Kabana — Restaurant in Kirklees

I had an amazing food experience at Kabana, which is just a 3-minute walk from Huddersfield's bus and train station. After going through their menu, I ordered a Mix Tawa platter, along with Kheer (rice pudding), Falooda, Mango lassi, and a can of pop. One more extraordinary thing written on the menu was that one could modify and ask for variations in the Tawa platter. I decided to go for the original Tawa that they cater. The restaurant also gave me a complimentary salad with various sauces. The salad bar had fresh salad, marinated pickled onions. The tomato chilli chutney, Raita, and mint sauce were all very good and made the food taste even more delicious. The food was made fresh, right in front of me in the live kitchen. It took them around 15 minutes to serve me the Tawa platter, which was quite a sight to see. The Tawa was served in a unique way, with colorful lights on top of the lid.

The platter was massive and had Lamb Chops, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Tikka Wings, Roti, Nan bread, Chips, Lamb Karahi, Mutton Seekh Kebabs, Chicken bhuna, and Lamb Donner. I must say, my recent dining experience was simply amazing! The chips were outstanding, and the chicken tikka wings and chicken tikka were delicious! They were perfectly cooked, and the marination was just right. The papadoms were fresh and nice, and the roti and nan bread were superb! They complemented everything served on the Tawa perfectly. Let me tell you about the Lamb Chops - they were so good that I couldn't resist having more. The Lamb Karahi and Chicken Bhuna were also great experiences. The Lamb Karahi had a traditional taste that reminded me of Indian and Pakistani food. The lamb was cooked to perfection - juicy and flavorful. And the Chicken Bhuna was excellent too - it was so tasty and well-prepared. Every dish was bursting with flavor, and I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of my meal! Even the Lamb Donner tasted nice.

The Mango Lassi was sweet and had a hint of sourness since it's made from mangoes. I loved it, and I'll order it again on my next visit.

For dessert, the Kheer was brilliant - not too sweet, and I loved the way it was garnished with crushed pistachios and almonds. The Falooda was also flavor-packed, made of rose syrup, Kulfa (milk-based Indian ice cream), and vermicelli. It reminded me of the Falooda I had in Karachi.

The restaurant's ambience was warm, and there were plenty of seats. Even though the restaurant was slightly busy, the toilets were clean. The courteous and kind staff were well aware of the food they served and were quite informative. It's always a pleasure to interact with such individuals as it makes the overall food experience brilliant. I was delighted to learn about the rich history of this restaurant and the fact that they have been serving the wonderful people of Huddersfield for over 30 years. It's truly amazing to see such dedication to providing excellent service and delicious food in one place. This restaurant is definitely a hidden gem that has stood the test of time. My dine-in experience...

Had visited Kabana about 6 weeks ago and seeing as there was three of us we decided on the 3 person tawa.. back then no complaints, but... we have just revisited and being 4 of us we decided on the 4 person tawa! What a mistake that was, i only wish i had read the reviews beforehand as our experience basically mirrored what other people said in their reviews. When we entered the restaurant, we were seated virtually straight away at a window corner table, there were 5 chairs to the table but virtually a third of the table was pushed in to the corner so unusable, we decided to pull it out slightly and move a chair to make more room. people were then seated to the back of us and to the right of us and essentially, we were all rubbing seat backs, not very good at all. we ordered then went to salad bar and before we had even finished the salad which was maybe 5 minutes from ordering, the food then arrived, how on earth could it all have been cooked fresh in 5 minutes! it couldn't have! of which I’ll explain later... when the food arrived there looked to be less than our previous visit and looking at the menu of what you get for an extra £17 approximately, is half of a barbeque starter which that in itself is only about £11.50.. so what an absolute con!!! wouldn't have been so bad if you had extra curry. but maybe that wasn't a bad thing at all as the night went on!! regarding the food the curry was ok but not as good as last time and the chops and chicken wings were black and burnt, plus they were so small hardly any meat on them at all. another thing that was off putting was a waiter stood there staring at you, soon as you were finished, they swooped in and cleared the table. When we left, we went for a walk around the park, I didn't feel right at all, my partner was ok as she only really had a little bit of the curry and a bit of salad. we all went our separate ways and i got a phone call the following morning from one of the friends who went out with us, asking me if I was ok. I wasn't, I had been up half the night backwards and forward to the toilet, it also transpired so had my two friends! we went on Saturday evening, today is Monday and he is still suffering. Our guess is that some off the food was precooked and then reheated hence the super quick time it was brought to our table. so never again, Kabana needs to up there game and look after their customers... oh and another thing... for what you pay the portions are really...

My friends and I recently visited Kabanas for a birthday meal, having traveled from London, and we were extremely disappointed with our experience. From the start, things went downhill.

Upon arrival, we were seated at a table that was far too small for our group of six. We were cramped, and our chairs kept knocking into the people behind us. The lack of space made for a very uncomfortable dining experience.

We tried to make the best of it and went to the salad buffet, gathering one plate of salad for our whole table. However, the manager saw this and reprimanded us for “wasting salad,” threatening to charge us £10 if we didn’t finish it. This was a very unwelcoming gesture right at the start of our meal, and it set a negative tone for the rest of the evening.

Things did not improve when our food arrived. We ordered a tawa, but unfortunately, all the meat on it was dry and tasteless. This was very disappointing, especially given the high expectations we had.

As if that wasn’t enough, the complimentary kheer we were given at the end was expired. It tasted acidic, and two of us had to spit it out. We called the manager over and suggested he try it himself, but he refused, clearly aware that the dish was expired. This was not only frustrating but also quite concerning from a food safety perspective.

To top it all off, the atmosphere was ruined when the music abruptly turned off and the manager began arguing with the staff in front of the customers. It was an absolute shambles and reflected poorly on how the business is run.

Overall, our experience at Kabanas was disappointing and frustrating. The poor food quality, lack of customer service, and chaotic management made for a very unpleasant evening. It’s clear that this place has fallen off, and I would not recommend it to anyone looking for a...