Maharana Indian Restaurant

1707 Thierer Rd, Madison
(608) 246-8525

Recent Reviews

Becky B

Very good Indian restaurant, the chicken was delicious!

Jimbo Brumm

Great food, friendly staff, and they've never messed up my order once! My go to Indian food spot in Madison.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala

Ariel Glassman

Tasty lunch buffet with plenty of options. Food was hot and fresh. The dining room was occupied but not so busy that we couldn't find seating. Tasty desserts, not cloyingly sweet. I liked the fish. Goat curry had nice flavor but was a little tough. I liked the spinach, the pickles, and the black lentil dal. Darjeeling tea turned bitter but tasted good at first. The naan was awesome. The chicken was nice and moist too. Good attentive service. Will return.Vegetarian options: Some paneer stuff, spinach, coconut soup, naan, dal, beverages, desserts

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken 65, Indian Buffet

Rasal Khan

Absolute waste of money! The worst possible Indian food with absolutely foul service. I ordered chicken Pakora, mixed Tandoori, Puri, Chef’s special (biriyani) and Gulab Jamun. The Puri was extremely oily; so I requested them to replace it. They replied that the replacement is not possible. Finally, I had to leave it for waste. The mixed Tandoori was extremely sour. The biriyani (chef’s special) was horrible in taste. And the chicken Pakoras were covered with thick layer of Besan (gram flour). This is the first restaurant, I don’t recommend anyone to try anything. Pure was of money!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Farhana Akter

❌Worst Indian food ever❌.Please don’t waste your money?here. We’ve tried biriyani?, pakoras?, and tandoori kebabs?, none of them are taste good at all?And the customer service is also terrible. Very bad manners staffs.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lrya Nomson

I have been a loyal customer of this establishment for two years, but unfortunately, I can no longer recommend it, especially to anyone who identifies as black or black American. Recently, I encountered troubling instances of discrimination and poor service.Firstly, when I requested to pay in person instead of over the phone for security reasons, I was met with dishonesty. The staff falsely accused me of not paying for my previous takeout order, despite having bank statements to prove otherwise. This lack of trust and integrity is unacceptable.Additionally, during a recent dine-in experience, my family and I were blatantly ignored for 30 minutes, despite being the only visibly black customers in the establishment and there being only three other customers present. Such disregard for customers based on their race is deeply concerning and unacceptable.Service is a crucial aspect of dining, and unfortunately, this establishment falls short in this regard. I urge management to address these issues promptly and take proactive steps to ensure that all customers are treated with respect and equality. Until then, I cannot in good conscience recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Mie Oliphant

Everything was excellent. They even gave us a free sample after our meal of mango ice cream. I'll come back for sure! It was a little pricey for lunch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mango Ice Cream, Chicken Tikka Masala

John Henry Erikson

Love the food, staff is super nice. Little cups of kulfi with every entree ordered.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Curry

Tommy Aulwes

We ordered from here yesterday and my wifey was blown away by the service. She ordered and sat in the car while I ran to the store next door over. The food arrived before I even got back out. So the service is definitely A+. Also, side note, someone walked out with their order as I was coming back to the car and man did it smell amazing in there.When we got home we enjoyed everything. We ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, a Lamb Curry, And the vegetable mix curry along with chefs choice naan bread. We thought everything was amazing and it was to my spice level. The vegetable was a little hot for the wife but we thoroughly enjoyed our visit and we will definitely be going back. This is the kind of place where we will try everything on the menu that we can have. My stomach thanks you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Indian Buffet, Lamb Curry

Alyssa Jones

I cannot say enough good things about this location so bear with me while we go through the list!People and service is the best I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying in a long time. They are so kind, patient and more than willing to explain the menu items. (This was my first time ordering Indian food so I did ask questions!) I ordered inside and sat in the car with my baby expecting to run in to get the food after 15-20 minutes. It was done before 15 minutes and they brought it out to me!It smells amazing inside with a great atmosphere and very clean. I love that they have to go menus by the door and that they ask which spice level you’d like.The taste of the food is absolutely worth the price! We got spice level between mild and medium and I’m glad we did otherwise it would have been too spicy!We got the chefs naan which is great! The vegetable mixed curry which was amazing but I got it too spicy for me so hubby ate most of it. The chicken tikka masala is very good! I also ordered a lamb curry because lamb is my favorite meat. Everything about it was great, however the lamb meat itself tasted “gamey” which I didn’t like. That’s just a preference of the meat so please don’t let that deter you because everything is honestly amazing and these people deserve to have business! We’ll definitely be going here at least twice a month.Vegetarian options: We ordered 4 things to try from this restaurant, one item being vegetarian. It was absolutely delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mango Ice Cream, Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan

Catalina Valdez

10/10!!!!!!

Courtney Wilson

Butter chicken and garlic naan takeout - it was divine.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Naan, Butter Chicken

Cyndi Nielson

I think their food is fantastic.Vegetarian options: We would get the dinner for two

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jake Dubs

Incredible food actually. When, I walked in, in smelled great. The server was surprisingly, extremely professional and polite at the door. I felt like it was 5 star service. And then the food... We went for buffet, but everything had flavor to it. Every bite was delicious and I never would have expected this for a buffet spot tucked in a strip mall. Someone took their time and passion to make the food. Everything tasted fresh and quality. Absolutely a hidden gem. Great job guys!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tandoori Chicken, Mango Ice Cream, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Biryani, Channa Masala, Lamb Moghlai, Butter Chicken, Indian Buffet, Goat Curry, Chicken 65, Chicken Tikka

Michelle C

Amazing restaurant, best Indian restaurant in the Madison area imo. There are a few that are way closer to where we live but we always make the drive to this one instead. Definitely try the Chicken 65 appetizer, you won't go wrong with it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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