Indiaas Restaurant Shahjahan

Sehr nette Bedienung. Das Essen war authentisch und sehr, sehr lecker. Hier gehe ich auf jeden Fall nochmal hin…

So, our friends who live here insisted on taking us here despite the fact that we’re in Amsterdam on our first night. Since my friend has a reliable palette I thought hey, why not give it a shot.
Samosa– 5 stars. This is the best samosa I’ve had in my life. The outside pastry was different from any pastry I’ve had. It almost tasted like a paratha dough and not the typical samosa dough I’ve had.
Chicken tikka masala– 3 stars. I’m a huuuuge chicken tikka masala fan. At every Indian restaurant this is the only dish I order so I like to think that I know my masala action. This dish didn’t taste like a chicken tikka masala that I’m used to but was still good.
Lamb dish that looks like fajita plate– 5 star (says my husband) he couldn’t believe how good this dish was.
Potato dish– 5 star. Sorry I am butchering the names of these dishes as I dont’t rememberer what it was called but this was bomb diggity. I usually skip ordering this dish but it was unbelievably delicious. Order it spicy because it’s amaaaaazing.
Some other dishes that I have a photo of but can’t name as my friend ordered them all. Very good. I highly recommend is place and the cobra beer was pretty dang good as well.
Great job, Amsterdam! Who knew I’d find the best Indian food I’ve had in my life in this country of all places.
The cooks are Indian and all the dishes are super authentic. The spice was different but tastier than ever.

We visited this restaurant on our last day in Amsterdam … The food here was amazing and perfectly spiced … The garlic naan was topped with not just garlic and butter but a nice mixture of masalas too … We loved palak paneer the most and would recommend everyone to try it … Also the restaurant has a nice collection of delicacies on menu !!! (Note: ask them to spice things just like in India)

My favorite Indian restaurant!
The owner is super and cooks everything himself.

Das Ambiente wirkt nicht schlecht, wir mussten allerdings das Besteck nachputzen.
Der eine Stern ist für das Naan Brot.
Ansonsten kommt die Küche sehr geschmacksneutral bis verwässert daher, sehr schadeEigentlich hatte sich das schon beim Betreten angekündigt, denn es roch überhaupt nicht nach Gewürzen. Naja, wir versuchten es trotzdem, was sich als Fehler herausstellte, ich habe noch nie so schlecht indisch gegessen

Best indian food I’ve ever eaten! My friends and I actually wanted to try a Mexican restaurant around the corner, but they weren’t open yet (Dinner not until 7? Strange). Hungry and determined, we stumbled upon this quaint looking restaurant in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. Both my friends were wary about indian food, given that it was their first time, and I wasn’t looking to be impressed… I mean, how good could an indian restaurant be in Holland? OMG. Stereotypes be damned, it was very delicious. We all ordered the dinner for one and it was amazing how much food you got for 26 euros! We were so stuffed we practically had to waddle our way back towards de dam. Our server was quite kind and prompt. Also be sure to try the almond ice cream. It is wonderful.

when i think of indian food, i think of the food served by my dad’s colleagues or restaurants in nyc and boston which are full of spices and textures. shahjahan’s food is definitely not what comes to mind.
first of all, the service: i like water. i like water A LOT. in fact, i’ll take water over practically any drink, any day. the waitress was pissy about my request for water, in spite of my partner drinking other things. she showed her displeasure over and over again.
second: the menu. we went to the veggie section, and there were two dishes with spinach & paneer with the exact same description in dutch and english. my partner and i stared at it, and decided on the dish which we didn’t recognize. i turned out to be a creamy tomato soup with cheese cubes — no sign of saag, sweet like canned campbell’s tomato soup.
third: the taste of the food was overly sweet. it might have been a localization i was not prepared for; it is not a set of flavors for people from big american cities used to more savory tastes.
fourth: did i mention the service? we asked to take home the food we didn’t finish. she said «take out, ok,» and proceeded to pile the plates on top of each other. bitch. we should not have left as much tip as we did.
i’d give it one star, but the space was clean and welcoming. i will not be back, tho.