Royal Oak Masala

Traveling into town and felt inspired to try Indian for delivery. Seeing multiple gluten free options spoke to me! Glad I did it. What I liked: GF naan!, side of mixed veggies, What was okay: GF roti, lamb spicy curry Wouldn't order the cauliflower again but I ate it. Thank you for having so many gluten free options!!

Decided to give this place another try. It was night and day difference compared to my initial review. Ordered butter chicken with mild spice and lamb chop.Butter chicken was creamy and savory. Chicken was tender. Hit all the spots for this iconic dish. Wanted to get this dish so I could judge it objectively rather than try something new like I did last time. I'm glad I did and happy to report while the chicken was good, the sauce was even better and paired beautifully with naan and rice. The sauce does come with some spice at baseline even if ordered with no spice but it blended well unlike last time. Lamb chop was my "special order"; again, glad I ordered it. Lamb chops (x5) were cooked well, with a hint of pink, and mixed perfectly with Indian spices. I am happy to say these were devoured quickly after opening. It was a 5/5 dish that paired favorably with the sauciness of the butter chicken. The owner contacted me himself, apparently there was an interim chef at the time of my initial review who did not make the dishes accordingly and who has now left. I was told I was not the only complaint. I am happy to say the owner - Sam - was cordial and apologetic about the situation. He made sure the dishes were cooked to his standards this time. There are few restaurants who's owners would go above and beyond in a situation like this and I will definitely be returning to Royal Oak Masala.

The Mango Chicken, medium spice, is excellent. The side of rice was very dry. The garlic naan was perfectly toasted, but could have used a bit more garlic.The service is ... insufficiently attentive, especially so given that only two tables were occupied.The venue is modern and clean.I do like that their POS prints a QR code on the check that directly links to Apple Pay. It truly eliminates the CC payment shuffle and significantly improves security.Will I return? If visiting friends in RO, sure. But I do not live nearby and have a plethora of excellent Indian restaurants that are closer ... and I can avoid the goofball parking (cough) "system" that the city installed.

Everything was very delicious food is fresh and tasty. We took medium spice level and it was just perfect. Service was nice and friendly. We got in just about when they were getting ready for a lunch break. But they kindly allowed us to order. Tables by the window were nice and comfortable. The place has additional seating area in back. Overall great experience

I'm sorry but no. I love good and true to origin Indian food but this was nothing like that. My further disappointment is due to the fact that we have chosen this place to celebrate my birthday. Almost everything was wrong, the service was lacking, the time we had to wait to get our meals and the food itself. Mango lassi was watered-down and had very little mango flavor.Gobi Manchurian had almost no batter and the sauce tasted like European condiment "maggi". Those who know, know. The portion was very small. Veg samosa was ok, freshly fried but no peas inside, just potato and is wasn't filled completely.I had vegetable korma and they were able to make it vegan, so that is a plus but I wanted medium and there was ZERO spice in this dish. The server had to bring me some extra chili paste so I could make it a little spicy. Also, portion was very small. Shrimp curry was ok, but also very little spice and for the price the portion was very small. Rice portion for both of us was so tiny, I had to eat some of my curry without it, so my husband could have more. Garlic naan was good. Roti was ok, very small and thin. We eat a lot of Indian food and usually we have leftovers for next day, here we ate everything since the portions were so small. And we paid $62 so that is not small amount.I was very eager to try this new place but left feeling highly disappointed. Nothing tasted like Indian food, more like Americanized Indian food....Another thing, they charge you almost 4% when you pay with card. Nobody said that to us before the bill came. I hate giving bad reviews but I need to be true to myself and if something is bad, it has to be told.

It's the same owner as Main Street kitchen that we used to go to so often before it was sold to the new owner. We went once since the new owner and haven't been back, food wasn't as good after it changed hands at all.Do keep in mind they do charge 3.5% for credit card usage on your bill after they run your card. We were both looking forward to the good Indian we have missed when he owned the Clawson location. We ordered two mango lassi, gobi Manchurian, medium spicy, crispy, butter chicken, Chana masala, veggie korma and tadka dal, all medium spicy. $69.89. The first mango lassi were creamy, tall, but I wasn't able to taste the mango prominently at all. I asked for more mango. The second mango lassi, the mango was at least more notable. The staff indicated he made it fresh for us too. Our first gobi went to a different table. The second came out to us hot, fresh and slightly crispy, but not burnt. It had good flavoring to it and nice heat to it too. The lentil was tasty, even if it was quickly whipped up for us. Wasn't ready for it to be on the menu yet. The butter chicken was creamy, saucy and not dry at all. The veggie korma wasn't too sweet for us, it was good. The Chana masala was quite goody, yummy curry flavoring for sure.All of the food had good flavor and the perfect amount of heat too. Happy to have a tasty Indian restaurant in our neighborhood, it's much needed too. It's been over a year and a half since we had a good spot in our vicinity.

Great tiki masala and naan bread!! Great butter chicken ! Mine and my daughter's fav!!

Must visit when in Royal Oak! Food was perfect! We ordered the Palak Paneer and Chicken Vindaloo and loved it. Our food was served to us very quickly. The chef and owner is such a kind man we were so happy we could support his business. He made sure our food was exactly what we wanted with no complaints. If you're looking for great authentic Indian food this is the place!

Food was excellent!! Service was also great - the food came out so quickly and everything has such great flavor. Haven't had Indian food like this in a while!

The Coconut Lassi was delicious and refreshing. Pani Puri appetizer was the best--wonderful taste and texture. Our entrees were so tasty and seasoned as we like. We sat in the rear of the restaurant at a hightop. The ambiance was very cool, nice music, too. The owner was very attentive and friendly, we had excellent service!