Review #26 - Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal
Variety: Indian
Address: 5175 South Street
Date Visited: Saturday, October 15, 2011
Orders: Samosas, Pakoras, Butter Chicken, Chicken Korma, Naan, Rice

Taste: 10 + 10 = 20/20
Portion Size: 3 + 3 = 6/20
Presentation: 9 + 9 = 18/20
Value: 5 + 5 = 10/20
Service: 8 + 8 = 16/20
Bonus: -
Minus: -
Final Grade: 70% (Good)

(Scoring: 100% to 140% = Exceptional, 85% to 99% = Excellent, 67% to 84% = Good, 60% to 66% = Satisfactory, 50% to 59% = Marginal, 0% to 49% = Poor, -40% to -1% = Abysmal)

Notes: We brought a fellow Indian food lover along with us for our first trip to Taj Mahal. Unfortunately, it will probably be our last visit unless we someday win the lottery. Let's be clear here: all of the dishes tasted excellent. What left a bitter taste in our mouths was the cost and the portion size. The samosas and pakoras were very tasty and there was enough there to share, but the mains came in bowls with barely a small fistful of food in each - there wasn't really enough to feed the three of us, and we all left kinda hungry. At almost $30/person (all of the above plus a single glass of the cheapest wine on the menu, plus tax and a 15% gratuity came just over $87), that shouldn't happen. If it weren't for a Team Buy voucher, we'd probably still be there washing dishes out back. Although the quality and taste of the food were both very good, the cost is just too high and the quantity far too low to merit a return visit to this restaurant, which is a real shame, as this was only the second restaurant to earn a 10/10 from each of us on the Taste scale.