Moti Mahal

Amazing flavor !!!! - noticed people were saying it wasn’t authentic. I believe those people need to reassess your taste in food. Out of all the Indian places i’ve tried in Calgary this has been the best! We ordered 6 dishes for 3 people an array of chutneys and about 4 drinks while we waited for our togo order. Price was $140 for the alcohol and all the food. Portions are smaller but perfect for buying multiple dishes. We were stuffed it filled a massive plate!

One of the best Indian restaurant we’ve tried so far! Certainly in Top 3 in the city! The place gets full really quick at evening so be prepared and reserve ahead of time. There were lots of parking spot outside and it’s really close to 17ave party district. The staff at Moti are amazing and highly attentive to our needs and inquiries. We ordered the Moti Platter, Garlic Naan, Paratha bread and Chicken tikka Masala. Moti platter is basically a mix of tandoori meats (chicken, lamb, beef) with spicy red sauce, served over a sizzling iron plate. It was a bit spicy but Super Delicious!! Best eaten with the Naan bread. Chicken Tikka Masala was perfect too! Not too spicy and best served with extra onion and jalapeños on the side. I also tried their Indian Lager Beer (King Fisher) and it was refreshingly good after a long day! Definitely coming back here!!

I started going to moti Mahal about 25 years ago and the food had always been full of flavour, great ingredients and their sauces were outstanding, I have always ordered their butter chicken along with other dishes and the butter chicken was the best in town. Not so much anymore, tonight it was watery and flavorless. . Hopefully it was a bad night in the kitchen and this is not permanent, I will give it another try in a few months and update.

So, I went there yesterday(23 march). I ordered sahi paneer, garlic naan, masala kulcha, rice, punjabi dhal (daal). To start over, sahi paneer was served cold and less in quantity but price is high. Then, garlic naan it came only one piece of naan. Usually when we go for dinner at Indian restaurant they will give you two pieces of naan. The naan was very thin. Furthermore, masala kulacha seems like frozen kulcha taste. Rice was horrible. It was also cold. Lastly, dhaaal(daal) was not cooked well. It was like they gave us 2days old daal. Overall, the food was not too hot, the spice we need in Indian food was not there, and salt was also missing in everything. I have to say this is my horrible experience in calgary for eating in an Indian restaurant and I wasted almost $50 for nothing. I would say not a single item was good. Will never ever go back again. Sorry to say but you guys totally disappointed us. I think you guys need some professional indian cook and staff to serve people.