The Palace of Indian

4.6

50 Reviews

$30 and under

Indian

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2 people

Mar 16, 2025

8:00 PM

Neighborhood gem
Vegetarian-friendly
Romantic

Welcome to The Palace of Indian at Philly!

The Palace of Indian is an Authentic Indian restaurant. Our Chef's outstanding experience in cooking delicious dishes will make our customers feel like they are eating at home because the food made here is homestyle.

We provide excellent hospitality and cater to all palates, offering mild, medium, and spicy foods.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon, Wed–Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:30 pm
Phone number
(215) 982-1666
Website
http://www.palaceofindian.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1533 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Neighborhood
South Philly
Cross street
South 11th & Tasker St
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Wine

Papadum$2.99
A thin crisp lentil flour baked in the clay oven
Veggie Samosa$3.99
2 pcs Crispy triangular pastry turnovers filled with seasoned potatoes & green peas
Mixed Pakora$4.99
Assorted fried vegetable fritters (cauliflower, onion, potato, spinach)
Tandoori Sabzi$8.99
Marinated asssorted vegetables broiled in the tandoor to perfection
Chat Papri$5.99
Mixture of crisps, potatoes and chick peas in a yogurt, tamarind & mint sauce
Vegetable Platter$7.99
Combination of assorted vegetable samosa, mixed pakora & paneer pakora
Gobi Manchurian$8.99
Fresh cauliflower with cubes of bell pepper, spring onion slightly sautéed & tossed with manchurian sauce and garnished with fresh cilantro
Samosa Chat$7.99
Veg samosas with mildly spiced chickpeas, potatoes, onion, and tomato & garnished with yogurt, tamarind & mint sauce
Chilli Paneer$8.99
Cottage cheese battered with corn starch, sautéed with bell peppers, spring onions, chilies and blend of Soy Sauce
Paneer Pakora$7.99
Slices Cottage cheese dipped in gram flour batter with Indian spices and deep fried to perfection

Non Vegetarian Appetizer

Lamb Samosa$5.99
Crispy triangular pastry turnovers filled with minced lamb seasoned with potatoes & green peas
Chicken Pakora$5.99
Tender pieces of chicken dipped in mildly spiced lentil, batter & fried
Chili Chicken (Indian or Indo-Chinese Style)$8.99
Cubes of chicken breast sautéed with chili paste, soy sauce, onions, Bell pepper, herbs and exotic spices
Chili Fish$8.99
Toasted fish marinated in chili Paste with cubes bell pepper and house spices
Garlic Shrimp$9.99
Fresh shrimp tossed in roasted garlic and cooked in vinaigrette, bell peppers and rich cream
Chicken Malabar$7.99
Batter fried coconut flavored filet of chicken served with mango chutney
Assorted Non Veggie Platter$10.99
Combination platter of Chicken Seekh Kabab, Chicken Malai Kabab, Lamb Samosa, and Chicken Tikka

Soup

Mulligatawany Soup$4.99
Traditional soup made with yellow lentils and flavored with delicate herbs
Chicken Soup$5.99
Chicken broth soup, delicately flavored with herbs and spices
Tomato Soup$4.99
A traditional soup made with tomato paste & delicate herbs

Salads

Mix Green Salad$5.99
Katchumber Salad$5.99
Cucumber with olive oil, tomato, Onion and mint

Accompaniments

Raita$3.99
Yogurt with cucumber, carrot, tomatoes, red onions and herbs
Plain Yogurt$2.99
Indian style homemade yogurt
Mango Chutney$3.99
Sweet and sour mango extract
Mixed Pickle (Achar)$4.99
Indian mixed pickles
Fresh Onion, Green Chili & Lemon$3.99
Side order

