12/19/2025 Ate list: Chicken Tikka Masala - 6.2 Took a gamble because Uber Eats was running a special. Not bad version of the dish. Not amazing though. In a pinch, might order here again but would not seek it out. read more

Prince of India - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

My mom, brother, and I stopped in for an early lunch this past week. Prince of India is located within walking distance of the Pitt campus and was convenient to my brother's work. We visited on a weekend when unfortunately they don't offer the buffet, but we still had a fantastic culinary experience. My mom and I ordered the chicken tikka masala to split, my brother ordered the butter chicken, and we shared the mixed bread basket. You order through a QR code and they bring the food and drinks out to you. The food came out quickly and was hot and fresh. The naan was incredibly warm and chewy. The combo of plain, onion, and garlic allowed each of us with different preferences to enjoy. We requested the entrees to be a medium spice level and we were happy with our decision. The employees here were very friendly and helped us box up leftover naan to go. The restaurant itself is quaint, but clean and has restrooms down a somewhat narrow and steep flight of stairs. We'll be back to try the buffet on a weekday, for sure. read more

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$11.99 lunch buffet on the weekdays. Def a steal moneywise. Gotta start with the positives-- Naan is good. But I will say the rest of the buffet is somewhat questionable. read more

Prince of India - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Prince of India offers a fantastic buffet with fresh, flavorful dishes like saag and chana masala. Their chai tea is the perfect complement to the meal, and the naan is always fresh. Highlights: Wide variety of dishes Affordable prices (great for students!) Convenient location near South Side A must-try for anyone craving authentic Indian cuisine. We'll definitely be back! read more

Prince of India - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ordered some paneer tikka masala after a long shift and boy oh boy was it delish. The sauce was super creamy and spiced nicely and there was so much paneer in it! Truly have never seen so much paneer in a dish, I was so happy about it. The food came out super quickly and everything tasted super fresh and wonderful. read more

Prince of India - Paneer Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Best Paneer Tikka Masala I've ever had!! So smooth and creamy and went wonderfully with the peshwari and garlic and onion naan we got. You order and pay on your phone from the table, then food is brought out. Food came out really fast! read more

Prince of India - Paneer Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Little hole in the wall place right on Fifth Ave in Oakland! Clean, simple interior. Almost no one else dining in on a Monday evening. They were crazy busy with food delivery orders! Really great food, we had the appetizer sampler, mango curry, and chicken biryani. All delicious and plenty of a serving for the price! The Pakora were to die for! Will definitely come back for the lunch buffet sometime soon. read more

Prince of India - Chicken Biryani, Vegetable Mango Curry - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Good portion size and happy that they put the dish and the rice in separate containers for takeout. Fast delivery service and good temperature. Dishes would be nice to have labels on them. Spice level option would be nice as well- would love to make my dish a little spicier. Will definitely be ordering again! read more

Stop by for a quick lunch on a Saturday, unfortunately, there was no buffet, but we ordered off the menu. The food was flavorful, Naan was fresh and hot! Very much enjoyed this lunch :) read more

Prince of India - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

No buffet on Sundays, but they cooked us dishes to order off the menu. I tried a different kind of bread than our usual naan; this one is fried. Look out! There's a big jump in spiciness from mild (no curry) to medium. I found the mild flavorful enough, but my husband rued his decision to order medium. The entrees are large enough that we each took home half for lunch the next day, making the prices a steal. (He did have to add sugar to make his palatable.) Service was fine. We had the place to ourselves to watch the Indian music videos on the TV screen. read more

Prince of India - Poori and vegetable jalfreezi - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Came here during lunch but didn't partake in the lunch buffet. The buffet seemed like a bang for your buck but the food options didn't interest me. I ordered my usual paneer tikka Marsala spicy. The spice was mouth bearable but within an hour it was definitely stomach spicy. The meal was delicious, portion slightly small for the price, and the service was always quick on getting things out. read more

