Taj Palace in Zürich

+ Ambiance is ok We were served quickly When you leave you will be greeted in a friendly manner Lots of vegetarian/vegan options Food is served tasty on the table - Not enough rice for 2 Ask for a recommendation: the waitress answers quite rudely and can make your fun evening quite sobering. Had the spiciest butter massala ever, even though it was described as the only mild food in the "recommendation". Food is described as spicy, but we Europeans find it almost outrageously spicy cannot be understood. If we don't know how Indians eat... 😅 Naan bread untasty You don't really feel welcome Food expensive for what you get...

We had a lot of fun at the cooking class. We were warmly welcomed, learned a lot and the food was delicious!

We completed the cooking course and it was very interesting and educational. Thank you again!

As a family of 7, we completed a great cooking course here and learned so much about Indian cuisine with all its many spices and methods of preparation. The owner couple is super nice and it was a great pleasure to chat with them both. Gladly again soon, because the food was simply heavenly.

Great food and very nice service

Very friendly owner couple. We felt very welcome. The cooking course was great and is highly recommended. The food tasted wonderful, the ambience was totally authentic.

Great restaurant with an authentic atmosphere. The owner was very friendly and approachable. The food was great! Would love to come back.

Food was good but the service was not that great, anyone who goes there should carry their own bottle of water Because they charge for tap water aswell and we just asked for water unfortunately we were charged CHF6.90.

I have just tried their food for the first time via To Good To Go and the vegan dish I got was very good! I definitely plan on going back for a sit down meal with friends in the futute as the atmosphere was very cozy and inviting with a wonderful touch of traditional Indian decor.

Very authentic, absolutely great owner couple and a great journey into the spice kitchen. The cooking class was absolutely fantastic. Thank you very much Daniel & Lisa

We landed in zurich due to son becoming critical on plane. After a week at hospital and eating canteen food we thought we would order some traditional food as we're desperately missing home. We ordered two biriyani for extortionate £40! What we received resembled chicken pilau only half filled boxes one which had an eyelash to compliment! Our 9 year old son was still hungry after finishing his. Bitterly disappointed and starving. Complained via iber eats as well. Appalling standards , no doubt a reflection of the owner. Thanj you fot your response We are returning to London tomorrow thus not much to be done to rectify this. We just Hooe our feedback will facilitate a much needed review of prices, portioning and quality of your food. Ta ta!

To be honest, Haram Restaurant is less than normal and their food does not reach the expected level and it is Haram in it. The price that was charged is very very very high and here is the bill🥵

The place is Indian at heart The food is halal and delicious Prices are very high Open late

Bad smell in the restaurant and waiter man very rude. Unbelievable service.

Service and waiter as well as price. One of the restaurant ever I seen.

We tried this restaurant and spend 124 franc on 1 biryani,1 chicken tikka masala and 6 naan and 3 drinks. The food was quite nice but the naans were a little small and it is way too expensive.the owners are very nice and sweet.

Unfriendly service! Portions are rather small and you don't feel welcome. We definitely won't go there again!

Maknyuss For the Indonesian tongue, who are looking for halal culinary delights in Zurich

The server was very rude and disrespectful. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

The best indian food Great hospitality and service

Owner is very rude. Need to learn hospitality

Hopeless food & very rude behaviour of owner I will not suggest to go this place

Absolutely NO GO RESTAURANT First of all, we didn’t place the order here as the guy who came to serve us was impolite. Didn’t ask the name of the guy, but surely he was not a fair person. His tone was dependent on the outfits customers were wearing. I don’t want to use the word ”Racist” but he was a bit. I went with my parents and kid, and inspite of the whole restaurant empty, he started saying , you can’t sit here , go on corner table of the hall. Felt like “ Pre Independence Britishers Era” . We still neglected this and thought of ordering as we were tired and had no energy to find another place. Then this person came to ask for the order. When we started ordering , he kept informing , this isn’t available , Oh that , it comes with a pair of 2 plates minimum and in the end we got so frustrated that we decided to leave. The person was an early 50’s guy wearing a traditional dress. If he is the owner, I feel sorry for the restaurant and if he the worker , the owner do the restaurant should make a note and take corrective actions.

