A hole-in-the-wall restaurant that does the overwhelming majority of its business as take-out via Eat24. We were passing by and decided to sit down and give it a try, even with very mixed Yelp reviews. Having high standards for Indian food, this place can safely be considered 3 stars: butter chicken and korma were OK, but you will not be ordering extra naan just to scoop up the remaining sauce. It is, in every way, fine, but not exceptional. Friendly service, but no ambiance--really just a take-out front, and I don't want to know what goes on behind the red curtains to the kitchens. A friend ordering take-out from here is likely the only way we'd eat their food again. This is not a go-out-of-your-way place. read more

I will try this again - a different dish - and update my review when I do. Overall, I'm a happy camper with what we got: chicken tikka masala (medium), saag aloo, and garlic naan. But the tikka masala was unusually sweet, which I found strange. Wonder if it came from some kind of overly processed tomato product (paste?). I also felt that there was no spice to it - so either they forgot, or their medium is not what I consider medium. Everything else was standard/good. Seems very convenient as a take out place. I'm just not sure about all these 5 stars. read more

This is a review of my takeout experiences from this place because I've never actually even set foot inside the actual restaurant. This is my go-to takeout/delivery spot for Indian food in my area. The delivery always seems quick (20-45 minutes from the time you order), and the delivery guy is super nice! Their vegetarian dishes are always good -- I love the cauliflower ghobi and the okra dish! Though both tend to be a bit greasy, it's not excessively so. The saag paneer is also pretty good, if a little blander than I'm accustomed to. I've also had the chicken tikka and lamb curries here, which will hit the spot on a cold night in. The naan and roti are good, but I wasn't a fan of the papadums, which were too hard instead of thin and melt-in-your-mouth crispy (in case papadums are your jam, I think Annapurna makes some of the best in the neighborhood!). read more

ABSOLUTELY WORST RESTAURANT. Ordered paneer butter masala from Uber eats and was served Chicken instead. When called to ask, the lady on the phone had absolutely no remorse. No idea how to talk to customers. Not even a tiny bit apologetic. All she said was "mistakes happen". This is not how you treat/talk to your customers. When I said the same, her reply was "do whatever you want". The restaurant owner seriously needs to close down his business, get some customer service training for all his employees instead of serving non veg to vegetarians, hurting their sentiments and not even being apologetic about it. read more

Uncooked servings. The place was super flighty and the staff was very unfriendly. Wont go to this place EVER!

Used to go to a Moti Magal even we lived in Nepal/India border. This place has GREAT food and very little dining area. That's the sign of a good restaurant, no in house diners with lots of carry out. No ambiance, so food MUST be good. read more

Moti Mahal - Indian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I work next door to this and the food is great. Fast service , always a correct order, butter chicken and chicken tikka is great. Probably not the best place for sit down dining as the location is very small but great for a fast take out. There is parking in the back read more

I think this is my new favorite Indian place! We decided to try it out for the first time on a Monday night. The dining area is small, but at least 10 people must have come for take out while we were there, which is awesome. We had the samosas, butter chicken, lamb vindaloo, and garlic naan. Everything came out quickly and was so delicious! Next time we'll definitely get hot spiciness instead of medium- we were a bit cautious learning from first time experiences at other places. The service was very friendly and the prices are very reasonable, so we'll be back for sure...I only wish I was in the area during weekday lunch so I could get the buffet!! read more

I love their food. I love it. They have AWESOME samosas, and the chicken tikka masala is on point! Sure, the place lacks any sort of ambiance or aesthetic appeal, but if you're just looking for tasty tasty indian food, they're your go-to. read more

Moti Mahal - Indian Near Me - Seattle, Washington

First time trying this place for a take out order. We had lamb korma and saag paneer. Order it medium spicy and it tasted so good. The food was fresh and was ready in 10 mins instead of 20. We will definitely come back again! read more

The food was delicious the owner Al is extremely polite and helpful. Delivery is free for all orders over $15 and they always get it to you fast and still hot. My usual go-to orders are Butter chicken, Tikka masala and garlic naan. They offer a 1-5 star spice level. I usually order a 2 or 3 and it's the perfect level. The Samosas are also really good. Keep up the good work Moti Mahal. read more

Food was not good. Place was very unsanitary. Got the worst food poisoning of my life from this place. If you decide to eat here. Good luck.

