Darbar Restaurant

479 Princess St, Kingston
(613) 548-7053

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Chicken Korma Lunch Special
Vegetable Samosa 2 pcs
Vegetable Pakora 8 pcs
Naan Bread & Papadum
Chicken Tikka Masala
Vegetable Biryani
Mixed Vegetables
Onion Bhaji 8 pcs
Chicken Tandoori
Butter Chicken

Menu

Mains
Chicken Korma
A mild, creamy curry cooked with yogurt, cream, coconut, and sugar, and fried onions. Each dish includes soup, vegetable rice, salad and dessert.
Aloo Gosht
Beef curry spiced to your liking with potato, onions, garlic, and ginger. Each dish includes soup, vegetable rice, salad & dessert.
Mixed Vegetable
A mild curry of potato, carrots, celery, beans, and peas cooked with onion, yogurt, and spices. Each dish includes soup, vegetable rice, salad and dessert.
Lamb & Mushroom
Moderately spiced lamb dish cooked with button mushrooms in a thick sauce.

Indian Breads
Naan
Soft oval bread, baked fresh to order in our tandoor. A must to your meal.
Garlic Naan
Fresh garlic is chopped and scattered on bread, and baked on the walls of the tandoor.
Chapati
Bread made from an unleavened dough of whole wheat organic flour. Thin and baked.
Paratha
Organic whole wheat bread layered into a thick disk, fried in clarified butter, crispy and flaky.

Condiments
Cucumber Raita
Grated cucumber, spices, and homemade yogurt.
Mango Chutney
Sweet and sour mango chutney from India.
Onion Salad
A traditional accompaniment to hot curries diced tomato, cucumber, onions, coriander, and lemon juice.
Aachar
Hot and sour flavor. Lime or mango.
Hot Sauce
Habanero pepper, lemon, ginger, salt, vinegar, and oil.
Dahi
Homemade natural yogurt.

Soups
Mulligatawny
Onion bhaji, lamb bhuna, mixed vegetable curry, pilau rice, naan, papadum, and dessert.
Our Chef's Special Soup
This soup is specially prepared by our chef from a family recipe. Homemade cheese, leaf spinach, chicken broth, and exotic spices are only a part of this taste sensation.
Daal Soup
A vegetarian soup with lentils and lemon juice.

Appetizers
Onion Bhaji (8 Pcs)
Thinly sliced onions seasoned with mild spices, battered in lentils, and deep-fried.
Vegetable Samosa (2 Pcs)
Moderately spiced selected vegetables stuffed into a thin triangular pastry and deep-fried.
Papadum
Thin, fried, crispy wafer made from ground lentils.
Appetizer Platter
Assortment of samosa one piece, pakora two pieces, onion bhaji two species and seekh kabab one piece, shami kebab one piece served on greens.
Seekh Kebab (2 Pcs)
Lean ground beef marinated with ground spices, cooked in the tandoor. Served on greens.
Vegetable Pakora (8 Pcs)
An assortment of vegetables chopped and spiced, battered in lentils, and deep-fried.
Shami Kebab (2 Pcs)
Spiced lean ground beef and split peas, cooked then deep-fried and served on greens.

Curries
Korma
A spiced, creamy, mild curry cooked with yogurt, cream, coconut, and sugar. Garnished with sliced almonds and fried onions.
Biryani Dishes
A northern dish, with basmati rice fried with vegetables, meat, or shrimp and cooked with coconut, mace, nutmeg, and spices with fresh cucumber and tomato.
Madras
A popular south indian dish cooked with red chili and lemon juice.
Vindaloo
An extremely hot curry from goa. Cooked with red chilies, lemon juice, and potato.
Curry
Our curries feature meat with tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, yogurt, and spices.
Saag
A popular east indian curry with fresh spinach and spices.
Rogan Josh
Medium spicy curry with a thick sauce. Topped with tomatoes that are cooked in butter.
Bhoona
A delicious medium spicy curry with extra onion, bell pepper, and tomato. Its thick sauce gives it a distinctive taste, flavored with fenugreek leaves.
Dansak
A hot sweet & sour curry with lentils, cream, fenugreek leaves, and fresh lemon.
Sabji Gosht
A delicious medium-spiced curry cooked with an assortment of vegetables and fenugreek leaves.

