Taj Mahal

If you love Indian food, you have to check out Taj Mahal. You can’t beat this amount of food all for under $ 10.00 in Raleigh. I thought to myself, this cannot be right. Great atmosphere, fast service, no lunch rush, self seating (booths available) The owners are very attentive. She came over to each table and asked how they like the food. So far, I only been there twice and she remembered I order coke. Very impressive!!!

First time there. Party of five. Walked out due to every table cloth being covered with food stains. First impressions are key for me. If the dining area is this dirty God only knows what the kitchen would be like.

Pretty standard Indian fare. No disappointments, but no highlights, either (except maybe the naan — so many places around here turn it into a cracker instead of a fluffy buttery eating utensil!)
The lunch buffet is all you can eat, but there is no buffet. They simply bring you plates of food. Plenty of options for vegetarians and non-​vegetarians.
Service is friendly, restaurant is clean. Nothing stands out, nothing lets down.

I had a really horrible experience. I came in seeing that the sign outside said, «Best Indian food in Raleigh!» I went into, no one greeted us, we waited about 3 mins before anyone came and told us we can sit wherever we’d like.
The woman who took our order and our regular server were 2 different ladies. The one server didn’t quite know what she was doing, wasn’t very nice, and didn’t know anything about the menu.
We waited about 45 mins for our food, the «complimentary food» that came out, we had no idea what that was and had to ask what it was. I did not like that our server barely spoke to us. When our food did arrive, our rice was cold and she didn’t know who got what.
My friend told the server that his food was too hot, and she replied kind of rudely, «this is Indian food, I’m sorry!»
I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. horrible service and the prices were a little too high for Indian food.

First the good — the food was actually pretty tasty. Just the right amount of flavor and spice. The price, which other people say is expensive, is pretty much in line with a typical Indian place.
Now the bad — took us at least 45 minutes to get our food, probably more. And we were the only ones in the restaurant! (except for one other couple that was finishing up when we arrived) The server was apologetic, saying they had a different chef tonight (maybe this is why I seem to be the only one here not complaining about the food). Perhaps this chef specializes in driving to another restaurant to pick up the food because that’s how long this took.
The server was nice but struggling in general, she didn’t seem to know much about the menu (another couple came in towards the end of our meal and I don’t think she could answer a single one of their questions). She couldn’t figure out which tea we got with our thali (sampler platter), or which dessert, and she also forgot the samosa that was supposed to come with it. The real kicker is that she told us that we could choose any bread option for the thali — so we chose a garlic nhan and a cheese nhan (which was excellent, by the way). Lo and behold, upon checkout we’re suddenly charged for both of these. I told the owner that the waitress said those were included choices for the thali bread, and she was basically like, «nope». The waitress was like, «whoops, sorry» which I guess makes up for the fact that I just spent $ 8 on bread for no reason. At this point we had been there for almost an hour and a half so I just decided to cut my losses and pay.
I hate to see smaller business struggle so hopefully they can get their act together, they’re not going to last much longer if they keep this up.

I thoroughly enjoy the Indian cuisine here at Taj Mahal. Previously located on capital boulevard. I have ordered the chicken korma, vindaloo, as well as the tandoori chicken. I have always had a pleasant experience with the cuisine; as well as the staff. Nice and hospitable!

First the positives: clean facility, polite service and a reasonably priced lunch special. And then meh: I don’t know if these folks are from a different region of India than I’m usually around, but I didn’t care for the way they spiced the dishes. It certainly wasn’t bad food, I just didn’t like it. A sign on the door says «best Indian food in Raleigh», but imho, that title goes to Kadhai the Indian Wok.

Just a 2.75 for me. I ordered the chicken tikka masala to go. It was pricey and as soon as I took a bite, I thought to myself, this doesn’t taste anything like the tikka masala I’ve had in the past. I’m not claiming to be an expert, but I’ve been to many other restaurants recommended to me by my Indian friends, and again, not at all the masala I’m used to. Now, did I find what I had to be bad? No, just not what I expected. Another odd thing was that there were onions and peppers in the sauce. I’ve never had tikka masala with onion and peppers before. Again, not bad, just different. With all the wonderful places to eat out there, I think I’ll skip Taj Mahal and try to find an Indian restaurant with tastes that I’m familiar with.

