Shalimar Restaurant

Host was busy, Kurt noticed and sat us immediately. He was patient explaining the menu and even met our toddlers request. The best Indian food we’ve had yet.

Amazing authentic Indian food with great service and a wonderful atmosphere. Ashu was a wonderful and sweet server and I’ll be back here anytime I’m in Ann Arbor! Check it out if you have the chance!

I will say I have had better Indian food in AA. Butter chicken was really watery. Other than that good food. Lunch buffet was pretty beta tho. I really just don’t think anything can beat Madras Masala

Food is absolutely incredible if you're willing to wait, the past three times I've come here the service has been awful, twenty minutes from sitting down just to get drinks and probably a good half an hour just to get food. I'd understand if we had a bunch of people but when we come in with four people and two of us get the same thing half an hour seems a little steep. Also good luck getting any refills server barely comes back to the table, I can see why they add automatic gratuity to the checks...

Their sunday buffet was really good. Everything that was in the menu was of authentic indian style except the spice level. Special mention deserve butter chicken, tanduri chicken, palak paneer, fretter with curd and mutton curry. Definitely be coming here more often. And pretty cheap, sunday buffet was $18 per person as of June 2024.

Worst experience ordered chicken biryani & lamb biryani it is so sweet and chicken 65 has more color than taste. Worst soup. Not recommended for south indians especially.

Nice place to eat Indian northside taste food..❤️❤️ They have buffets

Stay away from this place. The only good thing about this place is the downtown location. The food is ok. However, the staff are so rude and potentially racist. On two separate visits to this restaurant, the waiter asked that we finish eating in one hour because they are reserved. This is before even asking what we want to order . One of the two occasions, I had a reservation. After I explained to them that this is not a professional way to treat your customers and that they were making me uncomfortable , they were still argumentative and unprofessional. Quality-wise, not the best Indian Food in town. Stay away!! Read the reviews carefully about staff behavior and unprofessionalism!!!

Food was great, got the chicken tikka masala and it was pretty delicious! Only complaint is really with service, staff we respectful, no problems with that. The issue is more that my group was never really checked in on, our waiter came to our table for ordering, and to drop off the bill (and we had to ask for the bill)

Absolute tastiest food! We went for the lunch buffet and everything was delicious. It's super cheap at only $14.99 and the food is incredible. There's chicken tikka masala, Chana masala, vegetable korma, daal, grilled tandoori chicken, palak paneer, samosas, naan, and so much more. We had ashu and he was a great server. Definitely come here for lunch

After living in the Ann Arbor area for a number of years, I only recently tried out Shalimar -- unfortunately honestly I wasn't missing out on much. The location is excellent and the service is good, but the food is meh at best. It serves the purpose if you're in a pinch for Indian food and need to be close to downtown Ann Arbor, but there are tons of options for Indian food in the area and I think you'd be better served there. Overall, it's largely fine, but I'd personally recommend trying out another one of the Indian options in the area. If you do dine at Shalimar, you'll find a "just fine" experience awaits you -- it's ok, but don't you want better than ok in your life?

Did not like Dal Panchratan. Very good Palak paneer. Would get that again...................................

My girlfriend and I have been here several times and we enjoy the food a lot. The service is quick and the portions are very generous. I recommend the lamb vindaloo and you have to try the garlic naan!

Would have been a 4 for the food, but I cannot understand why no napkins and utensils were packed. I ordered chicken tikka masala (came w/ a side of basmati rice) and I ordered garlic naan as well. You can select the spice level. I opted for medium plus. The food arrived piping hot. Every DoorDash selection had at least a 45 min. delivery time. There is nothing in Ann Arbor that contained fast delivery. I was starting to really miss home and the overall broad selections that we have. Anyway. The chicken was tender. The sauce was thick, comforting, mildly spicy, and was a perfect combination over the rice. The garlic naan was flaky and light. Why the 3 stars? I had to get creative. I cleaned out the condiment container from my delivery w/ Applebee's to use as a spoon. I ripped open the coffee packet from the hotel room, used the coffee stirring sticks as chopsticks. I am not eating rice w/ my hands. I was determined. A very unpleasant experience.

