SHAHI PAKWAN — Restaurant in Strasbourg

Just for perspective, we are an Indian family from Toronto and have had a very large exposure to Indian restaurants prior to eating here.

Would highly recommend this place for people looking to have authentic Indian food. Everything is so flavorful and fresh. We had garlic naan, basmati rice, butter chicken, butter paneer, and malai kofta.

Garlic Naan: this was for sure made in house and not frozen naan. You could taste that they were made fresh, and they had a nice amount of crisp.

Basmati Rice: cooked well, rice grains were very well seperated and worked well with every dish.

Butter Chicken: perfect amount of spice. Very flavorful. Chicken was soooooo tender that it was perfect.

Butter Paneer: similar sauce to what was used in the butter chicken (as expected). Paneer also had a great texture.

Malai Kofta: this was also flavorful. The gravy/sauce was very tasty. The issue is that the kofta (round ball pieces) did not seem to absorb the flavor, and thus the balls were flavorless.

Atmosphere: nice seating outside shared by neighboring restaurants. Very nice vibe in the town.

Service: Exceptional. Very quick and the wait was not long. Everyone was friendly.

Highly recommend this place, we will be coming back if we are ever...

So I'm north Indian and I visited here a few days ago and realised how it was a mistake having trusted the 4.8 rating.

The food presentation was good but the taste wasn't even remotely close to the authentic Indian taste. It wasn't bad as in it could be eaten but it is definitely not Indian food. It just didn't fulfil 'Indian food expectations' at all. The gulab jamun in dessert tasted excessively of coconut which made no sense to me.

The staff was very polite and service was good too. The restaurant is clean and has good ambience (except for the music).

I was okay initially with the overall experience but later after having food at a few other Indian restaurants here I realised it was a mistake to have paid 32 euros for what wasn't even remotely close to Indian flavours. There are many other restaurants which offer the same food variety, same quantity but a much better taste for much lesser prices not more than 25 euros in total.

The two stars I'm giving are for the polite staff, cleanliness, decor and food presentation. But I wouldn't recommend mainly because of the food taste and the excessively...

Absolutely delicious food and highly recommended! We made a spontaneous decision to dine here and our instincts were spot on. The service was good, and the starter was great. Overall, the food was very good, though a bit less spicy than expected. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner here by trying four different appetizers, four different main courses, and some Naan bread. Everything was delicious! The staff was very friendly and the restaurant was very clean. We're looking forward to our next dinner here. I highly recommend trying their dhai bhalla papadi chaat & Mango Lassi. These dishes showcased the chef's skill in blending spices, with no unnecessary spices or oil. Real authentic Indian food, though the prices are on...