India Palace

Service was good and relatively fast. The food was «ok» but for the price I paid I was expecting more. Would go back if the food was cheaper.

I visited this restaurant for our work Christmas party. Since we were quite a large group, the entire restaurant was closed for two hours to accommodate all of us.
The inside of the restaurant was decorated nicely and arranged relatively well considering the spatial limitations and the vast number of employees.
We had a buffet-​style dinner whereby we grabbed our own food, but our server was still extremely attentive — constantly replenishing my water when I was getting low. This is definitely important given the spiciness of traditional Indian food — water is a MUST!
There was quite a large selection of food items to choose from as well. Bonus points for the fact that at least three quarters of the dishes were vegetarian which meant that I could actually enjoy a wide variety of options instead of being limited to a couple of dishes as with many other buffets that I’ve been to. All of the dishes that I tried were very tasty and well-​seasoned.
The only issue with the food here is that all of the items were quite spicy. If you don’t like spicy food, then you’d best not eat here. Even though I enjoy a spicy dish, I wish that there would have been some milder options to help offset the very spicy food items. I couldn’t eat nearly as much as I wanted to because my mouth was burning and I was afraid that I’d end up with stomach pains later on. Also, because it is located downtown, the restaurant does not have a parking lot and options for street parking in the area are quite limited.
I would probably return here on another occasion if I happened to be looking for something to eat in the area.

All items are pretty fresh and walkable from any where in the downtown. Liked their chicken tandoori kabab. Spicy level is little less though.
Go for it!!!

Ordered butter chicken & garlic nan. Finger-​lickin’ delicious! =P~ would definitely come again.

This place doesn’t make it easy to write something nice about it. The restaurant is basically windowless and you open the front door and are greeted by the toilets. The waiting staff on the two visits I have made were well intentioned but slow and weary. The room is kind of run down but not unclean. The curries were mostly on the oily side as is the tradition of Northern Indian or Bangladeshi cusine and based on the dishes on the menu I would guess Bangladeshi influence as there were a number you don’t see in many other Canadian places including Pathia, Bhuna and Jalfrezi. The reason for the 4’stars is the shrimp Pathia. It is prepared as it should be with a slightly sweet, slightly sour but hot sauce. I poured off some of the excess oil and the the curry hit the spot. Everything else was average but ok however I have been searching for a Pathia that hist the spot since leaving England 20 years ago and this one did not disappoint.

Went for the lunch buffet on a winter week day.
The place was full with office workers and they seemed to be hosting several work parties. Despite this, the buffet was kept full and I didn’t have to wait for any items to be restocked.
The food was okay. Not a huge selection, but enough choice for most people. First time had seen spring rolls on an Indian buffet…
I think this place is geared towards the lunch work crowd. I found the flavours to be aimed at the non-​adventurous crowd. Nothing that would want me to return for supper anyway.

Great buffet. Always feel guilty for having too much. A must go if like this cuisine.

Have enjoyed previous experiences, but today was truly offensive. Tried the butter chicken and various other dishes mentioned here, and picked up some naan bread. When I began to eat, I realized there was something like sand in the bread. I kept chewing thinking I had made a mistake, but another bite, confirmed there was sand in the naan bread. I complained. Explained I was done. They apologized. Went to the counter and they still expected me to pay. I paid, left no tip and will never return.

Haven’t gone in sometime, but today I went with three friends for the lunch buffet… very well worth walking into today’s extreme cold temperatures to enjoy properly prepared Indian foods… all very typical but all so yummy! I am not a big fan of the tandori chicken, however had a few pieces and found them to be perfect — not dried up. Butterchicken was good, as was the Sag Beef… my 2 friends also enjoyed the wonderful food and the service… glasses of water are kept full and empty plates removed quickly.
Next time I won’t wait so long to return…

Had dinner here. It’s the very standard Indian fare we are used to seeing in Canada. The lamb vindaloo was quite good — no complaints at all! A previous Unilocaler noted a lack of garlic naan bread; they had it when I was there and was passable but a bit overlooked.
This place is let down a lot by being dark inside… Only one small window at the front. Hours are a bit limited, too.

I went recently with a number of colleagues from work for a birthday (I think we were nine) and was relatively pleased with the experience. Lunch is a buffet which means a standard selection of Indian favourites. I had butter chicken, onion bahji, basmati rice, naan, and honey balls.
The bahji were served in a way I had never seen before: while I was always used to seeing them as balls, these look to have been cooked flat (like pancakes, about 1″ thick) and then cut into strips and served. Again, different presentation but a recognizable taste which I enjoyed. No dipping sauce though … :(
The butter chicken was not what I was expecting (not as creamy as I usually like) but still good nonethless. Naan was good but not great (only plain was offered, no garlic). Rice and honey balls were also good.
For a buffet, the service was also pretty good. My colleague whose birthday we were celebrating showed up almost an hour late but, even though the restaurant had completely cleared out, we were not bothered or rushed. We stayed while he finished his meal.
I would return…

Restaurant was clean, the server well mannered and attentive looking after the 5 patrons in the establishment. The lack of customers on a Thursday night at 6:30pm should of been our first clue as to the quality of food. Papadums were the best part of the meal, although neither one of us liked the dipping sauce they came with. Ordered Beef Bhoona, Chicken Jhal Frezi, garlic naan and rice. The onion and cubes of beef were a mix of tender and tough pieces, floating on a bed of oil. The Chicken was advertised in the menu as a dish containing chicken, tomatoes and green peppers. Sadly they forgot the tomatoes and substituted a floating bed of oil for this item. Their Naan bread was chewy and lacked in both garlic flavour and melted butter/​ghee. I would give this palace a pass and find another place to eat Indian food.

Got buffet takeout at lunch. Good tandoori chicken and butter chicken. Vegetable dishes a little over cooked (mash, but tasty mash). Naan not so great.

My wife and I ate that India Palace this past weekend and we are both in agreement that this meal makes the top five best we’ve ever had, anywhere.
We don’t know a lot about Indian food, so we decided
to go with one of the Chef’s suggested combinations called the Sultani. It consisted of several items we knew nothing about, but holy smokes, it was amazing. For a mere $ 42 we had Chicken tikka, Vegetable kabob, Lamb pasanda, Shrimp narkali, Sag aloo bhaji, Peas palao, Nan, Papadum and Dessert. Every bite was a symphony of flavours, and by the end, we were stuffed.
The staff was very friendly and attentive, and well, the price speaks for itself — what a deal. We will be returning very soon.