India Palace Restaurant — Restaurant in Mill Valley

Long touted as the best Indian kitchen in Marin, this motel restaurant packs more than just flavor, but also some pleasant surprises.

An all-you-can-eat lunch buffet (hooray!), increasingly hard to find anywhere in the Bay Area post-Covid. A window into the kitchen adds to the dining experience, but also indicative of the high-quality standards of food preparation.

Chicken Tandoori is excellently marinated and perfectly chargrilled. Bone-in Lamb Curry, Vegetable Curry, and Butter Chicken are highlights. Tastes are spicy, but subdued and refined.

Worth a stop-in when driving up from the city to Marin. An excellent meal to warm up with after spending the day on a hike or...

I’ve given this place many tries, with hopes that it will improve, but it just gets worse. If you show up to the buffet 45mins to an hour after opening, you’ll be paying full price for the dregs. They don’t refill the buffet items regardless of how many customers continue to show up. The servers are rude and tend to hover around you while you’re serving yourself. If an item completely runs out you’re basically hosed because they will not replace it. The food is not bad, not great but acceptable. That is if, you...

Hands down the best Indian food I've had in recent years. I visit this restaurant around 2 to 3 times per month and always during buffet hours (hours posted on their website). The food never disappoints, from the lamb to the tandoori chicken (and all points in between) simply excellent dining. Generally they have a few meat options, vegetarian offerings, fresh naan and a few sides to top things off. The all you can eat buffet is a steal at $10.95. Modest, quaint atmosphere. Very unassuming. ..highly...