Place was absolutely dead for a Friday night. Probably due to the saffron garden opening up nearby. Service and food were really good though, and substantially less expensive than the others in town
One of the best curries we've had since moving up from Glasgow two years ago! So so tasty We got simple Indian food to share with the kids, korma and bhoona. Staff happily made veggie for us, staff were lovely and friendly too
Had a lovely takeaway from here tonight with generous portions. We had the Kashmiri special curry (fruit/chicken curry) and it was absolutely amazing, definitely going to be a regular choice for a takeaway at the weekend. The staff were very friendly when we went to collect too! Never write reviews but this place deserves it :)
Very nice meal, I had the Tandoori Mixed Grill and my accomplice had the Chicken Madras. Both were lovely and there was plenty to eat. This place is obviously very busy with carry-out orders and the continual ringing of the telephone was somewhat off-putting in an otherwise very quiet restaurant. Was maybe just the owners manner but he sounded very abrupt on the telephone? It's a big place to be the only diners in but as per my opening comments the food was lovely.
The food was okay but when we asked for them to order a taxi they couldn't get one, and then pretented there was some waiting in the street when there was clearly none. Just be honest.
A lovely meal as always. Great food and great service from Rhea the waitress. Thanks Mohamed. :)
We visited on a Friday evening having booked a table. The food was very nice, but the service was average. There was one gentleman serving (the owner?) and two young girls waiting on. The gentlemen seemed very interested in chatting to diners on some of the other tables, to the point that we felt he wasn’t as attentive as he could have been. Possibly these tables were regulars. The two girls were working hard. Previous reviews have suggested that one girl was a bit rude. We weren’t on the receiving end of this, but could see that she definitely had ‘attitude’ from the way she spoke to her boss. All in all an average experience. As we were on holiday, we are unlikely to be back.
Had the most amazing meal tonight with a friend. The paratha was delicious with the Korma I ordered and the special rice was everything special and more. Food was piping hot, environment was clean and friendly and the hosts were very attentive, professional and friendly. Would highly recommend and I will definitely be visiting again soon.
First time in any curry house I order chicken jalfrezi to judge it by - this is the best - including swanky regent street joints in my home town London. If you are in Banchory check this place out. Sorry for poor photo.
The Derbar is located at 75 High St, Banchory AB31 5TJ, UK
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