The prestigious Palace Downtown is now offering Indian Street food every Thursday nights. Street food found in different cities of India is all now in one place. The whole restaurant is decked up with traditional Indian flowers, lamps and art work. The restaurant being so big can definitely fit it in all that Indian street food you want to see. Around 50 food dishes can be found. By the way, the buffet is not just limited to Indian cuisine as you will find other international cuisines including Japanese and Middle Eastern specialties. So I’d say you can expect a lot more when you visit the Indian Street Food Bazaar night. It happens every Thursday from 07:00pm to 11:30pm.
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 7pm to 11.30pm
Price: AED 240 per person including soft beverages. Children up to the age of 5 years – complimentary dining. Children between the age of 6 years and 11 years – 50% off dining.
You are going to love the space in the restaurant. Huge and spacious. Little bit of walking to do from your seat to the buffet station. You have the option to sit outside or inside the restaurant. The outside faces the dancing fountain and the Burj Park. The waiters are attentive and will definitely take good care of you. The Indian street food theme starts right at the entrance of the restaurant with traditional flowers, lamps, candles and wall art. Waiters and servers wearing traditional Indian attire to match the theme.
- Parippu vada
- Medu vada
- Pazham puri
Nothing like enjoying the hot Indian snacks. We love fried items rolled in spices and they have interesting items to entice your taste buds. I was suprised to see even snacks from kerala like the banana fry specialities which means they have tried their best to cover most of the areas in India. Ofcourse I skipped items such as Vada cause they seem to easily fill you up. I also noticed the snacks keep changing. Some of the snacks when finished seems to be replaced by another item for good. So make sure you grab what you want as soon as you see it.
- Bhel puri
- Papdi chaat
- Samosa chaat
- Paani puri
- Dahi bhalla
- Pav bhaji
The chaat station is definitely a highlight at the Indian Street Food Bazaar. A long stretch of table with Indian spices and several ingredients to make all those lip smacking street chaats. I noticed the chaat station had to be more diner friendly to non Indians. I mean if you are Indian you know what to expect from each chaat but otherwise you really don’t know how to place an order. So i think they should have atleast one plate of each item already made for people to see and know what to expect. This will surely encourage more orders at the chaat station cause I noticed most non Indians who were not familiar with the dish would just stare at the stall and walk pass by it.
- Thandai station
- Curry leaf Chaas
- Badaam Thandai
- Aam panna
They did have a few traditional indian drinks which I thought needed improvement. It Just didn’t have the real taste to be appreciated. I am sure they can improve on this one. I believe this was the only disappointing counter for me.
- Keema paratha
- Aloo paratha
- Laal mirch and pyaaz ka paratha
- Paneer paratha
- Kalkatta Nizami chicken roll
The Paratha corner was over loaded with some of the best combinations of stuffed parotha. They had all sorts of Paratha you needed, except there weren’t fluffy and crispy like the classic one. More varieties of stuffed parathas can be found here.
- Tandoori chicken
- Murgh malai tikka
- Jhinga kalimirch
- Paneer tikka
- Bhatti da murgh/ Truffle scented Malai Tikka
- Bhatti ki champain /Barbequed lamb chops
- Barbeque Goan grilled prawns
- Lamb seekh kebab
- Malai Broccoli
The Tandoori Grills was my favorite counter. The Tandoori Chicken was outstanding as well as those giant Prawn Grills. Also note some grills were found at the outside buffet which I think it not noticed by most guests. Lamb Chops and Seekh Kebabs were hidden in that buffet. Glad I visited their outside terrace which had another set of mouth watering Meat Grills.
The signature Pav Bhaji had it’s own stand. Most people considering it just bun and potatoes tried to avoid it to be honest. I guess they should have a different way of displaying this dish. When you see the bhaji collected in a big bowl it just wasn’t appealing considering the options for buffet.
- Butter chicken
- Kappa and meen curry
- Roganjosh
- Baigan bharta
- Awadhi dum Biryani Raan e Khaas if possible
- Poached Salmon with Tomato Capers Sauce
- Lamb leg with rosemary mustard jous
- Beef Stew with Carrot and Baby onion
- Fried fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce Momos and chutney in Traditional momos maker
- Sauteed Vegetables
- Steam Rice
- Roasted Potato Mustard Seed
At the central buffet counter were the Indian curries to mesmerize your taste buds with their spices. Some of the highlights for me was their Butter Chicken, Roganjosh(specially the meat in it), The fried fish covered in leaf and the pretty looking Kappa. They surely had one of the best selection of Indian Curries. A true treat to the taste buds with flavours from one end to the other end of India. Kudoos to the chef on this one.
- Variety of Kulfi live (Liquid Nitrogen)
- Gajar ka halwa
- Kesari phirnee
- Moong daal Halwa
- Payasam
- Assortment of exotic fresh fruit platter
Ofcourse and who can say no to Indian desserts. I was so happy to see the stack of cold Indian Rabri. Gajar ki halwa and moong daal Halwa was also worth a mention and recommended one to try.
Let’s not forget the famous tea house inside the Palace which was arranged by Karak House. Karak tea is the no.1 drink for most Indians in the morning and evenings with some biscuit or snacks. After our dinner we made sure to have some good tea made by Karak House which in itself is a famous brand on instagram. Click here to visit the official website. Click pictures to see them in full screen view:
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