Very good Indian. You can't go wrong eating here. Food is fresh and flavorful. I don't know what area of India there food represents, I just know it's very tasty and I do go back when I can find parking. Other than that I recommend

So I came here a few times, now my first time expirence was not bad, the chicken tikka tasted good, but the service was slow. Everytime I came here with my friends, they say an excuse about closing early or not having enough tables when it's clear there's tables open and the restaurant legit closes late at night. Now I just came here and I was extremely upset. The restaurant says it closes by 9pm, we made a reservation for 8:15pm, and when I tried to order they were like we can't cook any of the main meat dishes even though the kitchen wasn't gonna close until 30 minutes later. At least have a disclaimer or something. It is not fair for those who book a reservation for night and then show up because the kitchen is almsot closing right near their reservation.

Great food! They served our very large party on an extremely busy night in Ann Arbor with ease. Very accommodating!

last 4 out of 5 orders for delivery were missing teams ordered when I called the restaurant and they said they would refund me. but never saw an refund last time I'll order from them for delivery. I figured 40 bucks plus the 20% tip on missing items I'll just pick up check order at that time it will be awhile before I do order. I do like the food they serve when you get it

This was great. Came here for a birthday party with like 8 people. We were seated and the area wasn't big enough. It was no problem getting a larger table. With 8 people and orders changing and not knowing what dishes are... our waiter did a fantastic job at explaining and informing us of ingredients and dishes. The stuffed naan was delicious. Rice was perfectly cooked. I had the lamb vindaloo, and it was super flavorful. I learned they have a lunch buffet and want to go back just to sample other dishes. Great experience.

Great for a buffet, but not the best spot if you're looking for authentic Indian food or a high flavor profile for dinner. Servers are informative about the menu and work quickly, and this restaurant is in a great location. I would return here, but only for the lunch/brunch buffet, where the quality and authenticity of the food matches better with the price.

Lamb vindaloo is one of my favorite all time dishes and Shalimar makes the best I've ever had. I think the "medium+" spice level is absolutely perfect, but many people may find it a bit challenging. If you're looking for amazing, authentic Indian food in Ann Arbor, look no further. Shalimar is all you need!

Got some food delivered from them, very tasty! We tried the garlic naan, paneer tikka masala and the vegetarian biryani rice. All very good! Didn't take pics because we couldn't wait to dig in. The naan was perfect, soft, chewy and very flavorful! The paneer tikka was soooooo good, by far our favorite dish. The rice dish was okay, tons of veggies, we got it with the curry sauce, maybe I should of added more spice. Over all it was all good, would order from them again. Only thing I would suggest is them packing some utensils and plates, specially for delivery, or maybe make it an option to be added, we got it delivered while in the hospital and it wasn't fun eating it right out of the containers, specially the tikka, I wanted a bowl to mix my rice and sauce in.

The lunch there is a God! Please look at my photographs to see for yourself how delicious each entrée is the day you cannot go on eating here. This is one of the places for in the state of Michigan it is.

Ordered through Shalimar website for a delivery order, to be delivered @703-723, 745 I call and they tell me it's been picked up, never got the order. Requested refund. Will not return, horrible customer service and the explanation was they got busy. No thank you, I'll take my money elsewhere.

This was our first visit to Shalimar and we went for a weekend buffet. It was a good spread with a great combination of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Everything tasted great but we specially liked kadhi pakoda, mix veg, tandoori chicken and lamb curry. Dessert had two options of gulab Jamuna and kheer. We liked kheer, it had perfect amount of sweetness and is served chilled. Our host Ashu was very accommodating and amazing at explaining the other menu items. He even explained us cooking techniques behind some amazing menu items. Will be back to try their other dishes.

Food was tasty but the attitude and customer service left pretty bad taste .. adding review after second bad customer service. First time, I had ordered tea (chai) to be served at end. And I was waiting after food was done and waisted comes with bill and I asked for my chai thinking he may have forgotten, and he said as if he did not care that he ran out of tea and he did not bother to inform! He was tea got over and I am not going to prepare again for now so no tea! It was just 6 pm and not even closing time. He said in a rude tone. Second time, we went and the front person rudely asked if had reservation. We said, we did not know reservation was needed as it never says in their website. He rudely again said don't come if you don't have reservation! I will never go there .. I would rather add zero star if yelp allowed.

Food was a 100 out of 10. The wait (even with a reservation), time for waiter to get to us, and time to get our order from the kitchen was painfully long. We were starving so that didn't help. It looks like there's a bar but there is no bartender so be prepared. Our waiter forgot my glass of wine and I didn't bother to ask again because he never came our way. Overall it took 30 min to be seated, even with a reservation. 30 min to order and an hour to get our food.

