Finally Found My Go-To Indian Spot in Northern MN! After moving to a small town in Minnesota from much larger cities, I wasn't sure I'd ever find good Indian food again without driving to the Cities. So discovering India Palace in downtown Duluth felt like hitting the jackpot! My son and I went on a random Wednesday afternoon and had a great experience from start to finish. Parking was easy--we found a metered spot right out front, and it wasn't crowded at all. We ordered the chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, aloo gobi, basmati rice, and garlic naan. My son had the saag paneer, rice, and naan--and he cleared his plate, which says a lot. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly spiced. We had plenty to take home afterward, and the leftovers reheated beautifully. Service was friendly and attentive without being overbearing, and the prices were very reasonable--especially for the portion sizes. This will absolutely be our regular stop any time we're in Duluth. Highly recommend if you're craving solid, satisfying Indian food in the Northland! read more

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As of today, this place has become horrible, and I would not recommend it to anyone. Until today, it had become one of my favorite restaurants in Duluth - I was positively surprised to find such good Indian food here today. But apparently the owners have left the country ( as the waiter confessed after being asked why the restaurant had gone down so badly), and the remnants of the staff are making do. Today, saag paneer ordered spicy, and chicken tikka masala ordered medium, had no taste whatsoever. The samosas were ok, but the garlic naan was cold, old and tasteless. No one would do anything about this. They refused to recook the saag - I was told I wouldn't be charged, but then I was. Somebody owes me $50. I'll never get it back, but hopefully they'll be out of business soon so no one else has to pay for bad Indian food. read more

I had reservations about trying this place because I love Indian food and the reviews weren't encouraging. Having eaten at many Indian restaurants across the country, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've had both great and terribly disappointing experiences. But since this is the only Indian place in Duluth, we decided to give it a try. I'm delighted to report that our food was great! We got our old standards: veggie pakoras, lamb saag, chicken makhani, and matar paneer with garlic naan. All very tasty! Maybe a bit salty, but very good! The restaurant was simply decorated but comfortable and very clean. There was only one server, so she seemed a bit overworked, but she was very friendly. I was a little disappointed that they don't serve chai, but that's not a dealbreaker for me. Overall it was a lovely experience and we will definitely be going back! read more

I am staying in Duluth on a business trip and was looking for an Indian restaurant. I was thrilled to find India Palace - within walking distance of my hotel. India Palace has a very diverse menu with many delicious options. Since I was there for lunch, I only needed a light meal so I chose the vegetarian samosas and naan bread. The take-out order was ready quickly. After a short walk back to the hotel, I was pleased that the food was still piping hot. The samosas were spicy and well-prepared. The filling was one of the best I've had. The crust was crispy and perfectly done. The naan bread was delicious with the two containers of sauces. What a treat! I highly recommend India Palace and look forward to trying more items on the menu. read more

India Palace - Delicious, spicy vegetarian samosas with naan bread. - Indian Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Best indian buffet in minnesota let alone duluth. Simple, no surprises, but tasty and top notch. I go on every duluth trip. Do not skip the tea. read more

literally the only Indian food place in duluth and it's very good. wish they had the buffet more often but they never disappoint

Food was ok. No spice and options were very limited unlike other Indian buffets weve been to. Server was very nice though and made sure everyone had water all the time. read more

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I ordered from India Palace, oh what a mistake No utensils, no napkins, Lord have mercy, what a ache Had to eat with my fingers, like a caveman in the night Now my fingernails yellow, shinin' bright Oh, India Palace, why you treat me so? No forks, no knives, no napkins to go I'm stained and I'm messy, feelin' like a fool Oh, India Palace, you got me singin' the blues Food was good, but the service was a sin Delivered to my hotel room, without a single win I'm talkin' 'bout the basics, utensils and a napkin too But they forgot, and now I'm singin' these blues Oh, India Palace, why you treat me so? No forks, no knives, no napkins to go I'm stained and I'm messy, feelin' like a fool Oh, India Palace, you got me singin' the blues I'll be back, but next time I'll be prepared Bring my own utensils, and a napkin to spare But till then, I'll be singin' this song 'Bout India Palace, and their delivery that went wrong Oh, India Palace, why you treat me so? No forks, no knives, no napkins to go I'm stained and I'm messy, feelin' like a fool Oh, India Palace, you got me singin' the blues read more

Love the food! Didn't eat in, did take out but food was ready when they said it would be. If you like this kind of food I'd pick this place. read more

