Mamtaj Mahal

As the only Indian food you can really order in my part of the ‘hood, Mamtaj Mahal is okay to decent. I can’t speak for the meat dishes as I’m a vegetarian, however, the vegetarian dishes are all pretty good American versions of Indian food and I’ve pretty much enjoyed my meals from here.
So it’s a shame I’m not ordering from them any longer. I’m tired of receiving half of my order, ¾ of my order, and once ¼ of my entire order… but never my full order. In the dozen or so times I’ve ordered via Seamless Web, they’ve forgotten everything from garlic naan to samosas to entire dishes. Calling them is useless, because they almost never pick up the phone, and when they do they’ve told me that they sent my order… once even hanging up on me. So order… but be wary that you stand the chance of not getting your entire meal and not being refunded or credited for it. I’ve just contacted Seamless Web to try for another option of refund.

I didn’t expect much from this place considering all the bad reviews. My friend dragged me there a few nights ago, and I have to say it was good. Maybe we were there on a good night… but the food was fresh, reasonably priced, and spiced well. I would say it’s worth checking out if you are looking for Indian food in the neighborhood.

I agree with previous reviews. Overall bland food.
I expect Indian food to be aromatic and the spices are what I look forward to. This was just a lot of the same curry stirred into different veggies and meats. Bleh.
Our waiter was nice but literally fell asleep in a chair across the room from us! I feel bad for the guy, and we weren’t in a rush… but c’mon.

We were in the neighborhood on a cold fall day.
We stepped in not expecting much.
But the lamb turned out to be really nice.
The staff there was very nice too.
We also tried the chicken dish with parathas and it was excellent.

This place used to be really good, and on some days, if you physically GO, it is still decent.
Things to note —
1. your food will be served in a pool of grease.
2. you will feel sick inside shortly after eating unless you drink hot tea or soup with your meal.
Every time i order delivery, the time gets longer and longer, and the quality of the food gets worse and worse. Last time it took TWO HOURS and the food was damn near inedible. They made me pay full price for it, and offered no explanation.
Needless to say, this place is now dead to me, and was so bad that i am writing my first restaurant review despite the mounting pile of work beside me.
I LOVE Indian food, WHYYYYY does it have to be like this, Mamtaj/​Taj Mahal???

So I read all the awful reviews about this place, but alas, I was desirous of Indian food and live in Williamsburg where there are no other options. In my mind, even if it was bad, it couldn’t be thaaat bad… wrong wrong wrong
The food had no distinct flavor at all and sauce was thin and tasteless. So disappointing. Next time I’ll ride the J train to Welcome to India or just make it my damn self. Shoot.

It was all pretty bland. We ordered papadum, veg samosas, garlic naan, alu partha, alu gobi mater, lamb vindaloo, mango lassi and mango juice.
The samosas we’re in a pool of grease, the naan was not soft and pretty bland, alu partha was dry.
Both entrees, even the vindaloo which is supposed to be spicy, were sooo bland. I couldn’t finish the alu gobi mater.
The mango lassi was room temp and the mango juice tasted like goya mango nectar which is pretty much just water and hfc.
…idk. I might give em a second chance because Indian options are pretty slim in Williamsburg.

omfg this place is awful. Mind you, I’m a bit spoiled (see my review of Traditions, which is unfortunately across the continent).
But — you know when you get a chicken kurma and it tastes like the sauce was microwaved and the chicken was thrown in as an after thought? Well — that’s what you get here.
The service is awful. It’s like they had a contest for the worst waiter alive and the only entry criteria was that you were of Indian decent, were utterly absent minded and had a dull, glazed confused look in your eyes. I got the feeling they were pumping the air full of weed, (which would be a perk for me) but my waiter (s) seemed perpetually stoned.
Crap food. Crap Service. The two star rating here is completely accurate and deserved.

Was thinking of trying this place until I red the report from NYC Dep of Health… The place got a horrible score. These too points were particularly GROSS:
4) Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/​or non-​food areas.
5) Live roaches present in facility’s food and/​or non-​food areas.
I think I may pass…

Just finished puking after eating dinner here. Enjoy!

I don’t think I’ve had bad indian food until now…
All I can say is that it was bland. I had the Mutter Paneer and asked for it Hot. I like hot food, but usually what happens is the restaurant plays down the spicy level to a medium at best. This had nothing. No heat anywhere. It was tasteless mush.
Service was ok. I never had a chance to complain because the waited never came back after he gave us our food. It took ten minutes to get the bill. But whatever, if the food was even ok, I could live with all this.
But the food wasn’t ok. There’s no reason to go back. Too many other options.