Let's start with the good, shall we? The food is delicious! Chicken lemon tadka is outstanding! Savory with a fairly strong lemon flavor, but not overpowering. All of us enjoyed it and would order again, though I hope the chicken is less dry next time. It goes GREAT with the garlic naan. Next, we ordered chicken tikka masala mild, which was a mistake. It lacked flavor in a major way. Next time we'll at least start with mild plus. It also seemed to lack salt. The plain naan was great dipped in this sauce. We enjoyed both the plain and garlic naan. On a side note, I do not recommend sharing unless you're not very hungry. Portions are surprisingly small for the steep prices on main dishes. Service was ok. We had a reservation, want necessary as there were only two other tables seated when we arrived late in the day. It took about 5 minutes for someone to come to the host stand to seat us, even though there was an employee looking at us from the back of the restaurant talking to another employee who remained out of sight. They lost the 4 customers who entered right after us as they obviously got fed up with waiting to be seated in a virtually empty restaurant. Our server did a great job until it was time to cash out, when he went MIA. This was frustrating at the end of a long day. Then he told me the restaurant wouldn't honor a check-in offer from Yelp, but the restaurant is currently offering a discount for Google reviews. If they can do one, why can't they do the other? Especially since the Yelp offer would've taken less off the bill, which was to their advantage. With luck, er, better service, I hope to be able to raise my rating on the next visit as I'm hoping the so-so service was out of the ordinary tonight.

Hmm what can I say? went for the lunch buffet and a big disappointment. meat dishes have teeny pieces of meat that you have to fish for in a watery sauce. vegetables overcooked and soggy. sign says 13 bucks but actually charged us 16 and no dessert bowls provided for the overly sweet rice pudding. When we asked for a bowl the owner said to use a plate! Dinner service is no different. quality has gone down tremendously since they opened. Cutting corners shows. Would suggest to look elsewhere if you are craving indian cuisine.

Oh my goodness, this place is so good! We came here after an evening of walking around downtown and found that they have a pet friendly patio! I ordered the chicken korma and my friend got the tikka masala and both dishes were tasty! I especially loved their garlic naan (seriously, so crispy and hot and delicious). Prices were reasonable and the location was nice! Cant wait to come back for more of that naan!!

Our party of 4 came in about 8pm and the host seated us right away. It took about 15 minutes for the waiter to take our order. However About 10 minutes after our order was taken another waiter informed us that the kitChen was closed. On our way out the door, the hostess was asking why we are leaving and we explained to her what happened and she was also shocked about our experience. The way the restaurant handled the situation is completely unacceptable. Never again will any of us be dining at ShAlimar.

HORRIBLE SERVICE! This is the first time that I have ever been driven to leave a Yelp review for a restaurant. I had made a reservation to go to Shalimar with a somewhat larger party for a celebration two weeks in advance. The restaurant accepted my reservation, including a deposit. We arrived 15 minutes early to our reservation (expecting to have to wait 15 minutes), and they said it would be just about 20 minutes until our party would be able to be seated. However, we did not get seated until an hour and fifteen minutes after when our reservation was for! My girlfriend and I both checked with the host every 15 or so minutes and he would simply respond with the same line "It'll be soon" or "The table you're waiting on is finishing up." The table that our reservation was supposedly waiting on finished and he gave it to a different party (whose reservation was for a long time after us) because 2 members of our group weren't able to sit for dinner after waiting so long. Eventually, they squeezed the 8 of us into a booth that could barely fit 6 at 9:30, only to kick us out soon after as the restaurant was closing! I cannot stress how horrible the service was here -- I will never return!

I've been coming to this place pretty often since we moved to town. And I just want to say huuuuuge THANK YOU to the chef! The quality and consistency of the food is superb! I'm very glad we have a place like this, a nice and cozy atmosphere, good service, and delicious food! Love Shalimar! 10 out of 5!)) (as someone keep saying their food is too good to eat):)

Sunday evening dinner - we wanted good, comfort food and Shalimar was perfect. Their chicken korma is fantastic. We usually go for lunch and leave our decision to whatever is on the buffet, but I am so glad we explored a bit more with the regular menu. The chicken korma is heaven and prepared to your spice level. It's rich and creamy, but not cheesy, with white meat chicken, served with a side of basmati rice. I couldn't ask my husband to share, so I ordered my own, but wanted to include some crunch too. We ordered two appetizers of pakora and gobi, along with an onion bread and garlic naan. The gobi is fantastic. Crunchy, sweet and spicy. The order is small for it being simply fried cauliflower with drizzle of sauce, but I will make this a must have on every visit now. It's was so good. The pakora was well done and gave us a nice crunch to our plates. The service was excellent. Their soda machine was down but they had cans. Our water glasses never fell below half and everyone was friendly. It's been awhile since we had dinner at Shalimar and I am looking forward to our next visit.

