I love Indian food, and I love Palette indian Kitchen. The other day we received a coupon in the mail for this local Indian eatery. So we waited for the right moment and went over to celebrate my daughter's birthday and her new driver's permit. (I was more keen on the first than the later, lol.) The Palette offers a lunch buffet and since Indian food is such a favorite of mine I chose the buffet, and so did my daughter. The restaurant was beautifully decorated and bright. I could tell that the owners had wonderful taste, style and an understanding of the importance of light. (Too often I am disappointed at how dark a place is. I believe it detracts from the visual cues a well prepared plate presents.) The gentle sounds of conversation and laughter from four other tables, made me feel comfortable as my daughter and I made our way to the buffet that offered a wide selection of dishes. I am not ashamed to say that I had a spoonful of every dish, with the exception of the rice pudding (I've never been a fan lol) but my daughter helped herself to two servings of it. :) The food was spot on. Fresh, Hot, and layers upon layers of flavor. I went back for more and my daughter beat me by going back a third time. The owners were present but didn't introduce themselves until the end of the meal when they asked if everything was to our liking. I complained that I would have liked to have more room in my stomach for more. We laughed and I told them that the food was excellent. When they asked why we selected their establishment my wife explained that we were celebrating my daughter's birthday and 2 minutes later they surprised us with a slice of chocolate cake with well wishes written on the plate in chocolate syrup. Later, as we were driving away my wife reminded me of a conversation I had had with some friends where we had asked for their recommendations were for good authentic Indian food. We searched out notes and sure enough Palette was one of the top three for all of Houston. Oh boy...I can't wait to go back. A solid FIVE STARS. read more

See all

I like this new local Indian joint. If I could I would rate our first lunch experience here as 3.5 stars. It's clean, smells amazing and the food was yummy. The owners are very friendly too. While I enjoyed the butter chicken, there are a few reasons I couldn't give 4 stars. As a newcomer, who expected a lunch buffet, the explanation of the Combination was confusing as it was explained in a rush. Now I get it: It is a great idea to choose a combination plate especially if you are in a hurry- it's what is on display behind the glass, so it's ready to serve. Alternatively, order off the menu board... lots of choices and the grilled entrees looked delicious. It's not a full service place; order and pay at the register, bring your tray to the table, dine, and someone will clear your empty plates. We did two G1 $9.99 chicken combinations: one Butter chicken and the other Almond chicken (on bone) which got served with 2 sides w/ rice on a cafeteria type tray, and then hot naan gets brought to table. Hubby and I chose different sides so we could try more things. The verdict: The Butter Chicken Curry was delicious! We thought the Almond chicken was okay, but that butter chicken was yummy, just not enough chicken (especially the almond bone in chicken) on our trays to satisfy us. The Saag Paneer was very very good too. The other sides were good, and unfortunately the white rice was pretty dry and crunchy. The lemon rice was good though. The naan was served hot, and the texture was great... however, it wasn't seasoned at all, so we felt it needed salt at the least. It's great for those watching their salt intake. The interior is really cute, but it was super hot inside. We didn't linger after eating as we felt uncomfortable. Perhaps we sat too close to the kitchen, but we chose that table as the other tables by the windows were in the sun. To be fair, the $9.99 combo plate with sides was enough actual food for lunch. I would have preferred more chicken curry and one less side. And I dislike cafeteria trays, and there was an empty space that was calling for hummus - which wasn't included in the $9.99 G1 combo. Honestly, I would have liked a true (help yourself) buffet to be able to try a little of everything. Now that I know what to expect, we may be back. read more

Fantastic food and really great, friendly service. The restaurant is clean and ambient. We were in the back room which was quiet and perfect for our group. It was our first visit today and we will definitely be back. read more

So surprised to find a Great Indian food in Spring. Even post-covid19, the restaurant has a lot Of customers, but mostly for take-outs. The owner is very welcoming and engaging. He takes time to talk to talk and visit everyone on their tables. The restaurant interior is beautiful and clean. All the dishes were good: veggie korma and hariyali chicken, but The Goan Shrimp/Coconut Shrimp curry is the best! read more

See all

Everything we had here was delicious and full of flavor. Good amount of food and very nice family place to sit and talk. Lots of variety in the menu and service was excellent! read more

Amazing buffet. Butter chicken, chicken tandoori and about 7 more dishes. Breads and tikka pizza amazing. One of the best Indian restaurants I've been to ever. Get the bread pudding dessert too. Owners are so nice too. Friendly place. Amazing food. Not too expensive either. read more

We frequent this place for lunch and dinner. Consistently great food with great service. Always the go to for me: Butter Chicken Veggie Korma Lemon Rice Highly Recommend! read more

Over people priced for the quality of food. Service was not great. Once we walked in was told to grab a menu and sit ourselves. Yet I was facing the door and saw many customers being seated. We also had to remind our waiter for the naan we had ordered. Had way better food at other local Indian restaurants. read more

Food was authentic and delicious! The service was extraordinary! Kid friendly, engaging staff welcoming the kids to try new flavors! Will go back again! read more

