Jaipur Palace

Just amazing Indian food. it's North Indian food and tastes the best. imo best in all Austin and Texas. The food choices are varied and every dish is very well prepared. The paneer chilli appetizer is perfectly cooked and textured. The taste of tofu and the chilli paste and other stuff is just amazing we had Tandoori chicken, malai kofta and chilli paneer paired with naan bread. the naan bread was so soft and perfectly done. the garlic and chilli naan is so tasty. The dishes came with onion salad and lemon which goes so well. always ask for that and sprinkle lemon on the dishes. The tandoori chicken was perfectly marinated and came sizzling. really perfectly cooked and hit the spot. the veggie dishes were well liked by whole family. the spices aren't overwhelming but just perfectly flavored. the chef is truly very good and skilled. we didn't even do leftovers because it was so good we just ate it all. Definitely recommended in Austin if you love well cooked and great flavored food. Five stars and we are now going to be regulars here.

This place is pretty decent, but not for dessert (at least to me). I love Indian food and wanted to try a South Austin place other than my go-to, so we opted to order food to pick up from here. We got butter chicken, chicken 65 (both dishes came with rice), and an order of ras malai. The entrees were all great, I can't say they're better than my other spot but they were close enough I would call them equivocal! The portion sizes were pretty good too. The aspect where I had an issue was the ras malai... in the picture on the online order menu, it shows like 4-5 pieces, and the cost was almost $8. When we picked up the food, it was only 2 pieces!!! I've gotten 2 pieces of ras malai from my fabulous food truck go-to spot for like $3, so I was pretty disappointed this place charges so much for just 2 pieces. They were also a bit soggy by the time we got to eating them :(I can't really comment on the service because we ordered pick up, but the food was certainly ready when we arrived and they got it to us quickly so presumably no issue there! The interior of the restaurant is like a slightly more upscale fast food place so it wouldn't be bad to eat there, but it's a lunch vibe, not a nice dinner vibe. I'm glad we just ordered food for take out.Overall: because I love ras malai and I don't like their price, I'm not planning to come back here. But if asked about just the entrees or a place to grab lunch, if you're in the area, it'll do just fine!

Simple place with good service and good food. The Jaipur Mix Grill is a really good value ~ $25 for look how much! I had my first bite of salmon tikka in that dish and it was really good. The salad was very fresh and light and really nice complement for the other heavier food. The Amritsari kulcha was sooo yummy, kind of like a soft paneer paratha. I will 100% be ordering these dishes again. My least favorite thing was the paneer biryani. It was a bit too spicy and moist for what a medium spice level biryani should be. It tasted a bit like a spicy paneer gravy was just mixed into and cooked with rice.

Have been here a couple of times and the food and service has been great! It is your typical suburban strip mall restaurant with pretty nice decor. Of all the Indian restaurants I have been to, their mixed grill platter is outstanding! It has everything from all sorts of kakab to tandoori shrimp and salmon. The portion is huge. Daal makhani, palak paneer and the naans and kulchas were also delicious. Mango lassi is refreshing, not too sweet. Service was attentive even when the restaurant was super busy on Valentine's Day!

Where. Where is the chicken?! I ordered a $14 dish of buttered chicken and upon arrival, I inspect the dish. It had exactly 8 small cubes of chicken. I don't care how busy you are. You don't rip off customers like that. Go f#&@ yourself Jaipur Palace.

I was very pleasantly surprised at how good this place was. This definitely has to be my favorite Indian food place in the south Austin area! I loved the variety of options that they have and the food was just delicious!I ended up getting the vegetable tikka masala, and I have been wanting to go back there every day since. They recommended I pair it with the garlic bread and that was the perfect combo! It was a Tuesday evening when we went and there was plenty of seating both indoor and outdoor and we were served our food within 10 to 15 minutes from ordering.Since this is located in the South Park Meadows shopping center there is plenty of parking and finding the location is very easy. Haley recommend, can't wait until I can go back !

I was craving Indian food so I went to this place. This is my second time going there after about a year. The first time was fine. However, this time around was a disappointment. I ordered lamb vindaloo and I only got maybe 4 to 5 pieces of lamb cubes and the rest were potatoes and vegetables. The basmati rice was also a little dry. The sauce was good and the service was decent. For the $23 including tip, I don't think it is worth going back unless they improve this place.

