TajMahal Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Lower Chichester Township

I'm usually very picky about which indian restaurants I choose to eat from since I'm Desi but Taj Mahal exceeded my expectations. The wait staff were very friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere was calming and the manager made us feel like we were VIPs even though it was our first time visiting. He deserves 10 stars. The spice level was perfect. I choose my level of spice according to how my gut is feeling so I didn't go too crazy but don't worry next time I'll be sure to go all out. Update: During the pandemic they didn’t raise prices and still made it readily available safely by taking extra precautions. I’ve read some of these negative reviews and as a local guide I can tell their fakes left by competitors. I know it’s a recession but it’s disappointing that people would intentionally sabotage my favorite and most consistent Indian food place in Delaware. If you’re looking for value, quality, and great service give them a shot. If you don’t like It (I promise you won’t) I’m sure the manager will customize it to your liking or not even charge you( I’m assuming just based on the conversation and great energy I felt from him). I’m a foodie and have a page based out of Detroit. It’s called Dashofdetroit. Nothing I tried comes close to the authenticity of the food they provide here. If you like spice make sure to let them know your spice tolerance (I love extremely hot) and pair it with a lemon wedge. I oversalt everything so I usually add it to anything Indian. They also have some exotic dishes you can’t find in a standard Indian restaurant. It’s fluctuates so you have to ask if you’re in the mood to try something exotic. I wish I could give this place 11 stars. 5 for food, 5 for quality of service and 1 for the nice relaxing atmosphere. I’ll see...

Edit: the owner accused me (a racially Indian male!) of racism. Pathetic. What he cannot do is refute my points in the review. For that, I am downgrading the rating to 1 star (formerly it was 2). Like I say below, I really wanted to like this place but the quality of everything is atrocious.

I really wanted to like this place after reading some of the reviews. It’s a Bangladeshi restaurant (why it’s called « Taj Mahal » who knows? The Taj Mahal is in India).

My mom opened her menu to find an insect crawling inside the plastic between the pages. Great start.

We ordered the lamb Rogan Josh (turned out to be more like a ketchup lamb thing) and the lamb posada which was a chef’s « special » (and it was a sugary barely edible mess of slop also). We had two chicken items which were also below average in food quality.

The rice was completely plain. Not even a single piece of cardamom, leaf, or any hint of seasoning.

The ambiance of the restaurant was as also totally low vibes… there was some sort of Islamic chanting playing from a TV that was playing off a YouTube channel. Thankfully the chanting was broken up by ads for a Kia Sportage. Those Kia ads really livened up the atmosphere.

The artwork on the walls was of cafes in France. Great fit.

No jug of water at our table and service to refill our water was haphazard and unpredictable.

Oh and of course the restaurant looks like it belongs next to a cheap motel given its location.

I guess if you don’t know Indian food well, you might like this. But if you have a discerning palate, try Nawab’s on Kirkwood Highway or basically any other Indian restaurant.

If this is a « fine » Indian restaurant, then the Kia Sportage is a...

Wont recommend any one to go there these people always charge me different amounts every time i go there. The ball head guy said me that its 19.99$ for my bill and then when today i am checking again he charged me 4$ extra and I don’t know y he charged . So definitely plz take the receipt every time you guys go . And trust me bcz of this it had ruin my experience . So wont recommend

And what u talking about I didn’t paid for the drink if am done with the food and when i am asking how much then u guys said 19.99$ and i paid it , and every time i go and i ask how much u guys say different amount its not my falt brother and how can u say that i am not paying for it am i the one who is making the bill or u ? So u have to make sure that u are putting the amount and u guys never gave me the receipt and I also never asked for it so who will I know for what i have paid for … and 1st of all I have never sit for 3 hours and though if i wan to sit even for 4 hours their should be no problem i am paying for that .. and u better watch your mouth the way u said i am crying for 4$ u are are not the only one who can talk like this we can also give ur reply in ur way ok ….. I just felt bad that y the hell i am getting charge different amount every time so i expessed here what i felt … and moving forward i wont come there and learn how to talk to people plzz not everyone gonna take it easy … U should think before u talked to me like that brother u are running a business so u have be...