We came in pretty early, near 3:45 so most of the restaurant was empty. The hostess seemed preoccupied with something else, I don't know. It came off as slightly rude. The decor was fine, but it did need to be cleaned, much of the decor seemed old. Samosa - 7.5/10 Fried well, very pillowy in the inside. Slightly greasy. Comes with two dipping sauces, one dark and one green. The green tastes like cucumber and strong of cardamon, while the dark has hints of ginger and is sweet. I enjoy the samosas, very pillowy potato inside. Great texture. Butter Chicken - 8/10 Very nice and sweet tomato taste from the sauce. The chicken is cooked well, nice and juicy. Compliments the rice very well. Chicken Korma - 7/10 Very sweet and nice coconut flavor. The sauce pairs well with the chicken, adding a depth of flavor. Though I like the butter chicken more. Butter Naan - 6.5/10 Very strong garlic flavor, a bit too much for me but my gf really liked it. Nice pillowy texture. Rice - 6/10 Nice a fragrant rice, it tasted fine by itself but it definitely needed the sauce from the butter chicken and chicken korma. read more

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Located in a strip mall, we walked into an empty restaurant at 3:15. Waitress is extremely friendly and attentive. Another group for a meal walked in after us. The food was tasty but I do believe it is not a good value for the cost. The servings are a nice size and they come with rice but no vegetables nor do I think there is not much meat in a dish. I ordered a vegetarian dish and it truly was most sauce and few vegetables, peas, small bits of carrots, maybe lima beans, tofu and another vegetable but certainly not $18 worth. Another order was a chicken dish with I'm not sure a whole chicken breast of meat it too came with white rice. Again, delicious but not worth the amount it. read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - 12-22-2023 - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

When we walked in, it looked like we were going to be the third table during that time. The girl sitting at the bar area was on her phone and didn't notice us until the man at the bar asked her if she didn't realize we were standing there after quite some time. She jumped up and apologized and immediately sat us down and was pretty apologetic. The food was good, but the portions were small for the price that we paid. I really enjoyed the sauces that came with the samosas, and the filling was well spiced. My fiance got the butter chicken, and we appreciated that it was made with dark meat. It was very tender. The sauce was good, but it didn't taste as creamy and sweet as I personally would like for it to be. The saag paneer was just okay. It didn't really have that much saag at all, which was disappointing. The spinach sauce was nice, but it didn't have much spice to it. It just tasted like basic creamed spinach. I don't think I would come back based on the quality of the food for the price point. It wasn't a bad meal, but it also wasn't anything memorable either. It's just not for me, but maybe we just got here on an off day. read more

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They have the best food!! The beef curry, chicken tiki masala and butter chicken are my favorites. The garlic naan, onion and spice filled naan and their homemade cheese fried with dipping sauces are a must. This is the best Indian cuisine in Redding. They're very authentic, clean and have great customer service thank you!! read more

Tasty spices Fantastic customer service Reasonable prices Tempting desserts For the best Indian food, my friend come here. read more

Yes, yes and yes... After a long day of driving and hiking,, We stopped by Taj Mahal and what a great meal we had! We live in San Francisco and have become quite finicky when it comes to Indian food and Taj Mahal is up there with the best we've ever had The chicken tiki masala was perfectly balanced and spiced just right, as was the Saag Paneer! And the garlic naan was out of this world! Definitely coming again on our next trip through Redding! Thank you! read more

Taj Mahal Indian cuisine * Abundant energy *Accepting vibes *joyful experiences A place your family can sit and feel comfortable, comfortable knowing your food is made with love . With every single bite I feel my soul healing . Taj Mahal is a place i sat in silence, feeling myself balancing within. read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - Mango lassi is a homemade yogurt drink with mango pulp. From my experience, the mango lassi has an amazing authentic taste. - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