An expensive disappointment. I had high hopes for this place. I'm from out of town and was very happy to find an Indian restaurant near my hotel. I ordered the dal makhani with a side of naan. The naan came in quarters and was drying out and semi-crispy. I'm assuming it was leftover from the Indian buffet they had the previous day. The rice, also seemingly some leftover array of rice. It wasn't fluffy traditional white basmati. It was a mix of white and yellow rice. My dal makhani was ok, nothing great, and was about $4 more expensive than my local Indian place. The day old naan was $1 more expensive than the beautiful fluffy naan I'm used to from home. Where I live, we have a similar economy to Duluth, so price seemed exorbitant for the meal I received. As someone who loves and eats a lot of Indian food, sadly, I won't be coming back next time I visit. read more

India Palace - a plate of food and a bowl of soup - Indian Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Best Indian in Duluth. Only Indian food in Duluth. On its great days the food is amazing. On some other days, the food reverts to the best in Duluth. Generally speaking they are more on than off. read more

We stopped in for lunch today and got an awesome buffet! There were mostly vegetarian entrees, but also chicken dishes and two vegan entrees (Channa masala and cabbage curry). The pakoras were vegan too. Very happy we took a chance on this place! The wait staff was kept super busy with the lunch rush, but did a great job, attentive with refilling our drinks. This place wins five stars for: high chair for baby, baby changing station in the bathroom, and dishes that satisfied our guests from India. So yeah, this place is awesome and will definitely stop there again! read more

Service was friendly, but the quality of food was bad. I asked for vindaloo very spicy, but it wasn't spicy at all and bland. The problem is, if you want Indian in Duluth, it's your only option. read more

I'm a newbie to Indian food so keeping in mind this was my first experience I thought it was very good. We tried the Simosa appetizer and actually ordered 2 because they were better then I originally expected. I ordered the Chicken Mushroom medium and couldn't believe how good it was. And the Naan, seriously. I don't know how I will ever eat another store bought Naan ever. It was soooooo delicious! I can't wait to try more things and look forward to the buffet opening as I've heard great things. read more

Good Indian food in Duluth. Ambiance is a bit cold, service is good. Take out is good. read more

Definitely a highlight of Duluth's culinary diversity. Amazing food. Went to the University of Birmingham in the UK, which has some the best regional Indian restaurants on the planet. read more

The food is good but unreliable. Even if you ask them to make it spicy they don't really. The service is now - and always has been - terrible. I think it's even worse now post COVID. If there were any other Indian restaurants in the area, this place would be in trouble. read more

We had a party of four for dinner. Ordered two combination platters for the table and chicken Rogan josh for myself. The apps were fine. I do wonder if these come from the freezer or are bought, because India Palace Roseville has the exact same. The problem was the first bite of chicken. The chicken was HARD, and this only happens when you nuke it too long or repeatedly. Most unpleasant. The other pieces were of varying degrees of hardness, which suggests they didn't all arrive in the dish from the same destination. I couldn't eat any more than a few pieces because I worried about getting sick. The sauce tasted fine. The waiter was friendly. At one point a guy carried a dirty waste bin through the dining room. I have to wonder about their general standards. I would love for an Indian restaurant to succeed in Duluth, but it has to be better quality. Not sure if all India Palace's in MN have the same owner. Anyway, I live near the Roseville one, and the standard is much higher at that one. read more

My husband and I are new to the area and we're really wanting to find a good Indian restaurant. We had high hopes that this would be great since it's the only one in Duluth. I will get to the point. The atmosphere is very nice although the air conditioner was set a bit too low. It was very cold in the building. We sat down and we're immediately serve water and given menus, but it took about 10 minutes for the waitress to come back to take our order. We ordered an entrée and naan each. While we were waiting for our food, a party of three left, carrying their small dog. I find this very unacceptable that they were allowed to stay with what was clearly not a service dog. When our food came, our entrées came, and about five or six minutes later we received our naan. The naan was meant to be an appetizer, so receiving it halfway through the meal was a bit annoying. One of the most offputting things that we had to deal with during this visit was a family with four small children. The next two youngest child, who was may be 19 months old, screamed at the top of his lungs the entire time we were in the restaurant. Overall, the food was good. The portions were small, but very authentic and we enjoyed that part. read more

Good Indian restaurant around Downtown Duluth, also was the only restaurant that closes late for dinner. Their kitchen close 30min before the closing time. Ordered the house platter for appetizer which was great and tasty. For entree, ordered Chicken Kashmiri along with garlic naan which were delicious and filling. Decent price for the amount of food they served. Overall, good Indian restaurant to grab some dinner. read more

