Archana Restaurant

Whether you live in Belfast or are a tourist passing by, I promise that you will find truly divine traditional indian food here. I had the Evening Thali for One (Spiciness Hot) alongside a Mango Lassi for my drink. As someone who has tried tons of indian cuisine, I can assure you this is some of the finest there is

Archana was lovely, some of the best Indian food we have ever had! Great vegan/vegetarian options.

the most friendly staff, very approachable and chatty. a humble yet well presented environment, the service was quick and not pushy. we received our food very fast and it tasted amazing, no problems at all. will definitely be returning!

I ordered food from Archana using Uber Eats today and I dont know where to start. Firstly, Aloo Chole chaat was missing from the order. While I was disappointed, I was really hopeful all other food would make my tummy happy. I was so wrong. How can an Indian chef screw up a simple dal tadka? Their Dal is made of Chana and not the pigeon peas. It was also not properly cooked. Paired with boiled rice it tasted awful. I had also ordered onion bhaji and veg Manchurian as starters. And to my surprise, Manchurian balls were actually the onion bhajis tossed in soy sauce. Attached photograph has one Manchurian and one onion bhaji and I cannot tell the difference. Either the restaurant is named such to disguise as Indian or the chef hasn’t been to Indian culinary school or both. Beware fellow connoisseurs. If you’re after real Indian food, look elsewhere.

Beautiful meal tonight in Archana. We had Aloo Gobin and Thali. Chef made it extra spicy as requested. Service was great as usual. Best Indian food in Belfast by quite some distance. Highly recommend.

I stayed for 2 days in Belfast and both days we went for dinner here. Ambiance is great and I really liked the food. Staff is pretty friendly. Service is quick. Food is pretty close to Indian taste. A must visit if you are looking for authentic Indian cuisine. Just a suggestion to have some desert options available from the menu. I truly recommend people to try out this place.

Authentic Indian food and lovely owners & staff. The oldest & most reputable Indian restaurant in Belfast. If you're eating veggie, the chains sag is to die for and fur meat lovers, any of the lamb dishes!!

Hmmm it was ok. Not bad not good kinda average. Service was ok polite but not attentive but the food just lacked flavour really. Ok it was a Tuesday day for atmosphere. I think it's a bit expensive too for what it is.

Not just the best Indian food in Belfast but the best Indian food I've ever had! We were immediately sat and had very quick service. The food was so flavorful and very well priced. I wish I could take it home with me to the states!

I've known the Archana since the late 90s but really started going in the early 2000s after visiting their market stall several times. Archana has the greatest vegetarian range that I have ever seen on an Indian menu and quite possibly the greatest vegetarian range of restaurants in Belfast in general. The vegetarian selection is even sub-categorised into potato dishes, pulse dishes etc. Favourites of mine would include Burta (aubergine) and Raj Mah (red kidney beans). On my most recent visit, I had the Dal Chilli. Sometimes I have meat but the veggy options are too interesting for the enquiring omnivore to ignore!

Archana is a beautiful two storey restaurant decorated in warm, rich colours. Ambience is invitingly comfortable and staff superb. I wanted to try Archana for two reasons. I heard from friends the Indian food served in Archana is fabulous plus they offer a huge selection of Vegetarian and Vegan dishes. I was not disappointed. We ordered wine from their menu which they didn't have in stock. So a Waiter actually left Archana and went down the street to their sister restaurant Kitch to pick up the bottle of wine we wanted! Now this really is top class service! Plus as soon as I heard Archana and Kitch are owned by the same family I knew I was going to be happy. I absolutely love Kitch and think it's currently the best restaurant in Belfast. We started on complimentary poppadoms and dips which tasted fabulous. I had a main of Saag Alu (mildly spiced potatoes and spinach) with mushroom pilau rice. It was delicious. The best, freshest, most flavoursome Saag Alu I have ever tasted. Portions were generous too. Top marks to Archana and compliments to the Chef as the food was second to none. I honestly struggled to pick a dish as there are so many vegetarian options and was delighted to see such a huge range of dishes including chickpeas, chillis, aubergines, mixed vegetables and potatoes. It's also brilliant to see extensive vegan options so clearly marked on a menu. I thoroughly enjoyed my evening in Archana, which has now firmly topped the list of my personal favourite restaurants in Belfast. Great wine, food, Vegetarian options, portion sizes, prices, service and staff. I simply can't wait to return. In my opinion this restaurant is perfection and an absolute Veggie Heaven!

The best Indian restaurant in Belfast.. easy to find location in the heart of the city, cute,cosy place, absolutely amazing food, great selection on the menu -plenty of vegetarian and vegan options as well- the staff is soo friendly, I just love it. They also do takeaway, the exact same quality,huge portions and great prices!! Would recommend to anyone.

Freindly staff and great food, good veggie options available and some epic Thali too. The back of the menu has a section called "the usual" where regulars have slightly customised dishes to their liking and they are available to all without having to ask for a chilli masalla with extra chillies etc...

The ambiance is nice here. It's small, quaint, cute. The menu had an extensive selection and I didn't find it all that pricey. The food here is authentic and home made, and that's obvious when sampling the food. The service was just slowwwww. l only noticed this because it took a while to get our main entrees and because my chicken Punjabi was spicy, I slurped down jugs of water pretty quickly. Saag was also delish. Overall, I had a memorable experience and I'd come back.

I adore Indian food, if there's ever a discussion of where to go for food Indian is top of the list for me. Archana definitely doesn't disappoint! The menu is pretty big as you'd expect from an Indian and the food is served quickly and nice and hot. I always go for Chicken Jalfreze and Archana make a great one! The Onion Bhaji are really good and I love their saag aloo! The Restaurant is really nice, not overly contemporary but not old fashioned wither and the staff are as attentive as always. I'd definitely recommend this place for a great curry, especially if you've been across the road in Auntie Annie's for a long spell!

