We took a break from Belgian/European cuisine and dined at India Palace.
They have a really enticing vegetarian menu with a bunch of options. We started with the vegetarian appetizer platter. One of the first things I noticed is how cheap their menu is. It is less surprising when you see the portion sizes. The vegetarian appetizer "platter" is one samosa, two tofu strips, and a few fried ball-like things. Everything was good, especially the samosa, other than the "ball-like" things that were too oniony for me.
Two of my dining partners ordered the lentil soup which I was able to sample, and it was very good.
We tried a few different things to share including a bunch of their vegetarian curries including saag, the lentil one whose name escapes me at the moment, and a chickpea one with tofu. We also ordered vegetable biryani. If you can believe it, I somehow forgot to order naan.
I don't know if it's just because I have really excellent Indian food in places where I live and have lived or I am just accustomed to a different palate or flavors but I did not like the biryani, it was almost sweet. The curries were varying levels of meh to good but nothing to write home about.
The staff were very friendly and provided great service. The food came out promptly but not too promptly. Goldilocks promptly. We weren't able to finish everything but declined take away boxes because we were staying in a hotel, the staff member asked us for feedback on the food, assuming we didn't like it. "You can tell me". How wholesome is that???
The food is a 3.5 but the service bumps the overall rating up to a 4. read more