Thanks, Adam! Wandering the streets after sightseeing, I let Yelp lead me to a top rated…read morerestaurant. I was not even slightly disappointed because Akbar's is an excellent curry house. Even though I walked in at 5:15, they were happy to see me and brought me to a table near the window. The menu was a bit strange - a solidly laminated sheet - but it had all the usual curries that I've come to expect in this country. And so instead of going with the usual, I let my eye choose. I started with the Liver Tikka. I've never had this before and I would recommend it. Not at all "livery", three good sized pieces arrived on a sizzling plate with some sauteed onions and a bowl of mint sauce. Th mint was a big help because this was seriously hot. Not spicy hot, temperature hot. Wow! For mains, the "handi" was listed as 'just like we have it at home' on the menu so I thought I'd give that a try. I chose lamb instead of chicken. It took about ten minutes (the waiter warned me it would be 15) and I also opted for two chapati to go with it. Again, very hot coming from the kitchen and it had a whole lot of flavor and spice, but it wasn't "hot" spicy just really tasty. Lots of small pieces of lamb in a sauce that is beyond description. Let's just say that it was excellent and the chapati was perfect for scooping. No dessert, but the cold bottle of Kingfisher was perfect (first time in a bottle, it's usually draft). A great meal!

After a week of pub grub and clichéd British food, it was time for some curry. Yelp to the rescue!…read more We found Akbars just a few blocks from the train station, so it made a good stop after the National Railway Museum. I thought the dishes were fine quality, tasty and not too spicy. Good prices and good portions, suitable for sharing. Loved the atmosphere, with low lighting from chandeliers with red highlights and lounge music. It seemed more modern and hip than a standard Indian joint. The crowd was a mix of small groups of businessmen and tourists, with a few families like us.

Some of the best Indian food I've had across America and England, and I eat a lot of Indian food…read more Such a huge variety of curries, and they really do taste different. Each one is super flavorful, and I love their ability to make it as mild or spicy as you want. I really think you can't go wrong just trying things here, but I recommend the Madras and Desi Handi especially. Also love that everything comes out steaming hot -- so hot it's placed on metal pedestals. Keeps the curries hot much longer. And the portions! Normally I order 2-3 curries per person at Indian restaurants. Here, each one is a big enough meal on its own. I do wish there were 1/2 portions, so we could share and try more things, but I appreciate the amount you get for your money here. I will say, I didn't love the chicken tikka masala my friend got. It was a bit too on the sweet side for me. And that's normally a dish I love. So maybe just don't order that. And I do wish they had dosas, although I know that's South Indian. It's just a nice gluten-free "bread" option for people like me who can't eat naan or roti.

Came here for some high quality Indian food and that's what I got!…read more Visiting England, one thing on my to-do list was to have a nice Indian meal. Why? Because Indian food as I know and love it can actually be traced back to Britain. Mmmmm curries. Who doesn't love Indian food, and where better to eat it than a country where much of what I love about it was perfected? Came in with a friend and was seated fairly quickly. While there were others in the restaurant, it wasn't bustling. I ordered us a bottle of Malbec, which was very reasonably priced and was up to snuff taste-wise. For food, we ordered a vindaloo, korma, and paneer. All were delicious! The perfect level of spice on each of the dishes-- even though three dishes plus naan and rice is a lot of food, between the two of us we somehow nearly finished it. Viceroy met my high standards and expectations for a spices feast in York. Even though its outside the wall and main tourist area, I think it's worth a little jaunt :)

Everything. It was so completely contrary to every other review that we've seen. We ordered grey…read moregoose and soda with lime and a cranberry grey goose. I asked for spangling water and flat water for my wife. What we got was complete confusion. They gave me a glass with lime juice and a warm bottle of soda water. I asked about the vodka and they had no idea what I was referring to. Eventually, they pulled out Ciroc vodka. To say that it was bad doesn't actually describe how bad the drink was. At least as of the moment we still have no sparkling water, they gave my with a glass of literal tap water. Waiting on the Raj Special and the Tikka Marsala.... This should be interesting. So the chicken tikka masala was actually pretty good. I've never had it with a red sauce, but this one did. Good, but not what I expected. My wife had the Raj and she enjoyed that. I assume the largest issue was a language barrier. Honestly, I wouldn't go back. 3/5 stars

Service is so friendly here, and the food is delicious. Our evening was impacted badly by a group…read moreof drunks who came in and were loud and carrying on. Just the way of things these days, some people are entitled and selfish, especially young drunk white men.

This is no doubt a top quality restaurant. The choice from…read morethe menu offers much more than the standard curry house. Many of the meals are more towards traditional and home style cooking what is fantastic to see. The menu also has all of the standard dishes for those of you who don't like to adventure. I was delighted to see and taste on-the-bones dishes. It's the first English / Indian I have come accross to have a dish called Magaz what is Lamb brains, I didn't fancy this but in general the menu has some really differant dishes. If you fancy an Indian that is more like a real indian then give this place a try. Quality 10/10 Cleanliness 10/10 Customer Service 8/10 Value 8/10 but worth it. Overall and in my opinion, Saffron's is better that Akbar's. Akkbar's is a nut what's hard to beat but I believe Saffron has the leading edge. This is the top curry house in York.

Hand an amazing experience with them, came In late but they were happy to cook for us. Two curries…read moreand two Nan, food was amazing, fresh and hot! Too notch considering the other local food here.

Wasn't looking to eat much since we'd already eaten but wanted to try it out. I wish I was more…read morehungry because the tapas I had were amazing. Service was just lovely. Wish I lived in York so I could eat here on a regular basis

Absolutely delicious and amazing service! Chaat and Tikka masala was phenomenal, and an excellent…read moremojito.

Loved it, proper institution. Super friendly staff - left it…read moretoo long but glad I came The family size naan could sail you across oceans !

This place is so good and I'm sad that it is so far away (I'm back in California now). The quality…read moreof the food is worth 5 stars and they are generous with their portions, I even had some leftovers to ravage the next day. One naan (the smaller one) was enough for me and my partner to share and coupled with an order of rice and a curry each, we were completely stuffed with a little leftover for the next day. For our appetiser we had a Seekh Kebab (my favourite starter) and it was still smoking hot when it was served on our table. I think Akbar's probably has one of the best Seekh kebabs I've tried during my time in England. For mains, I ordered the Tikka Masala and my partner had the Chicken Karahi and they were both spicy (his a little more than mine) but sooo good. You can just taste the freshness of the ingredients and the flavours are so vibrant and delicious. I need to stop writing this before I start salivating! It isn't that cheap, probably around £8-9 for a main, but on special occasions it is nice to come in for a great meal to treat ourselves. Service was fine and our food was served not too long after we ordered. I'll be back next time I'm in Bradford.

This place puts the BOMB in Bombay. It was sooo good. I was so pleased and happy with our choice to…read moreeat here. We got the chicken Marsala and a dish that had the word butter in it. Both were phenomenal. The garlic naan was one of my favorite parts too!

Just fantastic food! I was really excited to visit here whilst in York on holiday. And we weren't…read moredisappointed

Food was quite good. We loved it. My favourite was dum aloo. Chole and paneer were pretty decent as…read morewell. I think this restaurant was pretty good for the price. I got super excited after seeing gol gappe on the menu, but that was the only thing I didn't like as much.

Great view of the tower. Great food. Had the chicken tikka masala, lamb rogan josh, and butter…read morechicken. Amazing! Nan was great as well. Very nice host and the chef came out to talk. If I was here longer I would go again. Sadly back to California. Lol