AMAZINGLY RUDE EXPERIENCE. I was a routine customer for this one. Suddenly they created a new STUPID rule of no bowls for curries. How can a person take a liquid daal or a curry in plate? I go really annoyed the then the server took away my plate saying he won't serve us. I didn't give him any personal bad remarks but I AM GOING TO SAY THING IS NONSENSE WHEN IT IS ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE. I requested bowl too .. server refused to give me one. The buffet is not cheap - you at least need to see what customer needs when you charge over $15-16 Server gave us reason that other customers eat .. so we have to follow that rule ... that's worst customer service I also have a SPECIAL NEED CHILD WHO NEEDS A BOWL AND CAN'T EAT WITHOUT THAT. NEVER GOING THERE AGAIN UNIL I LIVE IN MIGHIGAN

After looking at Shalimar for years, my first visit made a convert out of me. I have always preferred buffets. Thanks to Covid, all the buffets closed. The menu had many options including Vegetarian Thali. This includes paleo paneer or Aloo Goni; three veggie dishes; basmati rice; naan; cucumber Arita; and dessert. We ordered two of these and loved every dish! Kurt B. provided excellent service. He was attentive without being intrusive. Try Shalimat!

Terrible and rude service. Fatty food and took 30 minutes to get my food. Would stay away.

The lunch special chicken thali was so good! Chicken tika masala with three vegetarian dishes and a rice pudding dessert. Got a little bit of everything for lunch. The chicken biryanai and coconut shrimp were also great. And extra naan is always worth it

The lunch buffet is 10/10. They have a huge selection for both meat-eaters and vegetarians! This place never misses.

Environment: Decent size had an upstairs and basement dining area. The place was fairly clean. Food: The food came out at decent time even though it was very packed on Valentine's Day. The food was absolutely fresh to order and delicious. Everything was cooked to perfection. The lamb curry and tikki masala had a nice creamy texture that was bursting with flavor. The tandoori chicken was tasty as well. Staff: The staff was nice except for when it came time for them to close they became a bit pushy. We made reservations days ahead for Valentine's Day and they still were a bit antsy around closing. Overall: They would of gotten a 5 star but not with a pushy staff. They were still letting people without reservations in at the last minute so it was upsetting how they tried rushing us as if we hadn't reserved our spot. There was actually another couple who came at the same time as us and they even felt rushed and made a complaint on how pushy their being. It was literally less than 20mins after we got served and they were prompting us to hurry up and kept repeating what time they close. I would definitely go back though and explore more of their menu.

If you want someone to tell your dad to "f***off" after paying him tens of thousands of dollars to cater multiple events at your wedding, Sam Patel is your guy. In a child like manner, he might even hang up on your father three times, only to call him back and then tell him to "f*** off". As a fellow Gujarati, I genuinely hate writing this review as I love to see our people thrive, but I'm making an exception (on my honeymoon no less) for Sam. He's been harassing my father-in-law and wife to call him, because I think he's afraid of exactly this review. So here it is, Sam. Food quality aside, though it was mediocre to average at best, Sam ran out of food at our reception this past weekend. For those of you who have been to an Indian wedding reception, this is a parent of the groom's (or bride's) worst nightmare. Instead of taking responsibility for the food quantity, Sam proceeded to blame the venue, wedding planners, and client (us) for his shortcomings. And before he can blame something / someone else, we actually had a significantly lower number of attendees than we shared with him due to Covid-related travel issues. I'm not sure if Sam has become either complacent, egotistical, or both as a result of having one of few Indian restaurants near the Ann Arbor campus, but what should be a professional establishment seems like it has become the opposite as a result of his management. As a Ross grad, I learned a thing or two about business while attending the University of Michigan, and trust me when I say telling a client to "f*** off" was not included in the curriculum. I've been to Shalimar a number of times while at the university, and though it might have a good chef and service people in smaller quantities, I can't help but ask you to at least consider the other incredible options in the Detroit / Ann Arbor area for your larger events (Venkat at Vindu and Matt at Nu Deli are absolute gems). I hate to have to share this with my fellow Michigan alums and family friends who have weddings coming up in the next few years, but I would hate it more for them to experience what we did.