Prince of India - Paneer Masala Garlic naan - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I ordered takeout of two vegetarian dishes for dinner. I ordered baigan bharta and paneer tikka masala. Unfortunately neither dish was particularly good or fresh tasting. I have fond memories eating at this restaurant more than 20 years ago, so I was optimistic. Pittsburgh now seems to have a larger variety of options, so it is hard to recommend this. read more

I got their buffet to go for lunch and I must say it was delicious. They had a good selection of condiments, hot dishes, vegetarian and meat options. Their to go container is a little small but it ended up being an ample amount of food for me. Next time I might do the dine in option so I can try more things. It looked very neat and tidy inside and the staff was nice. I would definitely eat here again. read more

I got takeout from this place 2 weeks ago and I really enjoyed my meal!! The lamb was super flavorful and so tender. I don't have lamb often but sometimes when I order Indian food it's fun to wander from the basic chicken. The only reason I took a star off is because my meal was super hot. The hottest thing I've ever eaten. I still ate a lot of it and had milk on deck- but the spice level felt like it was above what I wanted I have a really high tolerance for spicy food- Korean food is my favorite and I love spicy hot ramen and anything spicy chili flavor- hoping to have less hot of a meal next time but still really enjoyed this!! read more

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Disclaimer: I only ever go for the lunch buffet Food: I'm not an Indian food critic by any means, I am a simple man from Appalachia but I think their food is great. The lunch buffet has a nice variety all of which were tasty to me. They had a pretty incredible hot sauce on the side that I placed on some of the foods that amped it up Service: Same guy is always working when I'm there for lunch, my cup is always filled and they give you a free fountain pop with the lunch which is cool. Ambiance: They play Indian music videos on the TV in the restaurant that keep me stimulated if I'm there alone on lunch, which I enjoy despite not knowing what's being said Overall: Love going here when I'm in Oakland for a tasty lunch buffet that's easy on the pocket and tummy! read more

Whenever I travelled I always like to have an indian meal in that particular destination. With that said I have read some impressive reviews about Prince of India and wanted to make sure to check to check it out when visiting Pittsburgh. Prince of India is located in Shadyside. They have a buffet in case you want to sample different types of entree. I was so laser focus on ordering the really spicy lamb vindaloo with basmati rice. Surprisingly this was my first time having such spicy lamb vindaloo. They really lived up to my expectation. Plus their serving portion was large, it can shared with a party of two if having appetizers. I was also impressed with how juicy and tender the lamb meat was and their vindaloo sauce was thick, spicy and flavored. The restaurant itself was pleasant to be in with lots of seating and a nice selection of Bollywood songs. FYI, they had a fairly cheap happy hour special where they served local beer and house wine under $5. Overall great services, excellent environment, affordable prices and delicious food. read more

Prince of India - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

After a long day at school, we picked up some Indian food from Prince of India in Oakland. We have heard so many good things about their all you can eat buffet, and are looking forward to going back to try it in the future! We ordered three chicken dishes along with some regular and garlic naan. We ordered the Chicken Mahkini (butter chicken), Chicken Tikka Masala, and Chicken Vindaloo. The butter chicken and the chicken tikka masala both tasted very similar, as I couldn't really differentiate one from the other. That being said, they were both delicious! The sauces were both super creamy and the chicken was tender. The chicken vindaloo was unlike any vindaloo I have had in the past. Typically, vindaloo is a spicier Indian dish, but this one tasted almost more sour than spicy which was interesting. Therefore, I would definitely recommend the other two chicken dishes that we ordered over the vindaloo. The naan was delicious, as you could actually see the garlic pieces on the garlic naan! The naan itself was huge, but you can definitely never have too much of it! Each of the dishes also came with a side of basmati rice that was delicious! All in all I will definitely be back to Prince of India to try out their all you can eat buffet! read more

