Amazing service! Extremely patient waiter and check out! Great music and tasty food :)

I moved to Turlock 2 years ago. I have been looking for good restaurants and good food at reasonable prices. I finally found one. I like Indian cuisine and this place is spectacular. I wish I had found it sooner. The Chili Chicken is a taste explosion and the Goat Marsala was delicious. Even the plain Nan was tasty. I cant wait to sample the Buffett so I can try their other dishes and I express from my heart that if you like Indian cuisine you cant go wrong here and if you never tried Indian food before, I suggest you try theirs. I went 40 years before I tried Indian cuisine and now I cant get enough. I went 2 years living in Turlock and I thought I would have to move to find a good restaurant but now I have Nagina Palace, Texas Roadhouse and the Eggs Benedict at Huckleberrys. Please let me know if there are other good restaurants in Turlock that Im not aware of. Thank you Nagina Palace!!! Your a lovely Oasis, in a dry hot desert that is called Turlock. Keep up the good work. read more

I've always loved the food here. The service is decent. The inside is clean and the buffet is clean and fresh. I love to get the buffet so I can try many bites and see how i like it. I love everything. read more

Nagina Palace - Just a few of the wonderful flavors. - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

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Horrible customer service from the moment we walked in. We had to seat ourselves and waited about 10 minutes before finally receiving menus. We were never greeted, and the two waiters came across as rude and unwelcoming. They were slamming plates and utensils around, which made the atmosphere feel tense and uncomfortable. To make matters worse, there were flies inside the restaurant and dead flies on the windowsill, making the place feel unclean and poorly maintained. Overall, it was a very unpleasant dining experience. Do not recommend. read more

Went and had their lunch Buffet on a recommendation. Place is clean plenty of space and natural lighting. They do have a bar at the place too. Food was delicious. I can't remember all what we ate from the buffet but it was all pretty good. Keep in mind we ate only from the buffet and it was plenty to choose from to get you full. Service was quick and didn't feel hovered over. Recommend and we will go back. Buffet time is 11-3pm 12.99$ read more

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The food is always good, especially the butter, chicken and the garlic naan! Check out the great deals they have on Groupon for Nagina Palace! read more

The front desk and cook are great and the food is good. If "mild" can be milder both in food and the owner, they deserve 5* Thank you. read more

Nagina Palace - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

Food is very good. Service is so slow. The petite younger Indian woman with long hair is extremely rude. All of our food came out and our drinks didn't and she said, "I only have two hands" when I asked her. Then went back and she keeps rolling her eyes. She is so darn rude. If the food was as shitty as their service I would not be back. read more

Great experience! The food is delicious. Service is good too. Hardeep gill is the chef and he has an amazing touch! Give it a try if you're craving Indian food. Try #47 it's yummy!! read more

We have been here before. The food is great. Very flavorful and lots of vegetarian and vegan options. The wait staff were super slow, inattentive and gave the vibe of "don't bother me" we were there as a large group, off hours, so maybe the wait staff wasn't the usual? Red lipstick found on a water cup was shown to the server and with no apology she took a wine glass from a separate table and abruptly placed it on the table. No used dishes cleared from the table to make a crowded space easier to manage, and no containers offered for leftovers. Had to find staff to check out. Rough visit - still good food though. Maybe takeout is the best option? read more

Love this place my wife and I used to eat here all the time when we lived in Turlock. Staff were always very attentive and kind. Looking forward to going back when we are in town again. read more

I loved this place. There was a man who was running the floor he was very nice aswell as attentive. The food was amazing aswell as the Shahi panner with garlic naan my absolute fav I can't recommend this place enough!!!!! read more

The food was delicious! Although I took the food to go, I loved the decor inside it was very nice.

This place is bad. The food is cheap, the service is slow. I would never recommend this place to anyone!

Very tasty!!! We got the chili naan, butter chicken, and white malai chicken, both with medium spice. I've also gotten the chicken tikka masala and garlic naan before. HIGHLY recommend all of these! The food is always incredibly tasty, fresh, authentic, and plated well. The staff is friendly and helpful and the inside is classy. The price is reasonable for the quality and portion size. This is a hidden gem in Turlock! read more

Great food! Try the butter chicken, chicken tiki masala or the chicken curry, if you have never had Indian food before. These dishes are favorites of mine. Pair with any of the naan. Select a few sweets to enjoy as well for desert. read more

Food was sub par, I expected the butter chicken to be better. I could get past the mid food, but the service was atrocious. The waitress sat in the booth in the furthest corner and ignored both tables. She looked inconvenienced everytime we needed something. Never again. read more

We ordered eggplant, chicken, okra, naan, and keena (naan with lamb inside). Food was really tasty and they include a lot more pieces of chicken and veggies than what I'm used to at some of the other Indian restaurants. Definitely a plus. The only dish that was a bit disappointing was the keena (naan with minced lamb ). They can definitely benefit from hiring someone who speaks better English and knows what eggplant is (since it's on the menu). It was really difficult ordering over the phone. Just feels like staff was not the most efficient, and improvement to that could dramatically improve customer experience. read more