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Say goodbye with a full heart (& belly) As their final days simmer down, I just had to leave a review for this Indian gem that fed both my soul & my cravings. From the first bite of their butter chicken which delivered flavor like a warm embrace. The naan with its pillowy perfection, I could take home in bulk! & I can't forget their chi---oh that chi---a hug in a teacup!! To the family behind it all: Thank You. You created a gathering place, a little haven of India on this side of the world. You'll be missed more than words can express. & a special thanks to the one who created the Indian cuisine: The Chef!! his wife, I simply adore & their 3 children. Wishing you all the best & whatever comes next. read more

The best in Redding. Love everything. They have draft beer too. Nice decor, service.. read more

Went had a craving for some lamb naans and they never disappoints! service is always so fast!

Hot weather always makes me crave Indian food, so I was excited to see that, in the 15 years since I left, Redding has "expanded" its cultural cuisine. The food was ordered through Door Dash and the well-packaged meal (styrofoam) was delivered quickly and hot. We ordered vegetable pakoras, plain naan, chicken tikka masala, and gulab jabun and paired it with a California Riesling (also delivered). The chicken tikka masala chicken was tough and dry, but the sauce was flavorful. The naan was fresh in its chewy crisp goodness. The pakoras are heavy handed on the chickpea batter and spices, but I liked it. I didn't think you could mess up gulab jabun. It tastes like store-bought stale plain donut holes drowned in watered-down honey and sprinkled with McCorrmick cardamom. I'm giving 3 stars because the protein was uneatable and the massive portion of rice wasteful. I don't know if it's because of rising inflation, but this Indian restaurant is the most expensive I've patronized within an 8-hour driving area. Pretty ridiculous. read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - Chicken tikka masala (sauce removed) and complementary rice. - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

I am quite shocked this restaurant is still in business an hasn't been shut down by the health department. This restaurant is absolutely FILTHY! My partner and I thought we'd give it a try having never been there before. Walking in, it's dingy. We were seated at a table directly next to a fish tank that was full of water that hadn't been changed in God knows how long, it stunk and it was very unappealing to look at. I got up to use the restroom and had to pass the kitchen to get there, the door was propped open with two chairs where you could see in and the floors were DIRTY littered with food, dirt - that floor hadn't been mopped in months. The bathroom was also dirty, the floors were littered with debris, and hadn't been swept or mopped it was so grimy. At this point, I was not comfortable ordering and/or eating here and we walked out - GROSS! How can you run a restaurant like that and have it so dirty it was disgusting. AND with the prices ranging $20/per plate there is no excuse for this. We will not be going back. read more

been here a few times. would never come back. the service is the worst. one time we sat at our table for 20 mins, server came and we ordered water, 5-10 mins later she comes back to take our food order. food arrives probably 20 mins later and i asked for my water again, ate a few bites and was so thirsty i waited but she never came back from the back. i had to leave and buy a water at the smoke shop because i was so thirsty and had extra spicy chicken tikka masala. the water never came. we paid and left never to return. i also can't justify spending the 20$ dollars on chicken in marinara sauce. where's the spice? where's the flavor. chicken was dry and tough. being from LA and traveled a lot... this indian food ain't it. better off getting the frozen meals from trader joe's... just saying. for real, amazing indian food i go to the pubjabi food truck. it's out of this world. read more

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Just ordered Biryani and Kadai paneer from Taj Mahal. The food was overheated mess! It burnt our fingers. Paneer and chicken were dry and hard Cooked in ready to eat tomato sauce, which was over-spiced with chilli powder. Rice was undercooked. How do you get away with such terrible food? read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - Horrible - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

The staff is incredible, very polite and straightforward with explanations, the food is incredible and the varying spice options on dishes is such a welcome change. Will return in the future. read more

When you first walk in, you are greeted with the best aromas in the Redding area. The food is absolutely delicious. Their Chicken Korma is my favorite, but all the food I've tried over the years is perfect. Everything is hot and fresh, prepared to your spice tolerance. The restaurant is always clean and the staff are super sweet. Definitely will be back. read more

Garbage food upfront they seems to be nice, but they pack all the leftover and molded food. I got sick with the food. I'm not coming back anymore. read more

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First time and last, the food is not delicious and expensive compared to with other Indian restaurants.

