Shah Jahan Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Gold Coast City

I must express my profound dismay at my recent encounter with this establishment. Despite my explicit request for a mild spiciness, I was appalled to discover that the delivered cuisine was excessively chilly, rendering it utterly inedible. The much-anticipated chicken saagwala was an unmitigated disaster, bearing no resemblance whatsoever to authentic saag. Instead, it was a pedestrian curry inundated with an egregious amount of chili and sugar, a flagrant offense to the true recipe. It seems evident that the establishment is entirely ignorant of the authentic essence of saag. The inferior quality of the food was such that I could not finish my meal. My dissatisfaction with the establishment is profound, and I strongly caution against...

We got 2pc of meat samosa, a Chicken Madras, a Lamb Shah-Jahan and a Beef Vindaloo. All curries were watery, no thickness to the curry at all, and not great flavour either. The curries also had nothing other than the meat, no evidence of potatoes, tomatoes or anything they were potentially cooked with. The curries only saving grace was that the meat wasn't gristly or tough. The samosas were quite literally just minced beef in a puff pastry, with no hint at any other flavour than the pastry and mince, served with a ketchup & mayo sauce.

We also got two Garlic and Cheese naan and a garlic naan, these were okay, although I'm not sure what the difference was between the two as they all seemed to be...

The food here was delicious – the butter chicken, naan and saffron rice were all really enjoyable. Portion sizes were good, and the flavours were spot on.

The restaurant itself feels a little run down and dated, and at times the service seemed slightly disorganised and a bit chaotic. It’s BYO, which is great, but the ice buckets are too narrow and they didn’t have ice on hand. To their credit, the staff were lovely and went out of their way to source some ice for us, which was very much appreciated.

With just a few small adjustments and updates, this place could really reach its full potential. Overall though, tasty food and friendly service made it a...