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    Taj Mahal Authentic Indian Cuisine

    3.8 (167 reviews)
    ModerateIndian, Seafood, Buffets
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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    I took a sampling from their Monday nights dinner smorgasbord.
    Robert S.

    This establishment is located in Lancaster County PA, and puts out the best Monday night dinner smorgasbord in the county! Much healthier than the traditional PA Dutch buffets. Once you try it, you'll definitely be back for their daily lunch buffet. Reasonably priced for the quality of food and service!

    My plate, comprised of chicken tikka masala and the creamed spinach with chicken dish (name forgotten)
    Carrie R.

    We love Taj Mahal! I have reviewed them before but my last review looks like it was 5 years ago and for pandemic takeout so a new one is in order. This is a charming spot. The owners have it well decorated to add a little 'feel of India' to the restaurant with interesting textiles. There is live music on Saturday that is fabulous! There is a weekday lunch buffet and some weekend evening buffets but we always order from the menu. We have our favorites and like to get many things quite spicy-- though we love sooo many of the options! Naan is excellent. Chicken tikka and chicken makahni... we love both! We also really like the daal makahni-- nice lentil dish. The lamb kebabs and fried cauliflower appetizers are GREAT! So is the fried cheese (name forgotten...) but if we got all the appetizers we love we'd never be able to eat an entree! My family loves the Bombay Aloo potato dish. My family just loves the chicken soup as well. Spouse ALSAYS gets Navarattan Shahi Korma which is a really fab vegetarian dish with really compelling flavors. Give them a try! BEST Indian food in Lancaster BY FAR! Lots of choice on the menu. And I've had Indian many other places well beyond Lancaster and have often felt Taj beats them too! Service is good too-- seems some of the family is often there filling many roles. Very kind and friendly.

    Ramesh A.

    I wanted to try this restaurant during my visit to lancaster. Located in a small shopping plaza, this restaurant has its own parking spaces and also shared with other stores. The outdoor décor was nicely done with the welcome sign. And the interior is maintained very well and the decor was beautiful. It definitely reflects the name of the restaurant very well. With a lot of iconic small statues and wall hangings. As you entered the restaurant, I was greeted and checked for a buffet or ala carte. I went with the buffet option. The buffet has vegetable soup, vegetarian appetizer pakora, sauteed vegetables, and chicken legs. For the main course, they had vegetable biryani. White rice couple of vegetarian gravy options, chicken tikka masala, goat curry. They had naan, too. For desert, they had halw and kheer. There were some fruit options , chutney, pickles, etc. I saw a lot of people enjoying the food, almost 10 tables but locals and no Indians. Coming to the food, it was OK food with spices missing . Like other reviews, the chicken was dry. Goat curry was good. For the price the food was good, friendly staff. Try this place. The price of the buffet is listed at the start of the buffet.

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    Jae L.

    I was a bit disappointed today... Lancaster had such a great run with surprising me with the ethic foods but, sadly, the streak came to an today. Let me start with the atmosphere: it was great. They had live music with a man playing what I've recognized as a traditional Indian string instrument. The place looks a bit outdated but; brings out the Indian culture. Unfortunately, I got bad news from here. They give you a fried dough that's shaped like a little samosa. It's literally the same stuff that Chinese take out places give you with duck sauce so I thought that was interesting (I wouldn't eat it.. I had one for the taste and it was not good and fills your stomach with empty calories). The night was busy with both people dining in and with takeout so understandable if service is a bit slow. But... 45 min slow? It's been a long time since I had to wait that long for food. Got there at 620, ordered at 635 and food came out ~720ish. I've been to plenty of Indian restaurants... Max I waited for was 20 min maybe? So all could have been forgiven except the food... Made me cry a bit. The chicken was dry, chewy, and overcooked. The sauce was a bit bland which didn't help the case. It reminded me of pumpkin soup in terms of taste until we added extra spices that we asked for which (add salt) made things a bit better. The lamb... Oh the lamb shank... I was excited for this one because it was a"restaurant special". Description states that it was marinated overnight. The flavor however seems not to have penetrated the lamb if it was marinated. It too was overcooked and very dry... I literally had to work for my food. For a dish that's high in price, I was hoping for it to have a good amount of food but... A lot of the shank was too fatty to eat and the meat was super tough to cut/chew. I was thinking at one point of picking it up and eating it like a turkey leg but... It would have been a mess. The naan was a bit disappointing. It was more along the lines of a pita; thick and chewy. The garlic was raw due to the naan being so thick and some parts were borderline raw dough. Maybe it was a bad night??? Hoping it was a bad night for them... For food to take that long, and to come out the way it did, at that cost... Meh It's gonna be a long while before I go try again (I like to try everything twice)

    Sharika M.

    Ordered half a tray of chicken biryani for the day after Eid. The rice was very mushy and the grains were broken. More importantly, there was no meat! There were barely any slivers of chicken meat. The biryani was definitely not fresh and were discards from the bottom of the pot. Super disappointed!!!

    Chicken Curry spice Lv 8, this shrimp app
    Kenneth N.

    I've been coming here for years. I really like the chicken curry and I've gotten them at spice levels as high as ten, and as low as 5. I prefer my curry to be pretty spicy and they do a great job. However, the extra spicy does not mask the o really deep flavor if the curry. I also had their tikkimasala app (bbq chicken) and their stir fried shrimp app. I like how this place has no wait time on Friday nights. Easy lily seated, lots, I mean lots of takeout orders.

    Chicken Curry
    Hannah W.

    I've been eating at Taj Mahal for years, but it's been a few since my last visit. I ordered online and scheduled my pickup time - very user friendly! The spice level was on point! I'm always weary of 1-10 scales because everyone's palate is different. I forget which number I picked, but it was exactly what I was looking for. The food is consistent here, which is what brings me back.

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    Great and tasty food! Authentic experience and atmosphere! Everything that we ever ordered was excellent!

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    Best Indian place in Lancaster! Their food is consistently great and tasty. We get takeout here all the time with fast service.

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    Just got take out but dang that was good. Looking forward to trying it again sometime soon. Clean place with good service.

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    The Monday evening buffet is the perfect way to try the incredible food offerings at Taj Mahal!

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