Excellent food! Arguably the best in Calgary: authentic, genuine, and wholesome. Been coming here with family for >20 years and it has stood the test of time. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alice Charles
I had one of the worst dining experiences at Moti Mahal Calgary. The food was extremely disappointing — it lacked freshness, flavor, and quality. On top of that, the service was just as bad: slow, careless, and unfriendly. Honestly, nothing about this visit made me want to come back. Definitely not worth the money or the time. YOU ARE RUINING THE NAME OF THE MOST ICONIC INDIAN DELHI BUTTER-CHICKEN BRAND please change it as it was definitely 1000000 miles away from a normal butter chicken taste. Forget about real moti mahal chicken taste.!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ansh Sanghvi
Amazing food, service and ambiance. If you are lucky enough you shall get the opportunity to meet Bill at the restaurant. Tried the meat platter and the chili paneer, the flavors in both the dishes was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Garrett
Beautiful presentation Very respective staff Magnificent flavour
Thank you. Uncle Bill & Jessie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Randipherence Ma
Came here for the first time with no expectations, but immediately was flabbergasted by the quality. Food? Amazing. Service? Impeccable. Atmosphere? Great. 10/10 would come here frequently.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simran
Food is average but customer service was on point. Food is expensive as per quantity. Too mild taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Dhruvi Mehta
They really should’ve worked more on developing interior, that decoration doesn't seem like an organic indian palace; the food was not tempting at all. The food as per our request wasn’t made, clearly waste of time & money! Only the person who was hosting us was on his toes to make us feel comfortable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Carmen
There were 9 of us dining. Service from our waiter was excellent. Food was so good. Highly recommend this restaurant.
pankaj khajuria
Extremely Disappointed – Not Worth the Time or Money
We were initially considering Moti Mahal as a venue for our upcoming office party, so I decided to try it out personally about two weeks ago. I wasn’t planning to leave a review, but the experience left me with such regret that I felt compelled to share.
The food was far below expectations. I ordered Chilli Paneer, which was oddly prepared in curry masala—completely off from the classic dry, tangy version it’s supposed to be. The Chicken Biryani tasted like sticky boiled rice mixed with a sauce and tossed with chicken pieces—completely lacking flavor, texture, or authenticity.
The most disappointing dish was the Daal Makhani (Maharani). It looked old and had a strange taste. When I raised concerns, I was assured it was fresh, but as someone who has worked as a North Indian chef for 8 years, I can confidently say it wasn’t.
What truly sealed the experience as both funny and unprofessional was when the waitress asked us to save our dirty cutlery from the starters to reuse for the main course. That was a new one for me.
The whole experience left me with nothing but guilt over wasting both time and money. We immediately canceled our plan to book the space for our office event and I will not be returning. I would never recommend this place to anyone who genuinely appreciates Indian cuisine.
They might be able to pass their food off to those unfamiliar with authentic Indian flavors, but not to those who know what it's supposed to taste like
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Melissa
We had a lovely meal. Flavours were really delicious. Service was wonderful. We did notice a significant price increase from our previous visit last fall. Understandably so, every thing is more expensively!
Very tasty food. My favourite is the lamb vindaloo, so spicy. Excellent choices are also papaya prawn, butter chicken, chicken goa curry, eggplant bartha and chili fish. The flavours are all so different. Throw in some coconut rice and naan and you got one hell of a meal. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Pat
Tried something new tonight after ...long time of having my fav. Loved it !!!! Thank Moti Mahal.
Phaedra
I've literally never had a bad meal here, the food is consistently fabulous and I travel from the far south just to eat here.
Pat
D E L I C I O U S ! We know we can count on an “as always” perfect meal and wonderful experience!
Excellent food! Arguably the best in Calgary: authentic, genuine, and wholesome. Been coming here with family for >20 years and it has stood the test of time. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had one of the worst dining experiences at Moti Mahal Calgary. The food was extremely disappointing — it lacked freshness, flavor, and quality. On top of that, the service was just as bad: slow, careless, and unfriendly. Honestly, nothing about this visit made me want to come back. Definitely not worth the money or the time. YOU ARE RUINING THE NAME OF THE MOST ICONIC INDIAN DELHI BUTTER-CHICKEN BRAND please change it as it was definitely 1000000 miles away from a normal butter chicken taste. Forget about real moti mahal chicken taste.!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amazing food, service and ambiance. If you are lucky enough you shall get the opportunity to meet Bill at the restaurant. Tried the meat platter and the chili paneer, the flavors in both the dishes was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful presentation
Very respective staff
Magnificent flavour
Thank you. Uncle Bill & Jessie!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here for the first time with no expectations, but immediately was flabbergasted by the quality. Food? Amazing. Service? Impeccable. Atmosphere? Great. 10/10 would come here frequently.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is average but customer service was on point. Food is expensive as per quantity. Too mild taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
They really should’ve worked more on developing interior, that decoration doesn't seem like an organic indian palace; the food was not tempting at all. The food as per our request wasn’t made, clearly waste of time & money! Only the person who was hosting us was on his toes to make us feel comfortable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
There were 9 of us dining. Service from our waiter was excellent. Food was so good. Highly recommend this restaurant.
Extremely Disappointed – Not Worth the Time or Money
We were initially considering Moti Mahal as a venue for our upcoming office party, so I decided to try it out personally about two weeks ago. I wasn’t planning to leave a review, but the experience left me with such regret that I felt compelled to share.
The food was far below expectations. I ordered Chilli Paneer, which was oddly prepared in curry masala—completely off from the classic dry, tangy version it’s supposed to be. The Chicken Biryani tasted like sticky boiled rice mixed with a sauce and tossed with chicken pieces—completely lacking flavor, texture, or authenticity.
The most disappointing dish was the Daal Makhani (Maharani). It looked old and had a strange taste. When I raised concerns, I was assured it was fresh, but as someone who has worked as a North Indian chef for 8 years, I can confidently say it wasn’t.
What truly sealed the experience as both funny and unprofessional was when the waitress asked us to save our dirty cutlery from the starters to reuse for the main course. That was a new one for me.
The whole experience left me with nothing but guilt over wasting both time and money. We immediately canceled our plan to book the space for our office event and I will not be returning. I would never recommend this place to anyone who genuinely appreciates Indian cuisine.
They might be able to pass their food off to those unfamiliar with authentic Indian flavors, but not to those who know what it's supposed to taste like
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We had a lovely meal. Flavours were really delicious. Service was wonderful. We did notice a significant price increase from our previous visit last fall. Understandably so, every thing is more expensively!
Restaurantji Recommends
This food is GODLY. THE BEST food I’ve ever tasted. IN MY LIFE.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Korma, Garlic Naan, Butter Chicken, Palak, Lamb Bhoona, Mango, Lamb Bhuna with Basmati Rice
Very tasty food. My favourite is the lamb vindaloo, so spicy. Excellent choices are also papaya prawn, butter chicken, chicken goa curry, eggplant bartha and chili fish. The flavours are all so different. Throw in some coconut rice and naan and you got one hell of a meal. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Tried something new tonight after ...long time of having my fav. Loved it !!!! Thank Moti Mahal.
I've literally never had a bad meal here, the food is consistently fabulous and I travel from the far south just to eat here.
D E L I C I O U S ! We know we can count on an “as always” perfect meal and wonderful experience!
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