Service was great. The food was even better. Found on a random search for restaurants near me (traveling for work) and this one popped up. I will be back. Everything was amazing. read more

Review based on first time dinner experience. We were seated quickly, served water and order taken in time so that's a good start. Waiting time for the food after placing the order was unacceptable. More than 30 minutes just to get an appetizer and even more time for other items to arrive. I understand there must be valid reasons for the delay but that isn't acceptable. After being served water initially, we had to flag down the server every time we needed a refill. Items: Gobhi Manchurian: flavor was alright albeit being on the sweeter side than what it should be normally. Chicken Biryani: fragrant but no flavor whatsoever. It was disappointing. Chic peas: probably the best of the items we ordered and was the saving grace. Butter chicken: was just okay and not cooked in the traditional way. Also contrary to the common belief, spicy doesn't necessarily mean hot coz of chilies. Spicy refers to a perfect concoction of various spices to create a perfect flavor and that's what was lacking in most of the dishes. If food is spiced right, it doesn't need to be altered to cater to different palates and could retain the authentic flavors. read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Channa Masala - good - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

See all

Surprisingly bland food. Experienced very slow service despite being only one of three couples in the restaurant.

Super slow. Then got the vindaloo was runny not thick, and obviously not made in a clay pot... but a good spice. Not a fan. The chicken may have been undercooked. The naan came 10 mins after the food... why have naan at that point?! We ordered one, they brought us 2. We didn't even get a receipt to know if they over charged. This is far from traditional. I was duped by all the high ratings and will never believe Spring TX reviews again. I brought a co-worker that just landed from India the night before and he thought it was awful! He has had Indian at other places in the woodlands and liked it. Overall, it was an embarrassing experience. Let's not even get into how poorly the tables were cleaned off. Slow, runny vindaloo isn't what Indian food is supposed to be. read more

This place did not disappoint! I've had Indian from several different places but this place is number one! I had the butter chicken and my man had the shrimp curry, we also ordered the garlic naan and we couldn't stop eating lol We will definitely be back for more! read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

See all

Having high hopes after reading all the positive reviews we were unfortunately discouraged with their buffet. The ambience is open and cold feeling of discomfort with concrete floor and hard metal chairs, though staff was very friendly. Unfortunately the food was Mediocre at best, served barley room temp, I had to ask them to warm my plate which they happily accommodated. The buffet had a good variety but not something I would try again. read more

Burnt garlic naan. Smh terrible first time experience the quality of the food should be held to higher standard. read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Burnt garlic naan smh. First time eating here and I'm highly disappointed - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

Have you been searching for a reason to try authentic Indian cuisine? Then you must drop by Palette! The first thing I ordered was the ginger chai and if you're not used to the real deal you'll be looking for sweet syrup. That is not how it goes. So I knew I was in the right spot! I just got back in town and I was more than exhausted, so I was not cooking dinner for my family. I'm vegan but the rest of my family is not so finding something that everyone likes can be tricky. But we ate till we were all full and we will back for more, we couldn't even get to dessert! So we most certainly will be back. Come by and find your favorite dish waiting for you here. Veggie dishes I ate: Gobi Manchurian, Veggie Korma (both were drool worthy) Other dishes on the table: Salmon Curry, Lamb Vindaloo, Veggie Samosa and Chilli Chicken with and order of garlic naan (honestly the naan was meh. But if I lived in Pearland I'd drive here to eat, that's how good the rest of the food was) read more

See all

Didn't refill the meat dishes until we paid and were done. Basically paid for vegetarian buffet. Too much cinnamon in some of the dishes.

The owner pushes for a review, so here it is. We came here 4 years ago and couldn't remember why we didn't come back. Went back yesterday and the reason why we stopped couldn't be more vivid. All 4 of us became sick after eating at the restaurant. Severe diarrhea!!!! Not sure what they put in the chicken tikka massala but all 4 of us had it. We've spoken to colleagues who ate the chicken tikka and also became sick, so it's not just us. My advice to the owner is to look into this matter versus dispute the honest review. It's serious. read more

Great Indian cuisine. Good service and fresh food. They have a daily buffet too. I usually order out and only dined in a couple of times.

My go to for consistently good Indian food! I haven't been inside but we door dash at least once a month and it's been hot, and delish with just the right spice level!! Definitely recommend read more

This place is amazing. Food is beyond delicious and the staff is super friendly and kind. Definitely give this place a try!

Stop looking for a place to eat and come here. Food amazing- Chili Paneer was sooooo freaking good!!! Service was even better!!! Calvin (I think that's his name) was on top of it with every table. He spread love and happiness and made us a little extra of the sauce we liked to take home. He didn't have to do that and his ability to go above and beyond really made me feel at home. This is the restaurant for you! read more

My husband and I like to try new places for a quick lunch date. This place was delicious! He got butter chicken and I got the chicken korma. We also had the Gobi Manchurian. We will be back! Definitely recommend. read more

Terribly slow service. We visited this place when Texas open back up initially after COVID. Food was mediocre so we haven't been back. Most of all the service was sooooo Incredibly slow and not helpful or friendly. This in itself makes it not worth your time. I gave a two because they were open during difficult times. There was only one other table so it wasn't like they were overwhelmed. read more

