Tandoor Palace

Great lunch option!
Chicken makhani is yummy and tomato-​y. Kinda fatty though. They have this everyday.
Kheema Peas is tasty and well-​flavored! They have this everyday.
Ginger Chicken is my favorite option. So tender and the sauce is just right and gingery. They only have this on Wednesday.
I haven’t come across any of the vegetarian options that wow’d me, unfortunately. I’ve tried a handful… just don’t find them very tasty.

Awesome Indian. Too go is probably your best bet. Every dish is great.

I’ve known about this place for over a decade. And I never realized what a little gem it is, tucked away in a tiny location in lower Manhattan. I hadn’t been here in awhile, and instead had voyaged around the city eating in dozens of Indian, Bengali and even Pakistani establishments. If anything, what I often found is that many of them are INCONSISTENT in their food quality and taste. The worst-​case scenario: a place offering cheap eats, rave reviews, but when I get there, there’s nothing but bones, grizzle, and the absolute cheapest cuts of meat used. BUT NEVER AT TANDOOR PALACE! Over the years, the place has been consistent in its quality and choicer cuts of lamb, chicken, etc.
I usually order Chicken Makhni or Lamb Saag, along with a vegetarian dish, and take it home to enjoy it later. What I find is this: Delicious flavor, with the chicken being PURE white meat chicken, in cubes that are never grizzled, or bone-​in, but tender pieces of chicken with plenty of flavor, and never so spicy that it burns your mouth. You are offered a side dish of rice, nan or vegetable, and I choose the rice, flavored by herbs and sprinkled with a few green peas (rice Pulao). Check out their website «tandoorpalacetogo». The photos are reliable and correctly portray their food.
We sampled the nan and boy were we surprised! Absolutely fresh, moist, tender, full of flavor AND – amply sized! It was not reheated (which is typical of many places who make the nan and serve it eight hours later… dried, crusty, even slightly stale).
The down side: the dining area is, well at best, proletarian. Bare-​ish walls, with a sunken dining area (seven steps down) and not very palatable. Ventilation is poor, and although it wasn’t a hot summer evening, the dining area was warm. They offered cooled water, and they don’t have ice to ensure ice-​cold beverages. I ordered a can of Coca-​Cola, and it was refrigerator cold, but didn’t stay that way. Some Indian music played very quietly in the background. It wasn’t intrusive.
The entrance isn’t very impressive. From the street, you walk up about 8 steps and walk along a grungy walkway, not very appetizing. Once inside, you’ll understand what I mean by proletarian. Some food is sitting in a steam table. At lunch time, its freshly prepared. However, for dinner, some food might have been there awhile. Ask to ensure that whatever you order is prepared just for you.
If your experience is the same as mine, you’ll say, «Boy, that wasn’t expected» and you should be pleased. Overall, you’ll agree: the quality of the food is excellent, the service is punctual, and the only downside is the ambiance, which is, well, low-​end. My meal ran $ 13, including tax. That’s very reasonable. $$ because many entrees are $ 10.99 or $ 11.99 plus tax and

Pretty good Indian lunch spot in downtown. Don’t let the ambience fool you, the food is good. I am vegetarian so can’t review non vegetarian options but came with a few omnivorous colleagues and they said the food was decent.

Horrible. I ordered samosa chaat and they gave me burnt samosa’s! That just tells me they took old samosa’s and re-​fried them to put them in the chaat.

Mmmm, good and not so good but not bad.
The place is on a narrow street on Fulton St. and not easy to see as it is on the second level one has to walk up some steps, slightly hidden and among all the other small businesses like a nail parlour. The place is not so big, a few tables.
An order of the Tandoori Chicken came with a bit of lettuce salad some green dip. I liked and thought the chicken was only a slightly tad above average. Light in flavor, had a good orange/​red color to it and the char on part of the chicken didn’t look burned (char not burned — intentional flaming of meat) :] I thought it tasted good when a nice soft dense chewiness to the chicken. Good tasting chicken with a hint of flavor.

Went to the city with a Punjabi friend. We felt like getting some authentic Punjabi food. We tried somewhere else before we found this place and were disappointed. We began to think that we wouldn’t find good and authentic Punjabi food in NYC… Then my friend got a text from a friend that suggested this place.
When we came in the lady at the counter was talking to the cooks in Punjabi and we knew this place was legit. The food was was delicious and the lunch set is very affordable. My friend said that the food tasted very authentic and that the saag paneer is just like home cooked food.
I would recommend this place to anyone in the area looking for good non-​veg Indian food!

