Long overdue review since the time I visited was when my boyfriend was still living in the IE. But was a great later lunch the time that I visited. You wouldn't expect to find such delicious Southern Indian food in a low key plaza in Colton, CA of all places, so this was a pretty good pull from him. Since we came for a later lunch, we were seated immediately and aside from a couple other customers, I think the other orders were all for to go. It's a small family owned restaurant and has a lot of cultural decor and the portrait of their grandfather. Love that. Food came out quickly and the portion sizes are quite generous. Everything was super flavorful and had complex taste profiles. With some things being a bit sour and spicy, to creamy and tangy, and with the carbs having different textures too, made each bite diverse and delicious. You don't get tired of your meal so quickly and makes the dining experience quite fun too, at least for someone who doesn't eat this cuisine as often. I don't quite remember the names of everything that I got, but I did enjoy everything that was ordered from the stews, curries, sauces, and it all went really well with the huge crispy piece of dosa and the vada pastry. I'm not sure when I'll be back in this area, but this is a solid place to eat. read more

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Very clean and spacious restaurant with nice and welcoming staff. This was my experience coming here! The food is delicious! We ordered a bunch of different plates, not sure the names of the plates since I'm not too familiar with Indian cuisine but my husband is and everything we ordered was delicious! We will definitely be back and try other dishes! read more

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This is a new spot and a welcome add to the area. The food was excellent and the service was very courteous and pleasant. They have a mix of South and North Indian food and they were all consistently good. Do know that that their mild is still spicy. read more

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A South Indian Restaurant in Colton that serves Chicken Curry, Dosa, Gravy, and other traditional Indian items in a relaxing room with plenty of seating. They also highlight the reasonable prices, generous portions, and pleasant, caring, and professional service. Today I went to this place to eat lunch. The inside of this place is nicely decorated and lively. I ordered the Chicken Curry Special, which included Chicken Curry, Basmati Rice, Lentil, Garlic Naan, Vegetables, Potato Pakoda, and Salad. The staff were polite and prompt. My food arrived shortly. The food was so good, well done, and flavorful. The spice level was mild to medium, making it easy on the stomach. I enjoyed the food as well as their hospitality very much. They also have a good selection of vegetarian options. Overall, a very good place to hang out with friends and family, and enjoy delicious South Indian cuisine. Hopefully, I'll be back soon to try more of their Thali! read more

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We got takeout from this place, the food was just alright. Expensive for how absolutely tiny the portions were. We felt we spent a lot and were still hungry even after ordering two main dishes. Maybe the in restaurant experience is better. The food also tasted bland despite the spiciness level we asked fof, and the meat quality wasn't the best in the tikka masala or the beef vindaloo dish we got. Will probably stick to other places we know for Indian food next time. read more

After 12 years of dinning here the food and service is still amazing. My husband and I love the vegetable samosas, garlic naan, chicken biryani, chicken curry and chicken vindaloo. I really enjoy the raita that comes when the biryani dish. Everything has a lot of flavor and is really fresh. The people are always nice and welcoming. read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

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Is there any way to give minus. Customer service worst, we are told where to keep spoons and cutlery on the table

Serving authentic Indian flavors since 1986, Maharaja Kitchen just brought serious heat to the Inland Empire. From that sizzling, smoky tandoori chicken to the rich and creamy butter chicken, every dish came out packed with flavor. The samosas were crispy perfection with both savory and sweet dips, and don't even get me started on the saag paneer with garlic naan--absolute must order. Washed it all down with strawberry and mango lassis that hit every time, and ended strong with a comforting, coconut-rich beef korma. This spot is a full-on flavor experience you don't want to miss. read more

Choose this place randomly on my way home. I always been ordering Chicken Korma everytime I dine in at Indian Resto, thus this time I ordered the same. The menu comes with rice, and for special note, the rice portion is massive but not presentable. The chicken korma itself is below my expectation, comparing to the place I used to eat at Riverside. There is cut potato as well in the bowl. From spiciness option, I chose just 'spicy' which I recommend to choose mild spicy for everyone who cannot handle spicy. Looking at the rice portion, the korma portion can be more. Wait staff is quite attentive. The decor inside the place really show the 'Indian ambiance' which add authenticity when being there read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Chicken Korma - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

Maharaja Kitchen delivers a top-tier dining experience with outstanding, flavorful food and excellent service. The peaceful, relaxing atmosphere makes it a perfect spot for an enjoyable meal. Highly recommended. read more

I haven eaten a lot of Indian food in my lifetime and this was by far, the worst. The portions of meat in our dishes was embarassing. I had maybe 6-7 pieces of small pieces of chicken in my chicken biryani and my husband had Beef Vindaloo and had maybe 6 pieces of rough, overcooked meat. Also, the rice they serve with the entrees isn't even basmati rice!! I've never been to an Indian place that doesn't serve basmati rice. Lastly, if you pay by credit card, you have to pay a 4% fee!!! RIDICULOUS!! That is the responsibility of the business owner! We will never be back. Waste of money!!! read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Beef Vindaloo and Chicken Biryani - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

