Darbar Indian Cuisine
129 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto
(650) 321-6688
Customers' Favorites
Butter Chicken and Naan
Chicken Tikka Masala
Paneer Do Pyaza
Lamb Vindaloo
Mattar Paneer
Chicken Curry
Shahi Paneer
Palak Paneer
Malai Kofta
Lamb Curry
Featured items
Butter Chicken
Shredded tandoori chicken in tomato, butter, and fenugreek sauce.
Vegetarian
Mixed vegetable curry, palak paneer, malai kofta, masala vada, pakora, rice, dal, naan, papad, raita, chutney, and kheer.
Palak Paneer
Creamed spinach and farmer's cheese.
Mango Lassi
Shahi Paneer
Farmer's cheese cooked with bell pepper in mild tomato cream sauce.
Aloo Gobhi
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.
Masala Dosa
Crisp pancakes stuffed with lightly mashed and spiced potatoes.
Served with chutney and sambar. Only available for dinner.
Lamb Curry
Succulent pieces of lamb in curry sauce.
Dinner Appetizers
Vegetable Samosa
Two crispy patties stuffed with spicy potatoes and peas.
Paneer Tikka
Chunks of paneer marinated in spices and grilled in tandoor.
Mixed Bhajees
Fried potatoes, eggplant, onions and chilies (hot) with gram flour.
Chicken Tikka
Tender boneless chicken marinated and cooked in tandoor.
Pakora
Onion fritters made with lentil flour.
Dahi Vada
White lentil fritter in spicy yogurt.
Aloo Tikki
Potato slices coated in gram flour.
Beef Samosa
Two crispy patties stuffed with spiced minced beef.
Lamb Samosa
Two crispy patties stuffed with spiced minced lamb.
Masala Vada
Ground yellow lentil-crisp fried.
Paneer Pakora
Spiced farmer's cheese coated in gram flour.
Seekh Kabab
Spicy ground lamb and onions cooked in tandoor.
Tandoori Hors D'oeuvres
Chicken tikka, seekh kabab and tandoori prawns.
Chicken Pakora
Boneless fried chicken pieces coated in gram flour.
Fish Pakora
Delicately spiced deep fried fish fritters.
Tandoori Prawns
Jumbo prawns marinated and cooked in tandoor.
Dinner Vegetarian Entrees Served with Rice and Naan)
Palak Paneer
Creamed spinach and farmer's cheese.
Aloo Gobhi
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.
Shahi Paneer
Farmer's cheese cooked with bell pepper in mild tomato cream sauce.
Mattar Paneer
Cubed farmer's cheese and peas in special gravy.
Dal Makhni
Creamy urad dal, black lentils and kidney beans, slowly cooked with onions, garlic and tomatoes.
Navrattan Korma
Vegetables with farmer's cheese, nuts in mild spicy sauce.
Bhindi Masala
Spiced okra with onions (served dry or with sauce).
Chana Masala
Garbanzo beans cooked in spiced sauce with onions.
Malai Kofta
Cheese balls and vegetables cooked in tomato and spices.
Bengan Bhurtha
Baked eggplant cooked with onion, tomato and spices.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in curry sauce.
Aloo Mattar
Green peas cooked in spiced sauce with potatoes.
Dal Tadka
Lentils cooked with spices and herbs.
Chana Sag
Garbanzo beans cooked with creamed spinach in onion and tomato gravy.
Served with rice and naan.
Paneer Do Pyaza
Farmer's cheese cooked with bell peppers, onions and spices.
Aloo Makhni
Potatoes cooked in tomato, butter and fenugreek sauce.
Mushroom Sag
Spinach and mushrooms cooked in a tomato and onion sauce.
Aloo Palak
Spinach and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.
Mushroom Bhajee
Slices of mushrooms cooked with onions and spices.
Mushroom do pyaza
Dinner Non-Veg. Entrees (Served with Rice and Naan)
Chicken Curry
Boneless pieces of chicken in curry sauce.
Lamb Curry
Succulent pieces of lamb in curry sauce.
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked in a mildly spiced cream sauce with nuts.
Chicken Do Piayza
Chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions and spices.
Chicken Korma
Chicken in a moderately spiced cream sauce with nuts.
Lamb Sag
Lamb cooked in spiced creamed spinach.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Lamb roasted in tandoor and cooked in mild creamy sauce.
Malai Kofta Curry
Minced lamb balls cooked in mild creamy sauce.
Beef Curry
Succulent pieces of beef in curry sauce.