We were there at about 6 p.m. on a weekday evening. There were only a couple of tables in use, and we were told the place is usually much, much busier on weekend evenings. It's a comfortable, casual restaurant with a large, expensive bar lining one wall, and booths along two sides. The roomy center portion was filled with tables. Word of advice: Unless you are as limber as you were in your teen years, sit at one of the tables instead of a booth. I slid into a spacious booth at first, but the seat was so low that I found myself in an uncomfortable squatting position. After extricating my ample body with difficulty, we asked to move to a table.The host graciously put two tables together so our foursome would have plenty of elbow room. It was also practical because of the wide assortment of plates, drinks and dishes that we enjoyed.It took us a while to go through the menu, which carefully lists the ingredients of each item. Our waiter was nearby to answer any questions. It even took a while to decide on the appetizers, but our friends were familiar with at least one of them so that made the choices easier.For starters, wife Karen and I chose the Vegetable Samosa, described as crispy turnovers stuffed with potatoes, green peas and spices, served with tamarind and mint sauce. The two turnovers were cut in halves to make sharing easy among the four of us. They were tasty, with a little bit of the zing I expected, yet unremarkable.The appetizer chosen by friends Rick and Kim was another story, however. They went with the Vegetable Pakora, an Indian fried snack of gram flour, spices, onion, potatoes and spinach, with the same two sauces as ours. This stuff was a real treat, and I could've made a meal out of it. It had the mouth feel and consistency of chocolate/coconut haystacks candy, but savory and crunchy.Now, on to the main event.Before ordering, we paid special attention to the part of the menu that described the levels of spice in the dishes. They are described as "mild," "medium," "spicy," and "Indian spicy."After all the stories I have heard about the spiciness of Indian food, I took these descriptions seriously. I was guessing that "Indian spicy" translates to "burn your tongue off." We were told that unless a different level of spice is requested, the restaurant typically uses "mild" spiciness in their dishes.I selected the Butter Lamb, with "medium" level of spice heat. I chose that level because I was told it's closer to what the Indian people typically eat. I also ordered a basket of the Tandoor-baked Garlic Naan for Karen and me. That's a thin, puffy, chewy flatbread similar to pita. It's perfect for sopping up the sauces and gravies that are integral to many Indian dishes. However, it was a little too garlicky for me.My entree came out in an oval dish filled with chunks of tender lamb cooked in a sauce prepared with tomato, onion, butter, cream, ginger garlic paste, and a mix of spices. It was accompanied by a sizable portion of rice.I didn't ask for directions on how to properly eat this stuff, but I just went to town. I lay down a little mound of the rice and then scooped some of the lamb mixture on top of it. I used the naan to soak up any of the liquid that escaped the middle of the plate. It was all a new, delicious experience. I had enough of my dish and naan left to bring home for a snack.Rick ordered the Butter Chicken with "medium" spice, which was identical to my meal except for his choice of protein. His came with a basket of plain naan. He clearly enjoyed his meal with relish and didn't need to bother with a doggy bag.Kim selected two of her favorite vegetarian dishes, not because she was unusually hungry, but I'm guessing because she likes to have tasty leftovers to cut down on the cooking chores. Each came with a side of rice. She also likes her Indian food with what I consider serious heat, so she had both of hers made with the "spicy" designation.First, she picked the Saag Paneer ($15.95), chunks of homemade cheese cooked in sauce and prepared with spinach, onion, ginger garlic paste, and spices.Then, she added an order of Baingan Bharata ($13.99), minced eggplant grilled over direct fire and cooked with green peas, onion, tomato, and a mix of spices. Both of Kim's entrees were served and dished up similarly to what Rick and I had. Plenty went home with her to enjoy another time.Karen picked the Gulnar Rack of Lamb ($20.99) with "mild" spice. It's a section of lamb cut perpendicularly to the spine. It consisted of four meaty chops marinated with yogurt, lemon juice, and a mix of spices. It was grilled in the tandoor oven and served with tikka sauce on the side. It also came with a side of rice. Lamb is one of Karen's favorite foods, and she unquestionably enjoyed her meal. Three of the chops and some rice came home with her.

We frequent the Thai place next door, but have always smelled the delicious Indian spices coming from next door. Today we finally gave it a try.Service was nice and friendly. The vibe of the restaurant is very nice and more "fancy" of a sit-down restaurant with the water goblets and fabric napkins. The food was fantastic! Especially enjoyed the gobi manchurian and the samosa chaat. The butter chicken and saag were both great too. Will happily return!

The food was good, but the service was absolutely horrible. They were overstaffed, yet no one greeted me once seated or came to take my order until I asked. My server just came to my table and stood there with his handheld. He never even said anything to me. It was incredibly rude. I asked to sub my rice for naan, which is the same $3 price, but he said it wasn't possible. Odd. He didn't follow up to check on me either, so I just decided to go pay at the bar myself when I was done.Unfortunately, I didn't care for the ambiance either. It's tight and the tables are positioned strangely, so I was facing the people in the booths in an awkward position. The butter chicken I did have was tasty, so that's what the two stars are for. I plan to stick to my regular nearby Indian place Asiana instead of Jaipur though.