We've tried this restaurant twice now. Both times there were no more than 3 tables. The young woman at the front that seated us is incredibly rude and seems put out that we are there. Service is incredibly slow. The food is really great which is why we returned and hoped for a better experience. The waitress is constantly buried in her phone and fails to bring the check or boxes, we had to go ask her both times. She seemed annoyed we interrupted her. Before I could even box my food, someone came and specifically took the leftover sauces. I explained to him I wanted to take them and he said no, and rushed off with them. I let the waitress know and she advised we could not take the sauces we paid for. I protested and she finally brought some from the kitchen. Unfortunately, we will not be back. read more

I asked one worker what she really likes in the non-vegetarian section (not necessarily what most customers order) and she recommended the Butter Chicken. It was super rich(!) and buttery, as expected. Almost too rich, but still real good. Chicken was juicy unlike other places.. nice I think they used dark meat too instead of only white meat. She convinced me to get medium spicy since the hotter level would be too much, but if you're a spice lover then you could do it. Medium had a tingle but wasn't overboard. Mixed vegetables had cauliflower, snow peas, zucchini, carrots, peas, onions in a light curry seasoning. Though most of the veg seemed from a frozen bag, but still good if you're looking for a "lighter" non-meat side. Note it supposedly comes with cheese too, even though the menu description fails to mention that, but I opted out and it wasnt missed. Not sure if it's a 4.5 or 5, but it sure was tasty read more

Nagina Palace - Mixed vegetables (no cheese) and butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

The servers were very belligerent to us and their music was way to loud I asked them to turn I down and the said they will but they didn't

Chicken was not cooked properly. I was very disappointed with the Rasmalai. However, the garlic naan and rice were superb; I loved them.

This is an update to my prior review seen above. Yesterday, (12-30-2023) I called Nagina Palace as two members of our family wanted to try an Indian food NYE. As NP is on our way from Modesto to the other member's home, it seemed an easy fix. I called the place and had some difficulty with the person who picked up the phone. She didn't seem to understand that I wanted to give (and pay for) our order the day before. After going back and forth a few times, it became apparent that this was going nowhere, so I told her I would call back today (the 31st). Unfortunately for NP, that gave me time and motivation to look around, and after consulting Yelp, we decided on another place, Mother India in Ceres. I successfully ordered and will see how things work when we pick it up later today. Fingers crossed. read more

Nagina Palace - The order I just placed with a competitor. - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

Ordered food for dinner. Everything was tasting awesome until we found a bug in our Butter Chicken. Lost our appetite. read more

Nagina Palace - Bug in food - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

This is my second time eating at Nagina Palace and it was delicious! The restaurant is very spacious with plenty of seating and the service is friendly. We ordered Paneer Puri, garlic + regular Naan, Basmati rice, chicken Tikka Masala, mango Lassi and Gulab Jamun. Everything came out fresh and had great flavor. I usually travel to the Bay Area for good, authentic Indian food, but am happy I will not be needing to travel far any longer. read more

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The food has always been good here and service under new management is subpar. I put my to go order online to avoid waiting but when I got to the restaurant, my husband was told that it would be 30 minutes. An hour later the food was finally brought out. We repeatedly asked for the food and kept being told it would be "soon". We took the food home only to find out that it was all cold. I don't understand how it wasn't piping hot if we waited an hour for it to get made. It should have been fresh! The garlic naan was hard and not soft. Samosas were cold and soggy. read more

Nagina Palace - Cold and soggy samosas - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

This is definitely our go to in Turlock. Amazing food amazing service. I highly recommend Nagina Palace. Thank you for the consistency. Till next time read more

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Nothing but good vibes in here. I walked in to pick up an order immediately was treated nice. The music was good and the workers were super friendly read more

Delicious with a capital D! The food was amazing and the staff was courteous and helpful. Preet at the front went through each item on the outstanding buffet explaining what each one was. JMO; don't miss the goat curry, it was the best tasting entree on the buffet! Best thing; the to-go desserts at the door! This little gem is worth the drive read more

Nagina Palace - Coconut cheesecake bars. - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

This seems to be a post-COVID trend in town. The restaurant is still in business, but under new ownership. I didn't recognize any of the staff when I walked in. I noticed the center of the restaurant was empty, and the tables were pushed out towards the edges. Not sure why. Do they expect people to dance with to the music in the background? I ordered the Lamb Curry Masala. It comes with rice, but I ordered a garlic naan on the side. Apparently each table gets one order of rice. Take that tiny tray of rice, divide that into four portions. That was an insult to the size of my stomach. Then I dug into my Lamb Curry. It was excellent, the meat was nice and tender However, there wasn't much meat in that little bowl. There was plenty of sauce though. The garlic naan was nice and garlicky. But it was more doughy than crunchy. I want a little crunch from the burnt spots. I can summarize my visit with a question: the food is good, but is that all the food I get? read more

The buffet was really good and worth it. The workers were very attentive. Definitely recommend it.