Special Curries
Chicken Tikka Masala
Marinated chicken roasted in the tandoor, cooked in our tandoori sauce with homemade yogurt and spices.
Butter Chicken
A mildly flavored dish of smoked chicken roasted in the tandoor, cooked with clarified butter, yogurt, cream, coconut, and sugar. Garnished with sliced almonds and fried onions.
Shrimp Phatia
A fairly hot, sour, and sweet persian style curry, cooked with extra onion, bell peppers, fenugreek leaves, coconut, lemon juice, and spices.
Lamb Do Pyaza
Cooked with fenugreek leaves, medium spiced, and garnished with diced onions sautéed in clarified butter.
Chicken Jalfrezi
An exceptional, spicy delicacy with a flavor of hot pepper and coconut chicken, with tomato, coconut, and fresh coriander.
Chicken Mughlai
An ancient classic. Moderately spiced smoked chicken, cooked with extra tomato, bell pepper, saffron, and spices.
Karahi Lamb or Beef
An exceptional delicacy served in a sizzling mini-wok. Spiced meat in a thick sauce with cubed potato.
Kashmiri Chicken
Chicken curry cooked with pineapple, banana, apricots, pitted dates, and cream. Garnished with sliced almonds and fried onions.
Methi Gosht
Spicy beef curry with onion, fenugreek leaves, and spices.
Beef or Lamb With Mushroom
A medium curry is cooked with fresh mushrooms and many spices.

Rice Dishes
Darbar Rice
The best quality basmati rice is cooked with saffron, cream, garlic, ginger, and clarified butter.
Palao Rice
Basmati rice cooked with whole cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, and clarified butter. Garnished with fried onion.
Boiled Rice
Long grain cooked rice.
Peas Pulao
Basmati rice with green peas, coconut, and spices.

From Our Amazing Tandoor
Chicken Tandoori
Marinated bone in chicken with twelve spices and herbs in homemade natural yogurt. All tandoori dishes are served with rice and salad.
Chicken Tikka
Cubes of boneless chicken marinated in a variety of aromatic spices.
Boti Kebab
Tender lamb marinated in spiced yogurt, flavored with delicate spices, and roasted on skewers.

Paneer Dishes
Saag Paneer
Leaf spinach cooked with homemade cheese and spices.
Saag Matar Paneer
A combination of spinach, peas, and homemade cheese.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Homemade cheese in a rich dish with yogurt, tomato, fenugreek leaves, cream, and exotic spices paneer jalfrezi an exceptional, spicy delicacy of homemade cheese simmered in hot pepper, tomato, coconut, and coriander.
Shahi Paneer
A fairly hot, creamy, decadent paneer dish with tomatoes, garlic, fennel, and our special black cumin.
Paneer Malai Curry
Homemade cheese cooked with baked potato, spices & cream.
Mattar Paneer
Homemade cheese cooked with green peas and spices.

Suggested Combinations
C (Served With One Person)
Pakura ,aloo gobi, tarka daal, pulao rice, naan, papadum, and dessert.
Darbar Special
Mulligatawny soup, onion bhaji, shrimp bhuna ,chicken korma, mixed vegetable curry, darbar rice, naan bread, papadum, pickles, chutney, and dessert.
B (Served With One Person)
Onion bhaji,lamb bhuna,mixed vegetable curry,pilau rice ,naan, papadum,dessert.
Bb (Served With Two Persons)
Seekh kebab and onion bhaji, butter chicken, lamb bhuna, mixed vegetable curry, paleo rice, naan bread, papadum, and dessert.
A (Served With One Person)
Onion bhaji,chicken,bhuna ,mixed vegetable,curry ,palao rice or naan papadum and dessert.
Aa (Served With Two Persons)
Shami kebab and onion bhaji,chicken tandoori,shrimp curry,mixed vegetable curry,pilau rice,naan bread,papadum, dessert.
Cc (Served With Two Persons)
Pakura, samosa, saag paneer, vegetable biryani, mixed vegetable curry, tarka dal, chapati, papadum, and dessert.
Maharajah Special
Mulligatawny soup, appetizer platter, shrimp bhuna, and chicken korma, lamb du plaza, vegetable biryani, naan bread and papadum, pickles, chutney, dessert.