Shalimar is delicious and we love it! But their delivery program is horrible. Last night I ordered delivery through their website and it never showed up. I called them over a span of three hours and they insisted "it was on its way" until it was 9pm and then they admitted they had no idea where the food was but that it was "too late" to remake. Absolutely horrific customer service. I then spent the next two hours trying to get a refund. A total waste of a night.

I really enjoy coming to Shalimar. Every time I come, the food is excellent, the staff is so friendly and the vibe is very laid back. The food is the draw. Such great Indian flavors and seasonings. You could eat there every week it would take you months to go through all the options.

I have been here twice and had awful service both times. (Only went there the second time because I didn't want to inconvenience my group). Basically - I don't think it's a fluke. There are levels of bad service but this is the worst service I've had in my life. We sat for 20 plus minutes and no one took our order. It was clear that they were avoiding us. People were coming in after us and being served but we were not. I have never felt so discriminated against in my life. We walked out. No one stopped us or asked what was wrong. During my first visit - we had a mix up with the orders - and were made to feel that it was our fault and the waiter was not respectful. In addition, the other wait staff were aware of the situation but did not intervene. Overall, I hope you don't go to this restaurant. Maybe they treated you well but perhaps you should consider what race you were to have allowed you that experience.

We had an amazing time trying food from India. Our server, Ashu, gave us the best recommendations. My husband and I have five kids who really enjoyed trying the lemon chicken, butter chicken, curry chicken, and my favorite the lamb. They were hesitant at first but he won them over. The bread was amazing and if we are in Ann Arbor again this is a must try again.

Went in one evening an hour before closing time and was seated by host. There were a couple other tables with parties eating. After waiting a few minutes the waiter came and took our order. After about 5 minutes someone came out of the kitchen and said "who seated you? The kitchen is closed." And they waited for us to leave.

We've dined at 5 other Indian restaurants in Michigan over the past two years, all of which fell short of our expectations.  Shalimar did not disappoint! Their menu is extensive, containing most traditional fare, but complemented with many dishes not found at smaller storefront establishments...much, much bigger than the one shown online.   It also highlights gluten, dairy, nut free dishes for those with allergies. Order included the Mixed Tandoori Grill, which was very flavorful and very satisfying.   We requested that the Lamb Vindaloo we ordered be made 'hot', and the rest of our order 'medium'.  Glad we did.  All the dishes were flavorful and savory, none of the other spices and flavors were overwhelmed by chilies.   The chef's Vegetable Biryani was a treat, combining its spices in a flavorful way we hadn't quite encountered before.  The vegetables were finely cut and moist, making for a very aromatic and savory dish....My wife's favorite of the night. The Palak Paneer was creamy and very flavorful...just right.  (Others we've had were very disappointing lacking flavor and/or kick.) Our sons voted it their favorite dish.  We ordered an okra dish new to us which was my favorite. Kashmiri and Garlic Naan were light and very flavorful...better than most we've had.  Complementing them, we ordered the Mango Chutney and we were quite happy and satisfied with the meal. The kitchen was quite busy with a large summer crowd so our order took longer than we were comfortable with, but it was worth it.  Our waiter, David, had a very warm, engaging personality and in all our opinion, added meaningfully toward our positive experience, leading toward our giving Shalimar 5 stars.   Despite an hour plus ride to Ann Arbor, we'll look forward to returning there regularly.

This restaurant is directly across from The Ark, a well known music venue in downtown Ann Arbor, so is the perfect spot to get dinner before a concert. After reserving online, we were seated immediately at 6:45 on a Friday evening and had a short wait for our server, who was friendly. There was a wide variety of beverage choices from beer, wine, and mixed drinks to traditional chai tea and lassi's. There are many vegetarian options as well as meat and tandoori options. The Kadai Bhindi with okra was heavy on the vegetables and light on the sauce, which we loved. The Chicken Korma was creamy and topped with slivered almonds. We paid just over $50 for two drinks, two entrees, and dessert and were done in one hour. Fast, delicious, and great service!

This is my favorite Indian restaurant downtown. I have been coming here for many years, especially for the lunch buffet. As far as location, ambiance and decor, it is the best. The lunch buffet is A great value, and fresh naan and water refills abound. Their chai is also excellent. I would definitely recommend this place as a date night destination, as well.

