Edit : This place is closed now permanently. My full experience of Akbars. Please read through. Walk-in experience : Made us wait for 10 min in the lobby even though the table we booked was already free and ready. The staff called us out like this - "5 people, follow me!" when taking to table. The staff ordered this before we even sit - "We will not give any extra naan, chapati, curry once you place the order. You can only order once as we are very busy" Who would like to go to restaurant to be treated like this? Still, we had long day so we sit to eat. Food experience : It's not enough to just say that "taste of every item caters to British tounge". The food here has serious issues. 1. Too much food colouring (see the photos) . It's dark red in colour without any red chillies taste. 2. No water provided at table. (Find it in the photos if you can) 3. Peshwari naan had no dry fruits, Garlic naan had no garlic. But it was like Indian naan, so I give them a point for this. 4. In the name of mix raita, I got curd with salad topping. It is disgusting they call it as raita. 5. They missed the raita while writing order and later blamed on us that we didn't order it. 6. Served main course before starter. 7. Served raita after main course (after reminding thrice) I don't eat non - veg but my friends who went with me said this about non-veg 8. Portion of Akbars special biryani is 1/4 of any other place like Chennai dosa. 9. Starters are dry and hard to chew. It's disgusting. Please avoid this place, the service and food both are undesirable.
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सत्यम अग्रवाल ★☆☆☆☆
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Alan Tibbatts ★★★★★
After seeing some of the recent reviews on TripAdvisor I was a bit apprehensive about going to Akbars for the first time but it lived up to all of the excellent comments I had previously heard. The food and service were excellent. I had the chicken Bhuna and the meat was tender and succulent with amazing flavours and the portion size was good as I didn't manage to finish everything (even without a starter). The service was polite and helpful. I will definitely go back again. The only thing I didn't like was the coloured LED light strips around the glass panels in the bar area but this is just my personal preference. If I had looked at them any longer they would have given me a migraine and they didn't really fit looked a bit cheap compared with the rest of the decor. However, that is just a minor point and as we were seated away from these lights they weren't an issue.
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The Dark Knight ★★★★★
Been here for the 4th time in the last 12 months. Best indian in Coventry i believe. Food has been ever so tasty and piping hot. The waiters are friendly and helpful. I don't want to go elsewhere.
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Erin ★☆☆☆☆
On first impressions it seemed lovely, we walked in and we given a table, the table wasn’t very comfortable and kind of stuck out where the staff and customers were in and out of the room so we asked if we could move to a booth and were told no. About five minutes later two men walked in and were seated at a table next to us at first but the manager clearly knew them well and they asked to be moved and he moved them to the booth we couldn’t have. Not very fair but ok. The spicy fish starter was dry chewy and stuck in your throat, wasn’t fresh at all and not eaten we had to share the chicken tikka starter. We were taking the last couple of mouthfuls when the waiters swooped in and started talking away our plates, didn’t even give me chance to put my fork down. The mains were equally as bad. I’ve never ever had Naan bread with the consistency of a popadom, it literally snapped to bits like an over cooked biscuit! We had two Naans and they were both the same. Vegetable balti was like slop. I was really disappointed tbh. And again were stood over by the waiters the whole time. Very uncomfortable dining, very rushed dining and I felt a waste of money. We won’t be retuning for sure.
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riley lowe ★☆☆☆☆
On first impressions it seemed lovely, we walked in and we given a table, the table wasn’t very comfortable and kind of stuck out where the staff and customers were in and out of the room so we asked if we could move to a booth and were told no. About five minutes later two men walked in and were seated at a table next to us at first but the manager clearly knew them well and they asked to be moved and he moved them to the booth we couldn’t have. Not very fair but ok. The spicy fish starter was dry chewy and stuck in your throat, wasn’t fresh at all and not eaten we had to share the chicken tikka starter. We were taking the last couple of mouthfuls when the waiters swooped in and started talking away our plates, didn’t even give me chance to put my fork down. The mains were equally as bad. I’ve never ever had Naan bread with the consistency of a popadom, it literally snapped to bits like an over cooked biscuit! We had two Naans and they were both the same. Vegetable balti was like slop. I was really disappointed tbh. And again were stood over by the waiters the whole time. Very uncomfortable dining, very rushed dining and I felt a waste of money. We won’t be retuning for sure.
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Jade Kelly ★★★★★
Best food in the city! Cooked beautifully, service is excellent and the team really look after you. I go here often and am always impressed.
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Sajid hussain ★☆☆☆☆
This is not a franchise of the Akbars in Birmingham or Bradford. This is a bengali Akbars. The food looked great, but lacked taste and spice. We didn't enjoy the taste at all. The chicken dishes all had the same kind of taste (chicken pakora, chicken tikka, chicken curry. The dishes come out with lots of onions too, appearance wise good but nothing to enhance the taste. The butter chicken was the worst I had ever had. Unfortunately the first time and last time I would go.
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Imtiaz Ali ★★★☆☆
Cuisine: Indian Verdict: Mediocre - nothing special- passable. Service: use a trolley to bring food and felt very canteen like....not the special way it should feel when in a restaurant. Prices okay, but on the touch dearer. Tip - Had a challenge parking, but then day a sign in the restaurant that you can park for free in the Radisson Hotel across the road, just get you ticket stamped when you leave. Would I go back again? ...maybe if it wasn't so busy.
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Scott Bridges ★★★★★
Dropped by for a takeaway. Fantastic service by the friendly and efficient staff. The food was amazing. .slightly expensive but you get what you pay for! 10% Discount for collection with a loyalty card for £20 off when you visit 4 times. If you enjoy curry. .you must visit here.
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