The Akash - Portsmouth

Ordered Tandoori chicken biriani and a Chicken tikka biriani for home delivery. Arrived just warm. Both were grossly over seasoned with salt. Disappointed with these both run of the mill recipe versions.

Cons; Rushed service. The main course came to our table while we were still halfway through our starter. That’s a big No no no. I had king prawn biryani without the king prawns well I found one! The place need a refurb, or at least a lick of paint. Pros: The food was tasty

A massive disappointment all around. We were a group of 5 and had heard great things. Restaurant was buzzing when we arrived so had to wait 20 minutes for our pre booked table; no worries as very busy manager did his best and gave us a free delivery drink. The huge let down was the quality of the food. Bland would be an understatement. Possibly there had been an issue in the kitchen as the food was simply dreadful. Everyone in our party was literally shocked how dull every dish was. It was as if the kitchen staff had gone home and everything came straight out of a cooking sauce jar; simply appalling. If the owners read this, they must have known that something was wrong on Friday 2 February. I can't believe this place is anywhere than the bottom 10 of however many restaurants that there are in Portsmouth. Just awful.

Visiting Portsmouth for a concert at the nearby Wedgewood Rooms and we were recommended this popuar Restaurant beforehand. Am very glad of the recommendation as the quality of the meal was superb. Friendly staff, and nice surroundings. It was relatively early but already the Restaurant was very busy but we were served quickly and drinks and papadoms arrived promptly. The meal itself was amazing quality. I chose the Chicken Madras and the meat was very tender and the sauce was excellently spiced with just the right amount of heat. Served with Pea Pilau, which wasnt on the menu but they made for me, along with a lovely Bombay Aloo. My wife went for a Lamb Shashlik with a Peschwari Nan and the lamb was very tender with a lovely spice. We do eat at a lot of Indian Restaurants but I can honestly say this was one of the best I have had in a long time. We cleared our plates and enjoyed another drink before leaving for our concert. I wish we lived closer to this Restaurant to enjoy it on a more regular basis. Would definitely recommend the Akash and will return if ever in the area again....

Very good food and attentive staff, relaxing atmosphere. Came with family for dinner and was impressed for the great food and friendly staff.