Royal Haveli
366 North Front St | Unit 22, Belleville, Ontario K8P 5E6, Canada
🛍 Meat, Chicken, Tea, Drinks, Vegetarian
366 North Front St | Unit 22, Belleville, Ontario K8P 5E6, Canada
🛍 Meat, Chicken, Tea, Drinks, Vegetarian
Reveal a culinary haven at Royal Haveli, an esteemed culinary destination located at 366 North Front St | Unit 22, Belleville, Ontario K8P 5E6, Canada. With a stellar 4.5 rating, Royal Haveli stands as a beacon of exceptional cuisine.
I have given rave reviews of this restaurant in the past on Tripadvisor, for a very good reason: it was fabulous! I had discussed their dishes with the owners, Rakesh and Anu, and discovered that their wonderful Rogan Josh was Anu’s own recipe. But, sadly, things have changed. Drastically.The Rogan Josh was just a lamb curry. Except that it was served in a tiny bowl, and there was almost no lamb in it. Their Beef Vindaloo tasted good, but again, four or five pieces of meat did not amount to $20. The same applied to their Chicken Curry, and even the Paneer Makhni was critically short of paneer. The dishes came with pulao rice, which was actually good, except that it, along with every other dish we received, was smothered in pale, dry, fried onion out of a jar, identical to the stuff available in any supermarket. That’s unacceptable, at these prices, and is probably a cheap Indian restaurant’s equivalent of smothering all dishes in tomato ketchup.As for the starters and the naan, these were simply disgraceful. Each naan was about 5” by 6”, had clearly not seen a tandoor for some time, if ever, and had been heated up in a microwave oven. Stodgy, wilted and chewy, they were not at all like the fluffy crispy naans provided by a real Indian restaurant.We had ordered a serving of Onion Baji, which we remembered as being spectacularly good even though the small portions were expensive, and also ordered a serving of Chicken Pakora. The Onion Bajis arrived after about 15 minutes, but were lukewarm at best, and soggy. As we were finishing these, I pointed out to the server that we had also ordered pakora, and was told that it would arrive soon. It did, after another ten minutes, and although it was slightly warmer than the baji, it was also soggy. Both dishes had been cooked much earlier and re-heated, probably in the microwave.This restaurant has gone to the dogs. We won’t be back.
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had chicken vindaloo as "hot as they could make it" . no disappointment !!! outstanding service , meal , and conversation . 5 star !
It was my birthday and I visited this place with my friends to celebrate it.The food was really fantastic. I heartily enjoyed it. It was full of spices and flavours. It was outstanding. The atmosphere was pleasant with music. It was a wonderful experience.
It's awesome experience super friendly staff and amazing food i felt like i was treated like family and the awesome owners never disappoint us. It is truly an excellent dining experience.Will be coming back again for sure????✌
My wife and I were looking for someplace to celebrate our 10th anniversary as we love Indian food while our kids don't, and my sister-in-law who was watching our kids recommended this place as they come quite often.The restaurant is very clean, well decorated and perfectly lighted.We ordered Samosas to start, I had lamb curry, my wife had chicken curry (both medium) and we also ordered some garlic naan to share. With our drinks, the waitress also brought some complimentary papadum. The main course took a little while, but it was more than worth it. I've had Indian in Toronto and Kingston where it's supposed to be much easier to find, and this was by far the best I've had. I'm kicking myself for having waited this long to come here.The one thing that was a little off, was that it took quite a long time to get the bill when we were done, and then again quite a long time before the machine was brought over so we could pay. Neither the gentleman who asked us if we were ready for the bill and brought it over, nor the lady who came with the machine were our waitress. I'm guessing it might just have had to do with the staff switching over or something. It didn't seem like other patrons were having to wait as long, and my sister-in-law comes almost weekly has never had that happen, so I'm going to assume it isn't a regular issue. The staff were all very pleasant and well mannered, and we had no issues with the service other than getting and paying the bill.
We were traveling to Kingston, and because we were short on time, looked for an Indian restaurant at Belleville. We are glad that we chose to dine here. The place has a pleasant ambience, and the Indian food is authentic, and the service excellent. I couldn't recommend this place enough.
Super friendly staff, and amazing food. I felt like I was treated like family. Will be coming back again for sure!
The service, the food and the awesome owners never disappoint us. It is truly an excellent dining experience.