Chicken Sagwala
Chicken cooked with delicious spiced creamed spinach.
Kheema Chole
Ground lamb with garbanzo beans.
Lamb Do Piayza
Lamb cooked with bell peppers, onions and spices.
Dinner Seafood (Served with Rice and Naan)
Fish Curry
Fish cooked in our own special blend of spices.
Tandoori Pomfret
Cod marinated in fresh ginger and garlic base and cooked in tandoor.
Prawn Masala
Medium prawns marinated and cooked in spices and tomato sauce.
Prawn Korma
Prawns prepared Hyderabady style with grated nuts.
Fish Masala
Pieces of cod marinated and cooked in spices and tomato sauce.
Shrimp Curry
Baby shrimp treated to daintily spiced sauce.
Prawn Sag
Prawns cooked in spiced creamed spinach.
Fish Korma
Fish in moderately spiced cream sauce with nuts.
Dinner Vindaloo (Served with Rice and Naan)
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless chicken marinated and cooked in hot sauce.
Lamb Vindaloo
Marinated cubes of lamb cooked in very hot sauce.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Shrimp cooked in hot and spicy sauce.
Fish Vindaloo
Fish fillet pieces cooked in hot spicy sauce.
Vegetable Vindaloo
Mixed vegetable in hot and spicy sauce.
Beef Vindaloo
Ground beef cooked in hot and spicy sauce.
Prawn Vindaloo
Classic prawn curry in hot and spicy sauce.
Pork Vindaloo
Pork cooked in hot spicy sauce.
Dinner Tandoori (Served with Rice and Naan)
Butter Chicken
Shredded tandoori chicken in tomato, butter, and fenugreek sauce.
Tandoori Chicken
Delightfully marinated chicken cooked in clay oven.
Mixed Grill
Assorted meats (lamb, chicken, and prawns) cooked in tandoor with onions and bell peppers.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Boneless tandoori chicken in mild creamy sauce.
Dinner Biryani (Served with Dal and Raita)
Vegetable Biriani
Delightful rice preparation with fresh vegetables.
Served with dal and raita.
Chicken Biriani
Delicious rice preparation with tender pieces of chicken, nuts and spices.
Served with dal and raita.
Lamb Biriani
Choice cut cubes of lamb cooked with spices, nuts and rice; a special favorite of the Moghal Emperors.
Served with dal and raita.
Prawn Biriani
Saffron flavored rice with prawns, garnished with nuts.
Served with dal and raita.
South Indian Favourites
Masala Dosa
Crisp pancakes stuffed with lightly mashed and spiced potatoes.
Served with chutney and sambar. Only available for dinner.
Idli Sambar
Three ground rice and lentil cakes, fermented, and steam cooked.
Served with chutney and sambar. Only available for dinner.
Kheema Masala Dosa
Crisp pancake stuffed with ground lamb.
Served with chutney and sambar. Only available for dinner.
Dosa Sada
Crisp rice and lentil pancakes.
Served with chutney and sambar. Only available for dinner.
Thali Dinners
Vegetarian
Mixed vegetable curry, palak paneer, malai kofta, masala vada, pakora, rice, dal, naan, papad, raita, chutney, and kheer.
Non-Vegetarian
Lamb curry, butter chicken, malai kofta, lamb samosa, pakora, rice, dal, naan, papad, raita, chutney, and kheer.
Dinner Side Orders
Garlic Naan
Naan stuffed with garlic.
Rice
Naan
Leavened bread baked in tandoor.
Raita
Yogurt and cucumber.
Dal
Lentils.
Pickle
Hot.
Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat bread baked in Tandoor.
Gobhi Paratha
Whole wheat stuffed with fresh cauliflower.
Aloo Paratha
Whole wheat stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.
Onion Kulcha
Naan stuffed with onions.
Tamarind Sauce
Tamarind Sauce (2oz)
Poori
Two deep fried whole wheat breads.
Mint Sauce
Mint Sauce (2oz)
Paneer Paratha
Whole wheat stuffed with farmer's cheese.
Papad
Spicy crisp wafer.
Sambhar
Lentil soup.
Mulhapodi
Hot mixture.
Frontier Nan
Naan stuffed with nuts and raisins.
Mint Sauce
Mint sauce (8oz)
Chicken Naan
Naan stuffed with spiced bits of chicken.
Keema Naan
Naan stuffed with minced lamb.
Tamarind Sauce
Tamarind Sauce (8oz)
Dessert
Kheer
Creamy rice pudding delight.
