Mehfil Indian Cuisine | indian restaurant in murphy — Restaurant in Murphy

My wife and I have visited Mehfil. Prior to visiting we had always seen the restaurant in the area. We just never found the time to stop, as it is 30-45 minutes from our house depending on traffic. But one night my wife and I had a night out on our own. We decided to go to Mehfil after looking at the menu online. Everything sounded so good. After that first initial visit, we have been back about four times. We are not really drinkers, but decided to try a beer that they have there from India called Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal beer is a pretty popular beer and I can see why. Time for our starter. Of course we try one of our favorites, the Samosa Chaat. We’ve had samosa chaat at other restaurants, but this is our favorite. As soon as you get that first bite and the chole is warm and it mixes with the dahi and the chutney and it’s just delicious. We have to force ourselves to stop eating it. Otherwise we won’t be hungry for the main course. When it comes to the main course, I usually like to try different things. My wife really likes the Chicken Tikka Masala and the butter chicken. I’ve tried the Kadai with lamb, lamb vindaloo, and lamb korma. I also like goat korma, but they don’t have it on the menu here. But the chef took the goat that would normally go into the goat curry and put in the korma sauce for me. And it was wonderful. And don’t get me started on the garlic naan and papadum. OMG. Let’s not forget about the staff. Just so nice and accommodating. Can’t wait for...

We're pretty picky about Indian cuisine and have only found a handful of places that meet or exceed expectations. Desi Ginger in Plano was our last go-to place, but it is temporarily closed for some reason. So, we decided to give Mehfil a shot. We chose the Chaat Samosa, Chicken Vindaloo, Lamb Palak, and Garlic & Bullet Naan on this initial visit. Not one item we ordered was less than extraordinary. Wonderful flavors and well prepared. We are looking forward to future visits on a warmer day and enjoying the patio. FYI nothing on their website or reviews that I saw stat that they are BYOB. I'm not sure if they are planning to add a bar, but currently they are BYOB. One detraction from dining in is the interior. It is very noisy. There was no background music, and some guy was standing at the bar waiting for his to-go order with his phone blasting on speakerphone. This is very rude to other patrons and I would like for something politely to have been said to this individual to wait outside instead of disturbing others. The gymnasium style lighting inside is also less than appealing. They could work on their interior décor to make it more appealing and pleasant since it does not compliment the outstanding food. Service was good, though they seemed overwhelmed and understaffed. One very nice person was waiting all of the tables and handling to-go orders. He did a great job, but they could have used some help. We will...

(Note - I've amended my original review below) ---- Original ------ We will be going back. The food is excellent on par with the food we've had in England's best restaurants and among the best Indian Food we've found in the Dallas Metroplex. I had the Tikka Marsala and my wife had the Korma and they both were excellent. Service leaves a bit to be desired and the atmosphere is not the best, but it worked well enough for us. It will be hard to resist such great food just a few blocks away from home (and they do take out too).

----- Amendment ---- While I still like this place, the food is getting iffy. Seems that the recipes have been changing, or the cooks on duty are not following the recipes. I'm withdrawing my "Everything is great" and revising it, it is not always as good as it was. In fact our last dine in experience was exceptionally below expectations on both of the dishes mentioned above.

On a positive note: We have discovered a new favorite dish, the Papri Chat appetizer. We order this a lot, with plain nan and make a meal out of it.

We will keep trying, but as of now, it's getting disappointing. I sure hope things can go back to the way they were 3 years ago. Please.... We loved...