This visit we tried several appetizers and we liked them in the order of Avacado Jhalmuri, King Salmon & Lime chicken. (Pictures were added) Our main dishes were the Butter chicken and dum chicken. We were divided on which one is the best. The Hyderabadi Murg Dum Biryani chicken looks like a huge pot pie in a bowl. Full of colorful rice and chicken that is wonderfully complex, spicy and easily serves 4 people. The Butter chicken is a great introduction to Indian cuisine and a well known popular dish. For me, the winners tonight are the fun Avacado Jhalmuri appetizer and dum chicken dish. Will order them again and again. After I have tried everything else on the menu. Tip 1: most dishes have a sprinkling of decorative cilantro. Request it without it, if you prefer. Tip 2: plan to have a leisurely dinner. You may can rush through lunch here, but not at dinner. Honestly, why would you want to anyway? read more

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Today was my friend and I first time eating here. We ordered the chili shrimp as an appetizer. Its tossed in delicious sweet and spicy sauce. It was extremely tasty. We ordered our entrees next. I ordered the KORMA -mild creamy curry sauce with chicken. I was pleasantly impressed by the flavor. I will always order it. My friend ordered the MAKHANI- heard of butter chicken , tomato aromatic spice. Our server was very nice and we didn't have to adk for anything. She helped guide us in picking our meals. The ambiance was very peaceful and it was a welcoming atmosphere I am excited to coming back to this hidden gem. read more

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I'll just say this, when I was working in the Middle East, I fell in love with Indian food. Loved the flavors and the spice of it. Today brought back memories of the food I had there. Thanks Nick for your hospitality and kindness and especially for the amazing Indian food. I was more than pleased with the dishes that we ordered and thanks for the samples of your amazing mongo ice cream. You should definitely be proud of your establishment and the wonderful food you offer. I definitely recommend this place and give it two thumbs up . read more

Royal India Bistro - Store front - Indian Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

The service was great...and the food was AMAZING. The garlic cheese nan paired so well with my curry dish

New manager, Vinay was very welcoming, friendly and helpful! The chef was exceptional in preparing lamb curry! I highly recommend a visit if you haven't tried lately! read more

The service at Royal India Bistro is excellent!" The staff is polite and attentive, going above and beyond to provide a wonderful eating experience. The food here is absolutely delicious! Every dish we tried was bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. Highly recommend the Chicken 65,Chicken biryani and Paneer Tikka. This restaurant has a warm and inviting atmosphere that feels like home. The time spent is memorable and had great dining experience. read more

Under new management. Quality has decreased. The closest decent restaurant is now Lafayette.

Great food you really get your moneys worth. Great service and the restaurant has a decent ambiance. Since I do work in the city quite often there's a very good chance that I will visit this place again on the future. read more

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Staff was friendly and food was amazing, love the garlic naan with everything. Portions are also huge, definitely can make multiple meals!

This was my first time trying Indian food and it was delicious. I had naan and butter chicken, both flavorful. Excellent, kind and attentive service! Highly recommend trying this place! read more

One of our favorite restaurants. So nice to have something other than Mexican, Chinese buffets or Catfish in Central Louisiana. The food is always delicious and the staff is courteous. Highly recommend. read more

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This was my first time trying Indian food and I loved it. I suggest going on a Sunday to get the buffet. It was amazingly different and fresh. I will say my stomach was not use to the flavors and I definitely ate too much. read more

Shamim ansari was amazing at facilitating a very large order for our TV crew. I had the Tika Marsala with butter naan and came back to thank the staff personally for the best Indian cuisine I've had in America. NO JOKE, give these folks a try if you're in town! read more

Royal India Bistro - ROYAL INDIA BISTRO - Indian Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

Came here to visit a friend from San Antonio and craved Indian food. Found this restaurant but when the food came, the dish was lukewarm and the portions for the price were not matching the amount of food. The garlic nan bread was too thin and hard and did not taste like garlic. The service was terrible. The waitperson spent more time flirting with a female guest than attending the few people in the restaurant. I will not come back here and I wish them all the best. read more

Was in town for business and decided to look up more adventurous dining options, that evening. This place pulled up in my search and I decided to give it a try. It's a bit tucked away behind a shopping center off MacArthur/hwy 71. But worth the effort. The evening I went there were both several people dining in, as well as people picking up orders to-go. That was a good sign. The server seemed a bit busy, but he did get me seated pretty swiftly. Then I had to catch his attention to ask for a menu and order my drink. The restaurant smelled good inside and was clean and neat. The server explained that he had been newly promoted to the front, and was still getting the hang of things up there. He was decently attentive, though busy. Ordered my entree and a mango lassi, and waited patiently. They may have been a bit short handed in the kitchen because it took a while for me to get my food. Eventually he brought out my food and asked if I needed anything else. I could tell the server was making the effort and that was appreciated! Both my lassi and my food were quite delicious. No complaints overall, food wise. I guess if they got staffed up and service flowed a bit better, that would be my only observation. But I could tell as a small, independent restaurant, they were making the effort. Next time I am back in town I will hit them up again. Definitely a good place for a bit of an exotic but tasty hot meal! read more

