Halal Reviews for Royal Mahal Tooting

the atmosphere and service was great, in particular the birthday surprise. the food was also great, recommend the shahi lamb haleem. the lamb tikka grilled platter, chicken biryani, palak paneer, keema naan and garlic naan were all delicious. service from neel, athar, and the dancer was fantastic!

Me and the family had an incredible experience at Royal Mahal Tooting. The staff were amazing..so welcoming and attentive, making us feel right at home. As for the food, it was an authentic Pakistani feast! The Lamb Nihari was rich and flavorful, the Bar B Q Platter had perfectly cooked meats with a fantastic smoky taste, and the Chapli Kebabs were absolutely delicious. Every dish was a testament to authentic Pakistani cuisine.

Been here several times, had mixed results. Highly recommend the dynamite prawns and the Dum Parda Biryani. Chicken tikka masala was flavourful. Best garlic naan I've had in Tooting. The chili chicken and lamb Madras are very spicy. Generally the food scores a 5 for flavour but only giving a 4 because the portions are quite small and in some of the curries there's a whole load of sauce but very little meat. E.g. see the pic of the chicken tikka masala (red). And the lamb is not falling off the bone tender like the Afghan restaurants nearby. The service is not consistent. On our first visit we had the old gentleman with the moustache, he was pleasant and helpful and answered our questions with patience. This evening we had a stressed and impatient young man. Previously we had the young female waitress who has a bad habit of staring and glaring at female customers.

Delicious! Came here for my friend’s birthday and indeed got the birthday special. They came out in a red suit and danced with sparkles and sang 10/10. Accomplished the goal of making my friend embarrassed haha. We came in a big party of 18 and managed to be seated 30 minutes early, which we appreciated. The platter was very delicious and a good variety. It was my first time trying the shahi haleem but it was very delicious as well. It was also my first time trying the keema naan and that was also very good. Thank you to our servers :3 need and Athar 🫰🙏

I had high hopes for this venue but was ultimately disappointed. We decided to get the Royal platter which included the chicken biryani, masala chips and three samosas. The protein items on this platter were, masala fish, chicken wings and chops. What we hadn’t realised was that you only got three of each item! The service was very slow we went to eat at around 5:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, the staff were too busy chatting to each other to actually come take our order. We made several attempts at getting their attention and finally managed to find someone, not our original server. The food when it came was lukewarm, we ordered naan after the mains, it came quickly but was insipid and overly buttered and chewy not fresh. The protein items themselves were tasty and well seasoned if on the cold side , the biryani tasted like it was out of a packet and the chips were soggy and cold. I thought the Samosas would be the vegetarian Punjabi Samosas, but they tasted exactly like the ones from Pooja. We had also ordered tap water, it came in a glass bottle which looked like it had never been washed. There were grease marks all over the outside. We decided at this point that we didn’t have enough protein so ordered two seekh kebabs, these did come quite quickly. However, this was a mistake as we felt the flavour was more Mediterranean rather than Indian cuisine. Not a fan. On our exit out of the restaurant the floor was so greasy someone could easily slip and fall, and they’d have a lawsuit on their hands. Don think I’ll be back but good to try something different.