Indian Curry Lounge — Restaurant in Swatara Township

You’ve got to be kidding me with these 5 star reviews. Don’t be fooled by them. What a joke. Customers who give them 4 or 5 stars don’t know what they’re talking about they don’t know what REAL food tastes like because all the restaurants around here are awful. As a Philly native who’s had really good and authentic Indian foods from different cities, this place doesn’t even make the cut. My husband ordered take-out for us because I was in too much pain to cook. He ordered lamb tikka masala for me, lamb vindaloo for himself, 2x garlic naan, and 2 mango lassi’s. When he walked in, he said the place was empty with a sign that said they were closed. He said something looked sketchy inside and there were two teenagers who were at the front counter. They gave him one small plastic bag that contained both the hot foods and the mango lassi’s. When he brought it home, I was surprised by how poorly they packaged the food. I worked at many restaurants and packaging take-out orders is what I took pride in because I did it well. Hot and cold should be separated. They wrapped the drinks in Saran Wrap and it was still spilling/dripping all over inside. They were in small flimsy plastic cups. The lamb tikka masala looked unappealing. You could see the cheese curdles were not blended well. The “lamb” was tough and hard. Looked like it was old and overcooked because I could barely chew it and it was charred black! The curry itself was spicy, which shouldn’t be. He told the lady over the phone that it’s for his pregnant wife and the lady said she’ll make it less spicy, but it was spicy! The garlic naan was okay, but a bit charred. My husband reached for his mango lassi and the flimsy cup slipped off his hand and fell. The drink spilled all over the rug. He was so angry. Overall, the food is terrible and way overpriced. The mango lassi didn’t taste anything like a mango lassi. It was sour and had no taste of mango. What a shame. I was really hoping this would be good because I love Indian food and the positive reviews made it sound promising, but boy was I bamboozled! Again, if you’re reading this, don’t believe those reviews. The food is not worth it. I seriously want our money back. It was a waste of $51. It’s such a risk to eat out because the food taste just doesn’t match the price. There’s no value. And you just spent your hard earned money on it....

I picked this place as it was half way for me (coming from Lewistown PA) to meet my son, daughter in law and grand daughters (coming from Frederick MD) for my birthday lunch. I love Indian cuisine. From the outside I wasn’t sure I picked a good place to eat. Looks very uninviting. Once you go in it opens to a fairly nice place. The luncheon buffet was to start at 11:30 so we arrived about 11:40. Had to wait for the food to come out to the buffet a bit at a time. Couldn’t read the writing on the buffet food cards so some dishes we weren’t sure what we were eating. The food was good but not great. Especially the kheer (sweet rice) which I took one bit of and pushed it aside. Horrible!!! Ladies room was filthy.

The worst part of this was the rude and sexual comments made by a man (looked to be in his 40,s) who worked there towards my daughter in law and one of my grand daughters (16). It was said to another man whom I’m not sure if he worked there or not. They were wearing sweat pants and hooded sweat shirts. We were not suppose to hear what he said but we did. I wanted to throw my plate of food at him. This was very unnecessary behavior from this person. I will never go there again. So uncalled for. Whoever this person is should be very ashamed of himself. A total sleaze ball.

I see your response. If this man was a maintenance man why was he filling water glasses...

The standards of professionalism exhibited by this establishment are markedly deficient. During my initial order, I experienced an excessive wait time of two hours for delivery. Upon the arrival of the delivery person, they remained seated in their vehicle conversing for a duration of at least ten minutes. When I inquired about the prolonged delay and the reason for their prolonged phone conversation, the individual indicated that they were speaking with a sibling and offered no apology for the inconvenience.

On my subsequent attempt to place a pickup order, I was informed that their system was turned OFF and that they were unaware that an order had been made. I placed my order at 6:30 PM for a designated pickup time of 7:15 PM; however, my food was not prepared until 8:30 PM. The process of ordering online proved to be exceedingly cumbersome, akin to extracting a tooth, and attempts to reach them by phone were hindered by a consistent unavailability of service. Furthermore, the quality of the food was notably poor, characterized by excessive dryness, and was the least satisfactory experience I have encountered from this restaurant. Consequently, I have resolved to refrain from placing any future orders with this establishment....