As of March 2019, palette now offers lunch buffets during weekdays for $12.99. Weekday lunch buffets are on Tues to Fri (but not Monday!) from 11:00am - 2:30pm. Buffets are paid up-front, and includes drink. They have weekend lunch buffets (Sat-Sun) as well but prices go up to $14.99. My group included a couple of people from India, and they thought that the food quality and taste were pretty decent. Selections were on the limited side, but this is typical for Indian-style buffets. There are a handful Mediterranean items including hummus, but the rest are vegetarian and meat Indian food. There were 3 kinds of chicken curry. Available drinks include regular soda as well as regular and ginger chai. Because of the buffet-style meals, they have no problems hosting large groups during lunchtime. My only compliant was that some of the food items should have been kept warm, but were slightly cold. Overall, we would definitely come back again, if we can afford to get knocked out for the rest of the afternoon. read more

I've had worse and I've had better. They are very nice and the service was great although it was just us in the whole place so... Garlic naan's were dry and the tandoori chicken was a little burnt with very few peppers and onions. The rice was not traditional Indian rice... it was decent flavors but overall just mid. Mango lassi's we're great. read more

This is place is amazing!! As a vegan it is not easy to find a good restaurant with decent options, but Palette has surpassed my expectations! Their chick pea curry is a must have and their cauliflower dishes are heavenly. read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Chai latte!! Must have!!! - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

I first came here shortly after Palette opened. It was recommended to me by a group of Indian guys, one of them told me his mother thinks it's the taste of home. I'm glad they told me, because I have enjoyed every visit. And people I have dined with have always seemed equally impressed. The flavors are complex, the scents, the spices. I visit other Indian restaurants while traveling, and I've found some good ones, but Palette remains by far my favorite. If you want a really good and authentic Indian meal, this is the place. read more

The food was delicious Lamb keema and shrimp but also malai kofta and saag paneer and daal maknahani The appetizers were delicious also Gobi Manchurian and chili paneer They graciously gave a nice table in the back for 7 people and service was good ! read more

Came in first time to check out this place. Buffett was great! Had everything we wanted to eat and try. Service was good and the ambiance was good too. Would definitely be back. read more

The restaurant has amazing food, and the service is great as well. I highly recommend this establishment if you are looking for authentic Indian cuisine with great service! The restaurant also has great ambiance and a buffet! read more

This is our go-to Indian restaurant when we are too bored to cook at home. We love their food and the various flavors that come with it. We have tried almost all of their chicken and shrimp dishes; they are all very good. Our personal favorites will be Hariyali chicken, chicken malai kabob and the rajugari koli pulao. The staff here are very courteous and polite. We have eaten their buffet meals as well (unfortunately, not any more thanks to COVID-19). They offer a nice variety with that, especially the naan pizza. We will probably go back to the buffet once they start it back up. I take away one star from the review because we have seen the taste fluctuate a lot; sometimes there's too much salt in the curry and sometimes it is just delicious! If there's a way there can be consistency, it will be great. Regardless, we are going back here very soon :) read more

Wonderful food and owner. Had a great time at this place to celebrate my birthday. Ambiance was also good. read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

Set out to have some dinner on the waterfront but the restaurants were all packed so we ventured here to Palette, the restaurant was very busy with sit down customers and takeout orders but we were able to get a table quickly. The staff was very friendly, the food was fantastic! The Chicken tikka pizza was amazing and the butter chicken and rice were spot on! The only thing we noticed was that a large amount of the tables had not been cleaned off and stayed dirty for some time. read more

Everything was fantastic! From the starters to the actually meal. The veggie samosa was flavorful and about as big as a softball, the garlic naan and hummus was simple but didn't miss. The almond chicken(C9) was something new to try. Sweet/Savory/Spicy, perfectly balanced. The Malai Kofta(VT3) was also a good balance of everything. My girlfriend and I are always on the hunt for some good Indian cuisine. This place straight up didn't disappoint. We will be back, hopefully sometime in the near future! read more

Service was great, everyone was really friendly. The samosas were incredible! I would definitely come back just for those. The samosas outshined the Saag. read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Vegetable Samosa - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

See all

I've been coming here for a couple years now and can easily say this is the best Indian in North Houston and possibly the whole city. Everything from the service to the food is top notch. Their dosas and saag paneer are real standouts but you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Great family owned place whereth makes you feel like family! read more

Palette Indian Kitchen - Dum Ka Chicken with Naan and Saag Paneer! - Indian Near Me - Spring, Texas

See all

I had the Gobi Manchurian which was really good and the service was equally satisfying. Everyone at my table agreed that we would return again to try other dishes and is looking forward to it. read more

No pics because we inhaled everything lol. Great service, delish food. We went on a weekday for a late lunch, rolled in at 2pm and they close at 2:30, and they still had a full buffet and brought out hot naan to our table when we were the last table left for lunch. I wish the food was a little hotter, but it wouldn't prevent me from coming back. Flavor was on point and the naan was exceptional, probably my favorite naan from any restaurant I've been to. Light, tender, and fluffy...but perfectly crispy too. read more