Taj Mahal — Restaurant in London

I visited Taj Mahal this evening for the first time in a while. It’s such a shame to see a beloved restaurant I’ve eaten at, on and off, for over 30 years fall so steeply from grace 😕

Nothing was easy or inviting l. Right from the phone not being answered when I called at 4.45 just to see if they are open, even though they open at 5.00 and staff were already there.

Being told I’d have to book even though the restaurant was empty. Being told I couldn’t have a dish I wanted because it wasn’t on the menu even though they had all the ingredients as part of other dishes. Eventually they checked with the chief and it was made for me. Eating the meal in the sweltering heat and being told the air conditioning broke two days ago and isn’t working.

The food was ok; not awful but far from exceptional and only a patch on what it used to be - the service similar. Have you ever been somewhere and felt the business was being run for them rather than the customer? That’s exactly what it felt like to me 😕

I’d love to see the Taj Mahal return to the standards it used to aspire too; food that excited and staff who wanted to help. For now though, I think I’ll keep...

This restaurant has the smallest portions ever.

The Tikka Masala with mutton tasted nice but the mutton was so chewy and fatty that I basically paid £9 for a plain curry as I didn't eat all the meat. Also, it didn't even look like a tikka masala it was bright red, instead of creamy and orange. They also serve the smallest portion of rice I've ever seen from an Indian restaurant, usually you can share between two people but this portion wouldn't even allow for one person to finish their curry. The peshwari naan was the only good part of the meal.

We also ordered two fruit juices and got tiny glasses fitting for children.

While dining we were the only people in the restaurant and one dish of our order was missed and we wasn't asked about the food while eating. It's as if the staff know the portions sizes and quality of the food isn't...

Generally a nice local Indian restaurant, I have been here a couple of times now and was pleased by the food that was eaten, service was with a smile and the food was very tasty and spicy.

On my most recent visit I found the corner booth that had booked, pretty grubby and the glass display picture was dirty and needed cleaning, it looked liked there were dead flies there aswell, on reflection I should have asked to be reseated but we were hungry. Presentation was also a little slap-dash compared to our first visit, and we could smell burnt oil, as we were seated near the kitchen, the Onion bhajis reflected the condition of the oil. Apart from this we had a pleasant meal, and would definitely recommend it, they do welcome comments on the...