We were sad when the Manraj Palace in Kent closed. We had been eating there regularly for the last…read more13 years since we moved to the neighborhood. We were very excited to learn that they moved to Auburn as Manraj kitchen!! we don't mind the additional 10 minute drive to get the best Indian food we've ever eaten. The Auburn location seems bigger than the Kent location. It's very clean and bright. They serve superb food as usual, and the menu looks the same as the Kent location.. They are opening a small convenience store on the left side of the restaurant as you walk in. This seems like a great idea for the neighborhood. If you are vegetarian or vegan, they have several dishes to accommodate you. Manraj Kitchen is the same family ownership as the Manraj Palace in Kent. The food and service are excellent. You will not be disappointed!

Manraj Kitchen is a North Indian restaurant. Small business, women and minority owned. They are…read morestill in the process of getting everything up and running starting with signage. The owner (Ranjit Kaur) is a delight to talk to. Service was good. Prompt seating. Got the appetizer platter served with the tangy tamarind date chutney and spicy green (cilantro mint) sauce. The fritters, samosa and the kebabs were great. Loved the Punjabi samosa! The Peshawari Naan was just as I expected, sweet and perfectly warm. The Mixed Grill could have been better with a Tandoori sauce on the side. It was served with complimentary rice but there was no liquid to supplement the rice and the meat. Could have been marinated a bit longer. The variety of chicken, seafood, kebabs was great but was kind of dry and hard to eat. Something that the owner can certainly look at and improve. I would certainly love the try their other curries. Wouldn't hesitate to give them a try again and refresh my review. Note: They have a small convenience store inside the restaurant. This used to be Happy Express and am glad to see an Indian restaurant in its place.

I used to honestly love this place and ordered Togo almost monthly. But past few months that…read morequantity and quality has unfortunately slightly degraded. It's no better than a generic Indian restaurant in the area. Their mutter paneer used to be delicious and one we got today was just oily with no flavor. Sad to see this one lower the quality, it was a rare place that had good Indian food in this area.

Over priced Indian food. They tried to say that one piece of Naan is a half piece at any another…read moreIndian spot. No! One piece should be a full naan. The food was bland, it just tasted like salt and no other flavor. Portions don't come with rice because we order extra rice and only got a normal serving. Under construction? Why are you taking orders?

I saw that we had an Indian restaurant opening up close to where I live so I have been so excited…read moreto check them out. My boyfriend and I came in around 8ish and they had a few tables occupied but they have a huge restaurant with plenty of tables and chairs scattered throughout so they can accommodate solo, couples, and various groups. Now the interior and vibes of this place feels upscale and romantic. They have beautiful Indian instrumental music playing at a good volume where you can still hold a conversation. The employees here were very courteous and efficient as they checked in on often and ensured our water glasses were filled whenever it was low. We ordered the tikka masala curry with chicken, butter curry with lamb, mango lassi, mint lassi, garlic naan, and mutton biryani. My boyfriend thought he would like the mint lassi but I was anxious that he wouldn't like it. In the end, he couldn't take one more sip after his first so he let our waitress know. She was kind enough to let us swap for a sweet lassi (I did recommend him that would be the better choice) and it was much more to his liking. The mango lassi tasted refreshing and tasted of ripe mangos. The food arrived after our drinks and it smelled amazing. The presentation was also gorgeous! The food portions were pretty generous for the price and the flavors here were immaculate! The garlic naan also had more of a crispy texture but it was enjoyable. The mutton biryani was also flavorful and the mutton was delightful. I know other places serve raita with biryani but they don't here, which was disappointing. However, overall probably the best Indian food around the area! My boyfriend and I are so thankful for having a good Indian restaurant and we truly hope this place thrives as this will be our go to Indian restaurant.

The food was worth coming back for. My husband, T1D, finds options that work for him too!read more

Food is decent here. Everything tastes great! I like the eggplant curry over okra curry. It has a…read moremore complex flavor profile than the latter. My family enjoys the rest of the meaty meal. Will be back soon!