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This is a pretty solid Indian restaurant that is currently offering 20% off their already fair prices. Naturally, I wanted to take advantage of this deal. So, I ordered salmon curry, gulab jamun, their appetizer platter, and naan bread. I appreciated that the salmon curry had whole chunks of tomatoes in it. Usually, Indian places would blend the tomatoes but I quite enjoy having that texture of real tomatoes in a curry. The salmon was plentiful, cooked well, and had a decent amount of flavor. Portions are probably slightly above average and the curry also came with a container of rice. My only complaint about the fish curry would be that it is on the watery side and not quite thick enough. Naan was also smaller than at most places but not too bad. Somewhat dry though. The aloo tikki was very large and quite crispy on the edges and stuffed full of potatoes and peas. Pakoras were overly rich in onions but still crisp. Seemed to also have a cheesy element to it, not quite sure what that was. Samosa is also large, seasoned well (a bit of mint?), and had a good batter but I would have liked it to be a bit crispier. My favorite part of the meal is the gulab jamun. They were 3 small balls soaked in super sweet syrup and I truly enjoyed them! Overall, this is a good and cheap place to get Indian food in Oakland. Portions are large enough, tastes overall quite good, but it does have a few shortcomings. 3.6/5 read more

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The lunch buffet is incredibly affordable and tasty. The service is also great. The food is excellent quality and delicious. A great little spot read more

Great food! Definitely the best Indian I've had in Pittsburgh so far. I feel like you can't find many good Indian around here. The takeout was super quick and still hot when I picked up, so great service. The atmosphere is a cute little restaurant. It was pretty busy during lunch. The reason I give it 4 stars is because I ordered BOGO samosas and only got one order of them. Other than that, great place and I will definitely be back! read more

Prince of India is such a delicious place. Located conveniently on fifth avenue. That being said be mindful that traffic is limited. It's a great place to stop and have lunch if you're free for lunch. The buffet is pretty affordable. I spent about $10 and everything was relatively good. Even as vegan there options available. read more

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I moved out of pittsburgh 2 years ago and I still think about this place every day of my life. best indian of all time

Got takeout from Prince of India. I was not impressed at all. The food, most of it, was bland. There was heat in some of them, but not the layered complex flavors I am used to getting from other places. I got two different Saag dishes; the Paneer was ok, the other one just did not make an impression. Also ordered a BOGO chicken curry. This one had heat, but was flat. I know people love this restaurant but for me, I won't return. Lots of other excellent Indian places to go. read more

So yummy every time I get it. My go to spot for Indian. Huge portions so it always feeds me twice.

I stopped by here last night with my wife for dinner. The Prince of India is located right on Fifth Ave and was easy to find. Upon entering the restaurant we saw a sign telling us to wait to be seated and within 30 seconds or so were on our way to the table. We ended up in a booth but there were also some regular tables as well. After getting seated we were asked whether we wanted the buffet or regular menu and we both choose the regular menu. They also had a decent happy hour going on (4:00 or 4:30 - 7:00 PM) which had Yuenglings for $2 and Dales Pale Ale for $2.75. For dinner on this evening I decided to go with the chicken curry while my wife went with her standby, the chicken tikka masala. Both my wife and I were asked how spicy we would like our food and My wife went with a mild and upon my choice of Hot, I was told to give the number between 1-10 and chose 8. We also decided to split some garlic naan and I ordered a Dales Pale Ale while my wife went with water. After a short wait all of our food came to the table and it was definitely the naan which looked the best. On my first bite of chicken curry I realized how hot they had made the dish. It was hot to the point where I could hardly taste the spices in the chicken. That's not a complaint about Prince of India as that's how an 8 probably should be, but more of a comment about how most other restaurants won't give you a super spicy dish. The chicken in my dish ended up being cooked nicely and was hot temperature wise and juicy. My only complaint about the dish was that there wasn't enough of the chicken, especially for the $12.50 price. While eating my entree I also dug into the naan which ended up being fantastic. It had a nice texture to it and was covered with a lot of garlic which gave it some great flavor. My wife enjoyed both it and her entree. The bottom line for me is that I might stop by here again in the future. The Prince of India has a nice happy hour and I appreciated the fact that they made their food spicy when requested, now if there was just a bit more of it. read more