Absolutely fire. We had the samosas, garlic naan, butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, and saffron rice. Honestly the best decision we made tonight! read more

Ordered butter chicken spicy. It was pretty good but a little different from most I've tried. Service was good and it was a nice place

I only had one dish and it did not my the standards that I am used to eating out west. It was ok

So impressed with the many tasty dishes offered at Sunday Buffet. Constantly refreshed even as late as 1:30

We went for the buffet today but there were many issues at the restaurant. The food tasted fine but was not kept warm enough. The service was severely lacking - poor service throughout and downright rude at points. We were not asked if we wanted drinks. Actually I had to ask for water and was given my water in a small paper cup. Management needs to step up and fix the service issues. Definitely room for improvement. read more

Excellent food! Coming from Dallas, we weren't expecting much but we were mistaken. We haven't had such tasty food even is Dallas. We were literally begging him to open a resturant in Dallas. He was great at recommending dishes to order. Told us the biryani would be huge so to avoid ordering a lot of food. The service was fast. Resturant and bathroom was clean. Would highly recommend. read more

The food was wonderful and the service was great! We will definitely be dining in again!

Food and service was great! This was our first time. We got the chef special chicken curry and Kashmiri RoganJosh . The restaurant was clean, nice environment and friendly service. So glad to have a cultural variety of food in Alexandria. Definitely recommend to give this place a try. read more

Royal India Bistro serves the best Indian food I have ever eaten. I ordered delivery during a business trip and was so impressed! Everything was hot and extremely tasty. Now, I want to travel to Alexandria just to eat here. read more

amazing service, the chef is so sweet. he was just a huge help and answered all our questions. our bill for 3 was $88, we only had $84 he took it and let us pay that. we decided to come back and tip him a great deal and pay the rest of our bill. i highly recommend the food and service is a 10/10 read more

Today I went to the Indian restaurant and the food was very good. Of course it's always tasted very good, but the heat of the food is much better and also the staff was very accommodating and offered to make any dish that I would like if we would let them know ahead of time they even made the sweet donuts for us as we were getting ready to go and did not see them on Buffet Excellent. read more

Amazing experience! The staff was friendly and prompt, and the food was incredible! You have to try the mango lassi :) read more

Royal India Bistro - Garlic naan, lamb saag, and butter chicken! - Indian Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

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Food was good, but the service was terrible. They wouldn't honor the coupon I had, even though it was within the expiration date. They charge $3 for a coke, which is normal, except it's a can of coke without free refills. Took forever to get the appetizer. Everything was a super expensive too. Avoid this place like the plague. read more

Such an amazing food experience for Alexandria fresh flavorful and a pleasure to visit

i'm so iffy about this place. AMAZING food. so delicious but the staff is so over worked and understaffed. 5 tables with one server. Both being a waiter, hostess, cashier, AND bussing tables. the poor guy was so stressed running in circles trying to help everyone. We waited 15 minutes to get our drinks at all. It's not the guys fault he is just so over worked. I truly felt sorry for the worker, i couldn't imagine how hard it was for him all day. read more

The food was cold. The service was bad, took the waitress forever to get back to the table and there was only one table.

Flavors were amazing! Service was attentive and helpful with menu decisions. Prices were good considering the quality of food served. Atmosphere was quiet which I prefer when eating a meal. I had the coconut shrimp curry and their appetizer which was a lovely interesting salad and chicken dish (I forgot the name of it). Will go again! read more

Not bad on the flavors. I got the chicken masala only had 2 small pieces of meat in it. And the overall food was medium warm. Update. The waitress went to the kitchen ensured the order was fixed. Hot and adequate chicken. read more

Royal India Bistro - Chicken masala - Indian Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

Food was real good never had it before but love it and I will go back and will tell other about them five stars for me

Worst Indian restaurant I have ever eaten at. Paid 32.00 for goat curry and bread. The bread was good, but the entree dish should be renamed to : Goat bone Curry! Where's the goat, literally three bites of meat. Terrible experience for the price. read more

Absolutely best India food. I love their butter chicken and bread. Always fresh and delicious.

Great authentic Indian style food. Delicious and it has a nice friendly atmosphere. Associates are always making sure you're taken care of.

Excellent plating and flavor. Talented chef and owners. Clean and friendly environment. Comfortable seats. Can't wait to try more items here. The spinach and farmers cheese - palek paneer was fantastic. Love the heat and curry seasoning and the post meal caramelized fennel. Fresh made garlic naan bread was killer too. read more

We had the beet kafta, lamb kashmiri roganjosh, garlic naan, and the "shot" app. The app. was tasty and unique but I would not recommend. However, the entrees were amazing! As was the naan. Service was a bit awkward. Go there for the delicious food! Spices and herbs flavored everything perfectly! I highly recommend for food, not service. read more

I love the Indian curry ... Very good and authentic. If you like this type of cuisine you will not be disappointed. read more