Maybe I just got the wrong thing…read more.. Butter chicken tasted like Campbels tomato soup with expired yogurt. Super thick consistency, like under-developed jello. Chicken was overcooked. Garlic naan was dry and crunchy like a cracker. Samoas were decent but needed the red and green chutneys... came with this spicy garlic sauce. Maybe I gotta try some thing else on the menu but this one wasn't it

This place is my favorite restaurant in Lakewood! Family -…read moreowned, clean, and fairly priced! You will always get QUALITY food, no matter how busy the day of the week! I picked up a large order for my office and arrived a few minutes earlier than what they quoted over the phone, so I got the chance to speak with one of the owners, who was overseeing operations. He and his wife are so kind and welcoming, making sure I had a great experience. Their son runs the operations and has a wonderful system for door-dash and traditional pickup. They are BUSY but you would not be able to tell because they are so efficient at getting orders out the door. If you want delicious Indian food and an inexpensive meal - check them out!

This was a very disappointing meal. The most lackluster chicken tikka masala I've ever had…read more The people working there were super nice and the naan was good but that's it. I got the chicken tikka masala, garlic naan and mango lemonade. I went in to wait for my food since they are carry out only. I could hear the naan being smacked with what sounded like bare hands and when I tried to peak into the kitchen window I was told to take a seat. During my wait, one of the workers was swatting flies on the counter by the desserts and wiping the dead fly onto the floor I got my food and as I got back into the car noticed their "okay" health inspection rating on the window lol. The mango lemonade was a shame. No flavor. It didn't taste like mango or lemon so it was just weird. I Ended up getting a lemonade from chick fil a. The tikka masala was weird too. It tasted like honey tomato sauce. It was super sweet. No robust flavors or aromatics, no traditional Indian spices etc. The chicken was definitely cooked separately from the sauce bc the chicken had a roasted flavor to it. It was super tender which was nice but I was baffled by the lack of flavor. I have made more robust chicken tikka masala from a seasoning packet from Safeway. The naan was great. Tasty and a perfect balance of salt and chewy texture. I ate my naan but threw the rest of my food away. Safe to say I won't be back.

The chicken kabobs were amazing! One order was enough for my husband and I. The staff was super…read morekind and the food was super delicious. We will definitely be back!

Based off of flavors and deliciousness this is a go to for samosas, curry, and naan if your at the…read moresouth hill mall. Service was ok. Food came out fasts. Our first order of samosas came out cold on the inside (previously frozen) but they fixed it fast and served us new ones. The fact that it came out cold didn't bother us as they fixed the problem and was very apologetic about it. Fish pakora was delicious, it's like a fried fish with delicious sauce.

A culinary delight. The food here is made with the utmost care and flavor. This is the kind of…read moreplace I'd like to try everything on the menu because the classics are so good. The ambience is nice for dine-in and the server (also the chef) is very kind.

Nice place with very nice owners. Open 2 weeks now and thought we would try this place. We were…read moreonly ones dining in but they had a busy to go business. We ordered what we considered signature dishes. Chicken Tikki Masala, Chicken Biryani, Cauliflower Gobi, Garlic Naan, and their special Chili Naan with cheese. We debated between 3 and 4 star heat. I think this influenced the chef to go easy on the heat. So definitely not spicy, which we had wanted so we were bummed on that. However, the owner was willing to remake the dish but we felt that would be wasteful for food. The chicken tikki masala was tender, delicious with excellent spices but not spicy... The cauliflower Gobi was delicious and served on a nice tray...not spicy... The chicken biryani was delicious with crispy onions and yogurt sauce. Great dish but not spicy Garlic Naan was okay but it was too thin and needed more garlic Signature chili spice Naan with cheese was great. Perfect thickness and cheese inside. Great place. Friendly staff, great food. Will try again for spicy.

This is one of my favorite Indian places after having tried other places in Kent, Auburn and…read moreFederal Way areas. We ordered a samosas, sag paneer, butter lamb 7*, tandoori chicken with a side of garlic naan. All dishes were exceptional and very flavorful. They also did not skimp out on protein as I've noticed other places have. The only complaint we have is we were two people seated at a small table and we ordered a lot so our table was pretty crowded. Our waitress did not take away our dishes even when we had cleared them out so the service was a little weird.

First time trying here, we ordered ahead for take-out…read more The food was warm and staff was kind when we picked up. When we got home, the food was incredible. From the butter chicken, to a chicken & rice dish, to some sort of samosa thing and even eggplant. It was absolutely fantastic! My apologies for not remembering the names of all the dishes but I don't think you can get a bad meal here. Ours were very different flavors from one another and our party of 4 was full and happy!