India Palace - House Platter - Indian Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

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I thought the food was absolutely tasty...okay, wonderful! The naan was crispy and warm. The place was very clean and inviting. The service was very kind and helpful. All my food was just great. I left wanting to come back soon. One of my new favorite places in Duluth. I am a real person who is visiting from Texas. I am not associated in any way with the restaurant. I just wanted to make sure an unbiased review was posted. read more

Used to adore the lunch buffet and was thrilled when they started delivery until last night. We ordered take out and they gave us the wrong order, which we discovered when we got home. They called and requested that we bring the order back. So, on trip two, they gave us our correct order and handed some poor guy the order that we had brought to our house and opened. We told the other customer and let the staff know that we didn't believe that to be sanitary/within Department of Health codes and were met with a shrug. Makes me wonder how they're handling food in general. read more

My food was very good. Service was a little slow, but they were pretty busy and I only saw 2 wait people. We'll worth they wait. We had a pretty big party. (8) read more

This place has stepped it up over the past few years while the Roseville location has tanked. Lunch buffet here is great.

I've been to many Indian buffets, now including here. My review is based upon that type of meal and not a dinner entree or a much more expensive restaurant. The selection was about average in terms or quantity and quality. More than enough options and the options were good but not exceptional. A big plus was that they frequently replenished the steam trays so the food was fresh and hot in temperature. Nothing was spicy, which is good for most Minnesotans. But that doesn't mean devoid of taste. If you want to get the heat on, order off of the menu. Speaking of ordering off of the menu, my wife wanted something without any butter, cream, milk, or other lactose. The server initially suggested the tandoori chicken until we reminded her that's made with yogurt. The server then VERY nicely suggested that my wife order off of their menu, made some suggestions, and my wife was VERY happy with her chicken curry. It came out within minutes and had some heat to it, which is how my wife ordered it. I emphasize this because of the very different experience from one of the other guests. If you want something very spicy, you're probably out of luck here. If you want it medium spicy, order it very spicy. read more

India Palace - Lunch buffet - Indian Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

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Food was average Service was good Ambience is average Stale yogurt, sour instead of sweet lassi, cold rice not even microwaved properly, American black coffee instead of Indian coffee. It was a surprise all the way. Highway Robbery: Pay $2.5 for table spoon of pickle or serving spoon of raita! Please don't read this as me complaining about the high prices, paying $13 for entree makes sense as it is tough place to run a profitable place. But not for pickles and yogurt that is super sour. Definitely thanks that atleast there is a Indian restaurant in the area, a blessing for those whose staple diet is Indian food. read more

Today, we tried this restaurant for the first time. We were quickly seated and served. Food was of very good quality and delicious. Garlic nan and mango lassi were wonderful. All covid restrictions were observed. There is a lot of construction going on near the restaurant so we had to park and walk a bit. We would definitely recommend this place. read more

Tldr: rice + sauce for $20. Don't waste your money I ordered 2 chicken entrees via delivery and it was not worth the money. It was just two large containers of rice and two small containers of chicken + sauce. Keep in mind this appeared to be acceptable size to me at first (not generous by any means) until I investigated further. I opened the container and poured off the sauce onto the rice to investigate what was I here. There were 5 small bites or chicken in both the entrees. This meal is worth about half the price at best. Your experience may be better in restaurant where there is more accountability (though I can't attest this). However DO NOT ORDER the delivery unless you want to get ripped off. read more

A traditional Indian restaurant with a wide range of dishes with beef, chicken, lamb, seafood and vegetarian choices. A good selection of breads and appetizers. When I asked for spicy hot, they quizzed about Minnesota hot or Indian hot? I asked for and got Indian hot and tasted great. Excellent service and the food was great and hot. A quality restaurant well worth a visit. read more

Came for pick-up to support local restaurants during COVID but this was the most awful food we've had in years. First, we ordered butter naan, peshwari naan and regular naan and it all was old, hard and stale, like they gave us last week's's leftovers. Even my 15 year old son - who never complains - said we couldn't even feed it to the dog. Our main dishes were lamb kashmiri, chicken makhani and veg korma. India Palace Duluth must be really hard up as the containers were all half full, and again the food was stale...like it had been in the fridge for weeks. I would lastly like to mention this is the second time in a row we've had such a bad experience with this restaurant. I tried to give them a second chance but this is the last time we'll ever have food from here again. Stay far away...this place isn't even owned by real Indians. read more

Very surprised to find such great Indian food in Duluth!! I ordered takeout and it was done quickly and right before close.