I ordered food from Modi Mahal through grub hub. Not only did they make the driver wait 30min they did not include the mixed pickle or utensils that I was charged for. I called them and complained, I was hung up on. read more

Moti Mahal is my go-to Indian food in Seattle. The food is great and the service is even better. The owner, Al, has unmatchable hospitality. He makes an effort to know his customers and remembers you whether it's your second time coming back or your tenth. I would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Quite possibly the sorriest excuse for Indian food I have ever had. The butter chicken tasted like Campbell's tomato soup combined with lots of white sugar. The chicken was simply large slices of a tough, over cooked chicken breast. I took about four bites and threw it in the trash. The naan and samosas were also severely underwhelming. Stay away! read more

Found this place on Eat24 with mixed reviews and took a gamble. Probably the best decision I made this week. Food took about 45min to be delivered on a Friday night. I ordered the butter chicken, samosas, and garlic naan. The butter chicken had the option for 1 through 5 spicy level. I ordered a 3 and it was still pretty spicy so be warned these guys are on the Indian spicy ratings and not American. The flavor of the butter chicken was out of this world, I felt as though I was holding on to the taste with every bite. Samosas were medium sized, a little smaller than I've seen at other Indian places but still delicious with perfect texture in the crust. The garlic naan was much bigger than I expect. Overall I was really impressed with quantity and quality of food I got for under $20. I will definitely be back. read more

Honestly, the food is delicious and reasonably priced. My complaint rises from the restaurant itself. I've worked in enough restaurants to know when a place is clean and this place isn't. Something about how you are storing your food isn't working. The smell that greets you when you walk into this place is of something that has been left out too long. There seems to be an issue with circulation. I understand that most of your customers are to-go but that doesn't mean that your floors and tables shouldn't be cleaned multiple times in a day. I'm really writing this so the owners/folks that run this establishment will read it and consider making some serious changes. read more

It was our first time trying this restaurant. We ordered takeout. I was hungry, so when we were quoted a 60 minute delivery time I was bummed to wait so long. I'm telling you IT WAS WORTH the wait. The food showed up right when they said it would, and it was hot, fresh, and delicious. We ordered Chicken Korma, Mutter Paneer, Vegetable Pakoras, Jeera Rice, and plain Naan. We will definitely order again. read more

Just finished moving to the area and we were absolutely pooped. Hopped on grubhub to see what sustenance was to be had here, and Moti pops up. Ordered butter chicken (after reading the rave reviews), shahi paneer, garlic naan, samosas and papadum. The price was right, the delivery was friendly and prompt (actually 20min ahead of ETA), and I can not say enough about how delicious everything was. Granted we were exhausted, starved and more that a little stoned at that point, so tasty was entering the realm of magical. My butter chicken was to die for. Good quality meat that had been marinated and was oh so tender and flavorful. The sauce was rich and they are not afraid to give you spicy if you ask for it. Portion was huge. Even being famished, half ended up in the fridge for later. My boyfriend loved his paneer, and he's not easy to impress when it comes to Indian food. I tasted the sauce and would have gone back for more had I not been tunnel visioned on my chicken. Garlic naan was standard, tasty but nothing to write home about. Papadum was light, crispy and had great flavor. Samosas were big, crunchy and spiced just right. All in all, with drinks we paid under forty. 10/10 would order again. read more

