Royal Indian Cuisine is the latest in a line of restaurants to try to succeed in the High Point Shopping Center. Previously, the space held Haldi Masala, and before that, it was Kangchen Indian Restaurant, and before that, it was Lee’s Garden. Mind you, this was all in a span of five years. Here’s to hoping Royal Indian Cuisine can last.
The weekday buffet costs $9.99, and the more extensive dinner buffet costs $12.99. You also can order off the menu, which includes large selections of naan, chicken and lamb, among others.
My meal started off with a positive note when I took a bite of the tandoori chicken. I’m not kidding that it was the best I’ve had in recent memory. The chicken had a perfect grilled flavor, and it was moist.
I also was impressed with the grilled fish. It’s flaky on the inside, lightly crispy on the outside and tastes like it came right off the grill (in this case, a giant pan). Meanwhile, I appreciated that the tender goat curry wasn’t as bony as it’s often found at other restaurants, and the mango chicken is sweet but not too sweet and goes really well with the naan that’s brought out to your table.
The only imperfection of the meal was the chicken masala, which was was a bit tough.
For vegetable-based dishes, the potatoes and cauliflower were wonderfully tender in the aloo gobi, which overall had a nice, mild flavor. I found the onion takora quite satisfying as basically onion rings with an Indian flavor twist.
The vegetable biryani is decent but strong on the carrot flavor, the baingan bharta (minced eggplant) is creamy and hearty, and the aloo tikki (fried potato patty) is delicious on its own, though I would have liked to try it with some chutney.
Royal Indian Cuisine is open every day for lunch and dinner.
