New to me so tried. Very good buffet on Sunday, different each week. Worth trying if you like new things. . read more

My initial impression of Taj Mahal was that it looked like a sketchy hole in the wall, complete with second-hand tables and chairs that came from an old Applebee's. The food and service, however, more than atones for the decor: I am always greeted with a wave and a smile whenever I come in, the portions are always generous, the chef always comes to the table to ask how everything tastes, and brings a small lagniappe--either an extra side dish, a dessert, or a new item he's planning to put on the menu--to my table. I usually get grilled chicken or lamb. The food is cooked to order, and comes out hot and fresh. Most meals I have ordered always come with a small salad along with a generous portion of rice. The drinks come in cans and there is no soda fountain so no refills. Recently they have put out a buffet spread but I have yet to try it. read more

Royal Tandoor - Grilled lamb chops - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Ordered the Butter Chicken, Biriyani Rice and the Eggplant Curry. As usual this was pretty good. Just be aware of the peppers in the curry they are extremely hot. So hot they had my scalp burning. Great service and a decent price. read more

The food here is so delicious & a great amount for the price. The people who work here are very nice and the service is adequate. I love the lamb gyro roll. But anything you get will be good. read more

Royal Tandoor - Lamb Gyro Roll - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Got take out tonight from Taj Mahal. Was already excited cause the wife and in-laws finally let me get Indian, but was really really impressed with the meal. Got samosas, chicken tikka (had some heat), lamb gyro (cut kinda like modern cracklin... Chunks, not slices. But not fatty), a spinach dish (also had some spice), and lamb kebab. Lamb gyro and chicken tikka were my favorites. Samosas were among the best I've had, and I actually saw the one gentleman in the back making my naan to order. Didn't have a curry, cause the menu on yelp didn't show one, but I Assure you goat and curry (or goat curry) will be on my order next go round. Keep this place around, LC! read more

Royal Tandoor - In-store menu - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Just a quickie first time there had lunch $6.95 and butter garlic nuun 9.95 total was tasty will be back read more

Royal Tandoor - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Fantastic food. A great little hidden gym in Lake Charles. The people are friendly. The food is amazing. We love this place. Butter chicken is a must try. The naan is some of the best I've had. read more

My new favorite restaurant in Lake Charles! I looooove indian food, and I loooove that we finally can get it in Lake Charles! Taj Mahal is right across the street from McNeese Univ, and my hubby and I went there the first night they were opened. I ordered the chicken tikka and he got the lamb kabobs. The ladies there are so nice and the food came fast. They have lots of comfy booths to sit in. Our food was amazing! The whole time we were eating we just kept saying how delicious it was! Neither my husband and I are indian, but we just love the food. I have had indian food in New Orleans and Houston restaurants before and Taj Mahal's is just as good if not better! It was so good we went back just a few days later! This time we both got the butter chicken masala. Not on their menu, but it was their special that day. My recommendation is if they have the butter chicken masala, get it because it was sooooooo good!! But you can't go wrong with anything here because everything is yum! read more

Royal Tandoor - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

A no frills, good Indian food restaurant connected to an Indian supermarkets The staff were friendly, thoughtful and knowledgeable. This is more of a mom/pop restaurant so their focus is on providing good food and not on restaurant presentation/ ambiance. I would recommend this restaurant. We ordered lamb gyro, goat, chicken bryani. All were delicious and the quantity was quite big for the price. Definitely a value restaurant. read more

Of the two Indian restaurants in town. This has the most authentic food. Tried both in the same weekend. The depth of flavor and the authenticity of the food at the Royal Tandoor is much better than the other Indian restaurant in town. Will be coming back here. Will not be going back to the other. From Lafayette. Used to quality of Masala's just for reference. read more

Great food. Generous portion. Affordable menu. Friendly staff. Two Thumbs up. We'll come back soon i hope and try more of the menu. read more