The prices are pretty decent for the portions. Yummy choices and the naan is great! If you order for delivery they are very quick and always get it right. The rice is kinda dry.
This is a good spot if you’re in the area or live close by and want indian food.

I had a take out chicken masala that tasted okay. There were maybe 5 small cubes of chicken in the dish. Chicken flavored Masala is more like it.
To keep the price low for Fulton Street, you must pay additional if you want both rice and bread. I found it lacking somewhat in value.

The lunch special comes with a choice of naan or rice. I thought it should come with both. Decent Chicken Tika Masala. The naan is a little on the thin crispy side, but some folks like it like that. I prefer mine doughy and soft. The mango lassi was pretty good, though. It’s a decent spot to grab lunch. Cozy seating, clean.

Great indian food! So simple and so delicious. Affordable and very filling. Very un-​fancy but who cares?!?
Get the Dal, it is one of the best dals I’ve ever had.

When I first saw where the restaurant was located, I was a little skeptical. I had to do a quick Unilocal check before I proceeded inside. The lady serving the vegetables was very nice and explained everything to me and my mama-​in-​law. She even let us sample the spinach and potatoes. I had the chicken tikka masala with rice and mixed vegetables. My mama in law had the lamb curry but she couldn’t handle the spice. Lol. I loved it and anytime in the area again, I will stop by. Prices were good too.

The lunch special is a good deal at $ 7.95, but I cannot say it deserves the crown as the «best cheap eat in NYC,» which some website gave it. The food was good but not exceptional. I enjoyed what I ate but did not love it. I may be back; certainly it’s good to have a lunch spot in the area that is cheap and fast. This is serviceable and does the job.

It’s a relatively cheap lunch place. I got their lunch box for $ 7.5 which allows you to get a choice of meat, veggies, and rice or naan. It seems most of their meat choices are not spicy and the coriander chicken I got was pretty bland even with the hot sauce. Worse, I had to drink tons of water after the meal probably because the food was laden with MSG. Probably will not return.

Look up, look at the sign, walk up the stairs, and follow your nose. Had the executive box (nan + rice) and a meat dish + veg dish. 9.47 and paid with venmo… Food was tastey, and with no other option in the area, this probably can make 3.5−4 stars. Lamb curry was spicy, and flavorful but portions were smallish. I’d come back again for the ride but wouldn’t go out of my way.

This place looks questionable from the outside but the food is REALLY solid. The curry is spicy (as it should be) and the price is right: $ 7.50 for 2 veggie dishes with rice or nan; $ 8.50 for a meat side and a veggie side. The workers are courteous and prompt and there’s ample seating inside. I love how they give you a plastic cup and each table in the seating area has a pitcher of cold water. The portion sizes are quite small. I’m a small-​framed lady and it just filled me, so I’m thinking large men might still be somewhat hungry after the meal.
Great lunch spot downtown. Glad I found this place!

A descent, small and pocket friendly Indian Restaurant In Downtown. The place offers either a platter for 9.75 $ including two entrees, rice and Naan or you can order curries from the entrée list (10 $-11 $) and choose between rice or Naan with it. I had Malai Kofta and Makhani Daal with Naan which I felt was overpowered by too much Garlic in it. The onion Kulcha was well n crisp. More than their curries, I think their breads were a knockout!

Priced at $ 7.50 for the executive lunch boxes, this is the cheapest Indian restaurant in Downtown. The food quality is good too. I’ve tried their Chicken Dishes and like all of them. The portion sizes are good, and for me, the raita works as a perfect ending for a quick afternoon bite.
Ambiance is OK, not the best, but when with friends, sure; why not! In comparison to Bombay Masala which is near Stone street, this place wins on pricing and taste. Bombay Masala gets a very distinct taste of (or something that tastes a lot like) MSG.

Pleasantly surprised by the food here. Indian food in the fidi isn’t the best. Samosas were good as was Malai kofta. Portions are very large. Mango lassi also delish.

I believe this restaurant is more of a take out place. You can eat in, but the ambiance just isn’t very nice.
I’ve only gotten the paneer tikka masala here, so I can only comment on that. It was waaay too sweet tasting so I’d recommend getting something else here. They did give a good amount of paneer, though. The rice was typical, good portion, and the naan (extra $ 2) was just OK.