Golden India — Restaurant in Memphis

Finally built the courage to try this establishment since I have been seeing it for some time. Placed an order to go, the young lady that took my order was great. She took the time to review the order with me to ensure the items being prepared were correct. Now between our interaction and the kitchen there had to be some miscommunication, I asked for garlic naan but ended up with a lot of rice. And maybe that’s on me for not checking my food but have when you place an order you expect the items to be in the bag. But in my defense they wrapped my containers up as well, silly me for thinking they were looking out for me.

Mind you I’d recently moved back to Memphis from Georgia, so I’ve desperately seeking the cuisine I enjoyed there here in Memphis. The menu said they have Tandoori wings, what I received was chicken wing vindaloo. I also ordered the tandoori shrimp, but was the same chilli loaded under spiced sauced concoction just with a different protein. Not sure if those males that work there didn’t think I knew what I ordered so I would just eat it and be happy or just didn’t care. But again I been enjoying this delicious yogurty perfectly spiced marinated cook in their iconic oven for years, the men in the kitchen didn’t even try. The menu called for yellow lentils my order came with black lentils. And this may be my being petty lentils grow from the ground in an array of colors but if the menu said yellow. The flavor was again under spiced and disappointing.

Spices are what empires made the their fortunes from. Spices are what enhance the flavor of food. Chillies and that zing but there is a clear difference between the two and should never be considered the same ingredient. Needless to say I doubt if I will try this establishment again, but to the young lady that took my order thank you to the men that came to the front to check me out and jack up my order, I hope this review encourages you to not to underestimate those who pay for services and think they don’t express one’s unhappiness...

To begin, I am not Indian. And yet, despite my admitted inability to claim to be an authority on the authenticity of the cuisine, I will say this...Not only is this the best Indian food I have ever had (including the so-called best establishments in Philadelphia and NYC), this is the best food I've ever had period. In the 6 months following the "discovery" of Golden India, my girlfriend and I make it a point to eat there twice a week. We have sampled almost the entire menu at this point, and while we definitely have our preferences (the vindaloo is simply spectacular), we have never once had anything short of an amazing meal. I have noticed a couple reviews that have mentioned that the service was slow, however, while this may be true when the restaurant is packed (the weekend dinner rush), I have to say that we have received wonderful service from all of the employees, especially the owner. And yes, he may seem distant at first, but the more we went, the more he opened up to us. Not everyone can be an extrovert, even in the restaurant business.

Bottom line, go here. And, if you are the type that wants the spiciest food Indian cuisine can offer, order the vindaloo, and order it "very, very spicy". Also, the garlic naan and Aloo Paratha are a perfect complement to that devilishly hot, yet oh-so-good, wipe the sweat off your brow (with a...

It's a shame I have to write this review because I really like the food but I had an issue when I ordered a Pick up last week. When I ordered online, it requested that I pay in person. All I ordered was the Mutter Paneer (No Naan Bread or Drink) and it was $16.41. When I went to pay, the guy at the counter said I owe $16.41 and he ran my debit card through. Once it was approved, he gave me the receipt to sign and I saw where $62.00 had been charged on my debit card. I immediately alerted the guy this and all he said was "I void this now." He did void this but this was very suspicious to me in how he got $16.41 confused with $62.00 especially when he had told me I owed $16.41. He looked at me like I caused an inconvenience to him when he was being a thief trying to steal money from me. Thankfully the almost $50.00 was immediately returned to my account but this really hacked me off. Please be careful people when you order from here and always make sure you double check your check and the prices on the menu. They will really try to rip you off or steal from you. I can't believe this guy thought I would be so stupid where I wouldn't even notice $62.00 to a...