Taj Indian Restaurant

I've eaten at all of the Indian restaurants in the greater Madison area and I keep coming back here. I like the balance of the spices, the flavors are delicious, the staff will vary the level of the spice heat depending on what you want, it's a good place to bring children, or to go on a date. It's cozy and well decorated, the staff is friendly and happy to answer questions. I recommend Taj any time you are in the area, if you'd like take out, or delivery. Enjoy!

Service is below average. Lady (owner?) was very dry, not welcoming. The buffet was not replenish, there were no meats just the sauces for quite a while. They only stopped at our table to take the used plates away, no drink refills were offered, no response when we said thank you. Food was okay, naan was bland, but goat curry was great. The samosas and tandori chicken were good. The chicken tikka masala, which I have tried in many restaurants, tasted like pizza sauce, perhaps too much tomato sauce. If you are on the fence, Taste of India in Monroe St is your best bet, food and service are great.

Taj's lunch buffet has a variety of vegetarian dishes, and is a nice way to sample a few items in a casual atmosphere. Their dinner hours offer a dine-in option, and service is always prompt, friendly, and kind. Taj has excellent food and great customer service. Would recommend this restaurant to others looking for a quick bite (lunch) or an enjoyable dinner experience.

Came here for dinner with the Groupon deal but was definitely disappointed. Things were over priced for the quality they put out. I got a lamb dish and it was not flavorful at all. It takes effort to deplete lamb of its natural gaminess. The chicken vindaloo was also not good, very bland. There are plenty of better Indian restaurants in town, I would suggest coming here if you have a good coupon.

If there is lower than this I would probably give that. I regret if not reading this before visiting the restaurant. We were coming back from our long weekend from Dells and thought to eat some Indian food on our way back to Chicago. From entering the Host was not welcoming as they were not expecting a group of 18 would come on a Memorial Day at 7pm at night. Could see from the face the crew is not happy to serve. From ordering food, host was in a hurry to get our orders. When asked for suggestion for any chef speciality’s, the response was “ all dishes are good “. Food quality was below par. I have eaten at restaurant with low quality food, this takes the top spot. Paneer was hard and no taste (looks like frozen directly fried, no marinations) . Malai kofta tasted funny, and chicken was hard n rubber chewy. Rice came cold, when asked to get it warmed the server gave an attitude. Asked for onions, just got a small plate for 18 people. Everyone still ate food as they all were hungry and no other option to go anywhere else. Even paid the full bill and never asked for any refunds. We did wanted to address this to the owner of the restaurant. When asked the contact the owner, the server comes aggravated and says Talk to me, I’m at the front not the owner. When asked “we don’t want to talk to you as you were the one we are unhappy off and you are the face of the restaurant” the server just walked to the back. When the cook came out to talk, she pulled the cook away. We were also threatened by server son who was working there. Were cursed at by him in Punjabi. ( we never cursed or swear at him or anyone else). Only thing we wanted was to get this thing addressed with owner who is probably loosing on more business because of the front end staff at his/ her restaurant. We didn’t wanted an chaos or any drama. Just a simple talk with owner. Sometimes if the food is not good, if the service is. Customer can be happy too. But this restaurant both of them were not available. And they are in business not sure how. Maybe people have no other option of Indian food around. I’m happy to talk with the owner if they want to send me a message or their number. For sure I would not recommend anyone to visit the restaurant neither I’ll want to visit it again.

Lunch buffet was garbage. Barely any food out and what was available wasn't anything special. Service was mediocre at best; plates never got cleared, waters sat empty, my son never even got his drink. There are much better indian food experiences in the Madison area, dont waste your time or money here...