This rating is for delivery. I ordered chicken tikka, lamb biriyani, vegatable somosas, and garlic naan. The food is okay but they messed up my order and gave me a tikka spinach salad instead of what I ordered. I called them back up to explain the mix up and the guy at the restaurant says he won't deliver the right order because it's only 5 dollars for the appetizer (even though the full order was over 50!). Last time I checked, the customer is right and should be looked at as a future custumer. Instead he didn't care that he made a mistake on my order and said it was just too bad. There are plenty of other Indian food places to get food from, I suggest you avoid this one. read more

We ordered chicken 65 and gobi 65. They looked very similar, couldn't figure out the difference in taste and look from each other. They were completely bland and undercooked. We will never be ordering from this place again. I wish I could rate this place zero but that isn't possible to post the review. read more

Very mediocre food cooked with little effort. They are in busiest was only because there is no better restaurant within couple of miles of their radius. The owners are good people, they have good seating, buffet is average, e la carte is average to above average. read more

This place is great! The garlic naan was so fresh and the garlic was cooked into the bread, not just slathered on top. The tikka masala was wonderful - so creamy and flavorful - my only complaint was that the serving was a bit small. T lamb biryani was perfect with the yogurt sauce (and the portion was generous!) I would definitely come back here again! read more

This place is sooooo good! Chicken Masala is the best I've ever had, the naan is fantastic, lamb curry was delish, rice is perfect... Haven't tried too many items on the menu because the chicken masala is just so good I haven't been able to try anything else! I highly recommend... Oh! And try the mango lasse... Yum! read more

I have eaten take out from here twice. Both times have been phenomenal. This restaurant is very underrated. Tonight I had the Seekh Kabob and veggie samosas. I have never tried tandoori items before as I'm usually not that adventurous at Indian restaurants, usually sticking to Chicken Tikka Masala. The kabobs were amazing and the samosas were the best I've ever had. I can't wait to go there again and try more new things. read more

This place has very tasty Indian food with very friendly owners .. I have had some very authentic samosa chat at this place that I find nowhere in Boston .. also the thaali dish they offer has a lot of variety .. i have heard they have a good buffet and wish to try it someday .. The one thing that these guys need to improve on is the ambience of the place .. read more

Had delivery from here. Lamb saag, chicken masala, veggie samosas, naan were all great. Except we waited 90 minutes for our food. I called twice - the first time was told it was on its way. I called back 20 min later and was told it's on the way. This time it arrived 10 min later, very hot - so I think they forgot about us. They were very apologetic. I think we will order from them one more time because really, the food was good. But ordering in Malden at 830 and getting dinner after 10pm was very frustrating. read more

Have been to so many places in Boston searching for authentic Indian food and have been disappointed . Not here. They have one of the best samosa chats I have had in a while. There Malai Kofta and chicken and lamb dishes are also really good. I definitely think they can improve on their ambience but the food and service have always left me happy. We regularly order for take outs here now. read more

If you crave for Indian and cannot find any place on earth, go buy some frozen options from an Indian Grocery store but stay away from this crook,s joint. Food quality, taste and material is an absolute rot, more so these cheats cheat on you by altering the items you order. We ordered a Salmon dish from menu (of course significantly higher price because it is Salmon). When the dish arrived, i used the knife to cut the fish and....holy cow...the inside is all fresh white. I asked the server ( actually he is the owner as well) when did salmon turn white??? He said that it is Haddock or something as that's all they have for fish. I asked then why did you not say that when I ordered ...he remained quiet first and then responded, fish is fish what difference does it make if Salmon or Cod. Before you go to this place ...you figure that out yourself. BTW : most non veg dishes used the same Master Curry Sauce slightly deviated in color depending on the dish ordered, and the fried appetizers used old oil as you can smell it upon bites............ And lastly, for two people (that's us) he added 20% tips on the bill himself before presenting the check to us.................go figure.............. read more

I love Joti Palace. My wife and I have been getting take out from Joti for more than ten years and the food is consistently good, not even one time have we had a bad experience. We've ordered many different things from the menu, tried to change it up sometimes and get something we've not tried before, and it's solid every time. I think it's the best Indian in the Malden/Melrose area. My only regret is that we haven't actually sat down in the restaurant to eat, because we've always just done take out. The restaurant interior is small but very charming and the entire staff has always been warm and friendly to us. read more

