Minar Palace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Indian Restaurant Details

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Best Indian Buffett in the center city area.

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Food is always hot and delicious. If you have gluten or dairy issues this is the place to go as all dishes have it called out. When I eat there I order a water and on a plate put a bed of lettuce and spoon different foods on top and it is delicious and makes me keep coming back for more. Fast, delicious, and affordable.

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We love Indian food, and have eaten at least ten Philadelphia Indian restaurants over two decades. I've liked several equally, but my wife insists that this is by far her favorite, so we get carryout from Minar frequently and eat on site from time to time.
The buffet is skimpier than the West Philly places, but still ample for us. As long as there's a Korma dish and Chicken Tikka Masala, (which Minar excels at)we're happy.
Minus one star for the limited buffet, but plus one star since this is always where we come.

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Fraud! If you order online then they will take extra money out of your bank account and they won't give you the refund. Be very careful if you're using your credit card to pay the bill.

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I visited Minar Palace on a Saturday during dinner. I absolutely love Indian food, and having worked as a server for the past seven years I am usually quite forgiving of restaurants when things are less than expected. I totally understand that things happen and sometimes the food gets messed up or the server is just having a rough day. However, my experience at Minar Palace has resulted in the only time I have ever felt it necessary to take the time out of my day to write a review against going to a particular restaurant. When I arrived, I was with a group of six other people, it was around seven and the place was pretty much empty. They had a dinner buffet special listed for $12.95 and everybody in my group decided that was the way to go. As soon as I sat down to eat my dinner though, I started having an anxiety attack which completely killed my appetite; I hadn't even taken four bites of my first plate. I approached the woman at the register and explained that I couldn't eat the buffet and asked if I could box the one plate I had made myself, totally willing to pay the full price for the buffet. I have been to many buffets that offer carry out by the pound so I did not expect this to be an issue. The woman directed me to our server, who I might add had only brought us water and did not even speak to our table, so I wasn't even aware he was our server in the first place. He told me that I could not box the food and threw my plate away. I paid for my meal, left him a 20% tip and left a note on the back of the receipt stating that I was bummed about their policy and perhaps they should consider offer a little leniency once in a while in special circumstances. I mean I paid 13 dollars for a glass of water and three bites of rice. I went to the bathroom and when I came out the server was waiting outside the door and confronted me about my note saying that "it was ridiculous" and that "no buffet ever allows boxes". He was obviously very agitated, and I explained to him that I had left him a tip but I left the note to express my dissatisfaction as a customer. I also mentioned that I have been working as a server for years and that I disagreed with how he handled the situation. He continued to argue with me and because it was not my intention for my note to be taken so hard, I told him to enjoy the rest of his night and promptly left the building. I had no intention of writing a review until he decided to confront me. I have never had such a thing happen to me at a restaurant, and it was totally inappropriate. I can't tell you anything about the food, because well, I didn't have the opportunity to eat any of it. I can however say that based on my experience, this establishment does not value their customers and can be out right hostile to them. I would suggest going to one of the many other great restaurants around Philly before visiting Minar Palace.