Royal Guard Fish & Chip

I have been going to this restaurant since they opened 8 years back, although they were overpriced but the quality of food used to be good, especially fish and chicken tikka masala.
But lately the food quality has gone down and so has the service. Had really bad experience with take out food as well as their buffet.

Very Clean Place. Food cooked is fresh, affordable Prices.
I am from India working in US and I travel a lot. But always make it a point to stop by when in the area.
Soul Food: Amazing Hot Wings with Secret Hot Sauce Recipe. Great Fish and Chips and Fried Chicken.
Indian Food: The Best Naan I’ve had Soft, fresh and melts in your mouth.
You can’t go wrong with any of the dishes, But personally I Prefer Spicy food and always go for the Haleem or Chicken 65.
The Tandoori Chicken and Kabaabs are very flavorful and unlike most places are actually made in the Tandoor (traditional oven) and not baked in a regular oven.

This restaurant serves one of the best naans. I have never eaten such soft naans. Do try the chicken tikka masala with naan. It’s one of the bests you can get in any Indian restaurant…

The only good news about this place is that there is a nice Indian restaurant opening next door ! Food isn’t fresh at all and made me sick :((
I eat Indian food 3 times a week and have never been to such a dirty place. Naan is as hard as card board and all dishes are submerged in oil.
STAY AWAY!!!

If you’re looking for great Indian food, don’t come here. I hate to be so harsh, but I just got takeout from here and I am so not impressed. The high point for me was the rice, really delicious — heavily seasoned, yum! My husband and I tried the butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, and the palak paneer.
The butter chicken was a little on the dry side and the sauce was just not great. There was a strong unpleasant flavor that I couldn’t place.
The chicken tikka masala was better, but still not great. It’s like the flavors just didn’t come together. It tastes like tomato and ginger and cilantro — not what I’m looking for in that dish.
The palak paneer was the best dish of the three. Good flavor but the paneer didn’t seem all that fresh — a piece or two were inedible. There was a large piece of hard leaf in there (bayleaf?), which I had to spit out.
All three dishes were topped with shards of ginger and a decent amount of cilantro which I didn’t love. But I really disliked the naan. It’s topped with sesame seeds and too thick — so not a fan.

I can’t believe I haven’t yet reviewed this place! Everything here is top notch. This review comes from someone who is Indian and is not very generous when it comes to rate Indian food. I have tried the chicken seesh kababs, tandoori chicken, chicken biryani, chicken curry, bhindi masala (yum), kadhi pakoda, saag paneer, chana masala, samosas… Excellent food! You must must try the daily buffet at noon. If you are a meat lover you will be in food heaven! They had chicken biryani, chicken 65, chicken curry, nihari, tandoori, few mutton entrée! Plus some amazing desserts like kheer. Also have a good selection of veg options. Thank me later ;-)

The buffet is great, must go.

Tried for the first time today. Naan was tasty but the chicken korma was horrible and lacked flavor. It was also extremely oily and not creamy as a typical korma should be. Thumbs down on the Indian dishes thus far though can’t speak for the chicken or fish which gets good reviews.

Very good indian food! For the area it’s a great option… The butter chicken is amazing!!! I forgot to take a picture! I was so happy with the food I actually went the next day! Next time will take picture promise! If you want good quality well made Indian food come here. I don’t know about the fish and chips though.

Some of the best fresh baked naan I have ever had. Try the keema naan, it has a bit of meat (chicken) and really satisfies.
Coming back to try some curries and other platters, but for now I’ll give five stars for friendly service, great food and variety.
Can’t comment on the fish and chips this place is named for but those should be well reviewed by others. Come for the Indian food!

I love this place. No ambience at all (think Burger King) but the food is great and the service is good. Choose fish and chips or the Indian fare and you can’t go wrong.

Royal Guard, holy guacamole – actually, that’s like the only thing they don’t serve here. I would eat at the buffet every day if I could afford it, but the prices here are phenomenally fair in comparison to other Indian/​Pakistani restaurants around. Fish and chips and chicken tikka masala with a side of veggie pakora and fried oysters? What are you waiting for people?!
The korma, tikka masala, and other «traditional Indian dishes» are not traditional US Indian-​style in the way we ‘Muricans are used to – i.e. light and creamy, a ghee-​based thick-​sauce blend, with a couple paneer or boneless chicken cubes tossed in. This place more blends vegetables and regular oil with wee amounts of yogurt, and uses spices – and heat – liberally, all to fantastic effect. Royal Guard is much more meat-​focused, meaning, dishes are literally packed with meat. And ohhh the meat. I’ve had beef, chicken, and lamb here and all are always so fresh I need only a spoon. There IS some oil separation, which sometimes accounts for a thin layer over the meat and sauce in your bowl. This is actually a preparation technique that assures the dish is cooked properly – NOT «grease.» That’s why they give you naan (or rice). Soak that stuff up now!
Last time I ate here was takeout, and not only was the packaging great, with sauces on the side and silverware, I realized on the way home I had gotten naan instead of rice with my dishes (you must choose or naan is default). I promptly turned around, and when I admitted my mistake, I was given two heaping containers of rice, free, with a smile. Every time I come in I’m greeted with hearty professionalism.
I do kinda wish the décor were a little nicer – white tables and bolted-​in swiveling red plastic seats – but who eats with their eyes?
Try the buffet first if you’re timorous. Lunch buffet e’reday!