I like this place, it's my go to Indian food if I don't want to go out. The only thing is it's pretty pricey but the portions aren't bad, and the delivery is absolutely awful, that's the only down side read more

I ordered a gift certificate for a friend who had just moved to Malden, paid over the phone and gave them the mailing address. They were happy to take my $50 but my friend never received the gift certificate. When I called to ask them to mail it again, they refused to resend it. Congrats on losing a new customer! read more

It doesn't look like much, but the food here is, in general, very good. The curry and mali kofta are particularly standouts among the entrees, and the nan bread is divine. I'm happy to have a such a good Indian restaurant relatively close, given their general scarcity in the Greater Boston area. read more

I like this place- the service was good, the masala tea had good spice to it. The meals- we got sag paneer and Dal Makani were very good with good spice. The prices are reasonable- not as low as Spice N'Hot, but reasonable and I liked the food better. I would go back. read more

Do you want to eat horrible leftover food? Then go there. I went there five times in hope that I will get good food next time but they were not able to serve me fresh food even for a single time. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. I WON"T EVER GO AGAIN. Food: Average Service: OK (in terms of how quickly the food was brought out) Popularity: I was the ONLY customer in the restaurant, for the second time. Never seen an Indian eating joint this empty during the weekend lunch hour. Customer Service: Horrible Price: The owners/managers jacked up the price as soon as I had presented a coupon and had swiped my card already. On questioning they claimed it was tax and tip. I would never have given so much tip. My assumption is that they resort to these practices due to lack of clientele read more

The food is top notch...but they almost always have on the Cartoon Network (sometimes quite loud), as a babysitter. I honestly believe (with several other Malden friends who come here regularly) that shutting off the cartoons would do wonders for business in this very nice restaurant with very good Indian food. read more

Ordered some lamb here one day, and had the gross taste of goat (the goat meat tastes funky because of the preparation of the meat, the glands make the meat have a strong oder) . If you think you are getting lamb you are not getting lamb. Will never eat at Joti again, cheap food, but its not worth it at all!!!! read more

I've been a regular customer for 10 years. The reason for this is quite simple. Joti Palace has the best Indian food in Boston. Hands down! I've been to other Indian restaurants but keep coming back to Joti. I've had everything on their menu. Superb! read more

Great authentic Indian food. I have high standards & this place is great. Gotta try the chicken Tikka Masala!!! Out of this world. Highly recommend. read more

Been coming here for well over ten years. The restaurant itself isn't a place you would take a date ... its furnishings are cheesy and dated but the food is great . The staff is very attentive and pleasant . If i lived in Malden i would go more often . I used to go quite often when i dated someonenearby . So if you want delicious, flavorful Indian in Malden definitely check out Joti Palace. read more

Actually. I also like this place. I've also only ordered vegetarian food for dine-in, but have had mostly very, very good Indian food. The soup was somewhat bland, but everything else was actually rather good. True. there is a slightly weird ambiance, but I've found the food much better than most Indian food restaurants. Again, like a few others, I don't quite understand the negative reviews. I can reliably get a good Indian food fix here. read more

The worst biriyani I ever had. Not sure if the chef or the owner ever ate the proper biriyani .

Not sure if Chicken Kurma was a dessert or an entree. We asked for a Spicy Kurma -- mentioned 4/5 stars for spiciness while ordering and we received a Kurma that was sweet. Last wish of the Chicken was not to end up in a Kurma like that. read more

Lamb Tandoori Masala and Biryani were half cooked. Lamb masala were cooked again, making it worse. We left the food but paid full price plus some tips for Cook +waitress for the sake of being polite. We all had stomach problem for couple days. Seems the meats were cooked several times and at point became too hard to chew and felt like half cooked. Menu are very expensive compare to this type of Indian restaurant. If you end up going, just get vegetables. You may have better luck. read more

This restaurant is under rated. I have been eating here for about 2 years and everything I have gotten has been very good. The atmosphere of the restaurant is a little drab and dated but the food is tasty and authentic. The staff is very pleasant. My father is Indian so I grew up eating Indian food. I suggest chicken curry, chicken vindaloo, mushroom saag, samosa appetizers and the onion kulcha bread. The meal is moderately priced but high quality. read more