So good! They were very timely about our pick up order. We recommend the lamb mix gyro and have way enough for leftovers. I hope to be back soon! Y'all stay great;) read more

I ordered from waiter but I must say this is some good food. I haven't found a good ethnic restaurant in lake charles since I've been here, until now!! The cheese naan is good and so is the chicken gyro. The spices are perfect and the food is hot. Will be paying them a visit soon to see if the service is as good as the food. read more

Royal Tandoor - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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I read the reviews before visiting this restaurant last night. So disappointed initially with the decore, more suited to a works canteen than any restaurant I have been to before. The welcome was half hearted , the menu boring and the meal when it came was quite tasteless and the chicken was chicken thighs on the bone not breast meat. I don't even think these people are Indian/Pakistani. How this place has been rated 4 and 5 stars beggars belief. Honestly, I have eaten Indian food from England to Korea all my life and the example of Indian food and the state of the restaurant shown in lake Charles is deplorable. Would I go back? No! read more

What do you do after gulping down a delicious drive-thru daiquiri? Driving is certainly out of the question, so how about some awesome Indian food? This place has amazing vegetarian curries AND it is really close to the daiquiri huts down the road. What is better to soak up alcohol than a nice spicy curry and some warm naan bread? Nothing! I ordered the okra, and it was BY FAR the best okra I have ever had. It was extremely spicy, which I love! Their veggie dishes change daily, and the meal was served with fragrant delicious rice and crisp salad with yogurt/raita dressing. The restaurant is bare-bones but comfortable, and they have free wi fi too. The prices are very reasonable. Just walk in and look at the board on the right to see what the daily specials are. The naan was warm, fluffy and delicious. Great place, thanks again to Yelp for making my travels ever easier and more enjoyable! read more

Royal Tandoor - Best okra I have ever eaten- very spicy yum!! - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Dropped by here today to check out the lunch buffet, although was a little worried since the last review had been awhile ago. Pleasantly surprised. Very nice lady working. Small but tasty buffet with fresh naan as soon as I sat down. I'll be making frequent lunch visits here and likely get some food delivered via waitr. read more

Royal Tandoor - Updated menu - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Fantastic food!! Everything is spiced just right. Chicken Gyro is the best I've ever tasted!! Buffet has many things to choose from. Will definitely return and I tell everyone about this place!! read more

Royal Tandoor - Chicken Gyro!! The best ever!!! - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

I've been here multiple times and I'm using Taj Mahal in Metairie as comparison. Their food is definitely better than the other Indian restaurant in Lake Charles. Their food isn't overpriced, over spiced and isn't under portioned. The butter chicken and fish Masala are great! read more

Apparently they are remodeling and it seems they are making it more upscale. Our hostess / waitress sat us quickly, handed us our menu and took our drink order. We ordered a samosa for the appetizer and it was hot, with a flaky shell and flavorful filling served with a yoghurt sauce or a spicy sauce that had a real kick to it. We ordered the butter chicken and Chapli Kabob, both were served with a salad and basmati rice. Both were delicious! We also ordered Naan which was freshly made and very tasty. We ended the meal with Chai tea, it wasn't very sweet but that was the only low point of the meal. read more

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Best take-away Indian food in Lake Charles! Chicken gyro is to die for at Taj Mahal. You also get fairly large portions, so there's usually plenty left for later; you pay for one meal but actually get two! I like how the restaurant is conveniently placed near MSU and also close to the Islamic Society. I hope the place gets a lot more business! read more

The hands down best goat I've had. It was so tender. Best meal I've had in quite a while. The garlic naan was excellent.