Definitely not Indian Food, it’s more of a Americanized version of it. Didn’t taste like the ethnic Indian food I love. The people and hostess look like they just got from the Waffle House. This food could possibly appeal to some groups but not me.
The environment and business is empty most of the time, a little down as well.
If you want true Indian go to Sitar or Tandoor, or one of those places.

While there were things to like about this place — the dishes with long-​simmered sauces were quite good — the atmosphere and service leaves a lot to be desired.
Indian breads and perfectly textured rice is usually a high point of the cuisine, but all of our starches ranged from clunky and unpleasantly heavy in texture to greasily margarine flavored with no other redeeming qualities. Not what I expected from an Indian restaurant.
Not the worst Indian restaurant I’ve eaten in, and there are some good dishes on the menu that were well prepared. Also very far from the best. Portions and prices are reasonable. However I’m a big fan of tender, flaky paratha and naan bread, and this is not somewhere I can get a decent fix.

What an awesome lunch! I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. At first I was nervous to try it out, but it’s really great and this is now my go-​to spot for Indian in North Raleigh.
For $ 7.99 you get a plate full of Indian food. I’ve been twice now so there’s at least some consistency. The food is served on a traditional metal plate filled with basmati rice and tandoori chicken, butter chicken, and then two vegetable dishes — so far I’ve had saag paneer, a chickpea dish, a green bean dish, and another spinach dish. I believe the menu changes daily depending on what the chef is cooking. Everything I’ve had has been great! It’s flavorful and filling and kind of the best deal ever. They also start you out with a basic salad too, and a small dessert even comes with it — I really liked the rice pudding. Just make sure you ask for the check as soon as you can to ensure a speedy lunch.

Pretty good for the most part. We went at an odd time and the rice was a little dry.
But, Good flavors on the two dishes we ordered.
The Indian tea tasted great.
Plenty of parking and a nice little place to dine.

OK, so this place may be dimly lit and owner may not be the most personable person in the world, but our waitress was and nice and sweet as she could be. I came here for the food and was not let down great prices and high quality. The butter chicken and lamb samosa was some of the best I have had. Better than all the sufficiently lit upscale Indian restaurants I have eaten. The wife had a pepper dish also very pleasing.

Lunch special (all you can eat, NOT buffet) was great. We were a big group and kept the server hopping. She kept up, bringing hot, fresh samosas and naan. Nicely spiced sauces and butter chicken ahhh, yum!
And none of that stuff you usually find on a buffet. You know the kind, the sauces with good stuff already picked out or the shoeleather tandoori.
So pleased with our choice

We had a mom and daughters date last Sunday and we all craved Naan! So we decided to give this place a try. we walked in around 4:30 pm and the place was a ghost town. We literally started back tracking our way out thinking that was not a good sign. As we were doing so the owner happily walked in ad greeted us. We decided to give it a try and Boy are we happy we did!
We ordered Butter chicken, Masala Chicken and half a tandoori chicken. Regular Naan and Garlic Naan. They all came with Basmati rice.
The Tandoori chicken was fresh and juicy and wonderful flavor. The Butter chicken perfectly spiced and the sauce just delicious. we could have drank it! We later put the left over tandoori chicken in it! The owner was hostess, cook and server. We could hear him making our Naan. It took some time but we didn’t mind. We talked and talked. After our wonderful meal we had some Chai. So tasty. All in all we would love come back! It got alot busier and that made us happy. we hope they do well.

I only ate here one time, and the atmosphere was very dark and uninviting overall. The food was ok, but there was no lunch buffet. We all ordered a special and there was only one server working, so the service was pretty slow. The gulab jamons were good, but I don’t think that I will be back, since there are a lot more apealing Indian Restaurant options in the area.

