Akbar's

We visited Akbars in Manchester last Friday for a birthday celebration. We chose Akbars as it is regarding as one of, if not the best in Manchester. My previous favourite was EastzEast but I had been told that Akbars was even better so we decided that we should try it. What a mistake!!!

I was absolutely shocked with what we received, and I don't know how all the food websites can rate it We visited Akbars in Manchester last Friday for a birthday celebration. We chose Akbars as it is regarding as one of, if not the best in Manchester.

I was absolutely shocked with what we received, and I don't know how all the food websites can rate it highly after our experience.

The first problem was having a tower of poppadoms dumped in the middle of the table when only a couple of us had plates, we asked 2 - 3 times for plates but the waiter wanted to take our orders first before giving us any. By the time we got plates they were cold.

The majority of us picked the same starter as it sounded great on the menu.Chicken Nambali - "Breast of chicken pieces marinated, grilled and finally garnished with melting cheese served with friend onions peppers tomatoes and onions."

The reality of this dish was one or 2 chunks of bland UNmarinated, ungrilled chicken in a dish full to the brim with melted cheese with some tinned potatoes on the side of the plate. No onions, no peppers, no marinade and almost no chicken. This dish would have been better spread on a piece of toast!!

The currys that we chose also had their problems, mine to be honest was lovely " Lamb Paneer" but I didn't have rice with this because my rice was so cold and dry that it looked more like cous cous. It was possibly the worst rice I have ever been served in an Indian restaurant. I heard comments from others around the table about curries being swimming in grease and not being able to taste anything but oil.

Considering the reviews I have read and even the word of mouth opinions from people I really could not believe that this was the same restaurant and will certainately never be risking a night out here again. I think I will stick to EastZeast of Zouk from now on as they are in a different league, in fact my local takeaway is in a different league to Akbars!We have sent this to Akbars but have been ignored.
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Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 4
Thursday, September 10, 2009