Great food and people!Check out daily specials!My wife loved lamb boti kebab and I loved my chicken boti kebab with nan!Cool white sauce too:-) read more

Royal Tandoor - Chicken boti kebab - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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There were dirty spots on the nightlight in the men's restroom. I unplugged it and there was one of those nasty little roaches. I can't vouch for the food because I scooted out of there in a hurry. The space between the buildings looks nasty as well. read more

Great food. Awesome atmosphere. Tried the halal steak. Will definitely be back for more. read more

Royal Tandoor - Best halal steak in Lake Charles! - Indian Near Me - Lake Charles, Louisiana

My daughter used come here every week , but last time we went there everything changed , the food are taste different!!! All the staff are not the same anymore, we didn't see radja and his wife anymore, did they changed the owner ? And my daughter decided not to come back coz she said it doesn't taste the same ! read more

I ordered chicken tikka masala and got chicken tandoori ( or whatever that was). Naan was soggy. Rice was ok. This place is more like a Indian/Pakistani/Mediterranean food mix sorta place so don't expect to find dishes you would usually find in an all Indian restaurant. I was very disappointed. read more

Went for 3rd time (we'll keep coming) - I still adore the butter chicken masala (my fav), and recently enjoyed the spicy red dal (lentil) curry, chana (chickpea) curry, naan (flatbread), and the crunchy samosas (pastry filled with seasoned potatoes & peas)! read more

This place took a massive dive in quality after getting rid of their old chef/staff. Dishes I've ordered for months...the food is completely different and pretty much inedible. From a guaranteed weekly stop at one of my favorite places in Lake Charles to a place I will not visit again. read more

2 lunch buffets 2 waters styrofoam plates plastic forks $28 The lady doing the cooking was great! read more

We stopped here on our way to Houston after checking reviews on Yelp . We were hoping to pack some kabobs packed and did not have very high hopes . This place however surprised us pleasantly. We tried biryani,butter chicken which came with rice and 2 naans. The owner was a warm Pakistani man who offered us chicken gyros as complimentary to try .. He was very confident about his tea and yes it was awesome . The food was delicious and service was quick .. Biryani and curry had its own aroma and wasn't too oily.. When we asked him for onions he served us with a typical salad plate garnished with coriander the way we get it in India .. Made us nostalgic .. We strongly recommend this place .. For us it's a must visit stop for food the next time we are on this route .. For great food , low prices and warm owner I give them five stars!! read more

Authentic flavor, great customer service. A must try if you are looking for something different in Lake Charles.

I love this place! I went here with my date for lunch. We both ordered the lamb gyro. It was lamb gyro meat with a salad tatziki (I hope I'm spelling that correctly) sauce and long grain rice. The meat was slightly saltier than I would have preferred but the sweet rice and fresh salad balanced it quite nicely. They did not season the rice so it's natural sweet flavor was very nice. The salad was dressed with either a little ranch or tatziki sauce. There was more sauce on the side which I dipped my gyro in and it was really good! It was a great place to go for lunch! I will certainly be back! read more

Finally an authentic indian restaurant in Lake Charles! I tried this place for the first time today and was pleasantly surprised- will definitely be coming back! read more

Tried this place for the first time today. I had the chicken gyro and my sister had the chana masala. Both were delicious! I'll definitely be going back! read more

I had the buttery chicken with the bread. It was very rich and delicious. Had a special dessert prepared that was made of chick peas. That was awesome. Wonderful experience eating Pakistani food! read more

Had the chicken biryani and it was awesome. The waitress was very nice and it was very decently priced.

i got sick eating here , food seemed weeks old never again. They definitely don't know anything about desi cooking Or cooking period. Complete scam to make money. Not safe read more

the worst looking food ever , i ordered the mix gyro over rice and it was just dry meat with a pile of rice . the butter chicken was in such a small container and for the price the food just didn't taste good. sorry i will never eat there again read more

The atmosphere is 100% diner that could be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. It seems the majority of business is take out. However, the food is out of this world. Healthy portions with a price point for any budget. I will return next time I'm in Lake Charles. read more

The food here is amazing. It is extremely tasty without being overly hot like some other Indian restaurants I've tried. I highly recommend.