This place was the only place that delivered to my town - Wakefield, so I went with the delivery order. The woman from the restaurant then called me and asked me to go pick it up... if I wanted to pick it up I wouldn't have ordered delivery duh. And then she hung up on me, the order was NEVER DELIVERED, and I tried to call back to ask what happened but nobody picked up the phone (tried calling three times). How rude and unprofessional!! BAD SERVICE! read more

Food is good, price is good, but if you're ordering delivery be prepared to wait. This is the third time my food has not arrived in over an hour. Precisely, an hour and a half! I called twice, did not receive the promised call from the delivery guy. If you're actually hungry, take your business elsewhere. read more

We had this restaurant.com certificate we wanted to redeem here. It was not mentioned if it was for dine in only. We called them and they told us that they would charge 15% if we wanted to carry out. We said OK so we ordered online and there was 15% off automatic discount without adding any codes or anything when ordering online. We were on our way to the restaurant when they called us and SCREAMED at us that we could not get 15% off that we got on top of the certificate. We tried to explain them that we paid for that certificate.. not that we got it for free but they did not want to listen! Like it was our mistake! They should mention that you cannot order online or something!! So we had to cancel the order. It was one of the worst restaurant experience! Never going back! read more

My favorite Indian restaurant. Owners are super nice and Tikka Masala is yummy! This is the only place I'll eat Indian for some reason. I even got my 9 year old son hooked :) read more

I ordered Lamb biriyani, naan , chicken tikka masala and samosa chat. If it wasn't for samosa chat I wouldn't give 2 stars either. Biriyani rice in lamb biriyani lacked spices and flavor. No value for money for the quantity of rice and meat. Chicken tikka masala was just too bland in spite of asking to make it spicy. read more

Simply delicious and true to traditional form. No americanizing, but pure and beautiful, fresh ingredients and terrific spices. Very small with buffet 11-3pm. Always get the Jyoti bread basket for a delight of the senses. Sag paneer is my favorite, bit basic beautiful curry wraps you in the warmth of India. I wish we had more wonderful ethnic places like Jyoti to become as common as the innumerable pizza joints. read more

Great option for Indian delivery in Malden!! We got the vegetable biryani, chicken curry and shrimp tandoori with garlic naan on the side. Our order came with extra rice and plain naan. Everything was hot and delicious! Would definitely order again. read more

Forgot to mention in the previous review that it does take slightly longer for them to deliver, maybe an hour or so but again the food is decent enough! read more

The food here sucks it's awful and old. I alway go to Spice N Hot, but I thought why not change things up, so I tried the food here. PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF THE TROUBLE, DONT EAT HERE. read more

Joti Palace Review: Papadam: It was mildly burnt. It takes skill to burn papadams. Rating: D...it was edible. Aloo Paratha: not bad. Rather salty. Resembled roti more than paratha. Did I mention it's salty? Rating: C-/C. It was decent Pakoras: *cries* Why can't I find decent pakoras in Boston?!?! Everything I get looks like onion bhaji! *cries* Rating: P.F == Pakora FAIL *eats more paratha. cringes at the level of saltiness* Dal Makhani: ..It had an odd aftertaste. The spice level wasn't bad per say. The spices used, in the words of my neighbor, were dubious. Rating: C...it was tolerable, but only tolerable. Rice: Well, it tastes like rice. Actually, it tastes like rather nice rice. Nice rice is nice. I have no more rhymes to splice. ^_^ Rating: B/A Condiments are an essential part of meal, that are commonly ignored. Unless, they stand out due to awesomeness or epic fail. Unfortunately, the later holds. Tamarind sauce: A staple part of an Indian meal. I originally believed that it was fairly hard to completely screw it up. I am constantly amazed. All sugar no spice. No really. It tastes like sugar. Mango Chutney: Obviously, Joti Palace is part of a conspiracy to increase diabetes levels. It's also really grainy. *cries* I'm now off to console my stomach. read more

3.5 stars for this place. My review is based on the buffet they offer. Naan is good - the plain one is better than the naan with onion garlic stuffing. Chhole-potato preparation was good. Do not go for the gulab jamun; you'd be disappointed. Go for the rice kheer instead. The chicken tikka, dal makhni & malai kofta are all above average. read more

Good place to eat a very homey indian food . People were pleaseant and me and my friends arrived just in time they served the dishes for a sunday brunch read more

i like the place -good ambiance - friendly environment -not too expensive food read more