Darbar Restaurant — Restaurant in Havant

Wonderful selection of dishes, and a great vegetarian selection. The food itself was amazing, wonderful flavours and very tasty. My only small criticism was that the food wasn't very warm when it got to us. We were seated upstairs and the food came up in a Dumb Waiter, it was then put on the bar where it sat for quite a while sometimes before it was taken to the tables. Our starters were almost cold when they got to us, we had seen them sitting on the bar for quite some while before they were brought over. The only other small criticism is the way the tables are set out upstairs, our table (for two) was right next to a table of 4 people, we were right on top of each other so it wasn't very private. But these 2 small issues aside, the food was so tasty, the staff were lovely, so friendly and welcoming. And they sell alcohol free Cobra which was a welcome treat. The toilet upstairs where we were sat was clean and tidy, one toilet cubicle shared with all genders. I did not visit the toilet downstairs so can't comment on that. This is a gem of a place, so glad to have this in our local area, we will definitely...

Our starters were good, then we had the most awful experience after that, raw chicken in the middle sent back only to be brought back to our table, still pink (Chicken...) we were told by the manager that it is fine as it had now been cooked twice 😳😳😬 - the manager was possibly the worse part of the meal, totally rude, ignorant to the issue, really bad service and the bill was still £140 for 6 people and that was with us not paying / refusing to pay for 4 of the 6 main meals, how expensive is this place..?? 4 alcoholic drinks and 2 soft drinks, poppadoms, onions etc, starters for 6 and 2 main meals £140 😵😳😳 so expensive, horrendous and rude service, clearly we will NEVER return or recommend any to this restaurant ever again, one of the worst dining experiences we have ever had, a must avoid for your safety and wallet... RAW CHICKEN.!!!...

The menu was what initially drew us in, as it all sounded delicious and catered well to vegetarians. When we first walked we were seated instantly and the staff were lovely and very accommodating. However, when it came down to the food and drinks, this is what why I marked it so low. Firstly, with the drinks, my partner asked for a coke and was offered the option of a pint. When it arrived it ended up being a bottle of coke with mountains of item to distract from the lack of coke in the glass. Secondly, when it came to the food, I love all the spices and flavours of Indian cuisine and can handle the heat but just found that all the food we ordered was just spicy and just seriously lacking any other flavours. Ironically though, the lemon and spicy rice I ordered lacked any spice. Such a let down for such a lovely looking and...