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This is the ONLY Indian restaurant that we will go to. We have tried them all, and Prince of India is THE ONE. Service is always fast. Food is always piping hot, even when delivered. Inside is very nice atmosphere with friendly staff. read more

I just went in. Hadn't eaten all day. I ate 90% of my food and then felt something rough/sharp slide down my throat. I managed to pull a piece of it out of my mouth and it was a 2-inch piece of plastic. I told the waiter and he just said "Oh, sorry." Now, I hadn't tipped anything because I hadn't gotten my food yet when I paid as I was originally going to take. But I changed my mind and decided to eat in afterwards and the waiter was staring at the screen when I paid and hit "0% tip." Once I ate the food and found the plastic I got sick on my way home thinking that maybe someone may have messed with my food because I didn't tip up front. All in all, I'm disappointed in the service and the server's response to me eating plastic. I'm terrified my food may have been tampered with because I didn't tip I and just had an overall bad experience. I also suspect deliberate tampering because I asked for the lowest level of spicy they had but the food was obviously made way more spicy than that. It's a shame in today's world that customers have to worry about this kind of thing over misunderstandings about voluntary tipping. I spent $17 for a small dinner for one person and some naan. I wasn't refunded anything at all and the waiter acted like nothing even happened when I told him about my experience. The water also tasted uncomfortably weird - like it had chemicals in it or something. I used to frequent this place when I went to Pitt but I don't think I'll ever go back. read more

I have been craving Indian food lately and when someone overheard me say that, they quickly recommended Prince of India. I was told they had a buffet and right then and there I knew this was going to be the place to satisfy my Indian food craving! I am by no means an Indian food conniseur, so I will not be able to go into strict detail about each item, but what I can do is tell you how delicious everything was and how great of service they had! The food was delicious, plentiful and hot. They had everything I wanted to satisfy my Indian food craving and some! There were items I never had before like these sweet little balls on the buffet that were to die for! The chicken was all cooked to perfection and the taste was just right. The food was definitely on the less spicy end but that was ok. My favorite part about the meal was the naan! We got garlic naan with our meal and it was hands down the best naan I have ever had! All in all I was debating between giving this place 4 or 5 stars. I usually keep the 5 star reviews for a knock your pants off type of meal and atmosphere so I went with 4. That doesn't mean this place wasn't amazing! For a $13 Indian buffet this is tough to beat. They also offer alcohol, desserts, student discounts and more! I will 100% be returning to Prince of India every time my Indian food cravings return! read more

Prince of India - Garlic naan - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Is it the best Indian food I've ever had? No. Does it get the job done? Absolutely! My BF and I go here regularly. I always get chicken makhni with garlic naan and he will get vindaloo, mango curry or tikka masala. Most of the time it's really good and fulfills the craving. Service is also good. read more

Prince of India - Chicken makhni yum! - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I had lunch buffet which is about $10. There were some food to get but they don't have distinguishing tastes. For example, in my picture, can you tell that I get a little bit of everything from the buffet? Moreover, they tasted the same....I don't recall it tasty or worthy at all. When you pay upfront in the desk, they use a iPad thing to process the payment and they literally stare at you and your movement when you make to the "tip" section. It really feels uncomfortable and somewhat "forcing you to pick the high tip" even though it is a buffet and I barely got any service. read more

Prince of India - Lunch buffet - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Best Indian food in Pittsburgh. I miss it daily! The buffet is awesome and a good deal for lunch. Friendly staff and fast takeout if you want it. Highly recommend! read more

Food is always so good, even with takeout. Prices are definitely a steal for the food, it seriously is absolutely delicious! My favorite Indian restaurant in Oakland! read more

