About India Palace - Northampton

India Palace is an Indian restaurant located at 28 Main St in Northampton, Massachusetts. It offers North Indian tandoori cuisine and specialty dishes, one of the few spots in the area serving this style of cooking. The tandoor itself is a traditional pit oven made from choice clays and natural binding agents, in which meats, poultry, and seafood are marinated over a long period, then skewered and broiled over charcoal. The menu features favorites like chicken tikka masala, chicken mango, lamb curry, biryani, samosas, and freshly baked naan, along with vegetarian options like channa masala and dal makhani, and desserts such as gulab jamun and rice pudding. The restaurant is known for its warm, attentive, and well-dressed waitstaff, an elegant interior, and reasonably priced lunch boxes, making it a longtime local favorite — some patrons say they drive an hour just to eat there.