Taj Indian Cuisine

The service was quick but the food was not super authentic and pretty expensive given the average portion size. The butter chicken wasn't as creamy as I expected, and had a bit of overpowering tomato flavor, the mango lassi tasted like pure yogurt (did not taste any mango at all), and was quite underwhelming. It was extra for nann and they charged $10. When I asked if rice is included initially they said no, so we ordered nann, once the nann came they said that they can now provide rice on the house, which makes me wonder if they strategically said that after because we already ordered naan...? In total we paid $85 for two meals, some nann and a non-alcoholic drink, the food wasn't bad but I just expected more for the price.

To start off, I must say this is the best butter chicken I’ve tasted so far in ottawa. I’ve been to many Indian restaurants, and this place takes the cake. The naan is absolutely delicious and fresh, went perfectly with the meal.

The portions for the price however, are terrible. I seen the reviews for this place and noticed bigger bowls when ordering the butter chicken considering it’s like 25$? We got a small white bowl, not even what I see in the pictures posted online… the service wasn’t great at all. When asking questions about certain times on the menu, there was a young Indian girl who kept telling me she doesn’t know, and went to go grab another waitress to help us. Your staff should be educated on the menu if they are going to be in the front of house. No one checked to see how things were until the end of our meal.

My husbands meat on his assorted platter was very dry, he didn’t even finish his meal. That was a 35$ dish… seeing the other comments on here, I see that’s a normal issue here. The rice was made in a rice cooker, you can tell because it’s very sticky and seems like it was a 5 minute rice. We saw a local influencer posting videos/pictures of the food here and we were really looking forward to the experience but it just wasn’t what it was hyped up to be.

We had the most AMAZING experience here for our friends bachelorette party! The food was PHENOMENAL and the staff was EXCEPTIONALLY KIND! They accommodated a large party of 11, and made it very special for our friends night. It is absolutely worth the visit, you will NOT regret it! I would give 6 stars if it was possible! Thank you so much to the staff, management and owners!

The server suggested things that we did not want, like suggesting to buy more things than we needed. More naan and more rice namely. It came off as trying to get as much money out of us as possible. The meat in our dishes were dry and not very good. Prices are a few dollars more than other similar indian places. Probably not coming back with other options in Ottawa.

Editing my review to add that we have ordered another time and the portions were a lot better. They were properly filled and had a sprinkle of cilantro- something our first order didn’t have.

Excellent Indian restaurant with one of the best butter chickens in town. We have now tried the restaurant a handful of times and I noticed the portions are never consistent. Sometimes the container is filled as expected and other times it’s only half filled. Sometimes there an adequate amount of chicken, other times there’s only a couple of pieces. I tried Taj after seeing many influencers speak highly of the restaurant and while the food was good, unfortunately they miss the mark when it comes to portion sizes.

I do hope the owners provide consistency as we plan on supporting this restaurant very often.

Good tasting food, but there were some issues: We had ordered takeout but our rice was forgotten. Can't eat all that curry without rice so we had to drive all the way back to pick it up. Once we opened all the food I was sadly surprised at how small the portions were. For $140 I was expecting enough food to feed my family of four. It was barely enough. The platters had plenty of sauce but only a few morsels of chicken or beef in each dish.
While the sauce was tasty, there wasn't enough meat to satisfy my sons. In summary, the food was flavourful, but portions were not substantial enough to justify the price. Anyone can make a mistake and forget something in an order, but it really affects the experience when you have to drive all the way back, and the food is all cold by the time you sit down to eat. Too bad, I was hoping to like this place.

The place is pricey meaning $10/$13 dollars more per plate for a specific dish but the portion size was good and taste was amazing. I would recommend at least try it once. Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Bhunna are the best!

Had heard quite a bit about this restaurant so I decided to try it out with a friend.
As we arrived , the restaurant was half empty on a Sunday midday. We decided to order 2 dishes to share and some nan.
Decore is plein, with some basic carved wood panels on the sides. Table top acrylic protector is a nice touch for easy cleaning.
All dishes starting minimum $19.95 and the potion is small!!! Not to mention it does not come with rice. Need to order $5 extra for a small portion. Nan $5-7 ……..
spent over $68 before tips ……. For 2 main plates with rice and nan. Definitely not worth it cause the lamb curry was not even that flavourful …….
Very disappointed. Over priced Indian food……. Will not be back here again.