Minar Palace

I've been eating at Minar Palace for decades. I returned last year after 6 years out west and was pleasantly surprised by many improvements Minar had made. The biggest is the food, which was always nice but yesterday was delicious. The chicken vindaloo was wonderfully spiced, and the gobi paratha bread was even tastier than I remember. The decorum is lovely. The family who owns and runs Minar I always find to be nice, albeit with quite heavy accents so a bit difficult to understand at times. I'm surprised by the mixed reviews. Their prices are very reasonable for Center City, and I find Minar Palace a delicious good deal.

Really dependably good Indian cuisine. I like the shrimp biriyani,chiken tikka masala a lot - also the malai kofta. Lots of things left to try on the menu, it's pretty big.You cannot find a better Indian buffet this is a great deal - lots of variety. Everything is delicious & fresh, and the service is kind & prompt..

We are visiting Philly for a few days, and so far, didn't have a good luck with restaurants. We just finished eating at Minar palace and we all had a great time. We took the buffet and it was fresh, had good variety, and even my vegetarian teenager was happy. Service was very good and the price was excellent. You must try it.

Food is always hot and delicious. If you have gluten or dairy issues this is the place to go as all dishes have it called out. When I eat there I order a water and on a plate put a bed of lettuce and spoon different foods on top and it is delicious and makes me keep coming back for more. Fast, delicious, and affordable.

We love Indian food, and have eaten at least ten Philadelphia Indian restaurants over two decades. I've liked several equally, but my wife insists that this is by far her favorite, so we get carryout from Minar frequently and eat on site from time to time. The buffet is skimpier than the West Philly places, but still ample for us. As long as there's a Korma dish and Chicken Tikka Masala, (which Minar excels at)we're happy. Minus one star for the limited buffet, but plus one star since this is always where we come.

Great buffet, ayce. The staff was very friendly and always checked that there were no used plates stacking up on our table. The variety of the buffet was good, basically a best of India choice. A big plus for everyone who wants vegetarian or gluten free food. There were different currys with chicken and goat meat, not too spicy but still hot with exotic flavor.