Reviews for Cafe Maharani in Honolulu, HI
We got the dinner for 2 combo. I ordered butter chicken, it tasted like a bunch of spices in one spoonful. Worse butter chicken... I?ve had so disappointed. I don?t even eat spicy so I have no idea why it was spicy to begin with. I know butter chicken issweet & creamy this was not it! Than the garlic naan tasted like dough with no flavour. We spent $96 a dinner for 2 and wedidn?t even finish it! Waste of money!!! I know this is Hawaii and rare to find authentic food but for the price it?s totallynot worth it! So sad we ordered and didn?t even eat it, now we?re hungry & ending at McDonald?s ??????????? Our takeout bowlsare still full and placed in the fridge so it doesn?t stink our trash. Can I get a refund ?!! Read more
This was my first time having Indian cuisine and I was NOT disappointed. I ordered the chicken marsala curry with yellow rice... and garlic naan. Soooooo delicious! The waiter was super sweet and helped me order my food and made it into a combo. I meancheck our food pics out and see for yourself. Read more
Hands down, one of the best Indian restaurant to eat. I would say comparing it with 50 different Indian restaurants, this is by... far the best. Not sure why people gave it a 3.8. So, if you like spicy food go for level 6, level 7 is almost to hot. Quantityis also large, much more than other places. Also the service was excellent !!! Read more
The price went up 20% each menu. Apr2022. I ordered Chai tea but tasted too bitter and old, not fresh. asked a staff It was... wired taste and she tried, she said something wrong with the chai tea, she waived the tea for me and I did not want to drink thetea any more. I ordered a Lassi in stead of the chai tea. tastes ok, but price was wrong. I asked them again, they said theydidn't change the price on the menu book, but the price went up already. I had bad experience at this time. Their food is verydelicious but they don?t know what they are missing. I love their Prawn Saag: Prawn shrimp spinach curry. I got CombinationDinner Special for Two $49. One appetizer and two entrees with rice and naan. That was a lot of food! Very delicious andreasonable. Read more
My favorite Indian restaurant on Oahu Island (at least until I find another one). I ordered four entrees: Chicken Masala Curry,... Chicken Tikka Curry, Pepper Chicken Curry and Chicken Vindaloo. Warning, if you don't eat spice, don't order Chicken Vindalooand Pepper Chicken Curry; they are spicy, and I love them! The restaurant opens at 5 PM daily, only for dinner. I wish they'dopen for lunch. The restaurant is generous enough to take orders before 5 PM and pick up afterwards. The place was full when Iwent in to pick up my meal. Also, the portions are large enough for two people or two day. Read more
The food was excellent! First time trying Indian cuisine loved it!!! BYOB. Friendly wait staff, cozy restaurant with colorful... ambiance. Will definitely return The picture is our leftovers, we were stuffed!! Read more
I was really pleased with the quality of the food and the time that I waited to be served. Staff was pleasant and accommodating.... Satisfied! I would eat here again. Read more
It was noted that the food is the same quality as Palace of Asia. The food and service are unfortunately not the same quality.... The food was ordered over the phone. The woman who took the order was uninformative and acted as if her time was being wasted bymy placing the order and after I waited on hold for some time. It was requested to have a dish mild or without hot spice, shetold me that none of their dishes are without spice except one cooked in yogurt and curry. I was informed that all dishes arepre-made at medium spice. We received our food without rice and the garlic Naan without garlic. When I called back to discussthe woman stated that the restaurant was too busy for her to have informed me that the dishes do not come with rice and rice hasto be ordered separately. She also informed me that it was on me that I called during a time that the restaurant was busy. Thekitchen was blamed for the garlic Naan and she stated that our family member could drive 30 minutes back to the restaurant forrice. I asked her if she would drive 30 minutes for rice, she told me that she has to go now. The dishes are fairly largeportions that could feed 3 -4 ppl one good serving per dish. The pepper chicken is very spicy, level 5 spicy and although youcan feel the spice it lacks the bold flavor that is supposed to accompany it. The vegetable Samosas are large but bland, nospice at all. The butter chicken is about a 3 in spice and has some mild tandoori taste. The Aloo Palak was not blended fully,had no spice and lacked the known flavors that make the dish such a favorite. Overall the food is nice but it doesn't meet thestandard, the customer service is extremely lacking and I would choose to try another place next time we are in the area again. Read more