Very rude staff!!! My friend and I was visiting Belfast from Dublin for Christmas shopping yesterday. We went there for dinner around 18:30 and there still were only a few customers and many empty tables left. At first I told the waitress lady we needed a table for two and she was about to lead us to be seated and then this guy came up told us to leave in a very rude and aggressive way. It's okay if they have no table available but he should excuse us politely. We are never been treated in such a rude way at any restaurant before. It spoilt my whole impression of Belfast.

I have been to eat in Archana Balti House many times, and the reason is that it is simply the best prepared and tasting Indian food in Belfast. My food was beautiful and I was well and truly satisfied. The staff and owner were very polite and kind too and made sure that I was happy with my meal. Also I was very impressed with the menu as it had a list of vegan dishes, which are extremely hard to find. I would definatley reccommend this place to anyone who wants to dine in a fine cusine Balti House

Archana serve amazing vegetarian and vegan options with loads of vegan dishes marked clearly on the menu. I went for my usual Vegetable Madras that I try in all Indian restaurants and the flavour was one of, if not the best, I've ever tried. The only thing is, there could have been more fresh seasonal veg in the dish. Service was excellent as our waiter went to their sister restaurant Kitch to get the wine we wanted. I also like the relaxed atmosphere as we did not feel rushed out.

Love this indian resturant, best naans in town. Great service and great food.

So this was basic, unimpressive food. The waiter gave us bad advice and didn't warn us that 2of the dishes had similar sauces (he knew I was not familiar as I asked him to describe one -and the other dish which is typically mild and creamy in the USA had a similar tomato sauce here). The paneer jalfrezi was described as having mushrooms-and I think it probably had 2 mushrooms total-just a pile of sauce, some paneer cubes, and 2 mushrooms..... And if you are from the USA be prepared to pay for rice-a lot extra--they charged 2.45L for a small bowl of rice I wouldn't go back. 2beers, 1veggie appetizer, 2 veggie dishes 31L Not worth it, and I have indigestion

Tasty menu and nice beer- everything needed in an Indian. Decor is a little drab but food is good.

Offer me a meal in any Indian restaurant, you will have a happy Emma. What is it about Indian food? The flavours, colours, textures and smell - I just can't say no. We had a quick bite in here before heading to the cinema down the street - and I'd never been before so it was a bit of an unexpected treat. Although later on, sitting in the cinema with a totally overstuffed belly was probably not the best idea - but what can you do? The food in Archana is good - really tasty and served up fairly quickly too - quick enough that you're not waiting forever, but not so quick that you are suspicious that it's been sitting around pre-prepared for several hours. I had the Onion Bhaji and the Bhuna, really lovely and good sized portions too. It's a small place, but worth a visit.

One of the pricier little Indian joints in the city this place has long passed me by, until about three months back when I thought I'd give it a go. I've loved Indian food for a while and since trying my hand at a few dishes myself I've learned the ins and outs of what works and what doesn't (for example, the balance of spices has to be perfect, I'm used to just throwing rough handfuls of ingredients in but in this case, too much coriander or cumin can spoil a base for a sauce) The last thing I tried was a north Indian lightly heated curry, made with lamb fillet (a much under used little cut) and topped up with lots of double cream. I found something similar on the menu here, can't quite recall the name but the description was roughly that. It was delicious. Moist lamb (rump possibly) drowned in a lactose sea with lots of cardamom and a touch of iodine saffron. Tasty, but prices are a bit on the high side.

Great place, easy to stumble to from Stiff Kitten and Auntie Annies. I usually get a cheesy chip and a cheese burger and it hits the spot. Although, im not that fussy at 1am and i'm full of beer and whiskey..

Archana is a good but slitly costly i must say i love biriyani and mixed veg starter here.. but only thing is that curry's r served in an balti or a bowl and no plates given untill requested

The food in Archana is the worst i have tasted in Belfast! Everythings full of grease & the people serving are quite rude at times! I would recommend any other place but here! If you are looking for somewhere to eat at night you could try here but be warned the food is disgusting!

Went here a month ago with my girlfriend as we attended the Dublin Road cinema and have to say i didn't enjoy it. To me it was very pricey and the food wasn't great, I ordered a chicken madras (which had far too much coriander on it) and my girlfriend ordered chicken tikka massla which seemed very watery but the poppadoms were nice but that's all.

The Archana is a great restaurant, and I can't understand the complaints about food being served authentically! Great menu, reasonable price, handy to cinema and bars. The staff are friendly, if a little informal. Try any of their balti dishes served in the cast iron pot. Dieters - they do a great tandoori chicken - ask for it off the bone if you like the pieces.

We were on a short holiday to Belfast from The Netherlands and asked the girl from the reception of our hotel for a good Indian restaurant and she adviced to go to Archana. I am a vegetarian and what lucky for me there was plenty of choice. The starter was vegetable manchurian (I took the brochure with me and hope that I can order it somewhere else) and that was wonderful! The main course was nice but not as nice as the starter. To our suprise the owner of the restaurant came to us and asked me if I was a vegetarian (he is also one) and told me that I made the wrong choice with the main course. Although I already ate almost half of my food he insisted on giving me the other dish because it was beter in combination withn the starter I liked so much. So he gave me a whole new plate the the most delicious Punjabi Masala! And I did not even have to pay extra! All he said was that he wants all his customers to be happy and satisfied with what they eat and choose. So if you ever visit Belfast go to Archana on Dublin Road 53 and you will have a lovely diner. And even if your not a vegetarian I would still advice you to choose both mentioned plates! Best regards, Evelien Kluiters

Place is small but staff were friendly with quick service. The food is authentic Indian and tasty. Overall good experience.