Chicken Specialties

Served with Basmati Rice

Chicken Tikka Masala$13.99
Breast meat chicken skewed in tandoor (clay oven) and sautéed in a tomato & rich creamy sauce topped with bell peppers
Chicken Curry$12.99
Traditional Mughlai offering! Boneless chicken cooked in heavenly curry sauce, seasoned to your taste
Chicken Vindaloo$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in a spiced and vinaigrette sauce
Chicken Saag$12.99
Tender pieces of chicken sautéed with Indian herbs cooked in spinach
Chicken Shahi Korma$13.99
A Moghulai delight! Cardamoms flavored sweet and spicy curried chicken in cream, Cashews & raisins
Chicken Dopiaza$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with fresh onion, tomatoes, bell peppers and house spices
Chicken Karahi$12.99
Boneless cube chicken cooked with special ginger sauce, bell peppers, onion & fresh tomatoes along with herbs and spices
Chilli Chicken (Indian or Indo-Chinese Style)$12.99
Cubes of chicken breast sautéed with chili paste, soy sauce, onions, bell peppers herbs & exotic spices
Chicken Makhni (Butter Chicken)$13.99
Pulled chicken cooked in tandoor (clay Oven) and sautéed in special buttery tomatoes & rich creamy sauce
Chicken Dhaniwal Korma$13.99
Pieces of chicken cooked with coriander sauce, mint and blend of spice
Chicken Jalfrezi$12.99
Cube chicken cooked with fresh mix vegetable along with special homemade sauce
Chicken Coconut$13.99
Chicken cooked with roasted coconut herbs & spices
Chicken Madras$12.99
Chicken cooked with roasted coconut, mustard seed and hot chili pepper

Vegetarian Specialties

Served with Basmati Rice

Paneer Tikka Masala$12.99
Homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked in clay oven with green peppers and onions in a rich Creamy gravy
Sarson Ka Saag$11.99
Punjabi (North Indian) dish made of mustard leaves cooked with spices in butter
Chana Masala$11.99
Chick-peas (grabanzo beans) cooked in a special blend of traditional spices
Bhindi Masala$11.99
Special preparation of cut tossed okra with diced onions, tomatoes and traditional spices
Tarka Dal$11.99
Yellow lentils tempered with butter, whole red chilies & cumin and mustard seeds
Dal Makhani$11.99
Black lentils cooked overnight on a very slow fire flavored with butter, creamy sauce & spices
Baingan Bartha$11.99
Eggplants roasted over charcoal with fresh tomatoes, peas, ginger garlic and onions seasoned with herbs
Navaratan Korma$12.99
A medley of nine vegetables cooked with mild creamy sauce with cashews and raisins
Aloo Palak$11.99
Spinach cooked with potatoes and spices with thick gravy sauce
Chana Saag$11.99
Spinach and Chick-peas (garbanzo beans) cooked with thick gravy sauce
Palak Paneer$11.99
Cottage cheese cubes cooked in creamy gravy of spinach & spices
Paneer Makhani$12.99
Cottage Cheese cubes lightly fried and cooked in homemade special sauce with cream
Malai Kofta$12.99
Homemade vegetable balls cooked in a mildly spiced creamy sauce with cashews & raisins
Fresh Mix Vegetable Curry$11.99
Combined seasonal vegetables cooked in house blended curry sauce
Mutter Paneer$11.99
Cottage cheese cubes cooked with green peas, onions, tomatoes cooked in house special sauces
Karahi Paneer$11.99
Cottage cheese sautéed with tomato, onion, peppers & herbs
Mutter Mushroom Curry$11.99
Fresh mushrooms & green peas cooked with herbs & spices
Shahi Paneer$12.99
Homemade cottage cheese cubes served in a delicately spiced creamy sauces
Aloo Gobi$11.99
Cubed potatoes and cauliflower cooked with spices and herbs

