Royal Indian Cuisine & Bar — Restaurant in Loulé

I’m from India (Goa specifically) and went to have dinner with my family last evening, and was very very very disappointed with the food!! We ordered 3 main dishes and all had the same taste/curry/recipe - that of Korma…the Chicken Tikka Masala had its Orange colour but had the same Korma base!! Hahaha… I ordered Chicken Xacuti and Goa Fish Curry and both were prepared KORMA style (sweet Coconut curry) and not all the real recipes. They were all tasty of course, but come on, Korma sauce times 3 is too much! And the fish in the Goa Fish Curry was in dough, so not really the Goa style! I was ashamed (being an Indian) because I never experienced this before. I felt sorry for the foreign guests who don’t know what they’re really eating because they perhaps don’t know the original recipes. But any Indian will know that what’s in their plate doesn’t correspond to the names of the dishes and the original recipes. And when I informed the waitress, all she could say is “ok” and “if we liked the meal to leave a review for them”! Lol… So here is my...

Was surprised by how good it was. The papadums seemed home made (I'm not sure) and were just perfect, just the right delicate flavor and the right crunch. We got the appetizer tray as well, the bhaji were particularly good. We could have skipped that and we would have had more than enough food, but we wanted to sample everything.

The hightlights for us were the butter chicken, the lamb korma, and the garlic naan. The portions were generous, the meat tender and the sauces, amazing. The naan was fantastic, very large, fresh and full of flavors and had about the shape of the Millennium Falcon. The naan was so good on its own, if you mostly want naan to finish all the amazing sauce and make your plates perfectly clean, I suggest the regular naan, but this is just a suggestion, I'm sure they're all amazingly delicious.

Now I'm sad that I live so far away, I have no idea when I'll get the chance to try this...

My favorite Indian restaurant in Europe. As we travel a lot and are big fans of Indian cuisine we decided to try this Indian restaurant on our summer trip here in Portugal. We were more than surprised to find such a gem. Food was not just delicious but had a perfect level of spice and flavor. We ordered one appetizer and two mains. Everything was incredible. The chicken curry was probably the best I have ever tried. Service is very attentive and kind and gives great recommendations (especially if you have preferences it’s nice to get to try something new). Flavor is extremely authentic and it’s something you shouldn’t miss if you are in...