Took an Indian cooking course with Sikha and her husband. It was really fun to get to know Indian cuisine with its typical spices and also learn something about Indian culture. The cooked dishes were delicious and immediately made me want to cook them at home. The couple was very friendly and the cooking course was well designed. We can only recommend it. We look forward to dining at the Taj Palace again soon - but this time as guests rather than chefs.

We took a cooking course at the Taj Palace and learned a lot about India, the spices and different dishes. The owners are very nice and informative, and the restaurant is nicely decorated. We will definitely return again and look forward to seeing Sikha and her husband again.

We experienced a very good cooking course 🔝

It was great food for us. We were very satisfied with the service. The owner was very friendly. We would like to come back to the Taj Palace Restaurant. Thank you for your delicious food.

very fine food! beautiful, authentic decor attentive service

Wow! What a great and first-class experience!!! We had booked a cooking course for my aunt. There were 5 of us and we were personally looked after by the owner couple for a whole afternoon. The food was DELICIOUS, the conversations were very interesting, and the experience was a complete success! We are already looking forward to the next time!!

Very friendly, family owned place. Oldest Indian restaurant in Switzerland (since 1991). Also offers cooking classes!

Warm host. Personal atmosphere. Good food with lots of choice.

Very good Indian food. Also ideal for vegans and people who need to eat gluten-free. Very tastefully decorated location and friendly service.

My wife and I decided to give this place a shot since this is one of the few halal establishments despite some of the negative reviews. To my surprise, some of the comments are untrue. Though it may be a little pricey, I can truly vouch for the quality of food they serve; everything in Swiss is pricey anyway. Had the lamb briyani and butter chicken, 10/10. Lamb soft and tender without the bad smell of meat, rice covered in saffrons, and cooked perfectly. Authentic butter chicken, you could really taste the butter through and through. It’s unfortunate having some of the comments here; calling the owner scammer and such when the price is clearly stated on the menu. I had a good meal here and definitely recommended

We went here for dinner with a Poinz voucher. The food was delicious, the service was friendly and the atmosphere was very nice! Gladly again

Being Indian i can say they are super rude and scammer, do not come here to waste time, money and energy. This is not atall Indian Culture. Tooooo rude, smelly place

Rude behavior, pathetic experience

The lamb biryani tasted like in Jaipur. If you want to have authentic Indian food, that's the place to go

Unfortunately it wasn't very busy for a Friday evening (which was a deterrent at first), but the food was very good and the waiter was very accommodating. Definitely recommended if you like Indian food (and also like spicy food).

Total Rip-off🤑🤑🤑🤑 Price is too high comparing to other restaurants.

** The server/waiter is a scammer, he would talk with you very nicely and would bill the items with increased price during the checkout. - Not Recommended. - Food is average, quantity is very low. - The restaurant is very nicely decorated with Indian tradition decors. The atmosphere will give you that you are sitting in India. The owner & his wife is very kind and welcoming. - Requesting the owner to look at this matter.

Attended the cooking course, which was very impressive and interesting!

The owners are warm and very very helpful. Food was excellent. Masala chai was perfect. Nimbu paani 👍👍❤️❤️

The cooking course was carried out very kindly and competently in a small, private setting. thank you very much

Superfine food, fresh ingredients and extremely warm company. Thank you very much Mr and Mrs Dhar for the Indian cooking course for two – we would love to come back!

As a birthday surprise, we booked a cooking class at the Taj Palace! We cooked Indian dishes with fresh ingredients and lots of great spices! We were able to enjoy the Indian hospitality and receive many valuable tips. Plus: we even received our own recipe booklet to cook with. Thank you very much for the great afternoon, dear Dhar family!

Nice atmosphere with a garden, the food was also good.

Very good food and extremely friendly service.

Very fine and rich food! Very friendly service! Come again!

It's small restaurant with Indian accesories inside, but they have a space to eat and drink backyard restaurant with a river view. It's nice to seat especially in summer time. The self service menu we have is Naan (traditional bread), chicken biryani rice, chicken curry, vegetables. Some people afraid of spicyness of Indian Cuisine, but it is not. It is mild spicy so you can enjoy it.

The cooking course offers a very interesting insight into Indian cuisine with many different dishes. And it was delicious!

