Akbars Newcastle - The Benchmark Curry House Comes to the Toon

Akbar's is a long established Indian restaurant chain from Bradford. It's greatly received ambience and menu has won it numerous awards which allowed the chain to rapidly spread across the country. They pride themselves on having higher calibre food and service than the standard Indian restaurant, and this does apply to their Newcastle branch. The sharp and modern décor coupled with the high level of waiting service really does generate a warm and comfortable atmosphere. Although employing a very cheap looking laminated card menu after all that effort was disappointing to see. Slack. The menu has all the classic dishes you would expect as well as some interesting duck and rabbit dishes and also some speciality Pakistani dishes that feature some adventurous organs and limbs. The quality of ingredients and level of preparation are good, but despite the interesting additions to their menu, the dishes did lack some of the flavoursome punch that can be found in some of the higher rated Indian restaurants of Newcastle. Akbar's is certainly a crowd pleaser and great for parties with something to celebrate, but if you're looking for a higher standard of authentic cuisine, then there are other options. The pricing isn't the cheapest either. 74%