A midweek visit to Darton’s Balti Palace

This month’s review is coming from Darton’s Balti Palace

It’s not often my husband and I get the opportunity for a quiet evening so whilst the kids were at football last week we grabbed the chance to go out - only local, Darton Balti Palace. We were delighted to take advantage of their Tuesday/Wednesday mid-week deal; starter, main course and coffee for £11.95 each - cheaper than a takeaway! If you don’t know Darton Balti it’s a small restaurant/takeaway next to the COOP in Darton, in fact whenever I pop into the COOP on an evening the exotic aromas from the Indian always fill the air and tempt my tastebuds.

My husband chose the mixed kebab and I can’t tell you how much he enjoyed the crispy onion bahji and soft meat kebabs dipped in raita with fresh salad ( I muscled in for a few bites and it was delicious). I had the king prawns and to be honest I expected them to be sizzling but they came in a bowl like a curry so I enjoyed the prawns then kept the sauce back for our mains. We then shared Royal chicken and meat bhuna with sides of peshwari naan and pilau rice. I can highly recommend both of these dishes; the meat was soft and the sauce thick and flavoursome with a tomato base and the chicken dish was rich and creamy with spinach running through. I cannot decide between the two and I wouldn’t hesitate to have them again, particularly with the naan dunked into the fingerlicking sauces. Writing this is making my tummy churn thinking about it… We decided not to have coffee because we were too full but I have to say we left feeling content and feeling that we had just eaten a lovely meal at great value for money. The staff were friendly and extremely polite and overall it was a great impromptu evening - an evening filled with the charming sounds, smells and tastes of beautiful India.

74 Church St, Darton, Barnsley S75 5HQ - Telephone 01226 388 484