Stopped in today right after having the car washed at a nearby place — ordered the fish and chips; while we waited the nice lady behind the counter said «try the buffet» — I’m so glad we did! Chicken curry, okra dish, eggplant, and daal on a bed of basmati rice — delicious and so fresh! At $ 10.99 for the buffet, it can’t be beat. Fried fish n chips were okay but the Pakistani dishes were amazing. We’ll be back! (Oh and btw the place is immaculate, in case you were wondering.)

Had the Sheesh Kabobs after many years, still its very tasty. Order Biryani, Bhindi masala, chicken tikka masala. All were very good. It was made fresh and belly filling. It still priced economically. This place need more advertising and more people to come and support this place. Buffet has lot of meat options

eh — greasy.
Wanted good fish and chips… this is a family owned operation. The buffet food sucked and lacked continuity. Overpriced…

I have driven by this place many times and thought nothing of if. Then tonight a friend of mine said he wanted fish and chips so we went. It was then I discovered that fish and chips is only part of what they are. They also agave great halal Pakistani food. The smells as I entered were great. I had the tikka masala with nan. The dish was wonderful. The tikka masala was infused with a fresh aromatic bouquet of herbs that was amazing. The nan was made fresh.
The ambiance is a bit sterile. Very clean but lacking interest but the food is well worth it.

I love this place, bottom line. I’ve been here multiple times, have tried different dishes every time I go and the quality of the food is always top notch. They used to be located in the old food court at the Danbury Fair Mall, but I’m pretty sure they only sold fish and chips without separate Pakistani dishes being offered (don’t quote me on that, I could be wrong), but now they’re located on Main Street across from Taco Bell and seem to get a lot of customers, especially when I’ve sat down and eaten there.
As stated, I try to get a different dish every time I go since I’m still quite new with Pakistani cuisine. I’ve had the Chicken Tikka Masala, Beef Curry, and Chicken Biryani with obviously the naan they serve. Everything was absolutely delicious and full of bold spices that bring out the best in each dish. I believe they cook the naan in the back, which explains why it tasted so fresh and warm when I got it. The most recent time I stopped by, I even took a shot with the fish and chips to see how great that dish tasted and totally wasn’t disappointed.
The restaurant isn’t huge, but it doesn’t need to be. They seem to specialize in a lot of take out since there’s always customers coming and going when I’ve eaten there. There’s a buffet section on one side of the place where I’ve read is open during lunch time and it’s a steal for how much food you can get. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to experience it, but I will eventually. The people working there are also incredibly nice and run everything themselves. I’ve never seen more than three people working in the kitchen cranking out orders, but they do a job well done.
Totally recommend this place. If you’re looking for something out of the ordinary and you’re on Main Street, give it a shot!

I read some other reviews that said the food was really good so we gave it a try. I have been trying to come up with a one word description for their Indian food and here it is… garbage. I’m surprised that Indians living in the community haven’t protested at the crap they serve. These people should be ashamed.

I did a Unilocal search last night looking for an Indian food recommendation and was surprised to see a fish & chip shop at the top of the list! Oh **thankyouthankyouthankyou** for turning me on to this place! To echo the praise of other diners the butter chicken, tandoori chicken, samosas, punjabi chana and garlic naan bread are instant addictions. When we walked in my immediate impression was «wow, so clean» and «omg what smells so good?» The food was so fresh my daughter and I were in heaven. Glad I took the advice of other reviewers and was ready for it to be chilly in there – but it’s NO BIG DEAL. Can’t wait to return so my husband and son can get a proper Brit fish & chip fix while the girls hit the buffet. Hard ;-D
WARNING: ****wear stretchy pants***you will want to eat everything****

still awesome. super nice owners. the brothers who work most of the evenings are very accommodating and will answer any questions you have. and– the youngest always remembers my order– and he has amazing eyes (- my mini crush ;) .sigghhh.
anyhow– i’ve educated myself a bit more since it appears i’ve misspelled all the dishes in my last review. the place is royal guard fish and chips (which was my reason for first going there) but i can’t remember the last time i even got fish– mainly because the desi dishes are so loverly…
1. still love the palak paneer (spinach). 2. the punjabi chana (chickpeas) is delightful with a nice spice. 3. tarka daal (red daal)= wonderful even cold. i actually like to get any of those items as a take out with naan– and then eat them for breakfast.lunch.dinner for several days after!
after seeing customers thoroughly enjoying their kebabs– (which i feel needs to be said in the proper english tone– ke– babs not bobs. babs. yup. you got it.
i had to try– and they were awesome. tried the chicken seekh kababs. and if you get them with naan– you can make the perfect bite. lettuce-​tomato-​onion for crunch. spicy chicken hot and charred from the grill. soft pillowy naan. a dreamy swish in the cooling cilantro/​yogurt chutney= perfect bite.