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| - Santi and I came to this Indian restaurant after seeing all the raving reviews on Yelp. The horizontal interior was dim lit and cleanly organized. A combination of meat, vegetarian items, salads, desserts, lassi and chai summed up their buffet options ($8.95). There were plenty of open booths and tables with the capacity half way filled. It is an appropriate place for quiet conversations with a good number of servers who circled the floor to refill water, distribute fresh naan, and bus the tables.
Among the meat items, the Lamb Vindaloo was not spicy at all. The cubes of lamb were cooked really dry, and the same could be said about the Lamb Boti Masala that didn't fare well with my taste buds. The Chicken Tikka Masala and Tandoori Chicken were dry as well. I do not recommend any of the meat options.
The buffet came with a good number of vegetarian options. I enjoyed the Saag and Mushroom Mattar, which I went back several times for. The best items were their Green Beans Potatoes, as the flavor was complex and noticeably spicy. The Daal Makhni and Paneer Tikka Masala were overcooked, but the flavors were complex to my liking.
The chai and lassi tasted ordinary, and the fresh cut fruits were not appetizing or sweet.
Overall, their vegetarian items fared better compared to the rest of the meal. In the entire buffet they only had one item that was spicy, which showed that they were catering to a particular audience at the expense of their cuisine. On a positive note, their food was not greasy or heavily drench with salt or oil. I would have rated them higher if not for the Naan that was too thin, lacked good flavor and the doughy bite. Instead, it was flaky and crumbled at will. I had two separate batches of Naan, and each time the texture and flavor failed to meet my expectations.
Service by the male servers was friendlier, prompt, and efficient when compared to their female counterpart. To date, I still prefer Delhi Palace's buffet better. I won't be returning any time soon.
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