Best indian food in town!! I have been going here for a while now and the food is always amazing!! The lunch special is so worth it and the owner is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Hunter
Quite simply, Darbars is the best Indian restaurant in the Kingston area (trust me, I've tried them all!).My family and I are originally from the UK, although we've lived in Kingston for >20 years now. We've always loved Indian food and Darbars is better than most of the Indian restaurants we used to love back in the UK (of which there were many!). Not only is the food seriously good, but their portions are noticeably larger than other restaurants. Any one of the their main meals is easily enough for two adults. When we have a family "occasion" and I ask what everyone wants, they invariably ask for "a Darbars" ... and I never argue! I love their Lamb Madras; but it is perhaps a little hot for many tastes. My wife's favorite is the Lamb Korma. The Chicken Tikka Masala is also fantastic. I can honestly say that we've never been disappointed in all the many years we've been ordering food from there. I even enjoy the banter with the staff there about Indian vs English cricket!They are most definitely worthy of 5 stars.
Butter chicken is dog water. Doesn’t taste like butter chicken at
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Navjot singh Bal
Very poor food quality and service
Jennifer Lieberman
My family has eaten at this restaurant or ordered takeaway many times over many years. Most recently we ordered a great meal to go from Darbar a couple of weeks ago (Thanksgiving weekend). The reviews I’m reading on here are surprising as our food has always been so tasty! My husband and I have ordered the soya dansak a couple of times because we’re vegetarian. It was delicious both times. The paneer dishes we’ve ordered have also always been excellent. My Mom and her husband have always enjoyed the lamb dish they get. My husband and I have eaten at a number of different Indian food restaurants in a few different countries (including Italy of all places). Darbar in Kingston ranks amongst the highest for us in terms of food quality and flavour.Signed, Jennifer & ChrisMark & Shirley (sandm)Vegetarian options: Try the soya dansak! Wonderfully spicy!
We dropped by at this restaurant during our two nights visit to Kingston from Toronto. This was by far the best chicken biryani I've tried. Just the right balance of spices used by the chef.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sanad Girotra
PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. I have never had worse butter chicken in my entire life. As you can tell by the picture, the dish served was nowhere close to butter chicken.Upon checking and confirming with the waiter/owner, we were told that it was ‘English Style’.To make it worse, chicken wasn’t cooked properly and was visibly pink from inside and chewy!To anyone expecting the food to be a true representation of Indian food, taste and spices, this is the last place you’d want to go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chapati
Project Prospero
Awful.. waste of money. butter chicken tasted like no other butter chicken I’ve ever had, my son (who loves BC) couldn’t eat a second bite. Saag Paneer was watery, clearly frozen spinach in a puddle of water. Vindaloo was too spicy to eat.
Worst food i have ate in canada in the name of Indian cuisine. The funny thing is that Owner told me he is operating this restaurant for 32 years, It is such a shame that still serve such a pathetic food, feels sorry for residents and students of kingston. Google does not allow 0 ratings otherwise I would have given that, and I want my money back, that is pure cheating against indian food.Please avoid this restaurant.Biryani was not even rice pulav see the picture your self.Matar paneer just had boiled peas and some panner no gravy at all, see picture as proof.Look at the Naan, they are the one you get ready-made from Walmart and chargedme 4 cad for that, we ordered both regular and garlic but they both are same.
Food: 1
Amruta Jamgade
It’s unbelievable that this place is operating since years. They server food which is noway close to authentic indian food.. We ordered matar panner , dal tadka , biryani and naan..The panner was very chewy and you can hardly find panner pieces, the dal tadka was average and biryani was actually veg pulav .. frozen veggies added to rice..The worse was Naan. I haven’t seen any indian resturante serving pita bread in the name of naan .. Funny thing the garlic naan was basically garlic seasoning over pita bread ..Save your time and money and please avoid this place.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nathalie Perreault
I have eaten here for years! When we were students, we used to come weekly and now that we’ve moved away, we come and visit a few times a year. The owner is so kind and still remembers us when we come in. The food here is amazing. It’s the best Indian food we’ve ever had. I am now vegan, and they are so accommodating. Most of their veggie dishes can be made vegan. The flavours are so delicious. I recommend Darbar wholeheartedly. Now I need another trip to Kingston :)Vegetarian options: There are many vegetarian options here and most of them can be prepared vegan. Just make sure to ask.Parking: There are a few parking spots behind the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Bhaji
Sand Cass
We are visiting Kingston. We love Indian food and ordered from Darbar which is close to our Airbnb. The food is terrible! It looks like mash or baby food and tastes much the same. The butter chicken looks nothing like butter chicken and tastes nothing like it either.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Breanna Thomson
I’ve only had dine in for dinner. But we’ve never had any issues; welcoming environment, gracious staff & and amazing food!
Best curry in town!!!
