India Palace

If anyone is in Toronto and craving Indian food then you should try this place. The service is friendly and the food is fantastic. Thanks Linda and Yanal for bringing us here.

For the price, you can’t go wrong for a lunch buffet. The food is good, the service is decent and cozy place.

For there for the lunch buffet right as the restaurant was opening. Food was wonderful and the service was fantastic.

Does not taste as good as Trimurti. Buffet Tandoori chicken made from the cheapest parts and not cooked properly.
Salads are good though.

I’ve now tried this place twice, hopeful the second time would be more exciting than the first. It was not. Speaking solely on food quality… its kind of meh. I ordered a total of three separate dishes over two trips. Saag Chicken, Butter Chicken, and Chicken Tikka Masala. The Butter chicken is slightly sweeter than most butter chicken dishes, reminiscent of the flavor of spaghetti-O’s in the can. The Saag Chicken is overly spicy I found, and tasted better cold (left overs). The Chicken Tikka Masala, was I found also slightly spicy and it separated weirdly, like the grease and the red stuff.
In terms of sides, the peas pillau (rice) was tasty. The Naan, both garlic and plain were too thick. Like ¾″ thick in certain places, so it was undercooked in the middle of the thick portions.
I’d try other places before recommending this one.

Too salty

Usually a fantastic lunch buffet, and cheap! Today it wasn’t quite as fresh as usual but still outstanding.

Was for dinner last night…
Not a WOW indian restaurant… but a decent place and i would say good enough for the price.
Liked the idea of spring rolls at an indian restaurant… and was done very well… Kudos! i have had samosas/​cutlet/​pakoras but never spring rolls…
I ordered palak paneer n paratha… i got just 5 pieces of paneer and a boat loat of spinach… Paratha were done really well.
Indian restaurants in general need to understand the ratio of curry and veggies/​meat they serve in a portion and be wary of what goes on every customers table…
the waiter was nice and courteous, nice n chatty crowd… overall an OK experience.

Bang for your buck is great
Friendly staff
Can’t go wrong here
Recommend the dinner for two but with butter chicken

Came here during Tiff festival, and early not. That busy.
Placed my order, and they brought the incorrect dish.
Due to time constraints I ate it anyway ‚
And frankly the food is sub par.
The house white whine was lame.
After dinner, they whisked the plates away and brought the bill right away.
They did not bring the included dessert either
At this point, I was just happy to pay and leave.
Time to rebuild this palace folks!

One of many great Indian Restaurants here in the GTA.
This Indian restaurant is one of my top 5 Indian restaurants to go to when I’m in the area.
Their Buffet is fantastic, a lot of variety to choose from, all for $ 11.95 in which is not a bad deal since it’s all you can eat. The servers are very friendly and provides excellent service! They always refilled my glass of water when i least expect it! If anyone is wiling to give them a try, please do! You will not be disappointed and while your there try out their signature drink: Mango Lassi, you will not be disappointed! I’ll not say anything about it. Go down there and experience it yourself! And you’ll thank me later!

Yummy in my tummy!
How I have missed Indian food since moving to Texas :(
So while in Toronto, we stopped by the India Palace on recommendation… and a great recommendation it was!
We went for dinner, my bf had a ginger pepper dish and boy was it HOT!!! sheesh, Lol!
I went for the dinner special-​GREAT CHOICE! hehehehe! A samosa, butter chicken, naan, a cauliflower side dish and a nice little dessert to finish it off… all for less than $ 15!!! AT dinner!!!
We left full, didn’t overspend and had great service from our waiter even though almost all the tables were filled! Wow!
Thanks for satisfying my craving, India Palace!

For some reason all Indian restaurants look about the same, why is that? I really can’t tell them a part once inside.
Haven’t had Indian food and they are usually good. The waiter was attentive and nice just like any other Indian restaurant, the place was clean and food was good, just like other Indian restaurants I’ve been too.
The usually safe bet Butter Chicken was different here, it was a little sweeter. We also got the recommended spinach lamb dish which was great. The naan was prepared really well. Overall a good experience here.

We were originally planning to go next door, but the waiter talked us into giving this a try instead. We almost immediately wished we had chosen differently.
First we were started off with a papadum that was more like a toasted soy cracker. I’ve actually had this kind of thing before and never liked it when it comes out like this, but at least usually you can hide it with some decent chutney. At Indian Palace we basically got slightly spicy ketchup.
For the main course we got butter chicken, chana masala and okra. The okra was a bit on the slimy side and not particularly flavorful. I’ve had Chana Masala that is as good from a tasty bites package, and in fact that was what it most reminded me of. We also ordered roti, paratha. The paratha was good, but the roti was a bit on the tough side. We also had an ordeal with the rice. We were only going to order 1 but the waiter was push and convinced us that we needed two, which they billed us for. But we only got one plate of rice, and they billed us for two, including a pilou (which we didn’t order or receive). There are only two possible reasons, either they overcharged us for something we didn’t get or the rice portions are incredibly tiny. Either way it was a rip off. I didn’t bother to talk to them about the rice though, I just took it out of their tip. Also the waiters were pushy, from beer, to the rice to the whole meal. It is what got us through the door, so I guess it worked, but it didn’t create a good experience and none of us will be back.

