The owner...polite and friendly. Seated us right away. Came back to check and see if we needed…read moreanything. Prompt service. The food is incredible and delicious. Comes to the table with a hot plate...candies underneath to keep the food warm! The menu has English translation which made it easy for us to order. Comfortable pleasing restaurant to the eye. Had the best meal here! Will definitely go back.

I'm new to the city and staying in the Crown Plaza. Saffron was an easy one minute walk away. I was…read morehesitant because there were no yelp reviews but I thought I'd give it a shot for convenience's sake. Gilbert, an employee quickly introduced himself and said that the restaurant is only one month old. That explains the lack of reviews. The atmosphere is calm and luxurious. The chairs are lush and it feels like a high class restaurant which, luckily, the prices do not reflect. I ordered a caiprihana, a traditional Brazilian drink to start off. I know, weird for an Indian restaurant but it is my favorite drink and they made it perfectly! I ordered two entrees so I could try their tandoori speciality and my favorite chicken tikka Masala. The lamb was out of this world. Perfectly cooked. So tender. This was the meal I was waiting for. For lunch I had gone to a touristy German place and got lamb that was just so disappointing. The lamb here melted in my mouth and had just the right seasoning that you look for in Indian cuisine. The chicken tikka masala was everything I wanted it to be. On top of the amazing food, service was on point. Gilbert took great care of me and even gave me a free schnapps to wrap up my meal! I will be back for sure. If you are in Heidelberg, skip the expensive tourist restaurants and head over here.

Extremely rude hostess. She has no etiquette, there are many authentic and better options for…read moreIndian food around Heidelberg and I would recommend going for those rather than going to Masala

I am a big fan of the lunch menus at Masala. In particular, I like the meals served on Thurs, Fri…read moreand Sat. The food has really good flavor and has more love put into it, and doesn't have that bland, cheap curry flavor to it. I only wish that they were open a bit later and served certain items everyday. The people working there are friendly and helpful. The selection of food is nice and it's kept clean and doesn't have any expired items sitting around.

Pretty decent place for Indian food. The decoration at the restaurant is really nice and very…read moreindian. Price was very high end as well. The portion were not what I used to in US especially for the price. The services were outstanding as I went with a co-worker originally from India. The part I was confused about was lamb curry which was typically I order from Indian place. I like meat with bones and like Tikka masala. However they were telling me there are meat with bones but those are for grill only. Anyway, lamb meat was good but curry sauce was awesome. Other dishes were great especially prawn curry. And both garlic and butter naan were super tasty. Really loved dessert - Frini. Overall a nice place for Indian food.

I visit Heidelberg at least once per month on business and come here at least once per trip…read more The service is great, the food is great. The Lamb dishes, in particular, are very good.

I normally eat vegetarian and I was in the mood for a vegetarian lunch with a lot of options…read more Indian food is always a favorite so I chose Taj Tandoori because it was close to our hotel and looked nice from the outside. It was an excellent choice! The setting is beautiful. We had a table for four right along the water. We went for a weekday lunch. We ordered aloo palak and vegetable korma to share. We asked for that to be made spicy. Our children both ordered butter chicken. We also ordered naan for the table, one garlic, and one cheese. The meal started with a lentil soup. It had a slice of lemon in it which gave it the most delightful lemon taste. I love lemon in my dal so that was a great start to our meal. That was a great indication of what was to come. All of the food was equally as impressive. I have not a single critique for any of the dishes. We live in the San Francisco bay area and love the Indian food from our area. I must say, Taj Tandoori is just as good as anything we would find back home.

This place looks a little pretentious from the street, but it's really pretty laid back despite a…read morelot of white linens and well-dressed servers. The food was outstanding and served with the requested amount of spiciness (which was a lot). The table service was on heated trays and with central rice for the table. The server was attentive and the food came in an expected amount of time.

Well......if you can find this hidden gem by the bridge, it will be worth the effort…read more Decor as Indian Royalty. Blue velvet on white. Gold Trim. My best Indian meal, ever. Custom made Prawn (shrimp) Vindaloo. And a custom yellow curry over shrimp. All over rice with garlic nann. And a wonderful red from chili. This meal was a C note, and worth it. We actually rate our meals , this is the third ten rated meal in 7 Weeks of travel. And I never give a ten. Thank you Mustaffa. You made it memorable with the educational details you gave me. You give honor to being a waiter. Really, 5 languages... !!