Tandoori Specialties

Clay Oven Specialties, Served with Basmati Rice

Tandoori Chicken$13.99
Chicken leg quarters marinated in yogurt, fresh spices & lemon juice then barbecued in the clay oven
Chicken Tikka$13.99
Boneless chicken marinated in herbs and spices charbroiled to perfection
Chicken Malai Kebab$13.99
Cubes of chicken breast marinated in yogurt, herbs and spices then cooked on skewers in the clay oven
Seekh Kebab (Chicken)$13.99
Ground minced chicken mixed with onion, ginger and herbs
Sheekh Kebab (Lamb)$15.99
Ground minced lamb mixed with onion, ginger and herbs
Lamb Boti Kebab$15.99
Tender chunks of lamb marinated in our house special sauce and cooked in the clay oven
Beef Boti Kebab$15.99
Tender chunks of Beef marinated in our house special sauce and cooked in the clay oven
Fish Tikka (Salmon)$16.99
Chunks of salmon marinated in yogurt, herbs and spices then barbecued in the clay oven
Tandoori Shrimp$16.99
Shrimp marinated in freshly ground spices and grilled in the tandoor
Lamb Chops$21.99
Marinated rack of lamb in a select mixture of exotic spices broiled in Tandoor
Special Tandoori Mix Grill$21.99
Combination platter of tandoori - Chicken Tikka, Chicken Seekh Kebab, Lamb Seekh Kebab, Shrimp & Fish

Goat / Beef Specialties

Beef Boneless & Goat Bone-in (Served with Basmati Rice)

Curry$14.99
Beef or Goat marinated and cooked in a curry sauce of fresh herbs and spices
Karahi$14.99
Beef or Goat sautéed with special ginger sauce cooked in herbs and spices
Vindaloo$14.99
Beef or Goat cooked with potatoes in a spiced and tangy vinaigrette sauce
Palak / Saag$14.99
Beef or Goat sautéed with exotic seasoned spinach and fresh herbs
Beef Tikka Masala$15.99
Tender pieces of Beef skewed in tandoor (clay oven) and sautéed in a rich creamy & tomato sauce topped with bell peppers

Lamb Specialties

Served with Basmati Rice

Lamb Curry$14.99
Tender pieces of lamb cooked onions, garlic & ginger in fresh herbs and spices
Lamb Karahi$14.99
Boneless Lamb cooked with special ginger sauce, bell peppers, onion & fresh tomatoes along with herbs and spices
Lamb Rogan Josh$14.99
Juicy Boneless tender pieces of lamb cooked in traditional spice and homemade yogurt
Lamb Vindaloo$14.99
Boneless lamb cooked with potatoes in a spicy and tangy sauce
Lamb Dopiaza$14.99
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with shredded onions, garlic & ginger in fresh herbs and spices
Lamb Korma$15.99
A Moghulai delight! Cardamoms flavored sweet and spicy curried lamb in cream sauce with cashews & raisins
Lamb Pasanda$14.99
Tender lamb cooked in exotic blend of cream, almond sauce and spices
Lamb Saag (Spinach Lamb)$14.99
Tender pieces of lamb sautéed with deliciously seasoned spinach and fresh herbs
Lamb Tikka Masala$15.99
Tender pieces of lamb skewed in tandoor (clay oven) and sautéed in a rich creamy & tomato sauce topped with bell peppers

Rice Specialties

Basmati Rice

Vegetable Biryani$11.99
Mixed Vegetables with Basmati rice and traditional spices
Chicken Tikka Biryani$14.99
Boneless Barbecued chicken Tikka cooked with Basmati rice and traditional spices
Chicken Biryani$13.99
Boneless chicken cooked with Basmati rice and traditional spices
Lamb Biryani$14.99
Juicy boneless lamb cooked with Basmati rice and traditional spices topped with cashews
Shrimp Biryani$15.99
Tender Shrimp cooked with Basmati rice and traditional spices & herbs
Beef Biryani$14.99
Juicy boneless lamb cooked with Basamti rice and traditional spices topped with cashews
Chef Special Biryani$17.99
Basmati Rice cooked with lamb, chicken & shrimp topped with fried onions and herbs

Seafood Specialties

Served with Basmati Rice

Fish Masala (Salmon)$16.99
Salmon Fish cooked in a hearty blend of tangy tomatoes, onions, bell peppers with aromatic herbs and spices
Shrimp Vindaloo$16.99
Shrimp cooked with potatoes in a spiced and tangy vinaigrette sauce
Shrimp Palak$16.99
Shrimp cooked with fresh spinach, spices and ginger
Shrimp Tikka Masala$16.99
Shrimp cooked in clay oven sautéed with tomatoes, green pepper and onion in a rich creamy sauce
Jumbo Shrimp Karahi$16.99
Shrimp cooked with fresh tomatoes, green peppers, ginger, spices & herbs
Shrimp Curry$16.99
Shrimp cooked onions, garlic & ginger in fresh herbs and spices
Goan Fish Curry$15.99
Sautéed boneless Tilapia fish cooked with coconut and exotic spices