Our reservation was at 2:45 through open table. We entered the restaurant at 2:50. The guy looked at me and my family - and says we are closed. I am like "we have a reservation", he says "we close at 3.... we clean the place from 3 to 4". I insist "But you confirmed the reservation on OpenTable... The guy is adamant "yes, but we close from 3 to 4". There were other people dining in and it didn't seem they were going out anytime soon. So the Indian guy discriminated and didn't allow a Muslim guy in in the middle of Ann Arbor in a day light...

The food was delicious, We asked for medium heat, both dinners were just spicy enough, but the more I ate of mine...woo taste made me eat it to clean the plate! What did we use...the garlic naan, of course. It was freshly made so flavorful. I didn't really want an appetizer, I got a salad instead and it had great dressing, I wished I had the naan to sop that up as well. We only went there because the other restaurants needed reservations or a thirty minute wait. We walked right in, they sat us, and asked what we wanted to drink right away. Provided water in the pitcher. Water was good enough, helped with the extra spice that kept creeping up on us, lol. It was a nice comfortable restaurant with enough room to walk without falling into other tables, but close enough to not feel like you are the only people in the room. It was full in the back of the restaurant and got full by the time we left. I wanted dessert but I was so full I actually couldn't get one, completely stuffed, good size meal that was just enough not to have to take back to my motel (and usually end up thrown away). I will come back next time to have the dessert, I know that will taste as great as the rest of the food. We were BOTH happily full and enjoyed the flavors of India

The ambience here is nice but the kitchen (not the wait staff) was rather slow. +2 stars because the server was really nice and took the hot and sour soup off the bill - it was $4.50 for a bowl of starchy vinegar and cabbage shreds. Food was not worth the money or the wait time.

There is no lunch or dinner buffet offered at this restaurant. The pictures on Yelp are out of date. There is NO BUFFET HERE!

I came to Shalimar for Ann Arbor restaurant week. As a restaurant on Main Street, I came in with high expectations. There is limited street parking in the area but there are multiple parking structures near by. Because it was a set menu, I chose to get the spring mixed salad, chicken 65, Achaari lamb, and Gulab Jamun. The spring salad was nothing special. It was a bed of mixed greens with a vinaigrette and a couple strawberries. But the chicken 65 was amazing. It was crispy yet coated in a flavorful sauce. It was probably the highlight of the meal. However I was really disappointed in the lamb entree. I have never had such a salty curry dish before. Even with the naan and rice, it was still too salty to continue eating. I ended up only finishing half. My friend got the chicken tikka masala which was delicious but I would be wary of the lamb dish. For dessert, I got the Gulab jamun which was warm and sweet; a great way to end the meal. Overall, if I came again I would definitely order a different dish.

I used to come to Shalimar at least once a week for the lunch buffet when I worked downtown and always loved it. Dined in last night and was reminded why I loved it so much. The service was great. Ashu our server was friendly, kind and on top of our order. The food was amazing as usual. The Tandoori chicken was so tender and flavorful. We also had garlic naan, samosas, chicken tikka masala and palak paneer, all were fantastic. I'm so happy that they survived and thrived through the pandemic and am looking forward to going there often!

Mediocre service (not particularly friendly, accommodating or attentive. Hard to get water, was forced to sit by bathroom despite other table availability), mediocre food - samosas (3 stars): run of the mill and no options for meat-type. Wasn't as crispy as I've had them before - roti and naan (2 stars): was hoping for some really chewy naan, soft and steamy and slightly grilled but neither the naan and roti did it for me. Both were too dry and the roti was super thin - tandoori chicken (3 stars): decent, a bit on the sweeter side but didn't like that it was all bone in. Didn't have a super smokey charred flavor to it TLDR: would try to find somewhere else if you're craving Indian, otherwise it's decent and will hit the spot

Great food! Awesome vibes inside but also great to bring home. Very friendly staff and great lunchtime deals.

First time, dining experience at Shalimar was unpleasant. My reason to give 1 star is very unprofessional service. Ordered Sizzling platter of Tandoori, and they brought a grilled platter with cold and dry chicken pieces. It tastes like chicken was sitting in the kitchen all day and microwaved before serving. Server did said sorry for bringing wrong order, however when asked for extra chutney ( quantity 5 ML) he said I will bring there will be extra charge of $2. It's a rip-off. Very disappointed with quality of food and poor customer service. Hope they pay attention to reviews and improve in future