Taj India Palace - Richmond Heights

Still amazing. Hit the Buffett for lunch it cannot be best and it's only $10! By far the best east side Indian restaurant. Every time I'm back in town the family and I try to get here. If you like your butter chicken or chicken tika masala with some spice, ask for a side of their house made chili sauce (green, flavorful, and packs some heat! so you can add your desired amount. It'll cook you from the inside out without burning your tongue. We love the owners here! And the food is wonderful. I always forget to snap

Recently re opened and renovated under new ownership/management. We have been frequent customers of this previous management. Most of the food tastes similar in quality (which is great for most items as before. Same quantity. What's absolutely OUTRAGEOUS are the price increases. Tried a few things. Here's the new price: Lamb biryani: $13 to $19 (46% increase Chicken tikka masala: $12 to $17 (42% increase Rogan Josh $13 to $19 (46% increase Unfortunately, the biryani took a HUGE hit. Taste is much worse. Would not order again. Rice wasn't evenly cooked. Flavor is lost amongst too many elements. More toppings than rice. The good thing is the other dishes besides biryani still taste as good as they used to. Can't justify the massive price increases though. Especially because there are other options down the street (Paradise Biryani, etc. Also, a little bit of business acumen will go a long way the website is completely outdated with the old menu, pictures, etc. Will be a while (if ever before I go back.

Since I wrote my first review, I 've been to Taj at least four times. I really love the food here! It 's not too spicy, so I can enjoy the intricate flavors that are put into each dish. Today, several of my co-workers and I went to Taj for the lunch buffet. It costs $9.80 and they serve you water. If you want a drink, sure, you can order one, but typically, you walk in, you are greeted and asked, How many , and guided to head straight to the buffet. The first thing you 're going to see at the lunch buffet is Tandoori Chicken. This is marinated chicken on the bone that 's red in color. It tastes pretty good, but I usually don 't get this. The next dish is Chicken Tikka Masala. This is chunks of boneless chicken breast mixed with a butter, tomato, and lots of herbs sauce. It is one of my favorite dishes on the buffet. There are approximately 14 dishes (3 meat, 6 veggie, 3 bread, and 2 rice . There 's the typical Indian bread (Naan , plus little yummy Indian pancakes (Khana that are really tasty and great to dip in the various sauces that are in each dish. Today, they served curried cauliflower and potatoes, which was just okay. The rock star of today 's buffet was the curried spinach with peas and carrots. I absolutely loved the taste of this dish and I wanted more. Heck, I want some right now! I also got some yellow rice, some red chutney (for a little extra kick , some curried chick peas, and a curried corn dish that reminded me of good old creamed corn. These dishes were okay, but all I really wanted is the Chicken Tikka (especially the sauce! , the bread, and the spinach dish. The food is not too spicy, but if you like spice, you can add some hot chutney to increase the heat. Or you can order something spicy from the kitchen. I love the food here. LOVE IT!

This is my favorite Indian restaurant in the Cleveland area. The food is really flavorful and the price is fair. The best thing to do is probably the lunch buffets. You get a ton of choices (both vegetarian and not). I recommend tandoori chicken in Thursday's or the goat curry on fridays. Also the rice pudding is amazing!!!

Good news. I revisited Taj India Palace. They have cleaned up their act. Now the food takes center stage. Give it a try you will love the food.