The place is in a great location and the customer service was really good. Other than that everything else was really bad. We went in for the buffet on a Wednesday afternoon and the food was really bland and not a lot of selections to choose from. The palak paneer was the only decent dish along with the desert. For the price we paid this wasn't a really great place read more

Very good food! Not very spicy. Ordered mild and could have gone medium. Very friendly and professional staff. Very busy and short staffed but our food came out quickly. Had to wait a long time for our ticket as tables kept coming in. read more

In one word, AMAZING. Whoever's cooking behind that kitchen deserves a raise. Pure flavor.

Great price good food. Buffet is great for a fast economical lunch. Yummy. Wish I could spice it up a little. All in all nice time. read more

India Palace - Indian Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Indian food, it's one of my favorite types of food in the whole wide world!!!! One thing that I love more than indian food...? Indian buffet!!!! Now, I've had authentic Indian food from a previous boss before (YUM) and I've been to SEVERAL authentic Indian restaurants in Chicago (YUM), including an amazing buffet in the Loop. How does this place compare? Well... I can't say it does. It feels more Americanized than anything, especially since several of the workers aren't Indian. The food isn't as spicy or as mesmerizing, to be honest; HOWEVER, the price (unlike my previous experiences) is VERY cheap and the food IS QUITE DELICIOUS. I mean, it's not the best in the world, but I can imagine it being the best that Duluth has to offer. This is an establishment that I will support as long as I am living in Duluth. It's small and charming, and I had no problems (I've read all other reviews). I also believe it is unfair to judge or compare this restaurant to others in bigger cities since it might not necessarily survive if it was truly authentic. I'm just happy Duluth has ONE place like this. PS. The chicken tikki masala isn't the best I've had - I actually preferred all the yellow curries instead. OH and do not skip on the dessert - SO GOOD!!! read more

Didn't like the food at all. They used too much of artificial color in there curries. The rice which they gave was cold and undercooked. Naan was okay but the curries lacked salt and spices. Ambience was average and there was some particular kind of smell coming though out which was unpleasant. read more

There are other restaurants that operate under the same name as this one but are not affiliated with this India Palace. The number of positive reviews for this restaurant puzzled me at first, until I considered that this seems to be the only Indian restaurant in the area and many of the positive reviews conflict with reviewers who seem to actually have experience with authentic Indian food. Before I get to my personal experience with this particular India Palace, I would recommend that you visit the India Palace reviews of Subhadip K., Taylor G., Raj J., Matt W., and Rachana P. As my wife is Indian, we are more than casually familiar with Indian cuisine both with family and in restaurants. This restaurant is located in the middle of a city block. As with most buildings in the area, this one was old and presented the characteristics that you might expect. There was an ever-present damp smell in areas where not overtaken by the smell of food. The dining room was dimly lit and not particularly clean. The tables were too close together and the decor was dated. We dropped in for lunch one afternoon and upon entering were not offered a menu or table, but directed to the buffet and told to seat ourselves. The food on the buffet appeared to be old and mushy. It reminded me of frozen food that had been defrosted too quickly in a microwave. We decided to have a seat and order from the menu. The waitress that finally came to talk to us seemed offended that we asked to order from the menu instead of eating from the buffet and spoke to us rudely. She then dropped menus on the table and walked away. Faced with unappealing food and rude waitress, we decided to leave. read more

I have lived in US for 12 yrs now and eaten at many Indian Restaurants. This was by far the WORST EVER place I have eaten an Indian Buffet. We were looking for restaurants in Duluth during a day trip and found this restaurants. We went for the buffet. Everything was bad to the point we left our plates untouched after a couple of bites. We then ordered from the Menu instead of continuing with the buffet, and even then the food was tolerable at best. The Manager was rude when we said this food was not great. Instead of asking us what could be done to improve or what was missing, he said "this is the best chef in Minnesota and you are the first customer in 9 yrs who complained about our food." Well, on top of thta he told us we were welcome to go to the Indian restaurant next door if we pleased. Since this is the only Indian place in Duluth, they think that they will get business anyway. I am not sure how they have been in business. Pleas avoid this place like a plague. read more

Ok I am biased I know the owner which actually makes me tougher on my review... the food is absolutely fresh and wonderfully tasty and well spiced. They can do more things with an eggplant than I can with cardboard and glue with my crafting ways. The Indian warm milk drink is really good.. I miss living in the area I remembered when it first opened and no one knew what Indian food was in Duluth. I am so glad they are still doing well.. The best authentic Indian religious ( Hindi) paintings are to be found here as well! read more