Just went for lunch, tried their lamb sandwich. Came w/white…read moresauce- tasted great. Nicely seasoned. Didn't try other items But enjoyed the food enough to want to go back & try more. Very reasonable prices.

Solid restaurant. It's situated within a tiny store plaza building. Friendly staff, and clean…read moreinterior. I ordered dolma, which is rice wrapped in banana leaves and covered in a sour sauce of sorts. Very well priced, and tasted great. I also ordered chicken kebab, which the taste of the meat blew me out of the water. It was crisp, well heated, and deep in flavor. I noticed a lot of take-outs and delivery. I sat in, and I had to buy bottled water since they supposedly don't give tap. My dishes were served in paper plates and plastic utensils. I recommend doing delivery here.

Not good at English. I had to repeat my order several times and I said "no spicy noodles" and she…read morestill gave me spicy noodles. Two hot for me so it was a wasted meal of $23.

Besides an interesting selection of South Asian groceries and some housewares, there is an…read moreexcellent cafe in the back. There is an all you can eat buffet, but we ordered from the menu: spinach pakora and masala dosa. The sambar with the dosa was chock full of all kinds of vegetables. The pakora was freshly made as was the dosa. Both were top notch. The mango lassi wasn't huge but was superb. The new owners are hardworking and enterprising. This isn't on any restaurant row, but well worth a stop as you cruise down Central Ave. It's right across from Lia Honda. Highly recommended.

Reviewing this spot again after nearly 4 years!…read more In my eyes, this spot has withstood the test of time. Maharaja still holds a dear place in my heart. The food is always exactly what I'm hoping for, and the service is always quick. I don't have to wait very long to get my food, and I always leave happy. My go-to is the Chicken Vindaloo. I have a pretty solid heat tolerance, and I don't recommend this to anyone that can't handle a bit of heat... I sometimes find myself sweating after this dish, but it is so worth it. My wife orders the Chicken Tikka Masala and it's also very delicious. I've tried a few chicken tikka masala dishes in the area (by extension of my wife) and this is my favorite. The sauce is a rich, buttery sauce that tastes amazing, and the chicken is always so tender. We share a helping of rice for the chicken tikka masala and vindaloo. It is plenty of food and we typically leave with leftovers (which reheat nicely). I do also love the copper-wear. Some of the appliances are getting a bit dented, and unfortunately the window in the front is cracked and I notice these small things, but the food is good enough for me to look past that.

Took my daughter out for a good old-fashioned dad & kid Christmas shopping refuel and let me tell…read moreyou--we chose wisely. Service came out of the gate a little slow (hey, it happens), but once it got rolling, it ROLLED. Food hit the table and suddenly nobody cared about the wait anymore. The portions? Huge. Like "are we feeding the table next to us too?" huge. Everything was super flavorful, fresh, and clearly made by people who know what they're doing. We ordered the sampler app and a sampler dinner and shared--10/10 dad move. Now listen closely: DO. NOT. SKIP. THE. MANGO. LASSI. Absolute must. Cool, smooth, and borderline dangerous because you'll want another. And the everything naan... outrageous. Ridiculous. Should be illegal. I'd go back just for that. Place was clean, folks were friendly, plenty of parking (thank you), and even some private seating if you don't feel like sharing your life story with strangers. Long story short: great food, solid vibes, happy kid, full dad. We'll definitely be back.

Last night my spouse bit into a samosa and found a piece of steel wool, basically a piece of metal…read more We called to let them and they said they buy them from the restaurant depot.

It has to be better than Jewel of America, who sang such standards as "Standing Still" and "Foolish…read moreGames" and don't forget "You Were Meant For Curry." This is always my favourite Indian place in Albany, but that isn't saying much because there's not a lot of good Indian food outside New York City, within New York state that is. Having said that, it's not bad. I've been here on two occasions, both of them for dine-in. We always enjoyed everything, and while prices aren't cheap, they're about in line with other Indian places in Upstate New York. If they had a bit of a more British-Indian menu I would probably go to 5 - or if they were little cheaper. As for the bug incident, I have tremendous solidarity with the woman who got lied to and misled and I think the restaurant should do a much better job handling that, and I feel bad for her in the way they treated her. About being lied to, not about the bug. But I also see it from the other side. My opinion is quite different. Bugs are everywhere. They massively outnumber every human. They're in everything, they're on everything. Eating bugs is really not going to do much harm. There's no place that's truly clean, and the cleaner we try to make it clean with is more dangerous than bugs and dirt by miles, because it's the chemicals we use to clean that cause infinitely more diseases than the stuff we're cleaning up. I travel to countries with amazing food around the world that don't have anywhere near these supposed cleanliness standards of America and it does us no harm, believe me. We really need to just get over it and if we find a bug or hair or whatever, just shrug and throw it out and maybe throw that portion out if you must, give it to animals or something, a homeless person, and get on with our lives. Because cooking in our own kitchens, there is every chance there's been bugs in our food too, at home. In fact I've seen it happen in many places. A lot of cultures even eat bugs and it's a delicacy so it really shouldn't be that big of a deal. So it might be gross but don't go ape on a place and change it to 1 star over a damn bug. Bad service, maybe, sure, but I'm not sure what more they should be expected to do than offering free replacements an extra sides. And posting pictures of bugs to the listing of a family restaurant for me is ethically wrong but each their own. The ethical problem is that Yelp will often make this the top picture. No idea why because this is bordering on bringing down a little local business and a livelihood, because a bug ended up in their food. I guarantee a bug has ended up in every dish at every restaurant across the world on several occasions, so whatever. First world problems are what make me puke.