I just had appetizers, but these were the biggest portions I've ever seen in an Indian restaurant. Very fast and friendly service.

You guys, do not sleep on this food. Imagine for a second, walking into a room that smells like the best meal of your life, getting greeted by super friendly staff, immediately seated, and your starving belly filled within 10 minutes of ordering with mouth-watering flavors and expertly prepared foods... now don't imagine it, just go and get this experience at Taj Mahal. It's my boyfriend's favorite restaurant here in town, and it's for good reason. We don't agree on music (like at ALL) but we can agree on food- and we both leave so so happy and full and thankful. read more

Their butter chicken was extra tomatoey. It needed more flavor and butter. Their garlic naan was decent but over cooked and had a burnt flavor to it. We did take out. read more

Made me super sick needed some Imodium to say the least. Recommend you to turn around and never look back at this absolute dump of a place. Very unsanitary must have been cross contamination total food poisioning on top of the fact that there aloo Gobi wasn't anything close to aloo Gobi I have been sick for over 8 hours my buddy is continuing to excrete the knarliest smelling bombs out of his backside. read more

The hostess was very rude and did not offer us a table to sit. When asked she pointed in a direction and it was not clear which one we had to take. Overall she did not offer us any menus for the time we were there and It felt like she did not want to serve us. We ended up walking out. It was a group of 8 people. read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - The hostess was very rude and I'd not recommend eating here. - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

I would give negative stars if I could. Ordered with couple of friends. 1) Terrible service: The lady taking order was rude and kept referring us to delivery company. Delivery company kept sending us to restaurant. After couple of back and forth the lady at restaurant rudely told us that only pick up is available. So we ordered pick up. 2) Terrible food: Biryani and Navratna korma were mish mash of canned food stirred up. Navratna korma had no taste at all. Biryani was more of terrible version of pulao. We had to order raita separately and it was extremely sour. The curry of malai kofta was sour, not sure what were they trying to cook. Tandoori paneer tikka was supposed to be tandoori dish, but it was literally stir fried with a ton of oil, some sweet and sour sauce with veggies. Aaloo paratha were made of corn floor(yikes). Worst Indian food experience. Would not recommend this place ever. read more

We're not sure about the other reviews, but it appears that most dissatisfactions are related to customer service or interactions. To some that may be important but in my opinion, this is a private owned restaurant. They don't have to adhere to the typical 'rules' or 'requirements' of the mainstream chain restaurants, such as fake smiles and greetings. That's actually more insulting than anything. The food speaks for itself. We're originally from the Concord/Walnut Creek area. I'm just up here because of my job. We've found some good restaurants in our old area but this place is unbelievably great. They don't use heavy oil in their cooking and they don't over-season anything. We are thoroughly happy with the food and highly recommend this spot. As long as I'm mobilized here, we'll keep going back. I wish there were more stars to select. read more

Came for the lunch buffet: Yummy butter chicken and beef stew (forgot the name) with rice and naan. And their cauliflower dish was good too. Tandoori chicken was undercooked. The dessert section was sad looking. Service was good. read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - Lunch buffet $11.99 - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

I ordered two entrees. The speedy delivery was questionable, because I order from DoorDash all the time, and I never seen food get here so fast. The Butter Chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala were hot as hell, due to being microwaved....,DOG FOOD! read more

Best Indian food I ever had in this area, staff is very nice and service is excellent. Always like to visit this restaurant. read more

Great food. Great service. Give it a try and enjoy the flavors!!! It will be a place you will want to try everything!!