I've gone to Moti Mahal about three times now and really enjoy it. It is kind of a little hole in the wall on Broadway; I've also had delivery from them. The delivery was really promp too - they said it would take an hour but only took 30 minutes. Each time I've gotten the same thing - but it is because it is just that good. I've gotten chicken tikka masala (amazing!), lamb curry and lamb vindaloo (both pretty similar), and tandoori chicken with the garlic naan. All delicious! read more

We ordered through Grub Hub. We tend to go for the same few Indian places as our standby so we decided to be adventurous try another. We ordered the Paneer Tikka, Malai Kofta and Vegetable Vindaloo. The Paneer Tikka was amazing, we'll order this more often. The Malai Kofta had kofta that were both larger than expected and incredibly flavorful. The Vegetable Vindaloo wasn't the best we've ever had, but was still delicious. Moti Mahal has become another on of our standbys. read more

Only disappointment here was the tomato soup. The pappadum, garlic naan, butter chicken and samosas were excellent. read more

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Probably my new favorite Indian food place. My go go is lamb mango curry with garlic naan. This is my go to restaurant when I'm craving something warm, spicy, and delicious. read more

I recently ordered a handful of things through Amazon prime now with these guys. It arrived promptly, and was boxed up in a very thoughtful manner. The curries were absolutely delicious. The tandoori chicken was quite spicy, but I really dig spicy food. We ordered extra rice, which was completely unnecessary. It came with tons of rice. This is a great Indian restaurant, their food is absolutely delicious, and I look forward to ordering from them again. If you order from these guys make sure you get the coconut lamb curry- it is absolutely killer. read more

This place is awesome, small hole in the wall Indian restaurant that does tons of takeaway and delivery. I always order the butter chicken and some samosas. The garlic naan is out of this world. The owner/manager Al is super friendly and always polite no matter how busy he is and makes sure every order is perfect. Keep up the good work Moti Mahal! read more

Got a delivery through the Eat24 app. Was on time and everything was so great, we were blown away. Especially by the mango lassi, I should've ordered 10 of them!!! Will definitely be ordering again soon read more

Ordered via uber eats. You DO NOT put vegetables in a BIRYANI. Please update your description on website or dont call it biryani

We love this place!! The butter chicken is delicious, as is the paneer tikki masala. The samosas are a decent size, but I always feel like they don't do well in transit. This is the best Indian we've had so far in Seattle! read more

This place is wonderful, one is our first choices when circumstances bring us to the neighborhood. Their spicing on their entrees is just right; not overkill but always flavorful. Their desserts are lovely, and we particularly enjoy taking extra orders of rasmalai or kheer home to have them for breakfast the next day. More than that, though, is that without exception the people have always been wonderful - they're friendly and welcoming, and it's always a pleasure to get to eat here. read more

Food was burnt, I asked for extra onions 3 times, but 0 shits were given, and there were no onions. Never wasting money on them again

Moti Mahal is by far the best Indian restaurant I've been to. I don't know any other places that give 100% quality 100% of the time. The service there is always fast and friendly whether dining in or taking out, especially if Al is working. Service with a smile no matter how busy it is. The food is so good, I have no reason to ever go to another Indian restaurant read more

The food is very good. I can't speak for all of their dishes, having only been here once (tikka masala, korma, and garlic naan were great), but I will definitely be back. With that said, this place is strictly pick-up/delivery. If you're looking for sit down, go somewhere else. read more

Worst food ever. Biryani was tasteless not even mixed well, not fresh at all. Never will order from here again..stay away and save yourself