So I came here for dinner with my father after arriving in Raleigh. I was very excited to eat at this Indian restaurant because we chose this one over another restaurant that was 20 minutes away from my hotel and this one was only 10.
As soon as we entered the dimly lit restaurant we were not greeted by the hostess who seemed to not care enough to even stand or smile. The restaurant was cold and dark and there were no customers in sight. I told the hostess that they were going to be two of us and she told me to sit wherever I wanted. needless to say her customer service was horrible along with her knowledge of food and tastes available at the restaurant. She has not tasted 95% of the food and has no practical knowledge of what the restaurant offers.
She seemed annoyed at any request to find out more for mission about the food and/​or her suggestions. When I asked about a certain soup she simply repeated the description on the menu, I further pursued and asked for more for info or if she could find out from the chef a better description, she rolled her eyes and sulked away returning with the same description as before. Extremely rude. She would only approach our table when she felt it convenient or finished playing her candy crush iphone game. You think in a rush wrong with foreign a half stars on Unilocal and about $ 20 per person to eat there, there would be some kind of enthusiasm or fondness for serving the community. I was extremely disappointed with the lack of motivation and attention given to the only two customers (my father and I). This hostess single-​handedly destroyed the entire experience of the restaurant.
The food was also a disappointment, however if you’d like to be abused or put into a depression on a weekday night while in a new town you should go to Taj Mahal restaurant.
If I could give a rating of zero I would.
Sincerely, an unhappy customer
Poor service, no enthusiasm or willing to seek out information, lack of practical knowledge of own products, poor lighting and no customer service, paper towels

The first time we drove here from Knightdale it was closed, despite the hours being listed as open. Because the Unilocal reviews were so good we decided to give it another shot.
I walked in and noticed not the usual smell of wonderful curry at most Indian restaurants, but the smell of incense (gives me a head ache). One other person was there eating. The guy who sat us was the guy who did everything and it looked like the only person working there.
The booths were so uncomfortable (hard, straight backs) and the place looked like it had a paint roller just slap paint on everything including the bathroom wall tiles! The bathroom was not very clean and hot as hell!
So we sat there a few minutes waiting for a menu and the guy came over and basically said he would make us a lunch. No discussion of what would be in it other than I said I did not eat meat. It was all very odd. He delivered us sad looking salads although we would have declined it if asked.
Then our meals came. I will start of by saying I love Indian food. This meal was not good at all. It was chickpeas in some mild, tomatoes sauce, spinach in a mild, sweet tomatoes sauce (those two dishes tasted more Italian than Indian and lentil in a baby poo green sauce that had a burnt flavor. The rice was the only thing in the plate that tasted like Indian food and that was even lacking flavor. The naan was weird, too. I didn’t like not being able to pick what I wanted the eat and I would have never picked the items I was served. The flavor was off and lacking spice. I did not get that wonderful burning feeling in my mouth that Indian food normally delivers.
The service (despite us being the only ones in there other than 1 guy who left shortly after we got there) was bad, too. We ran out of drinks a few times.
We also got no dessert and I was a bit surprised since it was «kinda» a buffet/​weird deal I thought a bowl of rice pudding or honey balls would have been part of the meal, but to be honest I think they would have been bad, too.
I honestly left hungry and disappointed.

Went here for lunch on the recommendation from some co workers. This place is incredible
The lunch special cant be beat and comes with tandoori chicken, curry spinach, butter chicken and naan bread. The offerings may change from day to day which I will be getting accustomed to because I plan to go here ALOT.
The owner is real friendly and I believe might also be the cook.
Ive had alot of indian food and this was some of the best, do yourself a favor and check them out.

90% of 5 Unilocal stars! This is a place I can see us visiting on a regular basis! Everything we ate was Very Good or Better!
eBay Bride and I came here for our Anniversary Dinner and were impressed with the Service and all the Food!
Onion Kulcha (think Onion stuffed Naan) ! Very Nice! I did not want to stop eating it! This was one of the Best Kulchas I have eaten! The Onions were Perfektly Done and the Bread was Delicious! Delicious as leftovers reheated in a Toaster Oven!
Lamb Samosas were Delicious, Perfekt with no sauce, and slightly enhanced with!
Spice levels are Milder for Indian Food and with the chefs help we ordered exaktly as we enjoy!
GATEWAY Curries ! Easy to LOVE ! You have been Warned! What happens after this is on YOU!
Paneer Shahi Korma (Medium-​Mild Spice Level) Even though both Entrees looked very similar they tasted VERY Different and Delicious! This one had Dried Fruit and Vegetables
Butter Chicken (Medium Spice Level) Great Flavors and Creamy!