Very tasty food and friendly service

The owner served us in the small patio behind the restaurant and just above the river. We had some starters and two vegetarian main courses. The food was good and the service was courteous. Good place for a quiet meal among intimates.

The cooking class was great. We learned to prepare various North Indian dishes ourselves. We'd love to come back.

Delicious Indian food with good service

It was a very exciting and good cooking course. We learned a lot, thank you very much!

Great cooking class experience. Very friendly family and lots of great impressions. The cooked one was very fine. Any time. Thank you to the couple for the good support during the course.

We ordered through Uber Eats. The food is horrible, never, never, ever again. The food is 100% pre-packaged and then frozen and warmed up at -18 degrees (see photo). Absolute rip off for 29.50! The sauce is spicy, but it doesn't even taste like curry, it's just some indefinable sauce, really disgusting. The "Planted Chicken" pieces are 100% not planted chicken. Truly the worst Indian food I've ever had! At best on the level of airplane food. As others write, any vegan microwave dish from the coop is better.

Very tasty food and cozy atmosphere! The waiter also tried very hard. Highly recommended

Best Indian restaurant in Zurich. Very traditional food and friendly people

I ordered via TooGoodToGo, never again. What I received was a spicy, indefinable porridge with few vegetables and hard seeds on top. It's a shame when you sell food like that on a non-profit platform.

Very tasty Indian food. We shared four main courses on site and they were all excellent. As an information: the naan with garlic definitely comes with enough garlic. 😉The service was also friendly. It was a pleasure. 👍

The food was really delicious! (vegetarian and vegan were clearly marked). Service was ok, he came several times to ask if everything was good.

Super good food, also a large selection for vegans 👌

Very authentic Indian food, recommended!

Delicious and authentic food. Strongly recomended!

Authentic Indian food & decor. The meat was very tender and the curry/sauces were also very well seasoned. We recommend.

I ordered two dishes for ourselves in the evening. Palak Paneer = slightly spicier creamed spinach. Tikka Massala without taste. Unfortunately very disappointing.

Delicious & authentic Indian food in a nice atmosphere. Great vegan & vegetarian options. A bit pricy, but we’ll be back for sure!

Delicious food and authentic flavours. Must try Ondian restaurant

A nice impression of Indian cuisine. Cooking is explained simply and the homemade food was delicious! Thank you!

Great cooking course, would love to do it again... The owners take personal and very kind care of the course participants.

Beautiful resturant , awesome food , brings the taste of india . Visited here in 2017 . Tried Biriyani with lamb , the taste was really authentic and staffs and owner were very polite . Offered us Gulab Jamun after the lunch . Must visit to taste great Indian food here

Nice host who is always available for a chat, great food, good wine. Recommended!

I should have read the warnings: don’t order the good to go. Scam. The vegan porridge is almost 8.- not worth 1.- uncooked lentils, overcooked rice. For the first time in my life I barely ate half of an Indian dish

Had a very nice TooGoodToGo. Thanks:)

Local red kidney beans, super tasty! And the cocktails are delicious too :-)

Unfortunately I ordered through Too good to go!! Really bad food. The indefinable mush consists mainly of rice with a grayish, spicy sauce. Occasionally pieces can be seen that could be peas/chickpeas. No more!!!!

Cooking class was very exciting and educational. Lots of delicious recipes.

Got a takeaway from here. Found a long black hair in one portion. Unable to eat either dishes due to this. Nan breads were plain and boring as well. Rubbish experience, won’t order again.

Just don't order through Too Good to Go. You get a carelessly thrown together mush that tastes a bit spicy like curry and otherwise just floury due to the chickpeas. Everyone else who got a “surprise portion” had the same portion as if the Sellbe had been cooked for everyone who picked it up. Every cent was wasted, unfortunately...

Eine undefinierbarer muffige Sauce & aufgeweichter schwimmender Reis mit 1 El Gemüse. Das Gericht befindet sich nicht auf der Karte, wie kam dieser "waste" zustande? Vermutlich für too good to go gekocht was definitiv am Ziel vorbeigeht.

