Balraj Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Amsterdam

It's either all the good reviewers have messed up taste buds and no sense of quality or I visited the restaurant in a really bad day. But i'm comfortable to say it was one of the worst indian food/food I had in my life. The basmati rice seemed unwashed before cooking and was old, the "lamb kebab" looked and tasted like it was from one of those frozen packs you get from a supermarket, the butter chicken was absolutely not fresh and it's sauce again tasted like it was made of powdered supermarket pack. I paid 42 euros for small portions of bad food. I was out of there 8 minutes after the main dishes...

Lovely food. Lovely owners. Maybe not the absolute best Indian food I’ve ever had in Holland (there’s just a lot of competition…), but Balraj is in the top 5 for sure. I immediately felt at ease and welcomed as soon as I stepped inside. The interior is a little bit shabby, but it’s okay. I ordered a fish tikka. Got a nice side of dal with my main. The curry was great. The fish maybe not so much, but I’ll let that one slide. The average Dutchman might have found it spicy for sure, even though it was only medium spicy. I liked it! You’ll definitely be seeing...

Attentive staff, overall the aroma and feel of the place is great.

Our group ordered a chicken Briyani, lamb Briyani and 2 butter chickens.

The Briyani’s were great along with their raita however the butter chicken was sub par. Maybe I’m just too used to spicier butter chickens and this restaurant caters to the Dutch palate but that was probably the only dish I was a little disappointed in. (Cuz I love my butter chicken)

So, to conclude, nice Indian restaurant, good Briyani, generous with their papadam btw, and lastly, quite affordable for...