02/14/09

Whats so great?

by Culturalexplorer

They say this place is sophisticated and classy. Yeah right. I was thinking about taking my date there tonight but I remember having tasted the food before and it was just average. Nothing great to excite me. Plus, the atmosphere really isn't one for a date. Overall, I was not impressed at all by this restaurant and after having gone to other indian places in dallas. STRONGLY suggest now that you go somewhere else.

Don't hold this place to high standards then you'll like it.

• Pros: lots of parking, good location
• Cons: not worth it, food kinda sucked, not good for a date.

01/21/09

Indian Food - For non-indian taste buds

by akshay

I would tend to agree with a few others who have made this point before - the food definitely is too bland for anyone who still maintains Indian taste buds.I would like to say that while the quality of food is pretty good compared to some of the other Indian restaurants, the food definitely lacks Indian flavor, which by the way doesn't start and end with the "spiciness" aspect alone.

Also, since this restaurant does attract a lot of non-Indians, I have often felt that the waiters don't necessarily spend a whole lot of time and attention on you if you are an Indian. Whether this is a direction given to them from the management or whether this is a result of Indians not tipping them as much because most Indians will tend to find this food "average", I cant say. All I know is that I tip well and still don't end up getting the kind of service that a "non-Indian" fellow sitting on the next table does.

As far as the rates go, this place definitely charges a premium for their reputation and location. The fact that they don't let you swap rice with naan is obnoxious, given the stature this place claims to have.

Overall, I still feel that their buffet gives you a lot of variety and is worth a visit.

• Pros: Quality of food is good, good location and ambience
• Cons: Poor Service, Westernised Indian food

12/10/08

price has gone up ... pretty good Indian food

by teknodogg

first read review online saying weekday lunch for 7.95 then citysearch says it's 8.95 and after lunch I found out it's now 9.95/person for lunch buffet

upon entering...we were greeted by a cute hostess but sadly she sat us down at the 1st table which was next to the door =/ I usually prefer to sit in the middle of the action but whatever it gave us a good exercise between plates, the server was nice but didn't come back to check on us and gave us water without any ice (again not a big deal)

onto the buffet table...they had the yellow safran rice, 1 beef dish I forgot the name, chicken tandor and chicken masala, some fried brockley(kind of weird), chick peas, some cheese/spanich dish, and okra with onion dish and some mixed meat/veget dumpling meatball looking thing with cream sauce on top and your fruits and desserts and tomato soup w/ coconut flacks

over all it was a good experience, the place was bigger than what I pictured, pretty cool deco, food was pretty good too but I wish the price was lower and maybe add a curry dish or 2 into the mix.....it's called indian palace after all

• Pros: big spacious dining room, good quality of food not cold or burnt, nice deco.
• Cons: price, hard to find parking, lacks curry dishes