Bread Specialties

Plain Naan$2.99
Unleavened white bread baked in tandoor clay oven
Garlic Naan$3.99
Bread stuffed with fresh minced garlic and herbs, baked in tandoor clay oven
Onion Naan$3.99
Bread stuffed with fresh onions and herbs, baked in tandoor clay oven
Keema Naan$4.99
Stuffed with minced ground lamb
Cheese Naan$4.99
Stuffed with mozzarella cheese
Coconut Naan$4.99
Stuffed with coconut
Garlic & Cheese$5.99
Stuffed with mozzarella cheese & garlic
Rosemary Naan$4.99
Bread Cooked in rosemary petals
Poori - A Deep Fried Fluffy Bread$2.99
Roti (Whole Wheat)$2.99
Baked whole wheat bread
Aloo Paratha$3.99
Stuffed with spiced potatoes
Laccha Paratha$4.99
Multi-layered whole wheat bread cooked in the clay oven
Peshwari Naan$4.99
Stuffed with coconut, almond, raisin, and sweet
Bread Basket$5.99
Combination Breads (Plain Naan, Onion Naan & garlic Naan)

Dessert

Vanilla Ice Cream$4.99
The most popular Puritan flavor, made with premium vanilla extract
Chocolate Ice Cream$4.99
A rich chocolate ice cream made from scratch with premium cocoa
Mango Ice Cream$4.99
Indian Home-Made Fresh Mango ice cream
Strawberry Ice Cream$4.99
Strawberry ice cream with strawberry halves
Ras Malai$4.99
Sweet cottage cheese dumpling flavored with saffron and cardamom
Gulab Jamon$4.99
A light fried cheese ball made of milk in sugar syrup
Rice Pudding$4.99
Home made Rice pudding garnished with pisatchios and raisins

Beverage

Mango Lassi$3.99
Yogurt drink made with mango
Lassi$3.99
Plain yogurt drink served sweet or salty
Unsweetened Masalader Ice Tea$2.99
Well-brewed spiced ice tea
Lemonade$3.99
Fresh squeezed sweet lime drink
Mango Juice$2.99
homemade drink made with fresh mango pulp
Soda$1.99
Cola, Diet Cola, Ginger Ale, Orange Soda, Lime Soda
Masala Chai Tea$2.99

What 50 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

The Palace of Indian delights with its "excellent food" and "friendly staff." The "beautiful" courtyard enhances the dining experience, perfect for a "date night." While the "butter chicken" is a standout favorite, some service timings could improve. Overall, it's a "favorite Indian restaurant in Philadelphia" with "delicious" offerings.

50 Reviews

C
Capri
Philadelphia1 review
1.0
Dined on February 14, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
This place was very promising however it was anything but. My reservation on Valentine’s Day was at 6:30pm, table for two. We arrived and sat down. Now around the time we came in the restaurant was fairly empty with about two other couples already eating dinner. Another couple comes in and sits down and someone comes to take their order 5 minutes after they are seated. 10 minutes later someone comes to take our order. Other couples start to make their way in and now the resurant is full. Everyone is ordering food and getting their appetizers before we do, now it’s around 7pm and we get our appetizer (which was really good “Lamb Samosas”) 20 minutes later couples who have entered the restaurant well after us are receiving their entrees and our waiter says it’s about a 10 minute wait for our food. We did not receive our food within that 10 minutes. It is now around 7:40 and we call our waiter and ask him can we take our food to go because we have somewhere to be at 8. Our waiter seems frustrated with our request but says he will pack it up. We receive our packed up dinner 20 minutes later and we pay for the food and leave. We left this place hungry and disappointed in the customer service.
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Genevieve VIP
Washington DC81 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 7, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The food here is delicious and the portions are large. I have ordered from here many times and will continue to order from here. On the whole, the staff was super friendly. Of note, they do not have Coke products. There was an issue with our order- something forgotten- and one of the staff yelled at another staff member and that was upsetting. The noise level was low except for the same staff that yelled being very loud on the phone.
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Salvi
Philadelphia14 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 16, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had Father’s Day dinner and it was marvelous :)
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Lorraine
Philadelphia44 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 20, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We ate in the courtyard and it was beautiful. Food is always delicious and staff like family!
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OT
OpenTable Diner VIP
Philadelphia1 review
5.0
Dined on March 21, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and service. First time Indian food for me. Will go again.
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Alison
Philadelphia7 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 23, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, love that it's a BYO and the ambience is very nice, would definitely recommend for a date night. Staff was friendly and accommodating, will definitely be back!
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TerriL VIP
Philadelphia31 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 18, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love the food here. Best all around butter chicken.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
Philadelphia7 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 1, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food is phenomenal and service is very good. Highly recommended!
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Eatoutoften
Washington DC30 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food is always delicious and the service is excellent. This is our favorite Indian restaurant in Philadelphia.
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia1 review
4.0
Dined on July 31, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Food was absolutely delicious and portions were pretty big. I’d definitely go back.
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FAQs