Just disregard any bad reviews. I'm a big fan of Indian and have had tried many many Indian…read moreRestaurants all over the world. Pleasant environment, nice design and the food is delicious. Delicately prepared and very fresh with high quality ingredients. Definitely the best Indian food I've had in Germany (yes I know the bar might not be set so high...)

Royal Aroma was just what we were hoping to find! A super good lunch spot with a great lunch…read morespecial. My husband and I ordered the €10 chicken tikka masala lunch special and it was perfection. The hospitality here matches its delicious cuisine. We will definitely return!

Parking at this location is free and spaces are limited but we have so far not have had any issues…read morefinding parking. The place is super nice, the decor is super cool and they have some cool music and videos going on on TV. The staff is super nice and they are so friendly! this place also accommodated our party and separated our checks for us. THE TROPICAL- this drink is refreshing and also it is a little weak but for a light drinker this was perfect! I was looking for a fruity drink and this was perfect. CHICKEN SHAHI KORMA- this was a pretty good dish, it is a little bit on the sweet side but none the less pretty good. this is also not a spicy dish so it was perfect for me, but if you are looking for something not in the sweet side perhaps this is not the dish for you. CHEESE NAAN- this was a fresh piece of naan, the cheese was a bit weird, it looked and felt like scrambled eggs to be honest but the taste was definitely there. LUNCH OFFER SMALL - we also came another day and tried their lunch special, they had two sizes a small and a large, I selected the small and I was pretty satisfied with it, the choices are depending on the chef for the protein but it is a perfect way to sample some of the dishes they have on the full dinner menu. the small dish is definitely enough for one person and I even took some food home. This place is pretty good and they also take cards. this was a great experience and I definitely recommend.

Excellent Food and service. Authentic! We have had 4 dishes and all were fresh and delicious.read more

My husband LOVES Indian food, so we've eaten a lot of it. This is BY FAR the best. I got butter…read morechicken and he got Tandoori chicken. The sauces were delicious, the chicken cooked perfectly, and the rice just perfectly proportioned to balance the bit of kick in the sauce. We got our food quickly, but that might be because we went after 2130; lunch might be busier and therefore have a longer wait. I think it's worth the wait. The lady behind the counter was friendly and professional. Will definitely come back next time we're in town.

*Disclaimer: I have been to many indian restaurants, so this is based on proper comparison and not…read morepersonal opinion* Ok looking restaurant. Has a 7.99 lunch buffet Mo-Sa 11:30 to 14:00. However lunch buffet options are VERY limited, not even basics like Tikka Masala offered. Base options from usual Indian Lunch buffets are missing. Menu is elaborate, lots of options, but mostly meat, not too many vegetable choices. Dhal soup was a total letdown. It's just a flavored water with way too much salt and not a single lentil in it. Dhal or even dhal soup always comes with lentils. (At least they offered to bring a new soup when I didn't eat it + 1 star) Bread is also not very authentic, tastes like toasted tuerkish bread, not like homemade indian oven bread. Not in a bad way, just not authentic. Chicken Vindaloo was pretty on point and good, also good spicy level. Chicken Tikka Masala was also pretty good (even though not the typical Tikka Masala taste). Portion sizes were normal, not small but not huge either. Prices run around 12-15 per main dish which includes basmati rice. It's about the same as other indian restaurants in Heidelberg. Update: They took of the Dhal soup of the bill, for that it's another star.

Good restaurant with an average service. I assume the chef is not always the same because sometimes…read morethe meals are not prepared the same way. Anyway it is good and we go there quite often.

Very warm host and delicious authentic Indian food! We got the samosas and tikka masala. Highly…read morerecommend!

Best Indian food ever! I had a shrimp dish and my wife had the lamb- amazing spices! Wonderful…read moreproprietor - easy and interesting to talk to and genuinely cares about his guests and quality of food and drink. Probably the best meal I've had in Germany so far!

Totally "meh"...the owners are not very friendly or helpful (yes, I know we are in Germany, but…read morestill!), the food is sub-par, the WC is cramped and not the cleanest, they are clueless on packing take-out orders and they only take American Express (the preferred CC for SAP) or cash. Oh, and it is FAR OVERPRICED for what you get. My one recommendation - walk back over to the Kalipeh and eat local, organic food in the lovely restaurant there. Hopefully you were lucky enought to land a room there too.

Indian Garden is one of the places one always likes to come back to. The place is pretty small but…read morethe owners really welcome their guests and try to make possible what is possible. The food is nice and tasty, portions seem to be a little small but they are ok and priced reasonable. So for a nice lunch, an ideal place.