I've had quite a bit of Indian food in my day and honestly this is not my favorite. We had…read moremulligatawny soup, samosa chaat, chicken tikka masala, lamb Rogan Josh, shrimp mango curry and onion naan. I found the food to be very salty and they gave us 2 containers of rice despite ordering 3 entrees (got take out and didn't realize till we were home). Things I liked are the ease of ordering directly through them and not a 3rd party site on their website. Also, if you enroll in the rewards program on their site, they give 20% back of your ordering total for a future order which is the most generous rewards program I have seen. Additionally, the portion sizes are pretty large. I may return for the sole reason that I now have $15 in rewards but wouldn't otherwise return as the flavor of their food is not my fave Indian in the area.

My Recommendation is BIG NO. Completely avoid this Restaurant…read more If You want Rude Behavior, Time Wasters and No Food Even after 1.5 Hours, and who has no intention to serve Food then this Taj Restaurant in Delmar is for You. I called at 4:45 PM and ordered food for take out. They said 1 Hour is the time. I was surprised and are you sure? He said it takes time and he only mentioned that one hour from now is 5:50 PM. I went at 6:00 PM and the food is not ready. Forget about ready, they haven't even started work on my Order. After I went (30 Minutes Drive) and asked, they said he need 15 minutes. Waited for 20 minutes and food is not even ready. The guy in the Front desk have no clue about his Job. The guy who ever is helping him (Black Shirt and Black Baseball Cap) is too rude and completely ignoring me. After waiting for another 10 minutes I asked Is the Order getting ready? He Said No. When I insisted again, then he said I gave the order in the Kitchen and then He went into the Kitchen and gave my Order. I asked for Owners Phone Number. They didn't give me. They called someone and When I asked, Are you the Owner, he said no and Left. (the way that he answered is very rough) After repeated requests, they gave a some Number where you have to leave a voice message before it rings and then the person decides to pick your phone or not. I am not even sure if the Number that is given to me Genuine Owner Number or not. I left a Voice Mail to the Number Given. Its been 45 Minutes and No Response from the Owner and Its been 2 hours and 15 minutes and no clue about the food. I waited for another 30 Minutes and at 6:30 PM and left the Place. i.e Total of 1 Hour and 45 Minutes from 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM. Time waste, Energy Waste, Evening Dinner Time and What not. In short, My Recommendation is BIG NO

Love this place! Had a prime rib debacle on Christmas Day and my family pivoted to Indian takeout…read more I was so thankful they were open, had food ready quickly (no preorder needed) and were pleasant! I love mulligatawny soup and they do it perfectly. My family also shared onion and jalapeño cheese naan, falafel, chicken tikka masala, palak paneer and lamb Rogan Josh. Everything was chefs kiss. A highlight to an end of a stressful Christmas meal. Can't wait to eat more!

Ordered this as a delivery so I can't comment on the service or ambiance of the restaurant. The…read morefood however was alright, as someone who eats Indian food pretty regularly this was one of the less flavorful chicken tikki masala dishes I've tried. It had no spice (which is fine although there was no option to make it spicy), but the sauce itself was a little lacking. The portion was solid, overall not the best nor the worst Indian food I've tried

The food was amazing. The service was wonderful and it was quiet and the ambiance was perfect to…read morehave dinner with a friend. That was the only thing

The Chicken Tikka Masala tasted decent but was very under salted…read more The rice that came with it was very well cooked. The Garlic Naan however was incredible. Worth it to get with any dish you choose. For the price the portions were very good. Not sure if it was a bad day, but I have gotten this before from here and it was much better. I think it's worth the try, but I'm not sure I would be rushing back to try it again. Definitely better Indian food restaurants in the area of Albany.