The Palace of Indian does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats.

The Palace of Indian is rated 4.6 stars by 50 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Mar 16, 2025

8:00 PM

Order delivery or takeout

1533 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Additional information

Cross street
South 11th & Tasker St
Neighborhood
South Philly
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon, Wed–Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Wine

Website
http://www.palaceofindian.com/
Phone number
(215) 982-1666

The Palace of Indian

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Vegetarian Appetizer

Papadum$2.99

Veggie Samosa$3.99

Mixed Pakora$4.99

Tandoori Sabzi$8.99

Chat Papri$5.99

Vegetable Platter$7.99

Gobi Manchurian$8.99

Samosa Chat$7.99

Chilli Paneer$8.99

Paneer Pakora$7.99

Non Vegetarian Appetizer

Lamb Samosa$5.99

Chicken Pakora$5.99

Chili Chicken (Indian or Indo-Chinese Style)$8.99

Chili Fish$8.99

Garlic Shrimp$9.99

Chicken Malabar$7.99

Assorted Non Veggie Platter$10.99

Soup

Mulligatawany Soup$4.99

Chicken Soup$5.99

Tomato Soup$4.99

Salads

Mix Green Salad$5.99

Katchumber Salad$5.99

Accompaniments

Raita$3.99

Plain Yogurt$2.99

Mango Chutney$3.99

Mixed Pickle (Achar)$4.99

Fresh Onion, Green Chili & Lemon$3.99

Chicken Specialties

Chicken Tikka Masala$13.99

Chicken Curry$12.99

Chicken Vindaloo$12.99

Chicken Saag$12.99

Chicken Shahi Korma$13.99

Chicken Dopiaza$12.99

Chicken Karahi$12.99

Chilli Chicken (Indian or Indo-Chinese Style)$12.99

Chicken Makhni (Butter Chicken)$13.99

Chicken Dhaniwal Korma$13.99

Chicken Jalfrezi$12.99

Chicken Coconut$13.99

Chicken Madras$12.99

Vegetarian Specialties

Paneer Tikka Masala$12.99

Sarson Ka Saag$11.99

Chana Masala$11.99

Bhindi Masala$11.99

Tarka Dal$11.99

Dal Makhani$11.99

Baingan Bartha$11.99

Navaratan Korma$12.99

Aloo Palak$11.99

Chana Saag$11.99

Palak Paneer$11.99

Paneer Makhani$12.99

Malai Kofta$12.99

Fresh Mix Vegetable Curry$11.99

Mutter Paneer$11.99

Karahi Paneer$11.99

Mutter Mushroom Curry$11.99

Shahi Paneer$12.99

Aloo Gobi$11.99

Tandoori Specialties

Tandoori Chicken$13.99

Chicken Tikka$13.99

Chicken Malai Kebab$13.99

Seekh Kebab (Chicken)$13.99

Sheekh Kebab (Lamb)$15.99

Lamb Boti Kebab$15.99

Beef Boti Kebab$15.99

Fish Tikka (Salmon)$16.99

Tandoori Shrimp$16.99