I have never personally been in the restaurant, but I order take out allllll the time. I have a tree nut and peanut allergy, which I always note on my order and I have never had any issues. It is by far my favorite! The food is always delicious, piping hot, and great portions. I couldn't recommend them enough. read more

Order took 20 minutes longer than the quoted time. I got veggie biryani, prince onion and garlic naan, extra raita and prince salad. Veggie biryani... rice was over cooked. The only veggies are mushy peas, mushy carrots, and mushy potatoes. I asked for a 2 out of 5 spicy and it was VERY spicy. And I'm not a weakling when it comes to spice. Way over salted. Raita... I definitely didn't get extra. My biryani should have had some and then I spent $4 on extra. I only got 1 container. It also tasted very salty, somehow. Prince naan... this was the standout. Cooked well, lots of flavor. Very good. Salad... literally just lettuce, onion, tomato, and cucumber. Didn't see any peppers and didn't come with any dressing. Big big thumbs down. read more

Prince of India - Mushy without the whole spices that I look forward to in a good biryani. - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Great meal ... had the chicken jafrezi platter delivered and it had so many great sides and generous portions. Arrived fresh, hot, and absolutely delicious. read more

I went to this place 2 years ago and I gotta say, it is WAY better now. I'm not sure what changed behind the counter, but the food quality is significantly improved. Would be very hard pressed to beat a $12 lunch buffet of this quality. Not an exorbitant amount of options but all of the staples deliver, its a smaller setup. Good vibes and friendly staff too. Will be returning soon. read more

We've been here a few times now. Service and food always great. Ordered the chicken tikka masala 5 and chicken vindaloo 7, naan bread. Flavorful and spicy. Check for Groupon or deals, worth going to! read more

Prince of India - Indian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The company I work for has an office on Forbes right in the middle of Oakland, so obviously we are eating at all the spots down here! A coworker had recommended Prince of India, therefore we decided to pull up! All was well when we got there, we called ahead of time to let them know to expect a party of about 15. They easily accommodated us and had all the tables and chairs mashed up for our arrival. The Indian buffet had all the dishes you know and love, chicken masala, beef kofta and of course that wonderful naan! All so good and delicious. However, I wasn't impressed with the flavor of the food. I thought that could have been more spices and flavors, that I'm used to at other Indian places I've been too. In fact, I've probably had better Indian food in Oakland at a nearby place. But for 10 bucks an all you can eat buffet doesn't get much better! And like plenty other folks have mentioned, that crispy, chewy naan, is worth the trip alone! read more

I had high hopes for this place but was disappointed. The chicken tandoori and chicken tikka had a horrible appearance to start- it wasn't red- it had no flavor- no spice. The butter chicken was made with breast instead of thigh- although the sauce was ok- the chicken had a weird taste. The vegetable korma and molai kofta were the only palatable things we had. I would not recommend to come here for Indian. Oh and the biryani was made with just tomato paste and not chili paste. So weird and had a ketchup flavor. read more

We tried this place on a whim because there was a great groupon available and I'm so glad we discovered it. We had $50 worth of food to get with the groupon deal so we had a ton of food and could sample different menu items to compare to our usual spot (India Garden in Monroeville) I have to say this place came out slightly ahead. The mango Lassis here were definitely better- fantastic flavor and consistency. We also tried different kinds of naan and both were delicious. So we're the chicken samosas! Super flavorful. As for the main dishes- I had chicken korma, my go-to favorite. It was excellent. I had a medium spice level and I'm someone who loves super spicy food. Medium is PLENTY spicy!! So keep that in mind maybe. My boyfriend had butter chicken, mild and it was also excellent!! Both will be re-ordered! The service was great- everyone was so friendly and attentive. We even got little donuts for free as dessert. Whether you're a fan of Indian food or just want to try it- come here! And check groupon! read more

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