I've ordered from Moti Mahal a total of four times now, via Eat24. The first three times were wonderful. My meal was delivered quickly, and despite the driver forgetting my Mango Lassi each time (They'd drive back or someone else would deliver it separately) the food was exceptionally wonderful. My Girlfriend **loved** the Lamb Biriyani, and the Paneer Tikka and Paneer Kadhai were absolutely stunning. The Samosas are insanely delicious, even though on one occasion they were a bit cold. I usually would end up very happy and satiated with my meal... ... Until yesterday. My fourth delivery was starting to get a usual meal down. I ordered what I normally do - Mango Lassi, Samosas, Lamb Biriyani and Paneer Kadhai. It arrived insanely quickly, and the driver had my Lassi! But from there, the meal went downhill fast. The Samosas were stone cold. But they were still delicious, and my girlfriend and I devoured them gleefully. We sat down to eat our entrees. The first thing that my girlfriend says to me was that the rice in her Biriyani was very crunchy and not cooked right. She didn't care too much, as she loves lamb and continued eating. The next thing she said was that the lamb was really dry and a bit overcooked, but again, didn't matter, had lamb. As the meal went on though, she discovered large chunks of what appeared to be dried spices, sitting in her meal. She nearly chipped her tooth on the first one, and the taste of the second one soured her stomach instantly. My own meal was also a frustrating experience, where up until now, all the flavors meshed perfectly and my meal had an ample amount of paneer... suddenly, I had maybe about 1/3rd the amount of paneer that I previously had received. But the worst offense was that every other bite, I was biting into a MASSIVE sliver of ginger. The taste completely threw off my meal, and I found myself picking out a whole bunch of ginger from my meal. I don't really know how to wrap up but to say that I'm disappointed what was quickly becoming my favorite place to get take out from suddenly turned sour. read more

This review is for their delivery as we haven't actually gone into the restaurant. What is better than delicious and affordable Indian food delivered right to your door?? Yeah, I can't really think of anything either. We order from this place at least once every other week, and have never had a bad experience. One time we had ordered a dessert they were apparently out of, but the guy from the store called us within 10 minutes of ordering (we go through the Eat24 app) to apologize; he then gave us a different dessert for free, and gave us 10% off the entire order! Talk about customer service! But let's talk about what really matters: the luscious, luscious food. Two words for you ladies and gents: palak paneer. oh my dog, I crave this stuff nightly. so velvety, spicy, and nom! Really, there isn't a bad item on the menu, but the palak paneer will always own my heart. read more

Best lamb korma I've had in the states. Seriously. Perfect spiciness, the lamb was tender (I could cut it with a spoon), and the sauce's flavor was robust and complete. Delivery was under 45 minutes, so the food was still hot. And the delivery guy was sweet. I can only complain about the garlic naan, which only had the essence of garlic, not punch-you-in-the-face garlic. I prefer to be un-kissable after garlic naan, but perhaps I'm the minority in this particular category. Regardless, it wasn't so bad that I would subtract a star. I highly recommend this place. read more

Don't let the place's looks fool you. Great Indian food, on par with Annapurna three blocks up Broadway. Amazing butter chicken and friendly staff made my day. The lunchtime buffet on weekdays is an incredible deal, cuts out the wait time and there's rarely more than one or two people in there. Definitely one of my top five favorite places on Capitol Hill! read more

This used to be a great little place when it first opened. Since then the buffet variety has disappeared, become way too salty, the curry watered down and the same dishes over and over, leftovers freshened up. Not to mention they switched their to go containers to what amounts to containers made of thick paper napkins. It melted and started leaking by the time I walked the three blocks to my office. Eating with the Mission Impossible theme playing is not a good way to enjoy lunch. It's not totally bad. If you order off the menu it's still good and you get nondisintegrating containers. To return to what they had. They should not water down the curry, use less salt, have more variety in their buffet on a daily menu instead of butter chicken every day. The container issue is more a inconvenience than inedible food. read more

Stumbled into this place and extremely glad I did. The staff was very patient and helpful with reviewing the menu and making a selection. I ended up selecting the Chicken and Lamb Biryani. It was the perfect portion, temperature, and full of flavor!! Thank you to the gentleman that also gave me other local bars recommendations as well! The orange beer at Optimism made my night complete!! I will be back for your Chicken Tikka Very soon!! Peace. read more

Ordered from this place tonight via Postmates. I LOVE Indian food, and was excited to see a place with spice levels. It took forever to get my food, and really the only good thing was the garlic naan. read more