Rasmalai
Homemade cottage cheese in rich milky sauce with nuts.
Gulab Jamun
Fried milk balls in rose flavored syrup.
Kulfi
Homemade ice cream with rich nuts (mango or pistachio flavors).
Drinks
Mango Lassi
Lassi
Salt/Sweet/Plain
Coca Cola
Masala Chai
South Indian Coffee
Seven-Up
Mango Juice
Sparkling Water
Iced Tea
Iced Coffee
Milk
Featured items
Vegetarian
Mixed vegetable curry, palak paneer, malai kofta, masala vada, pakora, rice, dal, naan, papad, raita, chutney, and kheer.
Mango Lassi
Palak Paneer
Creamed spinach and farmer's cheese.
Shahi Paneer
Farmer's cheese cooked with bell pepper in mild tomato cream sauce.
Aloo Gobhi
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.
Lamb Curry
Succulent pieces of lamb in curry sauce.
Appetizers
Vegetable Samosa
Two crispy patties stuffed with spicy potatoes and peas.
Paneer Pakora
Spiced farmer's cheese coated in gram flour.
Dahi Vada
White lentil fritter in spicy yogurt.
Beef Samosa
Two crispy patties stuffed with spiced minced beef.
Pakora
Onion fritters made with lentil flour.
Tandoori Hors D'oeuvres
Chicken tikka, seekh kabab, and tandoori prawns.
Paneer Tikka
Chunks of paneer marinated in spices and grilled in tandoor.
Chicken Tikka
Tender boneless chicken marinated and cooked in tandoor.
Chicken Pakora
Boneless fried chicken pieces coated in gram flour.
Seekh Kabab
Spicy ground lamb and onions cooked in tandoor.
Tandoori Prawns
Jumbo prawns marinated and cooked in tandoor.
Fish Pakora
Delicately spiced deep fried fish fritters.
Masala Vada
Ground yellow lentil-crisp fried.
Mixed Bhajees
Fried potatoes, eggplant, onions, and chilies (hot) with gram flour.
Vegetarian Entrees (Served with Rice and Naan)
Palak Paneer
Creamed spinach and farmer's cheese.
Shahi Paneer
Farmer's cheese cooked with bell pepper in mild tomato cream sauce.
Aloo Gobhi
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.
Bhindi Masala
Spiced okra with onions served dry or with sauce.
Dal Makhni
Creamy urad dal, black lentils, kidney beans, slowly cooked with onions, garlic, and tomatoes.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in curry sauce.
Navrattan Korma
Vegetables with farmer's cheese, nuts in mild spicy sauce.
Paneer Do Pyaza
Farmer's cheese cooked with bell peppers, onions, and spices.
Malai Kofta
Cheese balls and vegetables cooked in tomato and spices.
Chana Masala
Garbanzo beans cooked in spiced sauce with onions.
Aloo Palak
Spinach and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.
Mattar Paneer
Cubed farmer's cheese and peas in special gravy.
Bengan Bhurtha
Baked eggplant cooked with onion, tomato, and spices.
Mushroom Bhajee
Slices of mushrooms cooked with onions and spices.
Aloo Mattar
Green peas cooked in spiced sauce with potatoes.
Aloo Makhni
Potatoes cooked in tomato, butter, and fenugreek sauce.
Navrattan Korma
Vegetables with farmer's cheese and nuts in mild spicy sauce.
Mushroom do pyaza
Non-Veg. Entrées (Served with Rice and Naan)
Lamb Curry
Succulent pieces of lamb in curry sauce.
Chicken Curry
Boneless pieces of chicken in curry sauce.
Lamb Sag
Lamb cooked in spiced creamed spinach.
Chicken Do Piayza
Chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions, and spices.
Kheema Chole
Ground lamb with garbanzo beans.
Malai Kofta Curry
Minced lamb balls cooked in mild creamy sauce.
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked in a mildly spiced cream sauce with nuts.
Chicken Sagwala
Chicken cooked with delicious spiced creamed spinach.
Chicken Korma
Chicken in a moderately spiced cream sauce with nuts.
Lamb Do Piayza
Lamb cooked with bell peppers, onions, and spices.
Seafood (Served with Rice and Naan)
Fish Masala
Pieces of cod marinated and cooked in spices and tomato sauce.
Shrimp Curry
Baby shrimp treated to daintily spiced sauce.
Fish Curry
Fish cooked in our own special blend of spices.
Tandoori Pomfret
Cod marinated in fresh ginger and garlic base and cooked in tandoor.