This place is absolutely incredible. Inside it is clean. The staff make you feel like you are family. The food tasted like authentic South Indian food. I recommend this place 100%. read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Butter chicken thali - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

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It's a filling meal for the price if you go with the Thali option. The owners keep it South Indian and authentic, not compromising their cuisine to serve bland taste buds which I appreciate. One nice hack is if you don't want rice with your meal, tell them, and they'll give you more naan. If you're a foodie and open to trying authentic Indian food, this is the resto to go to! read more

Service is great and the food is a 10/10. Classic and very flavorful Indian food. This will be my go-to for Indian cuisine! read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Couldn't wait to dig in but the man serving is bigger than other restaurants! - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

Super delicious butter chicken and lamb saag with naan. Nice staff, friendly and attentive. Clean and spacious.

My best friend and I came to this restaurant hoping have some good Indian food and man, were we disappointed. We got saag paneer and samosas. The samosas were decent but the saag - terrible The saag was not even blended into a sauce; it was paneer pieces mixed with welted spinach. That is not saag paneer in any way. Ive never seen that before! I rarely do this but I asked them to remake the dish but they said that is how they make their saag. The staff was kind enough to remove that dish from our recipe but to say the least, we walk out of this restaurant very disappointed and hungry. We will not be coming back for sure. read more

Small portions of food for the price. I was disappointed in all 4 items we ordered. Wish they had offered some type of specials since they just opened. read more

The food and customer service is amazing. Ample setting and service was quick. Multiple languages spoken here so please do go and try the food. Eat in, order to go or order on the app! Yum! read more

Food, service and portions were great! Ordered the lamb and it was very tender. Everything we had had really good flavor and compared to most of the other Indian restaurants in the area this one is by far the best. We'll definitely be going back! read more

First Impression: Dated, but clean. Appetizers: Eggplant Pakoda and Samosas are okay. Entrees: Lamb Vindaloo & Lamb Curry - too expensive for 5 small bite-sized pieces in a very watery sauce. Hot Black Tea - menu says there is a one-time refill, but the server said "NO" there is NO REFILL for Hot Tea. The MENU is not easy to understand. They have a different meaning of "A La Carte" and "Refills." Servers seem to also struggle communicating or explaining the menu. We are very familiar with Indian and Himalayan dishes. We dine with friends from India for decades in Artesia and OC. Our experience here at Maharajah was disappointing but hopeful they could elevate both service and food qualities. We're probably not going back soon. But we liked the servers. They are hard workers. read more

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I've been here 3 separate times already and the food is AMAZING!! Their lunch specials are soo good, so much food for the price. Their dinner menu is also really good. The staff is super nice and accommodating, and the atmosphere is chill and calm. 10/10 would recommend, this is my new go-to Indian spot! read more

Family run business, these people are running food business for the last 38 years They are the pioneers of the best tasting Indian food , in the inland empire offering the best tasting authentic Indian Food Their newly opened restaurant by Ontario Mills is convenient with great ambience offering the best tasting Indian food Highly recommend read more

Stopped at the Maharaja yesterday during lunch time. The place has been turned around from last time we went 3 months ago. Flags outside the store and inside ambience is much better with more customer friendly service. read more

I called ahead and for fellow vegans - this restaurant does NOT offer vegan options, only vegetarian. They told me on the phone that all veggies are cooked in butter and it cannot be removed. Man on the phone was very helpful but vegans be aware!! read more

Food and service is amazing. Very flavorful food and overall clean location. Recommend to first timers and veterans alike. Top tier service.

Great food!!! Amazing favor and staff is super nice! This place is worth the drive for the flavors

I ordered over the phone for pick up, which was a very smooth process. The pick up was very quick and efficient. Now the food, it was hot, delicious and very flavorful. read more

Located in a little strip mall in Colton not the greatest area however the inside is decorated nicely and the food is the best I've ever had! The service is always great and I come here as often as I can. read more

I have been coming here faithfully for about 20 years. I'm saddened to report that the level of attention to details is lacking 1) loud kitchen noises and vacuums seeping into dining area -- solution : close the door to kitchen we come to dine and enjoy our food not hear kitchen arguments, noises, cooks clanging pots and pans and certainly not hear the boisterous commotion of a vacuum. I come hear to leave home not enter one 2) fees to use a credit card : stop nickel and dining ur loyal customers. Restore the use of "free" use of my credit card purchase -- I just bought nearly $75 worth of meals and now faced with another "fee - surcharge" to use my card. YOU the merchant should own that fee-- not ur customers. I will give this some time -- but if I don't see improvements -- you will loose my patronage. read more

Food we tried was great. I noticed an improvement in food quality and overall ambience. We have been going there for the last 20 years. It is our go-to place for South Indian food. We love their chai too. read more

