if you were dressed down. The staff were good and attentive. I will definitely be going again!

These chaps arranged a table for 32 people on my stag do in Kendal and somehow managed to deliver…read morefairly promptly a fantastic feast of starters and mains. Great food, pleasant (and tolerant) staff. Excellent!

A fantastic little restaurant. The food was top quality and the staff brilliant. We just landed on…read morethem 12 of us and they fitted us in and made the whole meal ace.

This is a lovely curry house, with a couple of parking bays outside if your lucky you can get…read moreparked but if not there is ample parking around by it. With a minutes walk the furthest away you would have to walk. This place is lovely and my favourite Indian food in Newcastle/the coast that I have found so far. The food is very tasty and seems very clean. Prices are standard as to what you pay anywhere a selection of beers ,wines and spirits. The staff are very friendly and nice. They do takeaway which is good as takdir is a restaurant first and then a takeaway so its standard s are a lot higher than a just a take away. They have won awards for there food and it is highly recommend you go and try it. I got chatting to one of the lads there and he said Steven Taylor from Newcastle united football club gets in there which he did seem genuine about and Taylor does come from just up the road.

A great curry house, I got dragged along curry not been my favourite meal, but it really turned my…read morehead I love this place now and curry's, lovely young lads work there who are so nice and helpful, lovely tasting food, a lovely night out it was 5 star all the way.

Have driven past the Akbar Dynasty so many times on the way to Teesside & never really given it a…read morethought because it is so isolated. So we thought we'd give it a try based on the reviews here. What a pleasant surprise. We received a warm welcome, we hadn't booked a table, but were shown straight to a table. It was quite busy considering it was only 7:15pm. As Curryholics, we thought we'd try something a little different, so we had Poppadoms, then the Mixed Platter to start, followed by the Agni Karai, Lamb Matka and a Cheese & Garlic Nan. The food was superb. Both are medium dishes with lots of flavour & just the right amount of kick!! The bill came to £37, including drinks, so overall it was good value. The service was welcoming, friendly & helpful. Will definitely be back.

This is my favourite Indian in the Darlington area. Its…read morelocated on the A66 dual carriageway between Darlington & Stockton and is very isolated, apart from the petrol station it sits next to there is nothing else around for a couple of miles so the downfall for me is I have to drive as its out of town and a little too far for a taxi. Obviously driving means no drinking so therefore even thou this is my favourite I don't manage to get there as often as I would like. The guys who run this place are not local and commute a couple of hundred miles each day and because of this they seem to put maximum effort into making your visit well worth while. Food is good (better than average) Service is 100% Decor is OK but but nothing fantastic Overall - very enjoyable and worth while

I only get take away from here but it is fantastic…read more It is by far the best indian takeaway iv'e had in middlesbrough but it can work out quite expensive as there is so much choice. The take away menu is available online which i found out when we lost our paper version, this recieves bonus points with me. As i said the choice is amazing and all the indian favourites are on there. The staff are very helpfull too and will make something for you if its not on the menu eg: they alwyas removed my chicked tandoori from the bone for me. My favourites though are the garlic naan breads which always arrive piping hot (along with everything else) and dripping in tasty garlic. The service is quick too.

Extremely friendly staff provided an excellent level of service. I had a Biryani and it was very…read moretasty indeed.

The food was delicious and came very quickly. The service was fabulous! Everything was just great.read more

I stumbled across the Raaj accidentally whilst travelling to a different Indian restaurant..... And…read moreI'm glad I did...... The food is excellent, very good quality, staff are really friendly and will happily give a dish a tweak to your liking. I heave been there on many occasions with colleagues from around the country, and taken customers and clients regularly. Everyone I take there enjoys the food and many ask to be taken back there a second time...... Give it a try, you will be impressed.......