Prawn Masala
Medium prawns marinated and cooked in spices and tomato sauce.
Prawn Sag
Prawns cooked in spiced creamed spinach.
Prawn Korma
Prawns prepared Hyderabady style with grated nuts.
Vindaloo (Served with Rice and Naan)
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless chicken marinated and cooked in hot sauce.
Lamb Vindaloo
Marinated cubes of lamb cooked in very hot sauce.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Shrimp cooked in hot and spicy sauce.
Prawn Vindaloo
Classic prawn curry in hot and spicy sauce.
Beef Vindaloo
Ground beef cooked in hot and spicy sauce.
Pork Vindaloo
Pork cooked in hot spicy sauce.
Vegetable Vindaloo
Mixed vegetable in hot and spicy sauce.
Tandoori (Served with Rice and Naan)
Tandoori Chicken
Delightfully marinated chicken cooked in clay oven.
Butter Chicken
Shredded tandoori chicken in tomato, butter, and fenugreek sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Boneless tandoori chicken in mild creamy sauce.
Mixed Grill
Assorted meats lamb, chicken, and prawns cooked in tandoor with onions and bell peppers.
Biryani (Served with Raita)
Vegetable Biryani
Delightful rice preparation with fresh vegetables.
Chicken Biryani
Delicious rice preparation with tender pieces of chicken, nuts, and spices.
Lamb Biryani
Choice cut cubes of lamb cooked with spices, nuts, rice, and a special favorite of the Moghal Emperors.
Prawn Biryani
Saffron flavored rice with prawns and garnished with nuts.
Thali Dinners
Vegetarian
Mixed vegetable curry, palak paneer, malai kofta, masala vada, pakora, rice, dal, naan, papad, raita, chutney, and kheer.
Non-Vegetarian
Lamb curry, butter chicken, malai kofta, lamb samosa, pakora, rice, dal, naan, papad, raita, chutney, and kheer.
Side Orders
Garlic Naan
Naan stuffed with garlic.
Naan
Leavened bread baked in tandoor.
Rice
Onion Kulcha
Naan stuffed with onions.
Gobhi Paratha
Whole wheat stuffed with fresh cauliflower.
Raita
Yogurt and cucumber.
Dal
Lentils.
Papad
Spicy crisp wafer.
Aloo Paratha
Whole wheat stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.
Paneer Paratha
Whole wheat stuffed with farmer's cheese.
Poori
Two deep fried whole wheat breads.
Chicken Naan
Naan stuffed with spiced bits of chicken.
Keema Naan
Naan stuffed with minced lamb.
Pickle
Hot.
Sambhar
Lentil soup.
Frontier Nan
Naan stuffed with nuts and raisins.
Mulhapodi
Hot mixture.
Desserts
Kheer
Creamy rice pudding delight.
Gulab Jamun
Fried milk balls in rose flavored syrup.
Rasmalai
Homemade cottage cheese in rich milky sauce with nuts.
Kulfi
Homemade ice cream with rich nuts mango or pistachio flavors.
Beverages
Mango Lassi
Lassi
Sweet, salty, or plain.
Masala Chai
Coca Cola
Milk
Sparkling Water
Seven-Up
South Indian Coffee
Iced Tea
Iced Coffee
Coffee
Mango Juice
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Recent Reviews
My daughter said she lived off the food from Darbar during her 4 years at Stanford. Her choice was Thali which is two person meal. So we wanted to try out, went there for Dinner food was excellent portions good and my son liked the vegetable Subji in the thali very much we will go back one time before leaving the town. Thank you
June 2025
Solid place to get Indian food in Palo Alto. We came for a weekday lunch and they have a buffet with good selection. The food was tasty and I really enjoyed it. We paid $41.36 (tax and tip included) for 2 people.
There wasn’t too many people when we came so we were seated quickly and the waiters cleared our finished plates fast. They also provide complimentary nan which I appreciate. Also at the buffet they have a variety of different sized plates, which is...
There wasn’t too many people when we came so we were seated quickly and the waiters cleared our finished plates fast. They also provide complimentary nan which I appreciate. Also at the buffet they have a variety of different sized plates, which is...
November 2024
the palak paneer is insanely good. the atmosphere within the restaurant itself is also warm/inviting and conducive to inspiring feelings of affection; this is a nice place to start falling in love. one dish (with rice and naan) can easily feed two people, and the service is quite excellent and fast. the only con is that the water glasses are quite incredibly small, but this is an easy obstacle to overcome. 5 stars.
November 2024
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