Paradise India

Update: On a whim, we visited Paradise India again this past weekend.  We had the opposite experience to the below!  Service was great.  We were in and out within 45 minutes, and the food was fantastic.  Perhaps our experience below was a one-off.  Only time will tell.  But I am revising my rating of the restaurant to 4/5, because the food really is worth a visit!

Original Post: I have visited Paradise India under three circumstances.  My first visit was to get takeout during my pregnancy.  I craved Indian food nearly constantly and that was how I happened upon Paradise India.  I called, placed my order and they told me it would be ready in about 30 minutes.  Approximately 7 months pregnant, I came to the takeout door and let them know I was ready to pick up my order.

I was informed it wasn't ready, and took a seat to wait.  And wait.  It turned out there was a large catering order right in front of me that was also late.  I believe I recall that their order was nearly an hour late! 

All in all, I waited nearly 30 minutes for my order in the restaurant while my husband was out in the car. 

Once we got home and started eating, I lost my concern over the wait as the food was delicious.

Our second visit was just a week ago for the lunch buffet.  I am trying to encourage my now 1 year old baby girl to try new food.  She happily dipped her naan in the butter chicken sauce and ate that for the entire meal.  The buffet was a very good value, and service was excellent (as they weren't cooking to order I suspect).  The selections were diverse and interesting, and I tried several dishes I had never had including mutton, fruit and cream salad, and butter chicken.

Our third visit was just last night for dinner.  We were informed when we were seated that all of the full tables had arrived within about 5 minutes, and all the menus were being used by those tables.  We sat and waited about 20 minutes to place our order.  60 minutes after our arrival, we finally had food.  They were unable to make our naan order more quickly.  Therefore, we had nothing to snack on.

Keeping a 1 year old occupied for 60 minutes without food in front of her was quite a challenge, I must say.  Though the food was delicious - I ordered chicken tikka masala, and paneer naan.  I walked out rather dissatisfied.  Although I did say to my dining mates, "it was worth the wait."  In hindsight, I probably will not visit the restaurant again except for the lunch buffet.

4/5 Stars (revised!)