Don't order too good to go! As others have reported, the "dish" consisted of a tasteless broth with rice. 1 tbsp vegetables, some uncooked chickpeas (poisonous). I find it just as difficult to prepare this at home. Where is this on your card? For me, it's anything but what too good to go stands for. A pity

I thought the food was excellent! There was a very large selection of vegan and vegetarian dishes, as well as many menus with meat. However, I thought that the staff could have been a little friendlier, they mostly seemed annoyed. Otherwise great!

Very fine food. Free tap water - very generous - rewarded with a generous tip Unfortunately no open beer.

A peine rentrés on a tour de suite vu que le restaurant était... vide!!! Une fois installé, le serveur (accueillant comme une porte de grange) nous apporte une feuille ou l'on doit écrire nos coordonnées... et là... on voit qu'ils n'ont pas eu de clients depuis 3 semaines!!! La nourriture doit être d'une fraîcheur...! On décide tout de même de commander une entrée... bilan: dans l'ensemble ce n'est pas trop mauvais mais les crevettes n'ont pas de goût, la "salade" au yogourt on dirait plutôt du pain mâché et les sanoissas et le poulet sont hyper épices qu'on ne sait même plus ce que l'on mangeait de base... alors oui c'est ce se être eoice pour ce genre e nourriture mais de la à gâcher les saveurs et à ce que ça brûle autant la bouche c'est du gâchis. Tout et étant les seuls clients nous avons du attendre 20' ! Sans parler d'une demi bouteille d'eau à 7chf ! Ok nous sommes en Suisse mais faut pas prendre les fens pour des imbéciles non plus... après sa nous sommes partis en laissant tout de même un petit pourboire mais pas forcément mérité... on peux trouver beaucoup mieux !!

If you are in Zurich, need some food, then Taj Palace is the place. Finest food in town. Still the best, everyday

Dusty interior, not particularly friendly service, dishes edible but expensive.

The food is bad and expensive and they are not helpful and I do not recommend it

Corona-Zeiten. Wir waren die einzigen Gäste an diesem Abend. Kann mich leider nur den vielen negativen Rezensionen anschliessen. Essen banal, gutes indisches Bier, verstaubte Einrichtung und wenig freundlicher Service. Drei Vorspeisen, vier Hauptspeisen, vier Biere und zwei Kaffee, ein paar Nan: 280 Franken. Lohnt sich nicht.

Absolutely delicious, good portions and very friendly!! Any time!!!

Wouldn’t recommend, the terrasse was not cleaned with mice running around and food wasn’t fresh at all.

Pretty expensive for pretty little

No he comido en el restaurante, así que no puedo comentar sobre el servicio, etc. Sin embargo, he comprado más de 50 comida para llevar. Si la esposa del dueño está en la cocina, te espera un regalo. La comida, que es de estilo anglo - indio, es excelente, salsas bien balanceadas, buena carne y para llevar un servicio bueno y amable.

Super good Indian food! A bit pricey but worth it. Great vegetarian and vegan options too.

Delicious food but a bit pricey

Das Essen ist nicht gut und nicht frisch Nicht freundlich Preislich ohne Grund Tisch, ect. Nicht sauber Ich werde nie mehr gehen

It's not a great place for diners but can be a life saver if one is looking for Indian food.

Not sure why the rating of the place is so low.. we have been there with a voucher from one of a "surprise boxes". We got a vegan menu and a nice lime-aloe drink. The food was great and I think we were served by the owner who was very happy to describe the dishes and help with choice of drinks. The atmosphere is nicely authentic with Indian deco and music. We had a great evening!

Mein Mann hat von mir einen indischen Kochkurs geschenkt erhalten.Wir waren mit einem anderen Paar im Taj Palace. Der Besitzer gab uns zuerst einige Infos über die indische Küche und die Gewürze. Danach ging es in die Küche, wo wir mit seiner Frau kochen durften. Es gab zuerst zwei Vorspeisen und den Massala-Tee, welcher wir dann gemeinsam essen konnten. Danach ging es wieder in die Küche, wo wir dann noch diverse Gerichte zubereiten durften. Die Infos und Rezepte waren sehr hilfreich und die Gastgeberin sehr freundlich. Es war eine gelungene Erfahrung.

Delicious but very expensive for two people, it costs 130 francs