This is a great place to satisfy your dosa craving. We've had Mysore Masala Dosa and the Cheese Dosa, together with some Idly and a chicken curry. Everything was tasty, just the cheese in the dosa was almost non-existent, and hubby said he liked my Mysore Masala dosa way better. It isn't the cheapest place for what you get, sadly. But there simply aren't that many places around that serve dosas, which I love. Service was pleasant, responsive, and informative. Can't fault them in anything. You will have to wait for quite a while to get your food through. read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Chicken curry with rice and naan. - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

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Amazing value at lunch and great food! I spent a good amount of time living in Fremont, CA (which I think at this point is at least plurality Indian), so I've been spending quite a lot of time in Southern California hankering for Indian food, in particular South Indian food, in particular thali meals (I really don't think you can beat the diversity of flavors and fullness of a thali meal, especially relative to what it costs in term of price). South Indian food is often definitely harder to find because a lot of the Indian food popularized internationally is from the North (think famous dishes like butter chicken, tandoori chicken, etc.) So it's always a treat to find one! That being said, I came in at lunch and realized that the lunch specials were really cheap and obviously only open at lunch, so I decided to get the veggie lunch special. It was an amazing amount of food that honestly filled me up for lunch so much, I didn't need dinner (and I didn't eat breakfast either) - just the lunch was enough to power me through two hours at the gym. One thing that really sticks out about this restaurant is that it really does taste more "home-cooked" than many restaurants. I think Indian restaurant food is often on the oilier side simply as a convention of how restaurants often work. But the food here definitely isn't, letting the flavors of the natural ingredients speak for them. Lunch special came with the following: 1. A lot of rice. It was fluffy and not soggy, with little veggies interspersed. Honestly, what else can you ask for from rice? 2. Garlic Naan. Crispy, fluffy, not too oily (and as I mentioned, restaurant naan often is a bit too oily). Very good stuff! The waiter asked me if I wanted plain or garlic naan, so I guess you could get yours without garlic if you have bad taste. 3. Little ranch salad thing. Pretty adequate. Honestly probably had a little too much ranch dressing on it, but that works fine because you can actually just eat it with the rice (this is what I did). 4. Bowl of Rasam Soup - I'm pretty sure it was rasam, based on the tamarind flavor of the soup. A very quintessentially South Indian dish, nice and tangy and salty. 5. Aloo Bonda - I'm pretty sure it was an aloo bonda, the South Indian fried potato snack. Big ball of stuffed potato and other nice veggies inside, wrapped around a lentil-based shell. I believe in potato supremacy, which means believing in aloo bonda supremacy. Good stuff! 6. Cauliflower poriyal - I think this was cauliflower poriyal. If not, it was something similar - sauteed cauliflower with spices. Definitely a different, more mild flavor from most of the other dishes, very nice to balance out some of the other dishes. 7. The veggie curry itself. Definitely properly spiced, lots of spices I definitely can't identify, didn't taste too heavy, and the broccoli inside was extremely soft and melted inside my mouth. Great with the naan and the rice. Anyways, I came away feeling extremely full and having really enjoyed a meal with lots of fresh ingredients. In a lot of ways, I think the American palette has increasingly trended towards small portions of extremely oily and sugary food. But the food here is at least relatively healthy, gives you lots of diverse flavors with fresh ingredients, and gives you a lot of food at good value! Extremely highly recommended and I hope to be back soon (hopefully for one of the dinner thalis or Andhra Special)! read more

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The lamb curry dish is one of my favorites here! My husband loves the masala dosa, they are really big and delicious! The food is amazing but it does take a while to get since they make the food fresh! Definitely one of our favorite Indian restaurants to go to. read more

I've been here about 5 times (some for take-out only and some for dining in) I LOVE IT HERE!!!!! The food+flavors never let me down! And honestly it's such a nice ambiance here! Like the perfect place to unwind with a meal after a long day at work, OR to go on a date OR to have a birthday dinner, just good vibes!! The wait-staff is friendly and I almost have half a mind that it's "family owned/run"? Either way, I enjoy myself each time I visit! read more

Maharajah India Cuisine - Inside - Indian Near Me - Rancho Cucamonga , California

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Just moved to Riverside recently and honestly there ain't ish to eat out here that's good. My wife's friend told her to try Maharajah if we wanted some good Indian food like in Los Angeles. This place does not disappoint. Everything so far has been delicious. We have been coming faithfully since we've been in the IE. read more

Great food! They have a chef's special that was really good, samosa chaat. Great service! Everything we ate was good, we had 2 people that have never had Indian and they loved it. read more

We went to this place last weekend for dinner. The food was horrible. The quality has gone down so much. When we paid for the bill with card they said for using cards the customer has to pay 4%. That is the business owner responsibility NOT the customer. Forgot this nonsense. Never coming back read more

Excellent, authentic Indian dishes. Service was quick and on target. I loved this cute, little place.

This restaurant is a true gem with mouthwatering flavors and amazing, fresh cuisine. My husband and I are obsessed.

Excellent service and excellent food. Our waiter was very attentive and had great suggestions when it came to ordering since we don't eat Indian food very often. Will definitely be back. Make sure you try their chicken vindaloo and get the ice cream for dessert. read more