The best Indian food in Kingston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best indian food in town!! I have been going here for a while now and the food is always amazing!! The lunch special is so worth it and the owner is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quite simply, Darbars is the best Indian restaurant in the Kingston area (trust me, I've tried them all!).My family and I are originally from the UK, although we've lived in Kingston for >20 years now. We've always loved Indian food and Darbars is better than most of the Indian restaurants we used to love back in the UK (of which there were many!). Not only is the food seriously good, but their portions are noticeably larger than other restaurants. Any one of the their main meals is easily enough for two adults. When we have a family "occasion" and I ask what everyone wants, they invariably ask for "a Darbars" ... and I never argue! I love their Lamb Madras; but it is perhaps a little hot for many tastes. My wife's favorite is the Lamb Korma. The Chicken Tikka Masala is also fantastic. I can honestly say that we've never been disappointed in all the many years we've been ordering food from there. I even enjoy the banter with the staff there about Indian vs English cricket!They are most definitely worthy of 5 stars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Aloo Gobi, Mixed Vegetables, Madras, Onion Bhaji
Butter chicken is dog water. Doesn’t taste like butter chicken at
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Very poor food quality and service
My family has eaten at this restaurant or ordered takeaway many times over many years. Most recently we ordered a great meal to go from Darbar a couple of weeks ago (Thanksgiving weekend). The reviews I’m reading on here are surprising as our food has always been so tasty! My husband and I have ordered the soya dansak a couple of times because we’re vegetarian. It was delicious both times. The paneer dishes we’ve ordered have also always been excellent. My Mom and her husband have always enjoyed the lamb dish they get. My husband and I have eaten at a number of different Indian food restaurants in a few different countries (including Italy of all places). Darbar in Kingston ranks amongst the highest for us in terms of food quality and flavour.Signed, Jennifer & ChrisMark & Shirley (sandm)Vegetarian options: Try the soya dansak! Wonderfully spicy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Aloo Gobi, Panner Makhani, Garlic Naan, Vegetable Biryani, Curry
We dropped by at this restaurant during our two nights visit to Kingston from Toronto. This was by far the best chicken biryani I've tried. Just the right balance of spices used by the chef.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. I have never had worse butter chicken in my entire life. As you can tell by the picture, the dish served was nowhere close to butter chicken.Upon checking and confirming with the waiter/owner, we were told that it was ‘English Style’.To make it worse, chicken wasn’t cooked properly and was visibly pink from inside and chewy!To anyone expecting the food to be a true representation of Indian food, taste and spices, this is the last place you’d want to go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chapati
Awful.. waste of money. butter chicken tasted like no other butter chicken I’ve ever had, my son (who loves BC) couldn’t eat a second bite. Saag Paneer was watery, clearly frozen spinach in a puddle of water. Vindaloo was too spicy to eat.
Food: 1
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Worst food i have ate in canada in the name of Indian cuisine. The funny thing is that Owner told me he is operating this restaurant for 32 years, It is such a shame that still serve such a pathetic food, feels sorry for residents and students of kingston. Google does not allow 0 ratings otherwise I would have given that, and I want my money back, that is pure cheating against indian food.Please avoid this restaurant.Biryani was not even rice pulav see the picture your self.Matar paneer just had boiled peas and some panner no gravy at all, see picture as proof.Look at the Naan, they are the one you get ready-made from Walmart and chargedme 4 cad for that, we ordered both regular and garlic but they both are same.
Food: 1
It’s unbelievable that this place is operating since years. They server food which is noway close to authentic indian food.. We ordered matar panner , dal tadka , biryani and naan..The panner was very chewy and you can hardly find panner pieces, the dal tadka was average and biryani was actually veg pulav .. frozen veggies added to rice..The worse was Naan. I haven’t seen any indian resturante serving pita bread in the name of naan .. Funny thing the garlic naan was basically garlic seasoning over pita bread ..Save your time and money and please avoid this place.
Food: 1
Service: 1
I have eaten here for years! When we were students, we used to come weekly and now that we’ve moved away, we come and visit a few times a year. The owner is so kind and still remembers us when we come in. The food here is amazing. It’s the best Indian food we’ve ever had. I am now vegan, and they are so accommodating. Most of their veggie dishes can be made vegan. The flavours are so delicious. I recommend Darbar wholeheartedly. Now I need another trip to Kingston :)Vegetarian options: There are many vegetarian options here and most of them can be prepared vegan. Just make sure to ask.Parking: There are a few parking spots behind the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Bhaji
We are visiting Kingston. We love Indian food and ordered from Darbar which is close to our Airbnb. The food is terrible! It looks like mash or baby food and tastes much the same. The butter chicken looks nothing like butter chicken and tastes nothing like it either.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
I’ve only had dine in for dinner. But we’ve never had any issues; welcoming environment, gracious staff & and amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Bhoona