Royal Indian Cuisine on Fillmore

Amazing Indian food and great service located in the heart of Japantown! I was craving Indian cuisine after my trip to India, and this really hit the spot. If you're looking for good homestyle Indian cooking, come here versus the expensive modern fusion next door. I came here with a group of 3 and here are the things we liked:* chicken momos: 4/5 yummy sauce and filling * butter garlic nann: 3/5 super huge nan great portions, garlic was tasty but the bread can turn hard pretty fast - eat it while fresh and hot!* Salmon curry: 5/5 our group favorite, served in a tomato curry sauce and salmon portions were generous * chicken biriyani: 4/5 generous chunks of meat, flavorful rice and seasoning I will definitely be back! Loved the portions, flavor, and quiet ambience in this local spot.

The samosas were good and the lunch special was great for the price. The service left much to be desired. Firstly, the attitude and tone of the host when I tried to order drinks gave me the impression I was pestering him. This attitude and impatience extended to ordering food when he would give very short and curt replies to questions about the menu that did not answer my questions. I then had to repeat my drink request twice only for him to forget for another 15 minutes while he happily greeted a second customer (clearly a regular) with smiles and service that was denied to us for some reason so I just gave up on the drink after that and made sure it wasn't on the bill. As if to add insult to injury, he proceeded to take the order of the second customer and served their food before me despite my ordering first. We waited with an empty table so long that it got to to the point that it took a kitchen staff member coming out and asking if we were ready to leave because we had been sitting there with an empty table for so long before our food was eventually served lukewarm.Only after we confirmed we had yet to receive our food to the kitchen staff memeber that HE went to the back, found our food and brought it out; not the host/waiter whose job it is to do so! The host just stared into the distance ignoring us and chatting with the customers that came after us with smiles and laughter whilst we sat there hungry. Please replace your host/waiter, Jalson P, as this will be the last time we come to your establishment and it is because of his preferential treatment and lack of basic restaurant etiquette. Send him to the back as a dishwasher where he belongs. He is not suitable to be the face of your establishment.

Ordered takeaway again - this time:Butter chicken - great flavor of curry, be mindful this is creamy. The chicken are smaller tandoori pieces, that are fatty, so overall it's a heavy dish and delicious.Saag Paneer - tried for first time here. One thing to keep in mind.. if you're a saag paneer fiend, just know this is a bit different than the average. Actually less greasy and much more greens-forward in flavor, with the blend of greens less cooked down into an aromatic, green, mush and more chunky still. If you've ever had the Persian stew "ghorme sabzi" it's more akin to that.Went for garlic naan this time and was plain, but fine. I think better than the paneer naan as there was more flavor to hang onto. Samosas - enjoyed these. Large chunks of potatoes and smaller accents of peas. On the spicy end. The flour shell is on the thicker side - like a pot pie.

I got the butter chicken, garlic naan, & samosas. Everything was pretty standard. Nothing blew me away. I ordered an hour in advanced and still had to wait 15 minutes once I got there which is not spectacular. Many places to sit inside. It's okay. I did like the sauces that come with the samosas. The samosas were warm and flakey and full of filling.

Always walked by this place on my way to and from Japantown, and finally tried it for the first time. It was empty around 5:30p - 7:00p on a Sunday. Would come back to try other things.Chicken korma - 4.5/5, good portion of curry and chicken. I really love the cashew taste, I feel like it adds a lot to the flavor and creaminess! Goat/lamb curry - 3/5, if I remember correctly it was tomato based or something similar, which wasn't bad. We wanted to order some other goat or lamb dish, but got the wrong one. After receiving and reading about the dish on the menu, we knew it wasn't something we would pick so it just wasn't for us.Chicken momo - 3/5, seemed a bit bland even with sauce. Good if you want something lighter on taste.Garlic naan - 4/5, a large piece of naan cut in half. Good amount of garlic and flavor.

I got takeout from here and was so excited to try this place as I walk by it all the time! However, I was pretty disappointed in the portion sizes as they are charging $18+ for a small portion of butter chicken and lamb tikka masala. The chicken and the lamb only had like 6-8 pieces each of meat in it so I was disappointed paying $18 for the sauce basically. The naan was okay as well as it didn't have much flavor and didn't really do anything for me. Not sure I'll be back again as the prices just don't justify the quality of the food.

Went to Royal Indian for lunch today. Their lunch special may be best deal in town. There are only two to choose from: chicken or veg. The chicken comes with chicken two ways: tika masala and tandoori chicken thigh. In addition a bowl of rice, cup of lentils, and hunk of naan. You can't go wrong for under $16 bucks. Cloth tablecloth and napkins are a nice touch as well.

Hungry and saw the lunch sign special: chicken masala, $14.99. That really caught my eye. Ordered to go. They gave me a very heavy brown bag. When I opened it, here was so many things inside. Half a spongy naan, so soft. 3 small containers. Lentil soup (to salty). Chicken marsala was delicious with lots of chunks of chicken. Basmati rice. The last surprise was a foil wrapped tandoori chicken. At first I saw the burnt chicken thigh, but I ate around burnt part and it was so tender. Great taste. This was so worth it. I ate 1/4 and I was full.

This place has great butter chicken! Although the portions seem small when they come out, they are very rich and filling - so don't be fooled! The garlic naan is also delicious, & if you eat there you will get the free appetizer dish, and I love the cilantro & sweeter sauce that comes with it.Service is great - fast & friendly!Plenty of tables inside, this can be a nice weekday date night out!

I've yet to have any Indian cuisine in SF. This shall be my first! Muahahah! And it's after a workout so I am hun-gry. On a Thursday night at 7:30pm, there was a small table of people. The atmosphere was pleasant, with some nice traditional music and colorful wall inlets that brightened the mood for sure. The vegetable pakora was the most fresh I've seen.. maybe ever in the states? They were hot, aromatic, and the chic-pea flower looked crisp and fresh, not just mushy and fluffy. I enjoyed the chicken korma. What I liked most was it wasn't overly buttery-- sometimes chefs add a lot for "flavor" but it's an easy way out. I don't disagree, but it's nice to get something a little different tho I know people who seek out that buttery flavor specifically. The naan portion was large, along with the pakora. At first I thought the chicken portion was a little small, but in the end I was satisfied.I'm always a fan of Himalayan and Nepali spots because the politeness and hospitality is always A1. And it didn't disappoint this time. This is a cozy spot to get satisfying Indian cuisine and can be a solo spot, and a casual place after work or for lunch with friends. Naan, pakora, chicken korma, and rice was $34.11 which is quite good considering I'll have a second meal with leftovers :)