London Darbar Reviews

Visited Darbar for a friends 30th birthday party...amazing food & service..would have no hesitations to recommend this place.

Serves authentic Indian food. The curries are really good.
Is quite close to the station.
Has seating outside so good for the summer days.
It can be a bit pricey with the service tax.

Nice place...ppl are very very nice...and the food was awsome..

Attended a birthday party here at their function hall. The interior looks dated and dark, with low ceilings. Food was good though.

This review is for the events venue not restaurant. The food was very good and service excellent overall. The whole event was managed by the staff very well. The food was quick to arrive and replenished quickly too. Staff were polite and professional. Only let down is very difficult parking and air conditioning was quite cold, although some people found it okay. I would recommend to others.

I always struggled to find a nice genuine Indian restaurant in East London. But glad to have found this one. Nice ambience, very clean place and great food!

Had a family birthday party lovey place for a family gathering nice food also

Restaurant is no more there. Event room facility only. North indian food catered is good. Good place for function hire.

Lovely experience, amazing food, lovely atmosphere.. i cant fault it at all. So happy its back woohoo. Thank you guys x

I HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE ON MY BIRTHDAY. THE WAITERS WHO GO BY THE NAME OF GURVEER AND SUKHI WERE VERY HELPFUL AND MADE THE EXPERIANCE EVEN BETTER.

Good food! If you're looking for a nice Indian restaurant, do give this a try for sure! Also good for occasions.

Had quality time at Al Khayma upstairs London Darbar, the food was fabulous and the service was superb. 5 out of 5

Over hyped & over priced Restaurant events venue... Dark pretentious & gloomy surroundings. The food is nothing more than 'good enough' but the prices are way too high for this to ever feel like good value. Definitely More style over substance.... Reserved for that special occasion - only.

Really poor customer service. Had booked in advance for the new year's eve party and not able to make it for personal reasons. I was told can't refund as done booking online, if made payment by cash he can refund. Told me they are very popular, sold out but can't do anything regarding refund. Most places who claim to be popular would refund as they can sell it again, not impressed at all. Would rate it 0 bad customer service.

We had a lovely time. The food was nice. The entertainment and music was fun. It was unbelievably good experience overall for that price. Will definitely go back again and again.

Amazing food, great customer care, DJ was awesome and helped set the mood to the guest's musical taste

Authentic Indian food in East London. Have been there several times, the service has been great always. Being vegeterian, they have many options for me.

Grand venue, great staff and decent food for our wedding reception.

We have photographed many events at this venue. Great food, and nice small events venue.

I just ordered a delivery and the food is amazing! Definite I will go there. Thank you

Run by Indian community, a beautifully desgjned place for family and community gathering

Certainly a spot worth stopping by, the food is awesome and fresh, the cost is affordable and it is constantly well organized there. 5 stars.

Came here for a wedding reception. The food was fabulous (Indian cuisine). Service was good. Location ok. Parking a bit of a problem but because it was in the evening we could Park outside on single yellow. Apparently guests do have use of a local hotel car park but I never checked.

It's a venue/restaurant situated in illford... With no parking..big problem... So you have to go up and down the side roads to find yourself parking space which could be a good ten minutes walk away from venue.... Not a very well organised place.... Food was not all that...Dj was OK.. Wouldnt recommend if you are throwing a party... Your guest will be very annoyed in the lack of parking space.

Great place for paries with good size party hall, and good food. That explains the price slightly higher than other Indian restaurants.

It's fair and decent. Not too big. Issue with parking.

Okay place for hosting a large gathering. We attended a function in the basement, which is accessed by poorly designed stairs and without any disabled accessibility. Toilets are upstairs which means traversing stairs becomes a pain if you're disabled or frail.

The space is decent for maybe 50-75 people but beyond this it quickly feels claustrophobic (there were ~100 people went we visited). There are TV screens where videos and picture slideshows can be played (e.g. for an anniversary, etc.) and the lighting sets a nice ambience.

The food provided was overall good however I came away with a slightly bad stomach after eating the kofta.

Overall, a decent place but needs considerable improvements to achieve five stars.

Very nice experience # very delicious and well presented food very good service and very polite staff # A must visit restaurant for the food lovers # Highly Recommended

Expensive but the best night to go on is the last friday of every month

Food is average and service is not great - definitely overhyped.

All over experience is good but food could be more tasty and quality is not that great

Thank you Sumit and Indy for the wonderful food. It was much missed while being closed... glad you guys are back with the same taste and flavours after years :)

Went there for new year's eve party and left early coz it wasn't as expected. It's a place for family dinners and not for parties

Lovely venue for parties excellent food and services wonderful staff

to be honest i loved the food there, nice customer service. I would recommend for Indian food there especially Amritsar fried fish. they do accept taste card but on exceptional days please check before your visit the restaurant. they also do some events e.g. weddings, dinners lunch etc.

I was expecting bit higher service.lack of few things.so it was just ok

Food was delicious, my family enjoyed it very much. The service was really amazing, thanks to Sumit and Indy. Staff were very friendly and all had gloves and face mask on. 10/10. Would recommend!

When you think of delicious food you think of LD. Always had the best food and best customer service. Highly recommended. Must visit guys.

Great food , throughly enjoyed our evening . Called ahead to book a table for 8 people .. Staff friendly and very accommodating. They prepared a nice round table so people could see eachother while dinning.
We all loved the magic towels nice touch to end the meal.
They even called me 10 minutes after I left the restuarant to advise in had left my cardigan.
I would recommend this restaurant and visit again.

Food is ok. Its jst a named resturent not good of food customer service is ok.

Poor experience. Food tastes like it was frozen.service zero .sorry your place is not recommend..better new restaurants have opened nearby.

Very nice food, helpful staff. All round very nice place.

Good venue, attended here for a wedding function. The only downside is that parking is very difficult.

Went for a wedding, the service and staff were great however one waitress stood out (I think her name was viktorijaa) she was nice, polite and very helpful overall was a great place would recommend (this review is for the venue not the restaurant)

When we think about celebrations, LD is always our first option and it never disappoints. From the starter to the dessert the quality and tastes of everything has always been outstanding.. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Decent food and atmosphere internal dwcor is stunning

Ordered takeaway and as usual was not disappointed. By far the best Indian/punjabi restaurant. Thank you for coming back during covid to save us. Thank you Indy

the food is decent.. but the prices are abit higher thn usual.. but great staff and atmosphere

Great food and atmosphere. Have visited this place several times now and would go back again. A bit pricey but worth it.

The restaurant is really nice, the food is delicious and I've attended weddings here too and their setup and venue is beautiful

We had a takeaway service nice food fresh delicious best food for the year so far 5 star for food and service

Well presented, close to station, welcoming staff, clean and don't play music too loud.

A very Authentic and delicious Indian food served here. Very good staff and management. Will definitely come back again!
Highly recommended

Beautiful ambience, excellent service, friendly staff and the food is not only wonderfully presented but the flavours of each dish are uniquely mouthwatering! I could most definitely say this is the best Indian restaurant in the Ilford area :)