I bought a chicken biriyani. They gave me that in a non sealable styrofoam box which made a mess when I take it home. Worst part is not over. It was the Worst Biriyani ever. It was a sea of oil. Rice was really sloggy. Really cheap food- Chicken biriyani had couple of tiny chicken pieces. These people should call this oil- biriyani. Never buy from here unless you are starving to death and no food is available except food from this place read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - Very soggy ~20% oily rice. Damn cheaply made but charged 14 bucks - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

Disclaimer: I am Indian and not from this area. My coworkers and I were in this area for work and saw the high reviews and decided to check it out. This food was mediocre at best. I did not think they had the right flavors for indian food at all. My Paneer Tikka was sweet?? I don't think any Indian entree is supposed to be sweet. I also specified that I wanted my dish to be spicy and it most definitely was not. My dish was very oily as well. My coworkers tried the lamb curry, chicken curry, and chicken vindaloo. The consistency and the colors of all their dishes were completely off. They looked very paste like instead of the saucey consistency they are supposed to be. I did not try any of these dishes since I am a vegetarian however they did mention that they tasted like tomato sauce mostly. We were also not given nearly enough naan and rice for our dishes. The service was pretty friendly, and the establishment was clean, but the food taste was not there. Overall I would not recommend, and most definitely will not be returning. read more

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I've been enjoying the Taj Mahal for quite sometime, but this afternoon was perfect. I was so hungry from a full morning of shopping, paying bills and physical therapy. My body was hollow. I remember from past meals here, the servings are huge... I figured I'd be carting the left overs home. I ordered the Chicken Korma SPICY! Perfect white rice with green garnish and a rich and delicious sauce accompanied by tender chunks of seasoned chicken. Melted in my mouth. I took twice as long to eat it than normal, savoring every flavor. I didn't get too heated, just a small mist of forehead sweat. I didn't take anything home, it was too good to save for later. There was only one other person dining at 1pm today. Come into this place and discover how amazing the cuisine is... every time I've eaten there. read more

Absolutely one of our favorite places to eat in redding. Food is always amazing regardless of being take out or eating in house Ready quick, friendly service and food tastes great. read more

Wow I'm very impressed! I ordered pick up on my way to Oregon and it was ready in 15 minutes. The aloo gobi and chana masala were both fresh and delicious. I love the roti as well and they give huge portion sizes and lots of rice. I will definitely be coming back. Thank you for having vegan options. read more

this is a family ran restaurant with the best food i have gad at any Indian restaurant, I have eaten all over California and have not not had this good of food anywhere . the paneer is the best anywhere read more

RUDE waitress! No smile on her face, no welcoming attitude. As long as she works there, don't think the rating of this restaurant will ever go up. Food was pretty decent, but the attitude of the lady was super disappointing. Will definitely not go there again. read more

The lamb Karahi dish our waitress recommended was "the best lamb I've had in my life" according to my husband, who's a chef. The butter chicken, samosas, mixed naan bread basket, and vegetarian Navratan korma were wonderful as well. Excellent service, welcoming environment, and very reasonable menu prices make this our new go-to Indian restaurant in Redding. read more

Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine - Exterior of Taj Mahal - Indian Near Me - Redding, California

First time here. Went for lunch and the buffet was great. Butter chicken was my favorite with a little naan to dip in it. Bar had some great looking beer on tap that I'm definitely going to have to try at dinner the next time I stay in town. Waitress was nice, but a little inattentive. Not a big deal, since it was a buffet, but the water came sparsely. Looking forward to my next trip. read more

Was very impressed with the food here, had never tried Indian food before but the samosas and butter chicken were very flavorful. Will be back. read more

I ordered food through Entree Express and they sent a full to the brim order of butter chicken. It was in a flimsy tin. When I got home the tin started to bend and I could not stop it. The food ended up all over my floor and all over the walls. The restaurant would do nothing about this situation. I guess I get that it isn't their 'fault' but I did not feel it was necessarily mine as I just 'assumed' the container could be carried from the door to my table. I also ordered garlic naan bread. The garlic was raw and the bread was slightly burned it was not good. I am super disappointed. For what was supposed to be a $40 treat... I ended up with nothing. read more