Taj: Modern Indian Cuisine

Pleasant small restaurant in a mall in Melbourne. They have not put much interest or attention on creating a memorable atmosphere. Service was fine but could be improved by cleaning the tables and booths and drying them . The food was good, with a nice blend of flavors and texture. The Naan, we ordered cheese and sweet naan was very good. The prices were market prices.

DO NOT go to Taj Indian Restaurant in Viera, Melbourne during Buffet at least from our experience!!! Be aware... 7 of us went for buffet around 12:30 pm. Saturday afternoon (Buffet time 11 to 3:00 pm) We went to check the food dishes... 5 out of 10 dishes were empty (see Pics) during a buffet time, imagine. There were only 12 people in total including us in the restaurant, no rush whatsoever. We told the restaurant waiters to refill the empty dishes 3 times nicely in a span of 30 mins but nothing happened but only told us yes it's coming... Keep in mind there's no rush of people, not busy in the food line still after 30 minutes. We already started to eat from the remaining half empty dishes. Then I started to take pictures and videos of empty dishes, and sure enough not to anyones surprise food started to roll in. But they still didn't fill up the pots entirely. Once we started to eat and go for 2nd and more, empty used plates started to pile up on our table, no one came to take them away or clean up...not even once... We paid and still no one came to take them away. As far as the quality of the food goes, it was not bad and I wouldn't miss it once I walk out of that door. I think I had enough of an experience at Taj restaurant not go go back again.

Taj it’s under new ownership , seems that it’s going through some changes but you can see how the quality of food just improved. Really really nice food. They are working really hard and giving good service. Yesterday I went for their special Wednesday dinner buffet. It was awesome. Good options in the buffet and everything tastes great. Service needs to improve a little more but really happy to see that I’ve a new sport in town for having nice indian food.

Very tasty North Indian and South Indian food. We always get the tandoori chicken and love it. I’ve also had the lamb chops, masala dosa, goat curry, cheese and garlic naan, and chicken tikka masala, and ALL of those dishes were great 👍🏽 ❤️

First time eating here, and I went for their lunch buffet so I can try a lot of things. I really enjoyed it. Flavored rice, soft warm bread, those fried onion clusters (my favorite!), the vegetable stew was also delicious, and a good balance of vegan and non-vegan items. There were some spiciness in some items (for flavor) but not enough to sweat. It was a good price and a nice cool respite from the heat. I look forward to going back :)