Neither of us is of Indian descent, but we absolutely love Indian food, and we’ve had it most places we travel to. I think we’ve tried every single Indian restaurant in Toronto proper (some in the burbs, but there are probably a billion of them scattered in strip malls we haven’t yet discovered), and out of all of them, our favourite is India Palace. Now, I consider myself a foodie, but not a food snob, so I am not above reviewing places with excellent all-​you-​can-​eat buffets. I agree that you will often (in fact, more often than not) notice a degraded quality of food at most AYCE places, but I can’t stand it when people are so snooty or closed-​minded that they dismiss them all out of hand. Case in point, Indian buffets.
With the significant East Indian/​Pakistani population in Toronto, it’s inevitable that we would get a great variety of really well done Indian eateries, from all points on the spectrum, from hole-​in-​the-​wall to 5-​star.
India Palace, as far as décor, size and layout is concerned, lies somewhere in between, as are most other Indian places near it (Trimurti, Little India, Dhaba, Kama, Babur, all of which we’ve eaten at multiple times to give them a fair shake).
But average looks can be deceiving. The place has extremely friendly and welcoming waitstaff who’ll greet you with a smile, a handshake and friendly conversation, especially if they notice you on a return visit, your drinks are refreshed diligently, and the food is excellent!
We have been here for a la carte meals, and they are great, but where they really shine is their lunch buffet. As long as you follow a few simple rules (here’s where I think some of the more negative reviewers have gone wrong):
— arrive early — we often get there just as they open, usually at 11:30am, they may not have their full spread out quite yet, but it’s the only time to go, when everything is fresh and unsullied by the barbarian hordes who think nothing of dropping things all over the place. Also, they won’t have made their first batch of buttery Naan yet, so they’ll apologize for that then bring out the first few pieces right to your table
— pace yourself, and try a tiny bit of everything they have that day before committing to a proper plate of food — be open-​minded, some of my favourite dishes there are ones I would not have pegged as personal faves upon arrival
— as far as actual food goes, their vegetarian options are better than the meat ones (although, their butter chicken is the bomb — rich and savoury, with substantial pieces of properly tandoori’d boneless chicken — unlike the majority of competing places where the gravy is thin to the point of being pink water or the meat is shredded beyond recognition). you absolutely must try the Bengain Bartha (eggplant) and the Saag Paneer. These three dishes alone put all the neighbouring restaurant buffets to shame.
And, as mentioned by others, this place is extremely affordable. So, don’t make the mistake of thinking that every restaurant on this stretch of Queen are made equal, they’re not — the only one that’s comparable is Babur, and sadly, they made the decision to move upscale and do away with their buffet years ago (I remember when they were one of the only games in town with a place up on Dundas). India Palace rocks!

I’ve only been here for the lunch buffet, which is pretty reasonably priced. The food is very good. Selection is ample and the food is hot and fresh.
I do recommend the gulab jamun for dessert (milk dumplings in syrup), they are good here :)
Cheers!

We compared prices with the neighbors places and this is one was cheapest.
The all you can eat menu had many options like chicken, beef and lamb in their different combinations. They served warm naans for us. It was a little bit spicy but goood!
I will go back for a quick, cheap, decent indian food option

Great Indian food. Excellent prices. Lots of vegetarian options. The spice in this place is wonderful and flavorful. Authentic Indian food. Queen street is such and interesting and electric street with lots of food choices. I think Indian Palace is a perfect place to come in after an afternoon shopping.
I tried the Kaju Matar Paneer, flavorful and yummy. The cheese was the right consistency, the herbs were fresh. I didn’t’ try the naan — but the rice was fresh and for those of you who have read my reviews before know i am judgmental over rice.

What they lack in square footage and style they make up for in food and friendliness.
Stop in to India Palace for a lunch buffet, it is affordable, fresh and delicious!
The staff were so nice to us, even though we hauled in there with a stroller, diaper bag and a baby! Our waters were refilled, our plates cleared and good conversation was had with the owner.
The vegetarian options are wonderful, over half of the buffet on the day we visited.
I noticed there was wine but did not imbibe, I did not save room for any dessert either. Perhaps you will.

By far the best indian buffet in Toronto. A solid 4 as far as Indians buffets are concerned, but a 3 for their made to order food. 3.5 overall.
I usually go there for the buffet, which is far superior to the generic stuff dished out by Little India and somewhat better than Trimurti’s. Went there as recently as two days ago, with some friends visiting from India who oohed and aahed about the quality of the buffet spread: the gooey samosa filling, the succulent lamb kebabs, the tender okra, and the divine rice pudding (their dessert is always on the mark and without the accompanying artificial sweetness).
The service is friendly and attentive: the owner has chatted us up every time since the very first time we went. The restaurant’s a bit on the cozy side and the decoration nothing fancy. I’ve always enjoyed my meals here and I am not going anywhere else on Queen St. for Indian food.