Delicious Desserts
Kulfi
A homemade ice cream, flavored with mangoes and pistachios.
Gulab Jamun
An indian delicacy, fried milk balls in cardamom flavored syrup.
Rosh Malai
Unsalted homemade cheese balls cooked in milk and pistachio flavored syrup.
Borfi
A dry pastry made from homemade cream cheese, coconut, and butter. Flavored with cardamom and pistachios.

Vegetable Specialties
Aloo Gobi
Cauliflower and potato cooked with fenugreek leaves and spices.
Tarka Daal
Red lentils cooked in sautéed garlic and spices.
Mixed Vegetables
A mild curry dish with potato, carrots, cabbage, celery, lima beans, and peas cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, yogurt, and spices.
Saag Aloo
Fresh leaf spinach and potato cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, and spices.
Mushroom Bhaji
Fresh mushrooms cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and spices.
Chana Masala
A moderately spiced curry of organic chickpeas, with selected spices and herbs with fenugreek leaves.
Chana Bhuna-
Organic chickpeas cooked with extra onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and spices.
Vegetable Sambar
Mixed vegetable curry cooked with extra red chilies, lentils, coconut, fenugreek leaves, and lemon juice. Fairly hot and sour.
Palak Aloo Begun-
Baked eggplant and potato cooked with garlic, chopped spinach, and spices.
Aloo Mattar
Traditional vegetable curry cooked with green peas and potato.
Aloo Begun
Baked eggplant, potato spices.
Aloo Choley
Traditional indian curry cooked with organic chickpeas and potato with spices.
Bombay Potato -
Baked potato cooked with fenugreek leaves and spices.

Indian Breads
Naan
Soft oval bread, baked fresh to order in our tandoor. A must to your meal.
Garlic Naan
Fresh garlic is chopped and scattered on bread, and baked on the walls of the tandoor.
Chapati
Bread made from an unleavened dough of whole wheat organic flour. Thin and baked.
Paratha
Organic whole wheat bread layered into a thick disk, fried in clarified butter, crispy and flaky.

Condiments
Cucumber Raita
Grated cucumber, spices, and homemade yogurt.
Mango Chutney
Sweet and sour mango chutney from India.
Onion Salad
A traditional accompaniment to hot curries diced tomato, cucumber, onions, coriander, and lemon juice.
Aachar
Hot and sour flavor. Lime or mango.
Hot Sauce
Habanero pepper, lemon, ginger, salt, vinegar, and oil.
Dahi
Homemade natural yogurt.

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Recent Reviews

This is my favorite Indian restaurant in kingston, maybe even my fav restaurant in kingston. My friend and I go often to get the chicken karma and mixed vegetables curry. The naan is amazing and the darbar rice delicious. I really hope they will find a new location for their business as I, and many others will be very sad to see them go!
January 2026
We heard the news that Darbar is closing its doors at the end of January 2026. We use to live in Kingston & we love this place (Chicken Korma, Kashmiri Chicken, Garlic naan bread, Peas paleo rice). We moved to Vancouver in 2007 and eat at Michelin Star restaurants (e.g., Vij's), but we still crave the unique flavours of our beloved Darbar. When we visit Kingston, we always make it a point to get food from here. Thank you to the owners, staff and cooks for the decades...
January 2026
We went to Prince Edward County for the weekend. Many amazing restaurants yet Darbar food was still better. Cannot replicate these recipes at home. We had chicken Korma, Lamb Bhoona, saag aloo, palak paneer, garlic naan, onion baji, aloo begun (sp? Sorry)
I cannot eat hot, burn your mouth, spice. These dishes are so flavourful without the burn.
My husband said “best meal I have ever had!!”
We often drive over an hour for this place. The staff are...
December 2025

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Darbar Restaurant

479 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1C3
(613) 548-7053