Darbar Restaurant
3.6/5
Opening soon 11:30 am
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Tantalize your taste buds with a trip to Darbar Restaurant in Kingston. Our menu offers a variety of traditional Indian foods such as butter chicken, naan bread, papadum and a selection of scrumptious desserts. To make a reservation, call Darbar Restaurant today.

Restaurant type

  • Exotic Indian Cuisine,

Cuisine type

  • Indian,

Dishes

  • Curry,
  • Butter Chicken,

Products and Services

  • Meal,
  • Indian Restaurant,
  • Indian Food,
  • Food,
  • Restaurant,
  • Shrimp,
    • Vegetable,
    • Tea,
    • Soup,
    • Exotic Restaurant,
    • Exotic Indian Cuisine,
    • Bread,
    • Appetizers,
    • Rice,
    • Chicken,
    • Coffee,
    • Exotic Food,
    • Curry,
    • Culinary Art,
    • Dessert,
  • more...
  • less...

Languages Spoken

  • English,
Location
479 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1C3
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Opening Hours *Holiday hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Mon-Thur 11:30-14:00
Mon-Thur 17:00-21:30
Fri-Sat 11:30-14:00
Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00
Sunday 17:00-21:00
Mon-Thur 11:30-14:00
Mon-Thur 17:00-21:30
Fri-Sat 11:30-14:00
Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00
Sunday 17:00-21:00
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Rates:

  • $26 To $60,
  • $11 To $25,

Methods of Payment:

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Restaurantica12
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Hit and Miss

I've been to Darbar twice. The first time I had the lunch special with a beef curry (don't recall exactly what kind), and thought that it was bland, uninteresting, and it had no heat at all, surprising because I ordered it "hot" The second time I was invited to dinner with a visiting relative. I was reluctant to agree to this restaurant due to my previous experience, but we went nonetheless. This time, I ordered the lamb dansak, and was completely blown away. It was definitely among the best dishes I have ever eaten at a restaurant. The flavour was bold and complex but balanced, and with enough heat to make the dish exciting to eat. I had a taste of the other dishes at the table, which ranged from good to so-so, but my order was truly excellent. Both times, the service was prompt and polite, and the staff was very attentive without being intrusive. If all of the dishes on the menu were comparable to my last visit, I would not hesitate to give Darbar five stars for food. Unfortunately, many items are underperformers. Overall, if you didn't like Darbar, it's worth another shot - you probably just ordered the wrong item the first time.

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Restaurantica12
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HORRIBLE TASTE!!!

Horrible food rude service. This is not what REAL indian food is suppose to taste like. I eat in Toronto and Brampton all the time. Very Gross

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Restaurantica12
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Best Madras west of Madras

Lunched twice two days running on the best Madras Lamb I've had in decades. Last time I had Madras this flavourful and piquante was in a Punjabi Jewel of a restaurant in the Charing Cross Road in 1973. I don't know where r Kar the chef hails from but surely that region of the subContinent is missing some glory...

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We love the Darbar! The staff is quick and...

We love the Darbar! The staff is quick and professional and the food is always delicious. We've never found the food to be bland OR too spicy. The Darbar is one of Kingston's hidden gems.

Atmosphere: 5/5
Food: 4/5
Service: 5/5
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Restaurantica12
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Good service + bland food

Take-out from Darbar . . . helpful staff, food prepared promptly and waiting when we arrived. Unfortunately, the experience went downhill from there. Everything we ordered was exceptionally bland, while the raita had more sugar than cotton candy. Serious lack of heat and, much worse, the complex flavors and spices that characterize Indian cooking were missing. Couldn't figure this one out - are they cooking to non-Indian palates (bland, sugary food???). We recently came from a much larger city with outstanding north & south Indian restaurants and many home-cooked meals with Indian friends, so Darbar was quite a shock (or lack of shock) to the taste buds. Much better Indian restaurants than this in Kingston - once was enough at Darbar.

Atmosphere: 3/5
Food: 2/5
Service: 4/5
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