Reviews for Begum Palace Indian Cuisine in Madison, NJ

This used to be my favorite place to eat, but prices have gone up on everything and portions have gotten a lot smaller. Veg... samosas are half the size they used to be and its all just pastry and no filling, the little sauce cups are bigger than thesamosa. I ordered kheer rice pudding but received something else instead. Just all round disappointing Read more

Authenticity - None Portion - small Ordered garlic Nan and chicken Tikka masala. Garlic Nan hardly had any garlic on it and it... was dry as potatoe chips. Chicken Tikka masala tasted more like a tomato masala and chicken pieces were begging to be cooked incurry. Chicken biryani was a disappointment as the rice was partially cooked and filled with raisins. Read more

Absolutely marvellous experience! at Begum place indian cuisine. The food was exceptional and delicious and beautiful soft well... cooked meat. We loved the care in the service, we were really well looked after. Very very enjoyable evening indeed, wethoroughly look forward to coming back! Thank you begum Place! Read more

Food was not very seasoned so I checked the menu to see if they had any additional pickles to add some spice to it. When the... bill came a $6.00 charge was added to the bill for Chai tea he said it was for the Achar. When I referred to the acahr in themenu being 1.95 he said that menu was 5 years old and the new menu would be here in a few weeks with the new prices and refusedto honor the price. Save yourself the time find a better more honest option elsewhere. Read more

We ordered for takeout in our way from PA to NJ and were excited to try based on ratings but we got very disappointed soon.... Kheema naan and paratha was dry, ordinary chicken tikka masala for $19.50 and the quantity unlike pictures online. Descentchicken biryani. Not authentic Indian food you may want to spend $50+ for two. Read more

I went to Begum Palace in jan 2022 with my family. Very nice and cozy place for family dine-in. Many people order online/ on... phone and take the pick up. Very nice indoor services, good food. They adjust the spice level for kids. My kids loved aloo tikkiand are asking me to visit begum palace weekly. Definitely a must try place. I'm coming to you again soon! Maybe withcolleagues, friends this time and kids again too. Thanks. Read more

good Indian. Great flavor for all our dishes (Tikka Masala Chicken, Yellow Dal Tarka, Meat Lover Samosa's Platter, Chana-Masala,... Saag-Paneer, mango lassies). Food is more sweet than spicy which isn’t my preference, but others enjoyed it. I’m always alittle hesitant to order take out from a buffet because of freshness (and extra careful since COVID) but the flavor andfreshness of the meats/veggies were good. Some specific feedback / FYI while ordering: 1. Rice is included with the meals, themenu isn’t clear on that so we ordered/paid for rice which wasn’t needed 2. Food delivery was quick, think more time wasspent on the actual delivery (we like ~15 min from the restaurant but it also feeds into my concerns of eating from a buffet butgood if you’re a bit impatient) 3. Food was Luke warm on delivery. Understand it’s winter but having my food made anddelivered in 30 min I’d expect my food to be at least warm. 4. Food & drinks werewell packaged to prevent leaking. No strawswere provided for Mango Lassies so it took some of the fun away from drinking it Notes on specific food items: FYI - rice wasincluded with each meal (consolidated) & meals came in 1/2 packages 1. Tikka Masala Chicken - good flavor, right amount ofchicken and sauce 2. Yellow Dal Tarka - good - more mushy than i think I’ve had in the past. Hints of sweetness in eachbite 3. Meat Lover Samosa's Platter - good mix of non-vegetarian samosas. 2 Lamb, 1 Crab, 2 Chicken (literally just tikkachicken). They were a little cold but had good flavor. Was the first time i had a crab one and it was tasty if you like crab. 4.Chana-Masala - good. Chickpeas were well cooked, if you prefer them a little softer suggest reheating them (but again, my foodwas Luke warm). It had something sweet in there (i think it was mango chutney) which gave it a nice bite. Again, i prefer thingsa little spicy so i didn’t love this compared to other places 5. Saag-Paneer - good, standard saag paneer 6. mango lassies -stand Read more

Simply outstanding. I’m a huge critic of Indian cuisine and Begum Palace knocked it out of the park. I absolutely love two... dishes: Channa masala and Aloo Gobi. They were both among the best I have ever had in North America. The others in my partloved the naan, I didn’t try it. Oh, the samosas were outstanding as well. I never rate samosas highly as they are oftenboring. These were great! We ordered takeout and they were right on time. I brought it home and everything traveled well. Ihighly recommend Begum Palace. Read more