Stopped in for dinner and left full and happy. We ordered the tandoori chicken plate and butter chicken spicy with basmati rice, garlic Naan and an appetizer with potatoes and peas in it (I can't remember what it was called). The whole meal was delicious and so filling and we have leftovers for lunch. I definitely recommend. Also the sweet sauce is to so yummy on the tandoori chicken. read more

Nagina Palace - Tandoori chicken appetizer - Indian Near Me - Turlock, California

This restaurant came highly recommended, but I was extremely disappointed. Apparently it's under new ownership. The restaurant was extremely hot and the service was very poor and the food was just ok. Not going back. read more

Food was so delicious! We really enjoyed it! They take a while to make the food which is fine with me - I rather them take their time then to rush. The server - may have been the owner was quiet but nice and helpful. We liked it so much we ordered extra to take home. Also the restaurant (ambiance/ decor) is really nice! We enjoyed it. The people in the next both (older folks) talked about how delicious the food was - they ordered a variety of plates! So we were excited to get our food....they were right, food is delicious! We also ordered the veggie somosas- they were so good! The sauces they served them with - all 3 were delicious as well. We will definitely be coming back. read more

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Fast service, the food was good, needed a bit of a kick( spice level) to the food that's it.

I came for lunch buffet. I was by myself and I had some paperwork to do. Lunch buffet was served I believe until 3 PM, so I spent at least an hour and a half there. There were several items on the buffet.. Some were obvious, but few to none were labeled. Another thing that I noticed was that there was not huge portions of each buffet item displayed, /just sitting there , not even much rice . But, they refilled each item as needed. But this is pretty cool, because the items appeared to be fresher, rather than just sitting there all day. I especially enjoyed the tandoori chicken and the naan. When I was seated, my server asked me if I wanted garlic naan or plain naan, and then I was served a basket of warm naan. At other Indian buffet as I've seen the naan on the buffet itself, and it is a little less fresh and fluffy, and when it serve directly to you. They also brought me a whole pitcher of water, which I appreciate it because the service was fine but a lot of time when I go out to Indian food I end up drinking a lot of water and I liked having it right there next to me. The room is large, and very pretty. read more

Once again this place did not disappoint. We came on the 3/18/22 and man was the food so good. Everything we had, to even the service from Charlie we had was fantastic. Will absolutely be coming again and again. Give this place a try if your in the area. Yes it's a bit of a wait for food but so worth it since it's hot and fresh. read more

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We got in right at 11am on our way to Yosemite. We ordered Pani puri and baigan Bharta with naan for two people which was a good portion size. The Pani puri turned out better than expected and the Pani (only tamarind) had a good balance of sweet and salty flavor. Baigan Bharta (medium) was still a little on the spicier side, so get mild if heat is not what you're looking for. You can also get excellent chai, which is an off-menu item Overall, great value with homely service. read more

This review will be somewhat skewed since Ive never dined in nor ordered anything other than their butter chicken and garlic naan. I order these two for my son and he loves it. I've tried their somosas but was not impressed. I order the food through Yelp/Grubhub and just pick up the food when ready. They've got a pretty large parking lot and although the gent at the cash register isn't very friendly, he is polite. Their dining area is pretty big and I imagine they rent it out for special events but can't confirm that. Overall I recommend this place and this is where I get my son's butter chicken. read more

We walked in around 6:30PM on Thursday and were the only table, and within 10 minutes 3 other groups walked in. As soon as I walked in; I was welcomed by a strong scent of Indian food. Food: *Butter Chicken (4.5 stars) - Have you ever had bad butter chicken? I don't think so. This version has a red creamy sauce with chunks of tender Tandori chicken. Great to dip with naan. *Malai Kofta (4.5 stars) - I especially like how creamy the sauce, which seems to come from the cashew. I tried the medium, but would definitely go for spicy next time. The kofta was yummy, but pretty small. *Lamb Biryani (4 stars) - First of, if you consider lots of lamb to be a great value like my friend, you'd like this dish. The rice came in the shape of an upside-down cake with a flat top. The flavor was there from all the spices (clove, pepper, fennel), but the bad part was that each bite you will taste the whole spices too. I spent some time picking out all the spices because they were just to strong for my taste. *Bindi/Okra (4 stars) - Good option if you are looking to bring a healthier option into the otherwise rather heavy meal. Nice flavor with onion and tomato. *Masala Chicken Curry (3 stars) - Not saucy, chicken was stringy, flavor was decent, but nothing special so don't recommend. read more

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