Like some others, I’m puzzled by some of the hating on this place.
Ok, I’ll admit that my roomate ordered from here two weeks ago and her saag paneer did not look so amazing to me, making me skeptical of her suggestion to order from this place again last night (we were in need of sustenance during the LOSTathon).
And I’ll be the first to say that their prices are a bit inflated. $ 9 for mattar paneer, Mamtaj Mahal, really? $ 3 naan? Really?
However, last night we ordered the app. sampler, 1 naan, and the Chicken Curry «Bengal Style», and everything was super good. I was extremely happy with every single thing.
The apps were a good deal for $ 5, and despite textural suffering from steam damage in transit, the flavors were tasty enough to compensate. The curry was great, creamy and rich but not too much so, spicy yet delicately flavored with a hint of sweetness, with nice chunks of good quality chicken floating in it, along with some pinneapple. Naan is one of those things that are pretty much good no matter what, but I’d have to say that this naan was a cut above most.
All in all, we paid about $ 20 for dinner for two (including tax/​tip) to be delivered to our door, and we both stuffed ourselves with deliciousness and still had a little bit left over.
So, if you’ve gotten your fav. dish here and found it lacking, I think you might consider that they just aren’t good at that dish and maybe take a chance on something new, because they certainly do some things just right. I’m giving it 4 stars because it is delicious Indian food that delivers to me, which up until recently has been a big gaping void in my life — although I grant you, they might only get 3 stars if more/​better/​cheaper options were available. Also, tangentially, their delivery person was really nice!

As a person of Indian heritage, I like to think I have (mild) authority when it comes to Indian food.
I live in Wburg, and I finally checked this place out, after walking by it hundreds of times. I won’t comment on the décor, because you’re not eating the décor.
I had saag paneer. It was just OK. Nothing great, but not terrible, either. Thankfully, it wasn’t overly greasy. The rice was fine. The chutneys were sub-​par.
With tip, my simple meal was $ 12. In my opinion, the meal was worth no more than $ 5. If you’re a regular in Wburg, I see no reason that you should eat at this restaurant. I suppose it’s surviving because of the passers-​through who don’t know the neighborhood that well.
Sorry, but I’ll pass.

I really love vegetarian Indian food and I really love this place. The food is great, the service is great, the owner is very nice. I will say I have never had a meat dish, but the veggie food is thumbs up. A cut above 6^th street for sure!

OK, to be honest, this Indian restaurant is just OK. I have been to other Indian restaurants that has earned a full five stars from me. I ordered chicken Bryani and my GF order chicken tiki and it was just OK. We also had Naan bread which was tasty.
So to some it up, I would go back to this restaurant but not often.

I don’t know why they get quite so much hate. It’s about as good as any of the East 6^th Street Indian places that are on the same price scale. We could certainly use a better one, but I don’t think there’s anything too bad about Mamtajmahal.
Fun fact: Mamta is Hindi for «motherly love.» I think the name is a play on words.

Awful, simply awful. There are not really any other Indian options in Williamsburg so I was excited to try this place. I ate here twice and was disappointed and ashamed of myself for coming back! The first time I ordered a lamb curry, which was just okay. The next time I ordered biryani, raita, and a chicken curry. Everything was awful — not even worth keeping the leftovers. As an Indian person who knows how to cook good Indian food — I can say none of it was very authentic either. Please don’t judge Indian food by this experience! Someone please open a good Indian place in Williamsburg!
Note: This restaurant has also been reviewed under the name «Taj Mahal»

This is my current go-​to Indian delivery place around North/​East W’burg. My gf and I usually order the same things — chicken curry & chicken sag — and they never disappoint. In fact, they’re quite delicious! The curry’s a bit sweet, but the plump chicken and perfectly-​cooked rice mix together and always hits the spot. I also love the alu paratha bread, it’s got potatoes and peas in their, which seems weird, but it’s only 2.95 and way worth going premium over the typical naan. They also deliver pretty far… i live up near graham ave., and they come up here everytime, 30 mins max, no complaints.

Yuck, the food here is always too greasy and never spectacular for the inflated prices. My last straw came on my last order where my Cheese Poori was 100% seriously made with Kraft Singles as the cheese. AWFUL. If you just get some chicken vindaloo or whatever, it is passable, but I will never order delivery from here again :(

OK, I’ll be coming back to this in a sec to review. But if you must know right now, it wasn’t that great :(
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I’m back. Hahahaha. Someone already thought the above review was cool and useful. That’s so funny. Maybe I should quit while I’m ahead. Wonderful, when I take my time to write something funny or useful or cool no one notices. I would still like to thank you for the compliments.
Nevertheless I will go on to say it was just OK. I’ve had better. But there aren’t many choices in the neighborhood for Indian.